Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I witnessed a great joy this summer! I felt this joy on the last Sunday in July, on the grounds of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Farmingville, NY. The day started out grey and bleak. The skies were laden with dark clouds and there was a light…
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Pastor’s Letter for July 2012 – Refresh, Renew and Respond
Rev. Freeman Palmer Dear Sisters and brothers in Christ, I just returned from a trip to Binghamton, NY where the ministers and lay leaders from the United Church of Christ in New York gathered to refresh, renew and to respond to the new thing that God is doing in and around them.
Greystone Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City
Greystone Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City is experiencing transformation. Around 2008 Greystone was considering closing the church, due in part to dwindling, graying membership. At that same time they call a young pastor, Timothy Blodgett. What happened next was a lot of conversation, prayer and an unexpected offer from a neighboring church to buy the…
Nealand Ministries: A Ministry of Revitalization 