Rev. Thomas “Tom” Gard and his wife Laurel believe the Board of Pensions is a godsend. This recently retired teaching elder, from Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is referring to the Shared Grant contributed...
Our Mission
A Message of Gratitude from one of our Young Adult Volunteers
In a recent post, Shaina Miller in Peru, one of the Young Adult Volunteers we commissioned, gets honest about how hard her experience is at times. Anyways, life is difficult for me here. I’m a nature...
The Mission Commission asks, “How can we help the Syrian refugees?”
Many of you have stopped members of the Mission Commission and asked that very question. We’ve been touched by the plight of these people. Grayde Parsons, Stated Clerk, PC(USA), has asked us to “Choose...
Christmas Joy Offering – The Tradition of Living for Others
Doreen Kayla grew up in Kenya. Her childhood—unlike that of many of her classmates at Stillman College—wasn’t filled with after-school activities and family vacations. Instead, she experienced...
Our GreenFaith Waste Audit
Did you know that a waste audit was completed as one part of the process of learning more about our stewardship of our resources within this church and its buildings? We owe many thanks to our middle school...
The Dominican Republic Mission Trip–A First Hand Experience
“BECOME GOD’S HANDS AND FEET” When my daughter came home all excited about the announcement of the mission trip to the Dominican Republic, she first asked if she could go and then she asked if I...
Giving Opportunities this Holiday Season
Items for the Hat and Mitten Tree, Bedford Prison, and Toys for Teens will be collected during the services on Giving Sunday, December 6. You can find details of what is requested below. (If you are unable...
Alternative Giving Market November 15 and 22
The Christmas market is sponsored by the Church School and by the Mission Commission to promote the ideas of less commercial Christmas gifts and honoring Jesus’ birthday by helping others...
Deacons’ Corner: Loaves, Fishes, and the Food Pantry
I was thinking recently about the Bible stories of Jesus feeding the 5,000 people who had come to hear him preach and ask for healing. It was late in the day and the Disciples had implored Jesus to send...
A Heartbreaking Story from Peru
On August 30, our church commissioned three Young Adult Volunteers for their year of service. They are each writing about their experiences on personal blogs. In a recent post, Shaina Miller in Peru shows us...