Back to Basics: Living Out our Faith
January-Feb 2026
We're going back to basics this January and February.
As we seek to grow in our faith as individuals and together as a church community we'll be looking at the basics of our faith that nourish and sustain us. This worship series will explore how United Methodists use scripture, tradition, reason, and experience in daily life along with guidance by the Holy Spirit to live out our faith in real and practical ways.
Join us!
As we seek to grow in our faith as individuals and together as a church community we'll be looking at the basics of our faith that nourish and sustain us. This worship series will explore how United Methodists use scripture, tradition, reason, and experience in daily life along with guidance by the Holy Spirit to live out our faith in real and practical ways.
Join us!
January 11: Baptism | Mark 1:4-12
January 18: Grace | Ephesians 2:4-10
January 25: Personal and Social Holiness | MICAH 6:6-8
February 1: Holy Conferencing | Colossians 3:12-17
February 8: Communion | 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
January 18: Grace | Ephesians 2:4-10
January 25: Personal and Social Holiness | MICAH 6:6-8
February 1: Holy Conferencing | Colossians 3:12-17
February 8: Communion | 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Tell Me Something Good: Grounding Ourselves in the Good News this Lent
February-April 2026
Lent was originally a season for new converts to learn and prepare for their baptism on Easter. During that time, they would study what was central to Christianity. This season we'll focus on what was central to Jesus’ life and ministry: radical welcome, love for neighbor, care for the vulnerable, nourishment for the hungry, nonviolence in the face of injustice. At the heart of Jesus’ teachings, we find liberation, love, mercy, and grace—all of which are meant to be very good news for us all.
Following Jesus leads to a richer, more expansive life, but it’s not necessarily comfortable. Jesus’ ministry can be described as “radical” which comes from the Latin word “radicalis,” meaning “root” or “ground.”
This Lent, let us remember that the good news really is good news. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a mustard seed and smells like perfume poured from an alabaster jar. It tastes like bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like laughter and feels like mercy.
This Lent, let the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. May the good news inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good.
Following Jesus leads to a richer, more expansive life, but it’s not necessarily comfortable. Jesus’ ministry can be described as “radical” which comes from the Latin word “radicalis,” meaning “root” or “ground.”
This Lent, let us remember that the good news really is good news. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a mustard seed and smells like perfume poured from an alabaster jar. It tastes like bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like laughter and feels like mercy.
This Lent, let the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. May the good news inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good.
