Beloved Community,
The Little Patch of Land We Tend
August 1st, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, In his recent Christian Century article called “What’s special about a church building?,” Brian Bantum writes this:...
Beloved Community,
Reflections from The City: Teaching and Learning
July 26th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Hello!! It is so good to write to you this week. As the old saying goes, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I was already p...
Beloved Community,
Come to the Water
July 19th, 2024
Hello dear friends! I’m not sure how you all have been doing this summer, but these past few weeks as our Pastoral Intern have been a whirlwind of opportunit...
News,
Holy Gatherings
July 11th, 2024
Hello First on Fifth Friends! I recently came across two headlines that gave me pause: “Is this the end of the dining room as we know it?” and “The Death...
Beloved Community,
Extraordinary Time
July 4th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, After Pentecost Sunday we entered that long season of the church year known as “Ordinary Time”....
News,
A Big Week For Belonging
July 1st, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Belonging had a big week around First on Fifth. We belonged with a bunch of Baptists over in Greensboro, as our Cooperative Baptist Fell...