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We meet for worship at 214 Spencer Street NE. Directions.
Service begins Sundays at 10:00AM.

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Creston Christmas Tree lighting—December 7 at 6:00PM

Join us on Saturday, December 7 at 6:00PM for our very first Creston Community Christmas Tree Lighting! This event is hosted by New City in partnership with the Creston Neighborhood Association and the North Quarter Corridor Improvement Authority. The festivities will begin at 6:00PM and will include the tree lighting, carolers, and lots of cookies,…

your mission—you should choose to accept it!

Many organizations, whether non-profits or for-profit businesses, have a mission statement. The mission statement is intended to drive that organization’s activities. For example, IBM’s mission statement begins, “To lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry’s most advanced information technologies, including computer systems…” IBM’s leadership determines products to develop and sell based on…

does Reformation Day really matter?

Today is October XXXI. Sorry. I should convert that from the Roman system: today is October 31. Today is Reformation Day. On October 31, 1517, a monk and scholar named Martin Luther published a series of debate points known as “the 95 Theses”. The issue was the sale of “indulgences”. These “indulgences” first appeared in…

THIS is the most important election ever!

You’ve seen the post. I don’t mean a particular post on social media; sadly they are all too common but the central thread is fairly consistent: if you’re a Christian, you must vote, and the candidate or party is almost always implied or even stated directly. In short, to be a Christian means to vote…