A Welcoming Community of Compassion and Faith
I've been at Trinity Church for almost two months now, and I'm finally ready to send out my first blog post.
It's been a great summer with several baptisms, a wonderful ice cream social, a moving funeral, renewal of marriage vows for two couples, and a special visit from our United Methodist missionaries to Senegal. It didn't take me long to discover that Trinity Church is a vibrant congregation.
When I first visited the church's website to get an impression of the congregation, I was excited to read the statement that Trinity United Methodist Church is “a welcoming community of compassion and faith.” These words resonate with my own understanding of the church’s true calling and purpose.
Throughout September, I would invite you to consider with me what it means to be a "welcoming community of compassion and faith."
Starting on Rally Day, September 8, I will be preaching on a different key word each week. I would also encourage you to be in conversation with me between the worship services at 9:30 a.m. in Room 107. Let’s share our best ideas with each other about what it means for Trinity Church to be a community that is welcoming, reaches out to others with compassion, and is rooted in faith in Jesus Christ.
You can read the main Scripture references in advance to stimulate your thinking. Here’s the schedule:
Sept. 8 Welcoming (Romans 15:5-7)
Sept. 15 Community (Acts 2:42-47)
Sept. 22 Compassion (Mark 6:34-44)
Sept. 29 Faith (Mark 11:22-25)
I am grateful for the ways you are already realizing this vision. In late September we will have an emphasis on “every member in ministry,” and I will be asking you to commit to specific ministry opportunities.
As a church family, we are called to love and serve. It is the essence of being a welcoming community of compassion and faith.
It's been a great summer with several baptisms, a wonderful ice cream social, a moving funeral, renewal of marriage vows for two couples, and a special visit from our United Methodist missionaries to Senegal. It didn't take me long to discover that Trinity Church is a vibrant congregation.
When I first visited the church's website to get an impression of the congregation, I was excited to read the statement that Trinity United Methodist Church is “a welcoming community of compassion and faith.” These words resonate with my own understanding of the church’s true calling and purpose.
Throughout September, I would invite you to consider with me what it means to be a "welcoming community of compassion and faith."
Starting on Rally Day, September 8, I will be preaching on a different key word each week. I would also encourage you to be in conversation with me between the worship services at 9:30 a.m. in Room 107. Let’s share our best ideas with each other about what it means for Trinity Church to be a community that is welcoming, reaches out to others with compassion, and is rooted in faith in Jesus Christ.
You can read the main Scripture references in advance to stimulate your thinking. Here’s the schedule:
Sept. 8 Welcoming (Romans 15:5-7)
Sept. 15 Community (Acts 2:42-47)
Sept. 22 Compassion (Mark 6:34-44)
Sept. 29 Faith (Mark 11:22-25)
I am grateful for the ways you are already realizing this vision. In late September we will have an emphasis on “every member in ministry,” and I will be asking you to commit to specific ministry opportunities.
As a church family, we are called to love and serve. It is the essence of being a welcoming community of compassion and faith.
"When we call someone by name, it is the beginning of community....expressing the image of God." Madeleine L'Engle. Appreciate this sermon series, Pastor Brian.
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