Pastor’s Message: Aug. 30, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION… Dear ones, Somehow school is back in session and we’re heading toward fall leaves and pumpkin spice everything season! Session met this past Monday, Aug. 26, and we have a few important...

Pastor’s Message: Aug. 23, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: FINDING DELIGHT Dear ones, I hope you’ve found some moments of beauty and rest in the midst of this week’s milder temperatures and gentle breezes.  I think this little fall preview has been quite a treat!  (Though I’m not...

Run, Faith, Run

Wake Forest religion professor Dr. Mary Foskett sets the scene for our text: “In today’s reading, the writer of the letter to the Hebrews addresses a community needing to hear that it belongs. Seemingly having grown weary of the Christian life and perhaps worn by...

Pastor’s Message: Aug. 2, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: LOOKING AHEAD Greetings dear ones, First, much gratitude to everyone who helped make J.C.’s send-off celebration a meaningful time together! I think it was a fitting way to honor his ministry alongside us and offer our...

Peace Be With You

Peace be with you. Peace. Be. With you. Peace. I’ve mentioned this before, but Montreat, a Presbyterian conference center in the NC mountains just outside of Asheville, is one of my favorite places on the planet.  I know I can always find peace there.  And one of my...