All Saints Day Worship will be celebrated on October 26. We will light a candle for church members and family members who have died in the last year. If you would like Chris Michael to announce and light a candle to remember these members, you can send an email or call the church with the name(s). There will also be a time for you to remember any other loved ones…

Hello everyone! It is almost time for our Trail of Treats event. This year it will be on October 29th. We will have a chili supper for dinner that night, and tables set up for children to “trick-or-treat”. There will also be a cake walk set up! Please consider signing up for this event. This one takes a lot of effort and volunteers to make it happen!! Thanks, everyone. Sign…

Most people have a favorite season of the year. Winter inspires some, when nature is at rest andtemperatures chill. Falling snow is a remarkable thing, blanketing the world in silence. Some love Springand the return of warmth and light to the Northern Hemisphere. Baseball and March Madness add tothe life together. Some love summer and its warmer days and relaxed pace. Gardens and flowersbloom, as do fruits and vegetables, fishing…

“And be thankful,” says Paul in his letter to the Colossians (3:15). The directive comes in a list of commands near the end of a letter full of wonderful theology and ethics. Every time I read it, however, the wording of the text bothers me. It’s simple and plain. It does not ask how I feel or whether I am bolstered by happiness and joy and blessing. It simply asserts…

Practice. The word itself strikes fear and loathing in my soul, memories seared into my psyche long ago, of summer days on football practice fields in Eastman, Georgia, heat and humidity so thick that you could cut them with a knife. Brutal. And gnats. My goodness. Unless you live below the gnat line in Georgia, you have no idea what it is like to inhale a handful of gnats with…

I am loathe to admit it, but here goes. My daughter and son-in-law live in London, England. They bought their first gas grill recently after extensive research, as well as immense input from the self-proclaimed grill expert in their lives—me. They assembled the grill, fired it up and cooked a wide variety of meats and vegetables. I was impressed. I told them to use the electric starter on the grill…

Thank you to everyone who participated and put together incredible displays to inform FCC and those visiting exactly what this amazing church has to offer! We hope it was informative and encouraging for those who wish to get more involved in our volunteer program. Please feel free to reach out to the Church Office if you missed out or need more information!

I broke a shoelace a few weeks ago. I was standing in a grocery store when I noticed my shoe was untied. When I bent over to tie the laces, one snapped and came off in my hand. I hurriedly retied the pieces, then the laces, and found some new ones on another aisle. No big deal. Disaster averted. The whole time I was in the store, however, I worried…