On the Way: We’re Going Fishing

Listen By The Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton   “I’m going fishing.” Growing up, it was an annual summer tradition to head to the beach the week of the Fourth of July with my dad’s family.  My grandparents, my aunt and uncle and cousins, sometimes even extended...

Pastor’s Message: Nov. 5, 2021

 MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: A GREAT JOY I am pleased to announce that we will be reopening the “physical” Church Office on Monday, November 8. As you know, we closed the Church Office at the church property in March 2020 in response to the onset of the...

On the Way: Standing at the Crossroads

Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin There are not many things that can unite the entire country these days; as we all know, we are living in a time of great polarization, whether you’re talking about politics, economics, or culture. But there’s at least one thing that left...

Pastor’s Message: Oct. 29, 2021

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN:BLOOMING AFTER THE WILDFIRE It is a cliché that a crisis also presents an opportunity, but it is a cliché for a reason: there is great truth in it. A crisis disrupts patterns and assumptions that were previously thought to be...

On the Way: Being a Voyager Church

Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin   One of the great gifts my father gave me growing up was a thorough education in movies. We watched something of everything, from all-time classic to blockbuster popcorn flicks, from silly comedies to highbrow dramas, from movies...