October 2025 | Renewal

I love the season of fall!  When the air turns crisp and the trees start showing off their colors, I find myself pausing to breathe and reflect. It feels like an invitation from God to pay attention, to notice what God is doing.

This fall, our church is making a shift that I think holds that same kind of invitation. Instead of our Administrative Council meeting every month, we’ll be meeting quarterly. And in those “off” months, we’re opening the space to the whole church family — not for business or reports, but for prayer, learning, and listening    together for God’s direction.

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited about this. Too often, churches can get caught up in the nuts and bolts of running things and forget to pause, pray, and dream together. These new gatherings will be a chance to do just that—to slow down, to ask what God is doing in and among us,  and to imagine what’s next. Think of it like sitting around the family table, where everyone has a seat and everyone’s voice matters.

My prayer is that these times  together will deepen our discipleship—helping us grow in Christ—and inspire us toward new ways of reaching out with God’s love. I believe that as we step into this new rhythm, God will show us more than we can ask or imagine. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 3:20 that God is able to do “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,      according to his power that is at work within us.” I am confident that as we take this next step, God will do just that—immeasurably more!

Let’s move forward together in faith, prayer, and vision. The first Vision Meeting is Monday,      October 13th at 6:00 pm. I hope you will join us—I can’t wait to see what unfolds as we seek God’s vision together!

Grace and peace,
Pastor Sherry