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In his book, Living the Faith Community: The Church That Makes a Difference, John Westerhoff III writes:
“The church is a human association of a particular kind. It is not a natural group like a biological family; it is not a group based solely on common interests like a club; it is not a provider of goods and services like a corporation; it is not a voluntary association to meet and protect the interests of its members like the American Medical Association. The church is the ekklesia of God, a gathering of people called out to be something and do something on behalf of everyone: a covenant community whose purpose is to serve others.”
For 185 years since the signing of the original covenant establishing the First Christian Church, Parma Greece UCC has done just that. On August 18th, five days shy of the signing of the covenant, we will celebrate our anniversary. On that Sunday, the Reverend Rev. David R Gaewski, New York Conference Minister, will be with us. Our worship will be a time to celebrate our 185 years of ministry as well as a time to rededicate ourselves to ministry in the years ahead as the ekklesia* of God.
I look forward to sharing this very special time with you.
“The church is a human association of a particular kind. It is not a natural group like a biological family; it is not a group based solely on common interests like a club; it is not a provider of goods and services like a corporation; it is not a voluntary association to meet and protect the interests of its members like the American Medical Association. The church is the ekklesia of God, a gathering of people called out to be something and do something on behalf of everyone: a covenant community whose purpose is to serve others.”
For 185 years since the signing of the original covenant establishing the First Christian Church, Parma Greece UCC has done just that. On August 18th, five days shy of the signing of the covenant, we will celebrate our anniversary. On that Sunday, the Reverend Rev. David R Gaewski, New York Conference Minister, will be with us. Our worship will be a time to celebrate our 185 years of ministry as well as a time to rededicate ourselves to ministry in the years ahead as the ekklesia* of God.
I look forward to sharing this very special time with you.
Blessings…
Pastor Kurt+
Pastor Kurt+
