Nusery facilities/Cry room

Our nursery is available during Sunday service for ages infant through 4 years, it is staffed by persons approved by our church leadership.
A cry room is also available at the rear of the sanctuary, with changing table and crib and comfortable seating.

May 2011

The disciples, along with Jesus, were sitting around the table enjoying a good meal.  There was good conversation among friends.  There were probably stories being told about what they had done during the day.  There was probably some laughter as the stories were told.  The platter of meat on the table was ready to be picked over one last time.  The table was still littered with glasses of wine and scraps of bread.  They were full of a good meal.  It was turning into a good evening with good friends.  But all of a sudden Jesus spoke two little words that would stop everything.  "I'm leaving."  Didn't they know this was coming?  Hadn't Jesus warned that they would have to carry on without Him?  Hadn't He prepared them?  Yes, He had.  But they still sat there in stunned disbelief.  They were like a deer caught in the headlights.  Their jaws dropped.  Their eyes widened.  They were amazed at the news.


They should have known this was no ordinary meal.  They should have known from the moment He started washing their feet.  They should have known by the way He blessed the cup and the bread.  But they didn't.  They were hearing these words for the first time.  "I'm leaving."


When the shock finally subsided, they pleaded like scared children.  "What? You're leaving? Where You going? We don't understand."  The disciples had a question for which they had no answer.  How would they make it without Jesus by their side?  That question has challenged every believer since Jesus of Nazareth went to Calvary.  Yes, the presence of Christ is in our hearts, but our eyes long to see Him.  We, like Thomas, want to touch the wounds He received on our behalf.  But for now, we must wait for His return.  So we find ourselves asking the same question the disciples ask.  How do we continue to live while we wait?


Jesus began to share with His frightened followers the words they would need until He returned.  These words would fill the void of those other two words.  These words would guide and direct them.  These words would give assurance. These words would give them the strength to live without Him by their side.  We find those words as Jesus spoke them in the gospel of John, chapters 14-16.  They were words of comfort.  Words of warning.  Words of encouragement.  Words of caution.  Word by word, phrase by phrase, He gave them the spiritual nourishment they would need to continue on.  They were words He wants every believer to know:  Don't fear.  Stay close.  Trust me.


So, sit at the table with your Lord.  Push the plate aside and read John 14:1 through 16:16.  Drink and fill your heart with the words He offers you.

Bill says, THANKS

Easter morning inside the Sanctuary

I wanted to thank everyone who helped make Easter such a success.  It all started with the Sunrise Service.  There were over 280 in attendance.  Thank-you to Gene King, Marilyn Palmer, Jill and Ed Robards for the special music.  To Larry Runser and Jerry Waltz for the sound system.  To the Wengers, Gary Brufach and Sam Noel for the coffee and donuts, and to Scott and Jenna Field for taking care of the chairs, tables and passing out bulletins.  Next came the breakfast.  Doris Chambers and her family did a wonderful job.  It was the largest turnout to date.  And of course we cannot forget the choir and Anita Berghouse at the organ for the wonderful job they did in presenting the Easter message.  A big thank you to everyone who helped make it a very special day in the Lord.

Bill Z

Breakfast inside Fellowship Hall

Choir performing Easter Cantada

April 2011

In recent years there has been an interest in how our justice system works.  Not long ago there was some debate on whether or not live television should be allowed in the courtroom.  Today we have Court TV.  There is an entire cable network devoted to nothing but courtroom cameras and criminal justice.  Or sometimes injustice.


If having cameras in the courtroom has proved anything it's that the human criminal justice system doesn't always work.  It's been made pretty clear over the years that real justice has been rather elusive in the courts.  Those who kill infants at birth are set free.  Government bureaucrats who spend billions of dollars to protect a snail or butterfly are never prosecuted.  Our human courts have an uncanny way for turning justice completely upside down.  The wicked prosper while the righteous suffer.


Nowhere is this more evident than in the arrest, trials, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. No victim of injustice was ever more innocent than the sinless Son of God.  And yet no one ever suffered more agony than He did.  He was executed by men who openly acknowledged that He was innocent.  At the same time, a murderous robber was set free.  It's easy to look at the cross and see that this was the worst miscarriage of human justice in the history of the world.  And it was.


It was an evil act, brought on by the hands of wicked men.  But that's not the full story.  The crucifixion of Christ was also the greatest act of divine justice ever carried out.  It was done with "the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God" (Acts 2:23).  It was also done for the highest purpose.  Yours and my salvation.  It opened the way for God to forgive sin without compromising His own perfect holy standard.


Christ was not just some mere victim of injustice.  He died willingly.  He became the atonement for the sins of the very men who killed Him.  It was the greatest sacrifice ever made.  It was the purest act of love ever carried out.  It was the highest act of divine justice than all the human injustice it represented.


Every one of us who are true Christians know that Christ died for our sins.  But in the daily routine of our lives, we sometimes take the cross for granted.  We tend to think of it as just an elementary fact of our faith.  And as a result we sometimes fail to meditate on the cross.  We miss the richness of it.


Jesus didn't deserve judgement.  But He bore it on behalf of everyone of us anyway.