“We will make a difference!”

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Thank you for your continuing support for the ministries of our congregation during the summer season. During these months, there is a wonderful Church School program, titled “High Seas Expedition – Your Voyage Starts Here.” Please visit our Church Library and the adjoining classrooms. You will be impressed by the creativity of this program for our children.

In mid July our Senior Youth will be leaving on a Mission Trip to Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. They will be repairing homes of person's who are elderly, disabled, or home bound due to illness. Tasks will include fixing porches and steps, building ramps, painting (interior and exterior), general repairs and clean-up, and sharing God's love. There is a lot of enthusiasm for this outreach project. Lives will be transformed.

You may have noticed the construction on our campus at 35 South Main Street. We have been fortunate to receive two designated gifts from church members so the second floor of The Meetinghouse can be completely renovated for our Christian Education Ministry. The space is being transformed from five small, and difficult to use offices, into three nice-sized, state-of-the-art classrooms. These new classrooms will be ready for use in September. What a blessing for our ministry with children and youth!

In this summer season, pastoral care, nurture, and support continue. Our community, like so many others, has experienced the economic downturn. We have quite a number of individuals and families who have had to downsize budgets due to job losses, layoffs, and other economic challenges. As a faith family we have been able to help brothers and sisters who have had serious and legitimate needs. We have provided groceries, utility payments, and transitional housing through our Home Benevolent Fund. This recession is for real when it knocks on your door!

Thanks for your gifts of time, talent, and treasure. Thanks for deciding to share precious resources, thanks for helping our faith family keep its ministries active and strong. We need each other and together, we will be a blessing, as God multiplies our gifts.

Grace and peace,

Rev. Dean Warburton