Take advantage of the many opportunities to participate in worship, education, mission, service and fun!

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Bake Sale for Elijah

Sunday, March 8 between services on the Link
The Sunday School children are raising funds for Elijah, a child from Zimbabwe they are sponsoring through Hope4theOrphan.

The Story of My Life by Kim Van Oss

Community Art Gallery on the link through March 30
9:45-10:45 a.m.
This is the story of my life. I view my world as I’m looking through a camera’s viewfinder. My family knows what to do when I scream “stop the car” so I can quickly capture what I see. Taking a walk with me may take longer than usual because I stop frequently to snap a picture or two. Some of my favorite things to photograph are my family, sunsets, sunrises, flowers and large bodies of water. I love to share my pictures with others … as a card, as inspiration, support, encouragement or as a fond memory. God has created a beautiful world and I’m blessed to capture some of His beauty with my camera.

Adult Ed Series

Sundays, March 1-29
9:45 a.m. in Stewart Hall

March 1 | Difference Begins at Babel
Dr. Theodore Hiebert
The story of the Tower of Babel has been interpreted as a story of human pride and divine punishment that presents the world’s diversity as God’s curse on the world. The biblical story, however, actually describes both cultural identity and human diversity as God’s plan for the world. We’ll talk about this new interpretation of the story of Babel and also about how diversity came to be viewed as a problem in our interpretation.

March 8 | Pentecost: The First Christians
Embrace Difference
Dr. Theodore Hiebert
The story of Pentecost has been interpreted as a story that reversed the confusion and conflict introduced into the world at Babel, since the story of Babel has been read as a story in which difference was a problem. But if we read the story of Babel as a story about difference as God’s plan for the world, as did the author of the Pentecost story, then we can see that the Pentecost story doesn’t try to reverse or overcome difference. To the contrary, Pentecost shows that God intends the church to be just as diverse as the world God created at Babel.

March 15 | Amos, A Prophet who Saw
Dr. Jina Kang
This week we will explore the book of Amos to grapple with the question: what did Amos see? As many prophets who preceded and followed afterwards, Amos saw a community “out of sync” with God’s expectations. We will examine how this prophet tried to persuade his audience to see what they could not or would not see. Finally, we will pay attention to how this prophet understood God’s relationship with God’s people and the world God created.

March 22 | Micah: Life in Community
Dr. Jina Kang
This week we will explore a well-cited text in the book of Micah, Micah 6:8. We will closely examine the call to act justly, love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God as essential ways of living in community with one another and with God.

March 29 | Thinking about Refugees in the Bible
Dr. Steed Davidson
Nations are not natural phenomena, but rather constructed as a feature of the modern world. Nations and their borders are responsible for the creation of refugees. In the ancient world, as in today’s world, movements of peoples were quite common. The difference between the ancient world and the modern world is the creation of borders and legal structures to cross from one area to the next. Borders produce refugees. Were there refugees in the Bible? If so how were they treated? Are there lessons to be learned from the way refugees are treated in the Bible?

Childcare is provided.

One Day

Sermon Series on Obadiah August 11-25
9:30 a.m.
Have you ever waited for the one day when you prayer would be answered or your hope realized? This is what the prophet Obadiah spoke about in his brief book. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament, but shares how we can hold on to hope for the long-term, until the day of God's redemption.
Part 1 : When Hardship Comes
Part 2: Why Hurting Happens
Part 3: How Hope Arrives