February 2024 Message From Pastor Stephanie “The Invitation of Jesus”
A friend of mine who was raised in a fundamentalist home told me a disturbing story recently. One Sunday morning, the youth pastor at her […]
January 2024 Message From Pastor Stephanie “Thinking Ahead”
It’s January, which means we are thinking all the things about a new year, starting fresh, and New Year’s Resolutions. Promises we make to ourselves […]
December Message From Pastor Stephanie”The Power of Waiting”
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy […]
November Message From Ruth Johnson “Weeding”
Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows […]
October Message From Ruth Johnson
What do you think? Are you at all like me? I have caught myself saying the Lord’s Prayer every week in worship and, mostly just […]
September Message From Jay Fredlund, Search Committee: Welcome Pastor Stephanie Nelson
Hello everyone! At a special church meeting on August 20 our church overwhelmingly voted to call Ms. Stephanie Nelson as our next pastor! She’s excited. […]
July Message From Ruth Johnson “Did Jesus Think That He Was God?”
The 39ers have been studying the Gospel according to John. We managed to get through the first six chapters before stopping for the summer. We […]
June Message From Pastor Gary “Sharing God’s Good News”
It was a cool beautiful morning as I was sitting outside on my deck enjoying my first coffee of the day, thinking about what this […]
May Message From Pastor Gary “Appreciating God’s Goodness”
April showers bring May flowers. . . . Boy, am I sick of April showers, but an abundance of May flowers will be worth it. […]
April Message From Pastor Gary “Observing Lent”
spent a good part of a day working on the program for a Wednesday night Lenten service, the last program in the series, “Jesus’ Final […]