Pastor’s Message: Sept. 13th, 2021
CHUMC Family, We know the pandemic continues to be a challenge, especially in the ways it has impacted our ability to spend time together and reach out to our community with God’s love. With that in mind, we crafted a survey for everyone to complete to indicate their interest in the kinds of activities we...
Pastor’s Message: August 23, 2021
CHUMC Family, Having just completed our Bread of Life series from John 6, it is worth taking a moment for us to reflect. At the very center of John 6 is the assertion that when partaking of the Bread Come Down From Heaven, we will never be hungry. Obviously, this is a spiritual reality and...
Pastor’s Message: August 16, 2021
CHUMC Family, (Please see the survey link at the end of this article.) At yesterday’s all church meeting, we discussed the possibility of moving our Chapel Hill administrative leadership structure to an alternative structure known as a single board model. In a single board model, the Church Council, Committee on Finance, Board of Trustees, and...
Pastor’s Message: August 9th, 2021
CHUMC Family, I write today to inform you of a couple of events that I think will be of interest to you. The first is the 2021 Annual Gathering of the Laity of the North Texas Conference. The theme this year is Set in Motion: Has the Church Left the Building? It appears to be...
Pastor’s Message: August 2, 2021
Each year the clergy gather for Covenant Day, where we renew our covenant to one another and to the local churches in the North Texas Conference. It was at our virtual Covenant Day 2020 that Bishop Michael McKee announced a new initiative in our conference, the Journey Toward Racial Justice. The resulting commission made up...
Pastor’s Message: July 26, 2021
It was a joy to see the Project Transformation interns and children back on campus this year after a year away. You can know that your donation of our church space has helped kids strengthen their reading skills this summer as we seek to close the learning gaps experienced during the disruptions to instruction over...
Pastor’s Message: July 19th, 2021
The Barna Group recently conducted research that reveals the church suffers from a disconnect from non-church goers. Their research revealed only 21% of non-church goers have a positive view of the local church.Truth be told, it is not just local churches. It is pastors as well, to a lesser degree. Only 48%of non-church goers trust...
Pastor’s Message: June 21st, 2021
CHUMC Family, It has been a breath of fresh air (pun intended) to be able to gather without masks and sing together in worship. I look forward to our continuing march back toward our new normal, but I wanted to let you know I will be taking a break. I will be on vacation through...