Pastor’s Message: Sept. 8, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: A NEW ADVENTURE Having dropped my son Liam off at college a few weeks ago, I find myself thinking back to my own experiences of my first few weeks of college. My setting was very different in many ways to his: Sewanee, where I...

Pastor’s Message: Sept. 1, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: RECAPPING OUR TOWN HALL As you hopefully know, we held an important Congregational Town Hall last Sunday at which the Joint Finance Committee of the Session and Trustees reported on the current finances of the congregation, as well...

Pastor’s Message: Aug. 18, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: EXPANDING OUR LEADERSHIP As most of you know, one of the great blessings we have had as a congregation is the service of Cindy Simmons and Steve Simmons as “Parish Associates.” In the Presbyterian Church (USA), ordained Ministers...

Pastor’s Message: Aug. 11, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER-CLIFTON: LEARNING THE LANDSCAPE Greetings, friends! This Sunday, we have our last Linger & Learn of the summer.  Following worship, we’ll be welcoming Pamela Cho, Vice President of Early Learning Resource Centers for...

Pastor’s Message: Aug. 4, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. SUZANNE TRUMP: MIRACLES HAPPEN Greetings to you brothers and sisters in Christ, This Sunday in worship we will hear the story of the miracle of the feeding of more than five thousand people with two fish and five loaves of bread.  It is an...

Pastor’s Message: July 21, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: GROWTH AND COMMUNITY FPCB Friends, No matter what is going on in the world, hearing young people sing together always gives me a bit of hope that everything just might be OK.  That was certainly the case this past...