by Carol Burns | Jul 7, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON:CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION Greetings FPCB Friends, It’s a bit hard to believe we’re into July already! 2023 is clipping along rather quickly… In the months since our Annual Congregational Meeting in January, the...
by Carol Burns | Jun 30, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: REFLECTING ON OUR REFLECTIVE TIME At this point, we are about one month into our Summer Worship schedule and format. It seems like a good time to invite you to send in any thoughts you have on both what you appreciate about it and...
by Carol Burns | Jun 23, 2023
AN ACTIVE FAITH: OVERCOMER’S OUTREACH It’s June 1993: Jurassic Park is breaking box office records. President Bill Clinton introduces Ruth Bader Ginsberg as his nominee for Supreme Court Justice. And a new ministry begins at First Pres. Thirty years later, Overcomer’s...
by Carol Burns | Jun 16, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: A LOT TO CELEBRATE This weekend has several notable dynamics to it that I want to highlight. First of all, Sunday is Father’s Day. Like Mother’s Day, it’s a day in which we celebrate the fathers in our lives, especially our own...
by Carol Burns | Jun 9, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: GOING WITH THE FLOW Way back in January 1994, I woke myself up coughing at 2 a.m. from an overwhelming haze of smoke that had penetrated the bedroom of my flat in Sydney, Australia, where I was living for the year. It was so bad...
by Carol Burns | Jun 2, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS SUNDAY This week I want to talk about two important things happening in the life of the church this Sunday. First, we are entering a new season on the Christian calendar, which is not actually a season at all!...
