This past Sunday was my installation as senior pastor of Unity. I feel deeply grateful for the volunteers who spent countless hours working to make the service and dinner so incredible. I have quite a few highlights: -Dinner. Wow! I have heard since my arrival how delicious Jack Wong and company’s meals can be. I...
Today I am in Montreat, NC. I am attending my first meeting of the Presbytery of Western North Carolina. These meetings remind me how much of a blessing it is to be a Presbyterian. As a Presbyterian Church, we are a part of a network of churches that care for, support, and pray for one...
Do you see the picture with this post? That has been the view from my kitchen window for the past month or so. My family and I have been living in the church manse as we get settled in the Denver area. There are a lot of good aspects about living so close to the...
That is how long my family and I have been in Denver so far. This first month has been packed full with new experiences. Some of my favorites have been: -Hiking the High Shoals Falls trail in South Mountain State Park. -Getting a 12 ounce latte at Cabellas and discovering that it comes...
On March 11, Compassion, Peace & Justice (CPJ) committee members hosted 15 African-American community leaders for dinner and discussion on racism. Through this event, CPJ, on behalf of Unity, reached out to our neighbors and invited them to talk about their life experiences growing up and living in East Lincoln. CPJ members listened and learned...
What an Easter! Thank you for joining us in that tremendous celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. As I was reflecting on the day I was particularly struck by how joyful the morning felt. It made me wish that everyday could feel like that. And maybe everyday could… What if we woke up every morning and the...
PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (PDA) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It enables our congregations and mission partners to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events. Find an interactive world map with OGHS recipients at www.pcusa.org/oghsmap....
Our UConnect Elementary children collected donations of clothing for a local elementary school. They delivered 54 pairs of new pants, 63 pairs of mittens, plus belts, hats and tops. The school counselor sent this report: I wanted to share something that just happened. I had a 3rd grader who came to school with a very...
Seventy members and friends of Unity Presbyterian Church in Denver, North Carolina, gathered on October 8 to hear the International Peacemaker Achol Majok Kur Kier (Achol for short) share stories about working for peace and justice in South Sudan. Achol was one of sixteen International Peacemakers that the Presbyterian Church (USA) brought to the...
The Access to Success (A2S) Foundation’s annual fundraising dinner Soulful Supper- A Chefs Event was held Thursday, September 21 at Langtree Plantation in Mooresville, NC. Unity served as a Hope Sponsor for the event and provided themed gift baskets for the silent auction. Baskets were provided by Presbyterian Women (Bird Lovers), Compassion, Peace and Justice...
