“It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God’s grace with me…For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ...
Dear Friends, The office has been quiet this week. Almost too quiet. So a longer than usual post today. Vacation Bible School is complete. It was great.Annual Conference is complete. It was great.And now, the tenure of Dr. Kristen...
Ashland Place family, Life doesn’t always give us the chance for a proper goodbye. Change comes quickly sometimes—a diagnosis, a move, a moment that shifts everything—and we’re left wishing for just one more...
Dear Family of APUMC, It’s Vacation Bible School…and what a wonderful week it has been! Since I am still in my first year of appointment here at Ashland Place, I did not know exactly what to expect. I imagine...
My name is Caitlyn Lambeth, and I am one of the many amazing people helping plan this year’s True North VBS. We are so excited about what’s ahead! As you may already know, VBS will be held June 2–5, from 8:30 AM to...
Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood. So faith, hope, love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is...
Dear Friends, An interesting discussion arose today in the Thursday morning men’s group. We were reading Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount as found in Matthew and could not help but stumble over the...
A mid-week word from Pastor Kristen... Wednesday evening, Micah and I got home from a few days at Blue Lake Camp, where all the pastors who are moving to new appointments this summer gathered for a retreat. It was meaningful, emotional, and full...
“But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before gentiles and kings and the people of...
What a joy it was to celebrate the risen Christ with 447 people in worship on Easter Sunday! From the triumphant music to the beautiful flowers, from the packed seats to the smiling faces-it was a day overflowing with life and light. What a...
