I just finished an inspiring video call with Rev. Phiwa Langeni of the UCC’s Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data (CARDD). These last six weeks they’ve been leading a group of clergy through something called the Exodus Experiment, in which we each look at our local ministry setting and consider what wilderness we might be wandering and where God might be leading. Part of the introduction to the Exodus Experiment read: “just as God cared for those in the literal wilderness of yesteryear, God does the same for us [now] … God has been, is still, and will yet be with us every single step of the way, wherever it may take us.”

All the latest from our MIssion & Justice Board!

Over the last 21 months of monthly strain and alarm, crises everywhere in families and upsets in lives, no one has remained unscathed.

All the latest news from our Mission & Justice Board for October 29, 2021.

Today’s Midweek Message is information over inspiration—that is: details! Although, I am inspired by these details. Excited. Nervous-but-expectant. Hopeful.

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

-Jesus in the Gospel according to Matthew 18:20

Like so much scripture, this passage is often taken out of context. In the Gospel, Jesus is describing community disagreement and how to address it. If you’ve tried other options, come together, Jesus encourages, and have open, honest conversation.

Children, youth and families of all shapes and sizes are invited to a Family Halloween Fun Day on Saturday, October 30 from 1:00-3:00 pm. The event will take place outdoors.

You don’t need to know anything about the Bible to participate! Let's journey through the texts we use in worship. We'll encounter scripture in a different way each week with a mixture of academic study, reading scripture as prayer, devotional reading. We'll share four texts for the following, one of which will be the focus of the worship service.