Session Highlights
Session Highlights – January 2026
At its annual retreat on January 10, the Session took the following actions: Approved letters of transfer Approved $1200 to Rise Up with Hunger Approved a CF retreat for September Approved moving ahead with the revised bulletin with a new logo Adopted four priorities...
Session Highlights – December
At its stated meeting on December 21, the Session took the following actions: Sustained the examinations of elders-elect Katie Campbell, Frances Craig, Christy Davis, Troy Kurtz, Kristen Lambert, Linda Owen, and John Sayers Approved support for the pastors’...
Session Highlights – November
At its stated meeting on November 16, the Session took the following actions: Received a report on the November meeting of presbytery Approved revisions to the format of the bulletin Approved a single worship service at 10:30 for December 28 Approved budget targets...
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS – OCTOBER
At its called meeting on October 19, the Session took the following actions: Approved several requests for use of Covenant facilities Removed from the rolls a member at their request Discussed arrangements for the upcoming presbytery meeting at Covenant...
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS – SEPTEMBER
At its stated meeting on September 21, the Session took the following actions: Elected Tom Bellamy and Cindy Bowman as commissioners to the November meeting of the presbytery Approved preschool pictures with proceeds going to the Nancy Summers Scholarship Fund...
From the Pastor’s Desk
Congregational Vitality
As a Matthew 25 congregation, one of our priorities is nurturing congregational vitality. By some measures, we are indeed a vital congregation: We had almost 500 people worship with us in person on Christmas Eve, numbers not seen since before the pandemic! Giving has...
New Year
With the carols and stories of Christmas still ringing in our ears and the dawn of a new year on the horizon, we Christians, of all people, should be hopeful. The hope we hold is not grounded in the promises of any president or the results of any polls; it is not...
Prepare
As we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth and anticipate his return in glory, it might be fair to ask what difference his coming has made in the world. Positively, his coming has offered salvation, hope, and peace to all people. His life and teachings offer an example...
Advent
Each Advent, we take a stroll down memory lane as we prepare our house for Christmas. We unpack decorations with ties to long-gone family members and hang ornaments that mark special occasions in our lives over the years – childhood memories, our first Christmas...
Laughter
When I was 17, I was asked to speak at an event and entitled the speech: “Facing Life with Humor.” Thankfully, I have no clear recollection of exactly what I said at that time at age 17, but the gist of it was that humor is a helpful tool with which to face the...
