Session Highlights
Stated Meeting – March
At its stated meeting on March 16, the Session took the following actions: Received a report on the February meeting of presbytery Approved engaging Worship Times for development of the church website
Stated Meeting – February
At its stated meeting on February 16 in the midst of a power outage, the Session took the following actions: Approved the 2024 PCUSA statistical report Approved a letter of transfer for Gretchen and Mel Allmond to King’s Grant Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach...
From the Pastor’s Desk
What – in seven words – is the Bible for?
The cover story in the April edition of The Christian Century poses an interesting question: What – in seven words – is the Bible for? Fifty writers – some biblical scholars or theologians, others writers or pastors – offer their suggested answers with some brief...
Four New Plaques in the Memorial Garden
Last week, four plaques were installed on the wall of the Memorial Garden by Stu Allen for Pat Dindinger, Betty Bonham, Carolyn Hensley, and David Stahl. They join 24 other plaques on that wall that honor Covenant folks whose ashes have been interred in that sacred...
And There Was Light…
In his biography of Abraham Lincoln, And There Was Light, Jon Meacham observes: “[T]oLincoln the duty of the leader and of the citizen was neither to despair nor to seek solace and security with the merely strong, but to discern and to pursue the right.” That...
Is it anti-Semitic to criticize Israel?
Is it anti-Semitic to criticize Israel – to take issue with the assault on Gaza which has caused the death of thousands of civilians, many of them children, or to condemn the blocking of food and medicines to starving people? In some corners of our country that seems...
Grow our faith. Serve our community. Spread the Word.
Grow our faith. Serve our community. Spread the Word. Those were the priorities identified in January by the Session for us in 2025. All three priorities are marked by active verbs. There are times to be still and know that the Lord is God. There are times to rest and...
