Every year our congregation partners with the Hope Pregnancy Clinic in the Baby Bottle Boomerang fundraiser. That time of year is upon us now. This Sunday morning we will receive our “Change Bottles” and for the next six weeks fill them with coins to donate in our effort to “Stand with Hope.” The Hope Pregnancy […]
When you think of education, it doesn’t always have the most enticing connotation. But in reality we all love to learn new things; Learn an easier way to do a task, learn a new game, or learn a cool new word to bewilder your friends – like Flummox. Kids love to learn as well, they […]
This coming year is a big year for the Williamson family because Melody and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary next summer. It is hard to believe that we’ve been married that long. Marriage is a wonderful, God-ordained, blessing that serves as the most fundamental building block of society. Sharing your life in […]
Most of you know that I am not a skilled singer. I am enthusiastic, and I make a joyful noise to the Lord, but musically speaking, it is definitely a noise. As my grand father would say “You couldn’t carry a tune if it were in a bucket!” Consequently there are very few tunes I […]
Earlier this week I learned that a teenage girl recently – like last month – contracted Bubonic plague while on a hunting trip to the Heppner region of Eastern Oregon. Doctors suspect she was bitten by a flea that was carrying the disease. Thankfully, due to modern medicine, she is recovering in a Bend hospital […]
Since we started our new church year in September I have been team teaching the Sunday morning adult class in the auditorium with Todd Merklin. Our study has been focused around the title “Acts: The Church’s Earliest Witness.” It has been great to teach with Todd and we have some really sharp folks in class. […]
“What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” I Cor. 3:5-7 One of the things that I […]
It occurred to me the other day that only a month ago we started our new church year and our theme “Witness.” This month has been full of good things. We have started a new congregational reading schedule and preaching series. We have new Bible classes on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. LIFE Groups have […]
Christians are called to help those in need, and our readings in Acts reveal that a distinctive feature of the church was that “no one had need” because brothers and sisters sacrificed their own possessions. This radical giving is truly a witness to God’s love and compassion poured out into hearts through the Holy Spirit. […]
The new construction on the west and north sides of our building is moving along at a pretty good clip. In just a couple of short months all of the vegetation was scraped off, the soil leveled and the foundation for the new road has been laid. New sewers and water mains have been installed as well. […]