Our church plans to have a new class for Stephen Ministers in January. To encourage the idea for growing this lay-ministry, some of our current Stephen Ministers have written their reason for becoming a part of this ministry and described their commitment to it....

On November 12th during Christian Formation time, our Sunday School students decorated the tags for the annual Christmas Giving tree, a service project benefitting children receiving a variety of services from Oaks Integrated Care in Westhampton. Founded 50 years,...

It’s time for the Green Team’s annual sustainable holidays guide! It’s remarkable to think that waste increases around 25%over the holidays. However, there are many ways to enjoy the holiday season while honoring God’s creation and “walking softly” upon the earth:...

Embody a culturally and spiritually diverse community (approach, acknowledgement and celebration). We can continue to live the love by embracing and celebrating the month of December. December is a month full of important awareness events and fascinating history. The...

Welcoming into a Shared Space Perhaps the best opportunity that many of us have to be welcoming and even evangelists is the moment that we see something sitting in “my seat” in worship. Many people like the consistency of having a usual seat, and it can be...

We spend quite a bit of our lives waiting. We wait for medical appointments, test results, to catch the bus, for workers to repair a broken appliance, and so many other things. How do you use those moments while waiting? More and more the tactic most commonly used is...