Announcing two springtime group sessions! Spiritual Attributes Study This multi-week series is based on the book “Thriving Churches” and explores the spiritual attributes which characterize United Church congregations that are thriving and vibrant. You do not need to read the … Read More
This is the manuscript from which Rev. Greg preached on Sunday, 31 May 2020 (Pentecost Sunday). Check against delivery. “I can’t breathe.” Eric Garner spoke these words in July 2014 under duress from the four police officers restraining him … Read More
This is the most reliable way to join if you’re going to be in your car. (Note that this is a long-distance call from Castlegar.) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85975129990?pwd=bCt5MEhRT2V6c2FGSFk4amw1bEtNdz09 Meeting ID: 859 7512 9990 Passcode: 197063 One tap mobile +17789072071,,85975129990#,,,,,,0#,,197063# … Read More
When the COVID-19 restrictions prevented us from gathering in person, we chose to offer a podcast instead of live-streaming our worship services. Consider this a primer in case you haven’t been able to access our podcast, Resilience & Restoration. What’s a … Read More
Dear friends, This is the first of what we presume will be a series of correspondences regarding the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Staying connected and keeping safe are vital, and will likely become even more so as the pandemic progresses. … Read More
Our Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM) is January 26, 2020 following worship (beginning around 11:15am). Here is the report on our activities in 2019. The proposed changes to our congregation’s governance structure are here.
Advent Message from Rev. Greg The afternoon light fades into nighttime sky awfully early at this time of year. For some this means more isolation and separation. For others, this means time to cozy up under a blanket, maybe with … Read More
What is “success” for a church? I’ve been mulling over this question for, well, my entire adult life. At the Kootenay Faith Fest in June of 2019, our keynote speaker, Carol Howard Merritt offered some ideas of what “success” looks … Read More
Editor’s note: At the Mighty Men Conference hosted recently near Castlegar, the keynote speaker encouraged participants to espouse the late-ancient household code that includes wives “submitting” to husbands. Because the speaker had elsewhere voiced strong anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments, a group protested … Read More
The report of our 2018 activities is hot off the press! Download it here (or download the high-resolution version for printing here). Many thanks to all who contributed to the life and work of our congregation, and to the report itself.