I had two calls between the gate and baggage claim yesterday. The first was Josh letting me know that Tony was rushing to Iowa. The second was my mother, letting me know of the terrorist attack in Boston. As you may remember, I attended divinity school in the area, and have many friends still living, [...]

I bet a couple of weeks ago you were wondering how we could afford a brass quartet for worship. Like many small congregations in historic buildings, there is rarely much cash to spare, and the building itself is our greatest asset. Leveraging that asset, Deacon Connie Kauffman traded two days of Sanctuary rental, valued at [...]

It has been a stunningly busy summer, as one opportunity after another presented itself to our church leadership. As much as we’ve gotten done, there is more to come. In the coming weeks you will receive an online survey to help us identify small groups for our Fall program as well as an online Readiness [...]

We live in a culture that promotes a self-centered attitude, a consumer mentality in which even our relationships are measured by “what’s in it for me?” This “anything goes” message can be seen in last year’s film “Hall Pass,” in which men in struggling marriages are given permission to break covenant, to cheat on their [...]

In the United Church of Christ tradition, we place an emphasis on the table fellowship, radically welcoming and transforming. This is very different from some traditions which emphasize sacrifice. Therefore, we have a communion table rather than an altar, even if some of us (including me!) often slip into old vocabulary.   Some have asked [...]

It is not uncommon for folks, on learning that I am a Christian minister, to say to me something like this: “Well, all paths lead to the same place.” I usually politely nod, move on to other topics. But I don’t really believe it. As we begin our three week sermon series on “Lessons Learned [...]

Since the beginning of September we have been experimenting with new worship tools and styles, with the intention of eventually creating a contemporary [alt]worship to compliment our current offerings. We’ve learned some things that work, some not so much. Expect the launch of this new alternative worship opportunity in the coming weeks.

We are happy to announce our Fall sermon series, “Believing is Seeing: A Relevant Faith for Challenging Times.” Beginning with God and ending with the church’s mission, this will be a “down to basics” series about what it means to be a thinking and engaged disciple on the Way of Jesus. Intended to offered new [...]