Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of August 22, 2021 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance O God who is our armor, our defender, and our protection, the scripture admonishes us to “hang in there and pray for all believers.” Many of us older ones are used to hearing “persevere,” but the contemporary translation […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of August 15, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade O God, we call your Son the Prince of Peace, and yet we make war among ourselves, too often in your name. Forgive us, we pray. Our hearts are torn when the see the anguished faces of […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of August 11, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade All praise to you, O Living Bread, for you gave your own flesh and blood that we might know the essence of true life. You gave your heart, mind, spirit, hopes, dreams, and concerns that we might […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 25, 2021 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance O God of Invitation, scriptures tell of folks who are far away being brought near by the grace of Jesus Christ. We thank you for the gift of worship that brings us near to you. Some of us […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 18, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade We come at this moment, O Lord Most High, knowing it is your will that all people be bound together in love and harmony. Truly, it has long been our prayer that we might become an integral […]
Our youth had an incredible week last week. And while it sounds cliche, our students really did make a difference in our city last week. They finished mission projects with such efficiency that we had to work hard to find more projects for them to complete! But even more than that, they served with generosity […]
This year’s Summer Lecture Series marks the fourth year of the special opportunity created to educate the church body and the public on matters related to spirituality, history, archeology, social justice, current events and other religions (among other topics) in the context of Christian faith. Last summer, the Education Committee pivoted to meet the health […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 11, 2021 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious and Merciful God, you have indeed blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing that comes from heaven. We confess our tendency to grasp for more, while discarding the abundance which you have given us. Make us […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 4, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade We come to you this week, O God of Creation, full of praise and awe for the miracles that greet us each morning; the panoply of colors that peak in summer’s glory astound us with their shading […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 27, 2021 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance Almighty God, we call you all-powerful, omnipotent, and yet we look to other powers to restore us. Before we reach out to anything or anyone else, may we acknowledge that you are the power that called forth creation, […]
All are welcome at Church Street! We believe every person is of sacred worth and created in God’s image. We welcome and celebrate the gifts God has given to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, disability, status, economic condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religious affiliation. We respect diversity of opinion and expressions of Christian faith. We believe God loves everyone unconditionally! As God loves us, so let us love and serve in the name of Christ.
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