Pastor’s Message: Nov. 15, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: BRINGING THE BEST OF OURSELVES Greetings friends, This week we gather to conclude our Stewardship season and celebrate Pledge Dedication Sunday as we offer our intentions for supporting the shared ministry that is First...

A Future with Hope: Promise of Enough

Numbness.  Rage.  Courage.  Panic.  Determination.  Weariness.  Hope.  Despair.  This election cycle, we have all contained multitudes, stopping at least briefly at every point on the feelings wheel.  With most of the results in and races called, perhaps the...

Pastor’s Message: Nov. 8, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: INHALE AND EXHALE Dear ones, I’m writing this Pastor’s Message on Wednesday morning, and I confess that I don’t yet have words for all that needs to be said, so I begin with a few of the Breath Prayers from our Election...

A Future With Hope: Promise of Guidance

While it may seem like an odd stewardship text, the Ten Commandments are a helpful touchstone in our efforts toward A Future with Hope.  One of the key questions they respond to is “How do we live in community with each other, especially in uncharted territory?” So...

Pastor’s Message: Nov. 1, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: A MEANINGFUL REMEMBRANCEGreetings friends, As we continue to wander the Exodus wilderness along with the Hebrew people toward A Future with Hope, this week we consider God’s promise of guidance and how that impacts our...