A note from Pastor Travis
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A note from Pastor Travis
Dear friends, The Christmas season is upon us! What a wonderful time of year. I love the lights, trees, and music. I enjoy the excitement and anticipation of our children as Christmas gets closer and closer. Perhaps, the best part …
A November note from Pastor Travis
Dear friends, The country, indeed, the world, is facing some very difficult times. There is uncertainty. There is fear. It is hard to think about Thanksgiving when there is so much chaos facing our nation. It is difficult to have …
An October Note from Pastor Travis
Dear Friends, There are important symbols fundamental to our identity as Christians. Though they may be understood differently in various Christian traditions, they traverse the boundaries of dominations and are important to all Christians. They connect us to Catholics, Presbyterians, …
A September note from Pastor Travis
Dear friends, Recently, I saw a billboard for a church. It had a picture of a little child on it, and it read, “Soon, she will be dragging you to church!” What a wonderful image! How often do we have the image …
A Note from Pastor Travis
Dear friends, Soon after I was appointed to the First UMC, an introductory article about my family and me was printed in the newsletter. It shared some basic facts about my background and my family. As I considered what to …
A final note from Pastor Stacey
Dear friends, May 2018 I’ve been procrastinating about writing this, my last article for The Gleam. Saying good-bye is not easy. For the past five years we have journeyed together. We have shared challenges and victories, struggles and celebrations. We …
An Easter Message from our Pastor
Dear friends, During the Easter season, we sing “Hymn of Promise:” In our end is our beginning, in our time, infinity;In our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity.In our death, a resurrection, at the last, a victory, Unrevealed until …
A Message from Pastor Stacey
Dear friends, The season of Lent begins soon. Lent is the forty days from Ash Wednesday (March 6) to Easter, not counting the Sundays. In the recent past, you may have thought of lent as a me to “give up” …
A Message from Staff Parish Relations
Dear friends, Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar has decided to appoint Pastor Travis Bonnete-Kim to serve our church upon Pastor Stacey’s retirement in July. The Staff Parish Relations Committee met with District Superintendent We Hyun Chang on Monday, January 14th in the …