by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 11, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: ACCEPTING THE CALL PLACED ON YOUR LIFE Grace and peace to you, This Sunday we take up another characteristic of leadership: acceptance. Really? Acceptance almost sounds defeatist, doesn’t it? It does until we put it into a perspective...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 4, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: WHERE OUR POWER FLOWS FROM Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we examine leadership through the lens of power. How do we redeem the concept of power when all around us we see power used to abuse, humiliate, harm and to pile...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 28, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: THE ELEMENTS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series on leadership. At our Session meeting earlier this week, our devotion centered on members’ reflections of what leadership meant to...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 22, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: MORE THAN HAPPINESS Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we end our four-week series that journeyed through Paul’s letter to the Christ-followers in Philippi. Though they weren’t facing the stressors we face today, Paul and the...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 14, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: CALLING OUR NEXT PASTOR Grace and peace to you, At its July 27 meeting, Session approved a recommendation from the Personnel Committee to instruct the Pastor Nominating Committee (once elected*) to search for a Designated Pastor for a...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 8, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: BEING OF THE SAME MIND Grace and peace to you, This week we continue in our series “Pressing On,” taking up Philippians 2:1-13 which is known as the Christ Hymn. It is a beautiful passage that encourages the reader/hearer (including...
