Sep 5, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister “Come home, come home. You who are weary, come home.” Will L. Thompson Come Home September 8 is Open Doors Sunday. As many of you know, that is the official kickoff of our 2024-2025 program year. It comes at a...
Aug 6, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister A few weeks ago, during our first grab-bag sermon, I referred to Christian Nationalists adding the commentary that their ideals aren’t particularly Christian or patriotic. This was my sermon on kindness and humility where...
Jul 3, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life Christianity is an embodied faith. Beginning with the Incarnation of Jesus, humans are called to relationship with God in body, mind, and spirit. Paul’s letters speak much about the flesh; our...
Jun 20, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister It should be no surprise to those of you who have been around for a while that Racquel and I like to share a sermon series over the summer. Two years ago we had the summer of Elijah (wohoo!) and last year we had Women of the...
May 30, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life The book of Genesis 2:2-3 reads, “And on the seventh day God ended God’s work which God had done, and God rested on the seventh day from all God’s work which God had done. Then God blessed the...
May 16, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister Stories have abounded for ages (Cinderella, anyone?) about children who have been neglected by their stepparents. Fortunately, recent research at East Carolina University (ECU) has shown that this fairy-tale trope isn’t...
