We meet for worship at 214 Spencer Street NE. Directions.
Service begins Sundays at 10:00AM.
Every year on the second Thursday in December the Creston neighborhood comes together for “Lights On Creston”—a community event intended to showcase our business community while providing an opportunity to spend time with our neighbors. The event is on December 12 from 4:00–8:00PM. Neighbors and visitors can get pictures with Santa, shop at the artisan…
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,…
Church discipline is not practiced enough. We need more church discipline. Right now you’re thinking, “What?!” I suspect that for the majority of us, the expression “church discipline” has been purely punitive. It is punishment and even retribution for sinning. You’ve probably seen it play out: a person sins, confesses his or her sin, the…
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…
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…