Community may happen in our building, it may happen elsewhere. Community happens in groups that have already been formed; it may be in new groups. Growing and re-growing our community of faith needs to be at the center of our worship, our mission, our nurture.

Our Stewardship Ministry Team has claimed the call of community this year. It’s the focus of our annual campaign, and it’s why they have invited you to participate in the Ministry and Mission Festival on October 17 – and in a way that connects us and builds community! (If you haven’t already, take a moment to RSVP here [https://western.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/81/responses/new]

“How are these tough times shaping us into who we need to be for the future?”

is God calling us to be re-formed by the Spirit at work in tough times?

God’s Spirit requires new things of us for the sake of our faith community.

Scripture is an evolving story of God’s Spirit calling people to new forms of faithfulness in tough times. How is God calling you?

Twenty years later, post-traumatic responses are still natural when we remember the trauma of September 11. But that doesn’t mean we have to be re-traumatized.