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...
May 2, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life Are you the type of person who has kept their living room arranged the same way for decades? Or are you the type of person who rearranges and rotates regularly to keep things fresh? This week, I’m...
Apr 18, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister Those of you who have been attending worship at BCCUCC since before the pandemic may remember the Sunday when I asked everyone to get up and change seats. That morning, I divided the pews into four sections and labeled each...
Apr 4, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life In the days of Noah, God promised, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind…as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall...
Mar 21, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister If the stories I was told in seminary were true, then in the late 1980’s the United Methodist Church conducted a survey of its membership to determine which hymn in its new hymnal was the most beloved and which was the...
Mar 7, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life Have you ever had a big idea? I’m talking about a life changing, once in a blue moon, out of this world idea! An idea so great that it would change the course of your life and the lives of your...
