Master of the Grill Outreach Elder Wes Ray shares his grilling secrets! On Monday, August 9 in the Fellowship Hall, the Greeting Ministry team hosted a night for prospective greeters. Wes, a BBQ enthusiast, taught the attendees his secrets for the perfect grilled pork! The meeting was dubbed the first annual Holy Smokes! Are you interested in volunteering as a greeter? Email Wes Ray … [Read more...]

Kids Just Being Kids–100 years later. A Once-Novel Concept Created Enduring Characters in The Little Rascals A Culture story excerpt from The Daily Citizen. Read the entire article by Paul Batura. The idea for what would eventually become the legendary “Our Gang” (also known as “The Little Rascals”) franchise came to Hollywood producer Hal Roach after a series of personal incidents … [Read more...]

Kirk's Retirement Last week, Kirk sent out an email announcing his upcoming retirement. Here's what he wrote: Wow! When I arrived here to become your pastor I was only 34 years old. Or 34 years "young," maybe I should say. Green as grass. What did I know about becoming the solo pastor of a small church of about 90 members in a small town? I had never done that … [Read more...]

Sack Meals For Madison's Homeless Earlier this week, the Cable family (Julie, Brett, Carsten – 8, and Isaac – 6) made 30 meals for the Friends of State Street Families organization, an outreach for Madison's homeless population. The Cables made sandwiches then bagged them with mandarins, granola bars, string cheese, fruit snacks, and water. After meals were packaged, they were brought to … [Read more...]

Funds for Unending Evangelism and Love (FUEL) – Never Normal Friends in Christ, At work and at home, I hear frequent references to the terms “New Normal” and “Now Normal” as we expand our travel and perspectives again in a (somewhat) post-Covid world. I think it better to think of our life on this broken planet as “Never Normal” – full of health, work, and emotional challenges. But it is … [Read more...]