Happy 5th Anniversary, Pastor Terri!! A pastor's anniversary is an excellent time to show some extra pastor appreciation. It can also be a good opportunity to build unity around your church's ministry vision. And building unity will generate excitement and help launch your church forward into the next year. It refers to his or her annual hire date anniversary. Our [...]
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Sunday Service
Lent is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry. It begins on Ash Wednesday. It is a period of grief that necessarily ends with a great celebration of [...]
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Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. It is the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word "Maundy" comes from the Latin mandatum, which means "commandment." As recorded in John's gospel, [...]
Palm Sunday is a Christian holiday that falls on the Sunday before Easter Sunday, the day we celebrate his Resurrection. It commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four Gospels , which takes place in the days before the Last Supper, his arrest on Maundy Thursday (or, Holy Thursday) and his crucifixion on Good [...]
Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, is a holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary circa 30 AD. It is the culmination of the week before Easter, known as “Holy Week,” which includes Maundy Thursday, commemorating [...]
Save the Date When the General Assembly meets in Louisville, Kentucky July 29-August 1, 2023, it will be the first time in four years the church as a whole has gathered in person. The theme for the 2023 General Assembly is “The Kin-dom of God within Us, among Us.” The theme is based on three scriptures: Luke 17:20- 21, Genesis [...]
