A LETTER FROM YOUR SENIOR MINISTER Dear Congregation and Friends, The first Sunday in November, I will be teaching the Shedding Menstrual...

A LETTER FROM YOUR SENIOR MINISTER Dear Congregation and Friends, This past Sunday in worship, Cheryl Peters offered to us her talent for...

HELLO FROM YOUR INTERIM MINISTRY COORDINATOR Hey! I’m Charleston, or Charlie. My pronouns are They/Them/Theirs. I’m looking forward to...

I am so excited to introduce you to our newest staff member, Charlie Andrews. Charlie is serving as our Interim Ministry Coordinator,...

This week I have been contemplating grief (again). Keenly aware of the reality that grief never ends. We never stop missing those we’ve...

During the Community Prayer in our last worship service together, I shared the news that I am pregnant again. Today, I am five weeks and...

I am back from vacation! It was wonderful. I hit the ground running this week by speaking at the MORE2 Clergy Caucus gathering yesterday....

Last week I shared with you some of the wisdom that exists about change… The inevitability of it, and the distinction between technical...

Are you familiar with this quote from Benjamin Franklin? “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” I’ve always felt that there should...

Today is Friday the Thirteenth, a day that is associated with bad luck. The fear of the number thirteen can be so strong that it is...

Dear Congregation and Friends, The past week has been one of deep incrementality for me. Incrementality is the wisdom that our bodies...

This coming Sunday is a big one. Our Seminary Intern, Phillip Kroh, will join us for the final Sunday of his internship. He will lead...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker Since our Congregational Retreat, I have been meditating on the word "Discipleship" and what it means for me...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker This past weekend, we gathered for a wonderful retreat with Pastor Terrell McTyer from New Church Ministry. We...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker As we gather tomorrow for our Congregational Retreat, one question keeps coming to mind: What is our "Why"? It is a...

by Phillip Kroh I am writing the letter this week as a way to say thank you to everyone in the congregation as I finish up my internship...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker This coming week I will be traveling for the first time since November of 2019. As I dust off my suitcase and...

by Reverend Amy Shoemaker During Phillip's latest teaching, we talked about patterns of shame and blame. Inevitably, the theme of trauma...

by Josh Wise I'm excited to announce that bible study is starting back up on Wednesday, June 16th at 6:30. This is a 6 week long online...

As more and more of my friends and family are vaccinated, I'm getting to inch my way out into the world again. While emerging from my...