How would you respond if someone offered you the gift of one day every week – one day with no work responsibilities, no house projects, no To-Do lists one day to eat and...
Pastors’ Message
Pastor’s Message – February 2017
We continue in the Season of Epiphany throughout February until the last day of the month which is Shrove Tuesday, better known as Mardi Gras, or as I like to call it Fat Tuesday. That day, we gather at...
Pastor’s Message – A New Year brings new leadership and new opportunities for ministry and mission!
January always feels like such a transitional month. We’re coming down off the Christmas holiday high and hustle and bustle. We’re facing 2-3 months of wintry weather. We’re learning to write a new...
Pastor’s Message December 2016
I didn’t know what to expect last July as I sat in the large auditorium at Purdue University with 5,000 youth and adults waiting for the worship service to begin. It was my first time at the Presbyterian...
Pastor’s Message November 2016
From Fruitful to Grateful O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 118:1 After focusing on fruitful living for the fall, where do we go next? This month...
Pastors’ Message October 2016
Apples, pears, grapes and pumpkins – fall is such a fruitful time of year! Did you know that from a botanical perspective, avocados, beans, peapods, corn kernels, cucumbers, grains, nuts, olives, peppers,...
Chip’s Message – September 2016
I‘ve been on the road a lot this summer, traveling for vacation, continuing education and service to the larger Presbyterian church. I spent time working with colleagues in the early years of their...
Tami’s Message – July 2016 – Don’t Forget to Pack Your Faith
One of my favorite things about our annual family vacation up to Puzzle Lake in Ontario is that we can really disconnect from the rest of life. Cell coverage is spotty and expensive. We don’t have TV...
Chip’s Message – June 2016
On June 5, we celebrated Legacy Sunday, a time to think about what has happened over the program year that is almost over, what has happened in the life of our ministry and what we are passing on to people...
Come and See the Spirit Blooming!
Everywhere you look, new life is bursting forth all around us. Here in church, we are on the cusp between the seasons of Easter and Pentecost. Both Easter and Pentecost are seasons of new life as we celebrate Jesus’...