A Future with Hope: Promise of Resources

As I wrote in this week’s Pastor’s Message, seasons of leadership transition and congregational change can often feel disorienting and anxiety-producing: the stability and security of what has been and what is now both have to be held a bit more loosely as we explore...

Pastor’s Message: Oct. 25, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACIOUS LOVE Greetings, friends! This Sunday, we kick off our four-week Stewardship season focused on A Future with Hope. Seasons of leadership transition and congregational change can often feel...

The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 20:1-16 [Jesus said] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about...

Pastor’s Message: Oct. 11, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: A SEASON OF CHANGE Dear ones, Fall is a season where the natural world around us offers a stunning visual reminder that change is inevitable.  And for the most part, many of us welcome the crisp, cool mornings and vibrant...

Pastor’s Message: Oct. 4, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: SHARED BREAD AT OUR TABLES Greetings friends, This Sunday, we join with congregations from a variety of denominations worldwide in participating in World Communion Sunday, which celebrates our oneness in Christ with...