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...

Pastor’s Message: Sept. 20, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: MOVING OUR FLOCK FORWARD Greetings friends, This past Sunday (Sept. 15), Session and Trustees met jointly for an update from the Strategic Mission Steering Committee on a few key items. We began with discussing needed...

Finding God

A caveat:  I know what I’m about to say is a bit harsh, but here goes anyway…  God is a loser.  Literally.  If we happily go along with many traditional interpretive lenses for these parables, that’s the end result.  You see there are many problems with parables if we...

Pastor’s Message: Sept. 13, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: CALLED TO LOVE AND SERVE Dear ones, I am incredibly grateful for your care and support following my grandmother’s passing last week. For all the prayers, emails, cards, and hugs. For holding my family close and letting me...