Pastor’s Message: May 16, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF? Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we find ourselves immersed again in the early Christian church as written about in Acts. The struggles of this new community of faith to define itself, to passionately...

Pastor’s Message: May 9, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: A SENSE OF BELONGING Grace and peace to you, Some random thoughts and then a bit about Sunday. First, a huge shout out to all of our She Nailed It! participants, our inspirational leader – Lindsey Altvater Clifton – and all who...

Pastor’s Message: May 2, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS? Grace and peace to you, When I was in seminary, one of the classes we were required to take was “The History of Christianity.” Taught in two parts – really, how can 2,000 plus years be taught in one...

Pastor’s Message: April 25, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: THE COMMON GOOD Three weeks ago, I was invited to attend Mayor Reynolds’ annual State of the City address.  It’s an event that I’ve been to before, and one that always leaves me proud of our community and our leaders. ...

Pastor’s Message: April 18, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: EXPLORING THE QUESTIONS Grace and peace to you, On this Good Friday, we mourn with Jesus’ disciples, friends and family his death. We put ourselves in the horrible scenes of crucifixion. But we, in our day and age, have the benefit of...

Pastor’s Message: April 11, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: PUT YOURSELF IN THE SCENES Grace and peace to you, I want to extend an invitation to you to accompany Jesus in this last week of his life. This Sunday, April 13, is Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week, a time when we...