From today’s service: Let us sacrifice to God our own broken spirits; LORD, cleanse and heal our broken, hungry hearts. Make us artisans of justice, crafters of mercy, makers of peace. Build your kingdom in us! Make us builders of your kingdom come. True worship is this: justice-seeking, providing for, protecting forgotten, lonely people; impoverished …
Dear Friends, I am very excited and honored to have joined the Board of Directors of the Liberty Bell Museum of Allentown! If you don’t know the story of how the Liberty Bell was clandestinely transported from Philadelphia for safe-keeping under the floorboards of Zion’s “Liberty Bell” UCC Church in Allentown during the American Revolution, …
Join us for a historical expression of a timeless reality this Pentecost! Christ’s Church at Lowhill is an historic church; next year marks our 250th anniversary, and our current sanctuary is 150 years old. But we also strive to be a church community that looks to entrench itself in the future to which God is …
I found this wonderful prayer on the website of our brothers and sisters in the United Methodist Church. It’s great to use with children in a family (or church) setting because it spells out what we believe in everyday language that is easy to say and easy to understand. There are many mysteries when it …
We’re celebrating Pentecost this Sunday, and welcome everyone to celebrate the coming of God’s Holy Spirit in the historic life of the church. But what does any of that actually mean? This video, from non-profit studio The Bible Project, does an excellent job connecting the story of the Holy Spirit throughout scripture and experience.
It was wonderful to worship together with organ, piano, and acoustic guitar! We also explored the Tower of Babel story by building and destroying our own tower of self-centeredness, then rebuilding it on the altar, piece by piece, into a representation not of our own pride or desires, but of the Body of Christ! As …
While we’re focusing our sermon and scripture tomorrow on the story of the Tower of Babel in preparation for celebrating Pentecost, we’re opening our service with a special Call to Worship and Litany in honor of Mothers’ Day. Recalling familiar and powerful figures from the history of our faith, this litany honors mothers, but also …
Getting ready to look at the Tower of Babel story on Sunday, and incorporating David Gray’s 1998 hit “Babylon” into a call and response with Keith Green’s “Create in Me a Clean Heart.” We’ll have piano, organ, and acoustic guitars leading us in worship! Join us!
Dear Friends, It seems like just yesterday that we celebrated a fantastic egg hunt in the snow! The weeks since Easter have flown by, and we’ve been exploring what it means to live as God’s risen people. We’ve been exploring the mission of God’s risen people, the joy of God’s risen people, the witness of …
Christ’s Church at Lowhill is excited to announce the first of many fun fellowship events for youth in our area! What: Let your creativity flow while we decorate Easter eggs to support our community Egg Hunt and enjoy fun, fellowship…and pizza! All ages welcome! When: Friday, March 23, starting at 5PM. Where: Social Hall, Christ’s …