The Search Committee has made a recommendation to the Elders of a candidate for the position of Assistant Pastor. He and his wife will be here on Oct. 7-9 to interview with the Elders and to see the community. Please be in prayer for that time as we all seek the Lord’s will on the matter.

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Please be in prayer for the Assistant Pastor Search Committee. They are John Pearson, Chair, Greg Gearheart, Janis Wilbur, Rick Kirgis, David Carter, Mary Sue Driscoll, and Jane Hoadley. At their first meeting on Thursday May 23, they organized their work, started work on developing a profile of the church and community for candidates, and prayed together for God's leading to the right candidate for this ministry. Please pray for wisdom and discernment as they begin the process of evaluation.     

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The Elders met on Thursday evening, March 17, to discuss staffing for the church. The decision was made to begin the process of seeking someone to fill an Associate Pastor position with oversight of various ministries rather than a Youth Pastor with one primary focus. Please be in prayer as they meet again this Tuesday to discuss the process and schedule to fill such a position. Click here for a Youth Ministries Update.  

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  Over the years, I believe that dealing with anger has been one of the biggest issues I've faced in myself and with those who have come to me for counsel. What I have seen is that it is very difficult to recognize sinful anger when it takes over our lives and even harder to overcome it. This article is from a Blog written by Dr. Ed Welch, a biblical counselor who has written several articles and books on a variety of issues from dealing with depression, to addictions, emotional disorders, spouse abuse, and anger. This article is on the difficulty of recognizing when...

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 This is a helpful article from an Australian Pastor about how to be the Church on Sunday morning.   The ‘Pew Prayer’ Some years ago a pastor, Ray Ewers, instructed me in the finer art of how to walk into church. To most people, this might appear to be a rather basic accomplishment requiring little or no tutelage. Perhaps a family with five toddlers would appreciate some advice, but most of us would never give it a thought. Ray's instruction was very brief: “Pray about where you sit”. Praying seemed like a great way to walk into church, better than...

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