As we prepare to make our financial commitment to the ministries of our church, I want to begin by saying thank you to the 473 individuals and families who made a pledge this year. Thanks to your generosity, with God’s help and the power of the Holy Spirit, our...
Our annual campaign theme is 200 Years of Blessings: Imagine What Comes Next. Sue Cole from the Stewardship Committee shares her story. In thinking about my favorite blessings from First Presbyterian Church, two very different but extremely important personal events...
Our annual campaign theme is 200 Years of Blessings: Imagine What Comes Next. Dan Kerns from the Stewardship Committee shares this story. 200 years is a long time. I have only been a part of this church 36 years and as I count my blessings … there are too many to...
Our annual campaign theme is 200 Years of Blessings: Imagine What Comes Next. Over the next few weeks, members of the Stewardship Committee will share some blessings they have experienced. As I sit to write this message, I am recalling a much-beloved old tune and...
Our annual campaign theme is 200 Years of Blessings: Imagine What Comes Next. Over the next few weeks, members of the Stewardship Committee will share some blessings they have experienced. We have all been blessed in so many ways by being a member of First...
On Sunday we kicked off this year’s annual stewardship campaign with the theme, “200 Years of Blessings, Imagine What Comes Next.” In the weeks leading up to the official start of our goal to raise $2.7 million to support next year’s budget, Ann Alexander, our...
There are plenty of stories in the bible that center around the act of Jesus sharing a meal with others. Can you name one? There is the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17), Jesus going to Zacchaeus’ house (Luke 19:1-10), Jesus visiting Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42),...
Since I was a child I have always loved the season of Fall. There were so many things to look forward to — a new school year, a new year of activities at church, and of course the cooler weather, apple cider, and beautiful foliage. As an adult, this is still my...
Seeing someone make the most of the gifts God has given them is exhilarating. Watching the Olympic athletes, after a lifetime of training giving it their all makes me cheer (while I watch on my sofa eating chips). Clearly, they have stewarded their talents through...
God loves us and created us. God loves us and listens to us. God loves us and protects us. God loves us unconditionally. Last week, we welcomed almost 100 children to Dino Island for Vacation Bible School, and these were the daily “taglines” they learned, coupled with...
