Friends, This week I did something I’ve never done before: I led a Bible study via Zoom. I know several classes and small groups have been meeting online, but this was a new thing for me. I have to say …
Pastor’s Note with Special News about Reopening
Friends, Let’s talk about re-opening. Governor Parson will begin to reopen the state on Monday, May 4. You’ve probably been wondering what this means for Schweitzer. We have been committed from the beginning to working with and supporting the Springfield-Greene …
Pastor’s Note – April 23, 2020
No images? Click here Friends, We’ve all been learning things during this coronavirus crisis. I wanted to write a series of Pastor’s Notes about some of the things we’ve been learning as a church. Last week, I wrote about how we’ve …
Pastor’s Note – April 16, 2020
Friends, I hope you had a great Easter! I certainly needed the Easter celebration. It was good to be reminded of the hope that we have found in the empty tomb. On Good Friday, we had a band lead us, …
Pastor’s Note – April 9, 2020
Friends, Christ is risen! This weekend we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. (Actually, every Sunday we celebrate resurrection, but this Sunday, of course, is Easter). It’s a bit of a bittersweet Easter. As Todd Hunter writes in a recent article on Christianity Today, …
Pastor’s Note – April 2, 2020
Friends, I’ve heard from so many people who are very encouraging and offer words of appreciation for our Sunday worship. Today, I want to give some credit where credit is due. Our staff team has gone above and beyond to …
Pastor’s Note – March 26, 2020
Friends, What a week we’ve had. Everyday the news seems to get worse. There is tremendous uncertainty. Fear is everywhere. And yet…there is also hope. We are called children of God. There’s an empty grave. We’ve been given the promise …
Pastor’s Note – March 19, 2020
Friends, I’ve been reading through 2 Samuel lately. Recently, I read this line, During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years so David sought the face of the Lord. (2 Samuel …
Pastor’s Note – March 12, 2020
Friends, The church will be taking some precautionary steps in light of the spreading coronavirus. You can start expecting three things to be different immediately at Schweitzer: We will ask people to refrain from shaking hands during our greeting time. …
Pastor’s Note – March 5, 2020
Friends, A few weeks ago, we conducted a brief survey of our church in light of the upcoming General Conference of the United Methodist Church. We have a Study Group meeting to look deeply into scenarios and the possible impact …