by Dr. Mark Foster | Jun 13, 2020 | Mark's Blog
Dear Church Family, Your Reopening Task Force and Administrative Council leaders have done their jobs faithfully. Here is what I can tell you today about our reopening process. I’m looking forward to seeing you again! Youth Group – June 14 In order of the timeline,...
by Dr. Mark Foster | Jun 4, 2020 | Mark's Blog
Racism Racism is not compatible with Christianity. Racism is a sin that separates us from God and one another. Jesus’ prayer is that we would be “completely one,” united in love for one another (John 17:20-23). Last Saturday night, Chantelle and I were out of state...
by Dr. Mark Foster | Mar 18, 2020 | Mark's Blog
Dear Church family, What a week! The Center for Disease Control (CDC) late Sunday urged “no groups of more than 50 people meet for the next 8 weeks.” Today, our bishop wrote, “All United Methodist pastors and congregations… are expected to follow all CDC guidelines...
by Dr. Mark Foster | Mar 12, 2020 | Mark's Blog
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” – Fred Rogers As you know, we are in a global situation none of us have been in before, and information is...
by Dr. Mark Foster | Jan 25, 2020 | Mark's Blog
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” is from the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray. It is a way of saying the same thing twice. God’s kingdom is that reality where what God wants done is done. Sometimes this happens here and now...
