Songs at the Heart of our Times: Bringing Hope and Uplifting Community Through Music Sunday, October 30, 5 pm, in the Edwards Church Sanctuary On Sunday, October 30, at 5 pm in the Edwards Church sanctuary, there will be a special concert: Songs At The Heart Of Our Times: Bringing Hope And Uplifting Community Through […]
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September Special Offering
Sunrise School for Learners with Autism in Kenya We invite you to give generously to Sunrise School in Mumias, Kenya. This boarding school teaches children with special needs to care for themselves and share their gifts with their communities. Over the last year, we have created quilts which have been brought to the Sunrise School. […]
A Summer Harvest
This summer, we were able to harvest two big bouquets of basil and rosemary to give to A Place to Turn for their fresh produce food pantry. Now herbs are offered to anyone who needs them! In the middle of our summer heat wave, we also delivered twenty water bottles full of toiletries and […]
Summer Christian Explorers
Oh, the places you’ll go! We gather outdoors each Sunday morning this summer, and Christian Explorers have their own pray ground on the lawn of the Rousseau-Tanners house during worship. Stories about traveling to different places will be our theme! Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this summer… • How does your garden […]
Juneteenth Reflections
When Karen Nell asked for volunteers to lead the June Seeds of Grace worship, something nudged me to accept the challenge. I did not know at the time that it was to be a Juneteenth recognition service. Once I found that out, I was so happy I volunteered. You see, over the last few years […]
Summer Special Offerings
SPECIAL OFFERING FOR JULY Sister Song and Planned Parenthood This month’s special offering focuses on reproductive rights. Our faith affirms the sacredness of the human body, God’s desire for the flourishing of all humanity, and that God grants all humans moral agency over their own bodies. We are called to remove barriers to this self-agency, […]
Christian Explorers June
The Spirit of CourageThis month, Christian Explorers will be back on the pray ground on the lawn of the Rousseau-Tanners’ house during worship each Sunday. We’ll be hearing stories of courage and thinking about what it means to do brave things that Jesus asks us to do. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… […]
Christian Explorers April
Christ is risen, risen indeed! Christian Explorers had a busy Lent learning about God from water. We saw ice being sculpted, made rain sticks, fired clay pots and planted sunflower seeds, made tornados in jars, and ocean waves in water bottles! This month we remember what Easter is all about as we celebrate the new […]
Christian Explorers March
Ice, rain, mud, fog… This March we enter the season of Lent with the theme, “Out of the waters…” We’ll be exploring what we can discover from water about God and our faith throughout Lent with lots of fun activities and water-related scripture. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya […]
Christian Explorers February
This month, we celebrate Black History Month, a time of learning more about how our faith leads us to work for justice and help others. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya. Sunrise School in Mumias, Kenya is a school for children with autism. This month we’ll continue our congregation-wide project […]