The Leadership Team is excited to kick off another program year and wow, are there a lot of exciting changes in the air! Our first order of business was to convene a Worship and Music Arts working group to carry the torch that Jena Roy lit, examining ways to both preserve our worship traditions and […]
Wow! The new church year has started and there has been a flurry of activity in the past few weeks regarding the work Jena Roy called on us to begin last spring. We will keep you informed with Spire articles, notes in the Church’s weekly email and active participation events. We want everyone to feel […]
Saturdays at 4:00 PM March 18 April 22 Welcome to Jazz Vespers 2017! We have assembled our merry band, singers, leaders and readers. Join us for a warm and welcoming encounter with the sacred through a music-shaped, experiential worship service on Saturday, March 18, 4:00 PM., in our Sanctuary, our first Jazz Vespers of the spring. […]
Stewardship Sunday is October 23 We are all “stewards” of our church, meaning that the church is God’s, and we are to be faithful caretakers of the facility, the community and its mission. We become faithful stewards of the church by attending and participating; sharing our talents and energy; and offering financial support. Q. What […]
Dear Friends, It’s October and the ministries and commissions of FCCW are busy growing in faith, serving in love, and welcoming all with joy, the main elements of our purpose statement. These areas of ministry hold what we believe to be the essence of our church’s work for generations to come. They will provide a […]
As we enter autumn, we may find the challenges of the days ahead daunting. We may even dread some of the changes being asked of us as we move back into our “regular” life responsibilities after what may have been a less demanding summer schedule. How might God be inviting us to release our fear, […]
“Behold, I make all things new.” —Revelation 21:5 “Internally, we are being renewed day by day!” —2 Corinthians 4:16 This is one of the great reveals of the Bible, that God is a God of new beginnings, continually renewing creation and faithfully reviving and revivifying our lives therein. There are so many stories where a […]
“Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter—to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil […]
Grant requests for Outreach donations are due in September. Outreach has moved to a grant format, where organizations complete our grant request form to be considered for funding. The application is simple; organizations are required to describe the work they do, give a budget for the program they wish to fund, and explain how the […]
Dear Friends, I am writing this note to say thank you for all of the encouragement and support that I’ve received from the members of FCCW. As many of you know, In November 2012 I took a leap of faith and left the restaurant business, a business that I had been in since high school. […]