Weekly Missive

June 19, 2025

Dear Church Family,

Have you ever looked at someone and thought, “There’s no way back for them”?

This Sunday, we’ll hear the story of a man who lived among the tombs—cut off from society, chained up, and labeled as hopeless. But Jesus saw something different. Jesus saw him as a beloved child of God, still worthy of healing and still worthy of love.

The truth is, we all carry our own demons—grief, shame, addiction, anxiety, fear—and many of us are just trying to survive. But the good news of the Gospel is this: no one is ever too far gone. Not for Jesus. Not for us.

We’ll explore what it means to see with the eyes of Christ, to love those the world has given up on, and to believe that there is no tomb too dark for the light of God’s love to reach.

Sermon Title: No One Too Far Gone
Scripture: Luke 8:26–39 (The Gerasene Demoniac)
Worship: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

I hope you’ll join us for this powerful and challenging message. Bring a friend. Invite someone who needs to hear they’re not beyond God’s love—because we all need that reminder.

Looking Ahead: Special Charge Conference Scheduled

On another note, please mark your calendars for a Charge Conference on Monday, July 7, 2025. The purpose of this meeting is to consider authorizing our Board of Trustees to move forward with a long-term facility use agreement for the Family Life Center.

Our Trustees are currently in active negotiations with a group interested in using the space. While nothing is finalized yet, they are working carefully to ensure that any agreement supports both the protection of our church’s interests and the advancement of our mission: to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

If this proves to be the right opportunity, the Trustees may recommend moving forward quickly—hence the early scheduling of the Charge Conference before all the details are in place.

Included in this week’s email is a note from our Trustee Secretary/Treasure, John Phelps, offering more background. More details will be shared as they become available.

Grace and Peace,
Pastor Debbie