On Purpose
By: Bethany Davey During our most recent Worship Commission meeting, someone* reflected on the ways our community is connected in purpose. Their reflection led me to consider what we do and how we are connected on purpose, in service to a shared sense of community and call. So much of what we do…
Wisdom, Strength, Renewal and Resolve
[Written by Robin Walton] I am so excited that we are going to focus on Anabaptism’s 500th anniversary this fall. If the 15 year old Robin could hear me say that she was excited about 16th century history, she would not believe it. When I got the 500th anniversary special edition of Anabaptist…
Wisdom for the Church
Last weekend myself and a handful of others from CMC attended the yearly gathering of the Central District Conference (CDC). This year was at Bluffton University (Go Beavers!) and carried on the theme “Listen! Wisdom is Calling.” The three worship services for the gathering were themed around wisdom from the…
More About Joy
[Written by Robin Walton] Let’s talk a bit more about Joy The fruit of the spirit is the focus of our summer worship. We focused on Joy on Sunday but before we move on, a few more thoughts. It has been a busy few weeks at CMC. Rummage and Plant…
It Takes a Village
A couple Sundays ago we held our annual Keeping CMC Safe themed worship service, which served as the yearly (re)training for the congregation. If you missed it, you will have the opportunity to complete the training on our website. It is our goal to have 100% of the congregation trained…