Rev. Chuck Thomas, our current minister, serves our congregation on a part-time schedule, making the trip up from Dayton once a month. Worship services on other Sunday's are of various formats. A member acts as the service leader and the talk (sermon, lecture) may be delivered by another member, an outside speaker, or a guest minister. We have engaged a variety of speakers, each exploring his/her own subject, which may be religious philosophy, history, current politics, local social concerns, education, ethical development, comparative religions, and so forth.
This is one way for newcomers to get to "know" about us more quickly, since we have a part-time minister who is normally here just one Sunday a month.
Lyrics: Deborah D. Smith
Music: Michael W. Smith
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
Can’t believe the hopes he’s granted
Means a chapter in your life is through
But we’ll keep you close as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
’cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
(Chorus)
With the faith and love God’s given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you’ll live in
Is the strength that now you show
But we’ll keep you close as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
’cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
(Chorus)
Chorus:
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the lord of them
And a friend will not say never
’cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long to live as friends.