April Message From Pastor Gary “Observing Lent”
spent a good part of a day working on the program for a Wednesday night Lenten service, the last program in the series, “Jesus’ Final […]
March Message From Pastor Gary “Let the Journey Begin!”
Lent is a time in our church year when we are encouraged to put on the brakes, to slow down, and to focus on our […]
February 2023 Message From Christy Barrett, Women Ministries Chair “The God Who Sees Us”
The story of Hagar, Sarai’s Egyptian slave, is familiar to many of us. Likely we prefer to quickly read through the verses about Abram and […]
January 2023 Message From Pastor Gary “A New Year”
Well, it looks like we made it to 2023! One aspect of our Christmas holiday season which I genuinely enjoy is how friendly people can […]
December Message From Pastor Gary “What a wonderful time of year this is!”
When the angels had left them and gone to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this […]
November Message From Ruth Johnson “Almost Ready”
A year ago we learned that Pastor Tim would leave us before the end of the month. The COVID pandemic had been around for more […]
October Message From Mary Butkevich “Creating a Culture of Generosity – Part II”
When we as a church examine our giving, we must understand that there is a relationship between faith and giving. As Christ followers, our giving […]
September Message From Pastor Gary “The Flame of the Spirit”
I can’t believe how fast this summer is flying by; it seemed like I just got the marigolds in the ground and found a pair […]
July Message From Ruth Johnson “Different Doings? Or the Same Old Thing?”
Yes, I know we don’t usually have a newsletter in August. But, between the pandemic and working to transition through this interim period, there just […]
June Message From Mary Butkevich “Creating a Culture of Generosity”
Several years ago, I was part of a denominational Generosity Cohort. The objective of the cohort was to dive deep into the relationship between faith […]