Posts from May 2025
View for a Black Woman
May 21, 2025A Note from Nikki Buskirk Dear Friends, I often find myself asking, where did I turn left while others kept straight when it comes to individualism? I can’t remember a time when I didn’t think about others’ welfare, when I ever wanted to not include someone. When I was younger, I was the shy, nerdy, Black kid who was often left out. I always tried to make sure others weren’t excluded in anything I was in. Whether it…
Easter Offering Totals
The Easter offering grand total = $18,588.21 Apportionments: $3,746.07 Pastor’s Emergency Fund: $3,746.07 HVAC: $11,096.07 $5,333.44 of this came from outside partners who support our ministry and mission! Thank you for your generosity!
The Lens of Progressivism
May 7, 2025A Note from Pastor April Dear Friends, In last week’s Letter of Encouragement, Pastor Jon shared a bit about how the lens of fundamentalism shaped his story. Sunday, he shared more about this lens that has influenced so much of modern Christian practice. Fundamentalism arose largely as a push back to society’s shifting views toward science and evolution. Interestingly, progressive Christians also had concerns about the growing emphasis on reason and the ways some thinkers in the early…