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 […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 3, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. . . . My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, March 3 By Dr. Felix Line, March 12, 1980 Faith With Works Read: James 2:26 “…Faith without works is dead.” The Christian religion makes many demands upon one who accepts it. The first step in becoming a Christian is to have faith. This concept emphasized by Paul […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 2, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Everybody’s talking at me; I can’t hear a word they’re saying, only the echoes of my mind. People stopping staring, I can’t see their faces, only the shadows of their eyes… (Harry Nilsson) There was confusion in […]
When you hear of the Congregational Care Committee, it’s easy to imagine what their day-to-day looks like: caring for the congregation. But, during the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the care provided by the committee has reached new lengths. This is the first year of recollection that the committee has been chaired by two […]
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.
Church Street Welcome Statement