Jan 16, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister With the recent announcement of my retirement from church ministry, I thought it might be helpful to talk about how pastoral transitions typically work in congregational churches. Now, every Christian tradition handles a change...
Jan 3, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life Happy New Year! The change of the calendar and the change in the weather bring also remembrances and renewals. Many of us review the previous year and resolve to make changes in the coming year. Some may...
Dec 12, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister Almost all of us in the church office are sick or have recently been sick. That’s strange…although perhaps not unexpected. What’s interesting is that none of us have the same thing, meaning we didn’t all give...
Nov 14, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined.~ Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 4:16 Behold. Behold, beloved, is a term often used in...
Oct 31, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister Dear friends and members of BCCUCC, Did you hear Kim Fernandez share in church on Sunday? She did a wonderful job talking about the IMPACT BCCUCC has had on her and her family. From growing up in the church singing in the...
Oct 3, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life Are you feeling particularly uneasy these past few years? We are in unstable and sometimes scary times. When we watch the news, we see images of natural disasters, violence, political discord,...
