Pastor’s Message: August 15, 2022
CHUMC Family, First, I wish to apologize for the difficulties we had with the livestream yesterday. Some technical difficulties arose that prevented us from streaming until very late in the service. A larger portion of the service was captured on a phone yesterday and we are working on getting that posted on Monday. Next, I...
Pastor’s Message: July 25, 2022
CHUMC Family, I am pleased to announce that, starting this week, we have a new office manager. His name is Alan Pollock. Many of you have met Alan as he has attended worship here for the last few months and sang in the choir a few times before the choir went on summer hiatus. Let...
Pastor’s Message: June 27, 2022
One of the first things the book of Genesis says is that out of chaos, out of the depths, God created all life. The depths out of which creation sprung represent destruction and depth. The rushing waters smothering all life. Consider the brilliant irony that out of that came life, order, peace, and hope. The...
Pastor’s Message: June 20, 2022
Did you know our children are going to camp this summer? That’s right. We have six children registered to attend summer camp at Bridgeport Camp. I remember my children going to camp and it was always a special time for them. They grew in their faith. They had a ton of fun. And they formed...
Pastor’s Message: June 13, 2022
Every year at the meeting of the North Texas Annual Conference, we receive an address from the Bishop. In this address, the bishop provides a few points of emphasis for the upcoming year. Bishop Mike McKee’s points of emphasis for local churches in the North Texas Conference during 2022-2023 are built around reclaiming our United...
Pastor’s Message: June 6, 2022
As we enter the Season After Pentecost during this Bible Year, we begin a new worship series next Sunday. In this series, we will focus on the truth to be mined from the wisdom books of the Hebrew Bible. If you have been reading along with us, you have already encountered the story of Job....
Pastor’s Message: May 30, 2022
An excerpt from the statement of Rev. Thomas Bickerton, President of the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church, in response to the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas: My “statement” today is quite simple: Let’s go on the offense. If you are a pastor, weave our theology of a lived-out faith into sermons...
Pastor’s Message: May 23, 2022
Imagine. A church where everybody is welcomed and treated with a familial hospitality that has been embraced by the members of that church for decades. Yet the demographics of the school next door, the neighborhood, and the town in which it is located have changed drastically. Yet this local church has adapted and become a...