Mar 13, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister So, Dale, what happens next? I’ve been asked this question (in various forms) a lot over the past few weeks. It made me realize that no one really knows what my plans are post BCCUCC. A lot has evolved since I announced my...
Feb 28, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
The season of Lent draws us into six weeks of spiritual preparation for the celebration of Easter. Within the six weeks, the Lectionary guides us through the Old Testament readings on God’s Covenants and Promises with and to Israel. We read about the prophetic future...
Feb 13, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister Years ago, the church I was serving had a guest speaker on Laity Sunday. It was one of our lay leaders and Church School teachers. The premise and title of his sermon was pretty simple: “Love is a verb.”...
Jan 31, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life In a country where we have declared to be created with inalienable rights to choose life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness it is remarkable that we should need to talk about the limits of those...
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...
