Beloved Community,
A Singing People
April 16th, 2026
What a year this has been celebrating the 100th anniversary of our church home on Fifth Street! It is difficult to imagine the variety and sheer number of event...
Beloved Community,
The Word is Love
December 18th, 2025
Dear Beloved Community, “I’m just not ready for Christmas until our Lessons & Carols service!” I laughed and nodded along with dozens of you who menti...
Beloved Community,
The Sunday of Joy
December 11th, 2025
Last Sunday a 90-year tradition continued at Reynolds Auditorium with the annual presentation of Handel’s oratorio Messiah. It has been my privilege to serve ...
Beloved Community,
The Clutch of Light
December 19th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Most every year, we mark the third Sunday of Advent with our service of Lessons & Carols. Fitting on Joy Sunday, right? Our Sanctuar...
Beloved Community,
Gift and Giver
December 21st, 2023
If I had a dollar for every one of you who've shared with such gratitude what Sunday's service of Lessons & Carols meant to you... well, I'd have a host of doll...
Beloved Community,
How to Unlock the Heart
December 17th, 2023
I’m certain that music unlocks a chamber of the human heart in each of us where words cannot. Time and time again in my life, this has been true for me, and p...