You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us . . . 2 Corinthians 9.11 I quote Paul, at the top, because I do not want you to come to a specially called meeting (See Warning below) to talk about our budget thinking that the…
CROP Hunger Walk
We're organizing for our umpteenth CROP Hunger walk to take place on October 6. As has been our tradition, we invite local churches to walk with us and raise money with us. The slogan of the walk is, "We walk because they walk." In other words, it's not just about the money, but about the…
Back online
As one of you who received the fraudulent email last week from the church put it, "What a pain in the @#Q#$!" Indeed, that remark was more prescient than he could have known. There is no guarantee that it will not happen again, sadly. But I have moved our DNS server to one with more…
Hurricane Relief
Early last week, the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas were hit directly by Hurricane Dorian, at that time a very slow moving, category 5 hurricane. Recent reports suggest that as much as 60% of the island's housing and infrastructure is completely destroyed. Dorian remains a powerful and dangerous storm as it slides past the Carolinas,…
Letters of Support Requested
A coalition of Conference Ministers is gathering in Washington D.C. in late September for an action of witness and meetings with legislators around the plight of asylum seekers and migrants at our southern border. The key focus will be speaking out against the practice of separating children from their parents and keeping children in unsafe…