Pastor’s Message March 2024

Perfect love casts out fear. ~1 John 4:18 I wonder who John, the author of the verse above, our Lenten theme verse, had in mind when he wrote these words. The full verse reads, “There is no fear in...

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Message from Chip–September, 2023

I keep hearing some of the lyrics to John Denver’s song, “Leaving on a Jet Plane”, as I’m packing for my pilgrimage in Scotland. All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go… ‘Cause I’m...

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Message from Chip — March 2023

I am grateful for the life and ministry we share and the opportunity to celebrate our ministry in 2022 with you all at our Annual Meeting earlier this month. Thank for you for listening carefully as we...

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Forward in Faith — 2023

2023 has gotten off to the fast start! It feels like we’ve barely caught our breath from the Christmas holidays and now it’s already February! It also feels a bit like that movie Groundhog Day in...

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Message from the Pastors

“Time to pack up again.” That’s been the regular refrain for our family this summer. Between bringing kids home from college back in May, packing them up for summer programs, going on two 1-week...

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Sabbatical Summer: Take 2

“This is the strangest sabbatical I’ve ever heard of.” Either one or both of us have said these words any number of times over the past 2 years. Back in early 2020, when Chip applied for a sabbatical...

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Chip’s Message April 2022

Walking with Jesus this year during Lent has reminded me of the benefits of walking itself. In a recent article about the Camino in Spain, I read about some of those benefits, which reminded me of our...

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