In a typical year, maintenance includes what you might expect in an old church building: changing filters, mopping floors, ensuring anything broken is replaced, and triaging emergencies that pop up. But 2020 wasn’t a typical year. Church Street Maintenance Supervisor Keith Bailey, who has been at Church Street for almost six years, says the time […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 9 By Louise Zirkle, March 19, 1979 Compassion to Serve Read: Matthew 25:40 “Verily, I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Leviticus 19:18 “Thou shalt love thy […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 8, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade We lift our evening song to you, Creator of the Day and the Night. The voice of spring is thick in the air and you are busy planting seeds of hope and joy. You are providing all […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 8 By Martha Holt, April 9, 1979 How Far Does Our Love Go? Read: Matthew 7:24 Jesus Christ said, “Whosoever beareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken to a wise man, which built his house upon a rock . . .” Easter […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 7, Evening By Nelle Kroll, March 22, 1976 Tuned to Receive Read Psalm 46:10-11 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 7, Morning By Col. Joe R. Shepherd, March 2, 1979 A Program for Spiritual Growth Read Psalm 100:1-5 “My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:2 In our world today most of mankind’s endeavors are based on a program of some […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, March 6 By Steve Roberts, March 5, 2017 Help Who You Can Read: Proverbs 1:8-9 Like many fathers, mine shared with me the wisdom of his life hoping it would influence my life. While a natural story teller, or parables in ecumenical terms, the ones I remember […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, March 5 By Steve Richardson, March 18, 2018 A Lesson From Seaweeds Read: Mark 4:30-32 One of my brothers, Joe, is a marine biologist. For as long as I can remember, he’s had a passion for all things marine. One of my earliest memories as a toddler […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 4, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade What gift can we bring: What present or token? What words can convey it- the joy of this day? When grateful we come, remembering rejoicing, What song can we offer in in honor and praise? (Hymn by […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, March 4 By Ann Jourolmon, February 27, 1978 Welcome, Friend Read: Romans 15:7 (The Living Bible) “So, warmly welcome each other into the church, just as Christ has warmly welcomed you; then God will be glorified.” One of the International Sunday School lessons this past fall […]
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