The Heart of a Small Church: Part 5 "As a small church, the people in it need to believe they have a purpose in this vast kingdom of God and your wanting to feature us in an article is a gift from God," wrote Pastor Janet Boyd when she was approached to write this article. By Pastor [...]
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Merging of Two Denominations – a Selfless Act
The Heart of a Small Church: Part 4 Federated churches have their beginnings in the early part of the 20th century and reached their zenith in the period from around 1915-1940. Federated churches involve forming a local church congregation that relates to two or more denominations, with members each deciding to which of the denominations they choose [...]
Finding Faith and Friends in the Mess of Life
By Rev. Carrie Antczak* Life is messy. Often times, those who are yet to experience faith community, or who have not experienced it in a long time, fear that their mess is not welcome at church – but nothing could be further from the truth. Messy Church embraces the idea of mess through creative play, [...]