"...On Broadway!"

September 2010
...I approach this Gathering Sunday, and the new program year, with a great deal of enthusiasm. It’s going to be a wonderful year. I just know it… because I am finally learning what saints in every generation have learned:  that the Hand of Providence is wonderfully kind and unfailingly faithful...

Summer (July-August) 2010
...With the addition of these [10 new members], total membership at Broadway Church has increased by an impressive 50% in the last four years. There are many reasons that churches grow, not the least of which is the unseen hand of God...

June 2010
...This past month, we said farewell to some dear friends at Broadway...I don’t like to say goodbye... But I am learning to embrace the goodbyes, knowing that...in the tears and hugs and words, we give expression to that Love which we cannot see and yet trust to hold us and the entire Universe together...

May 2010
... Broadway Church is in a period of growth. For that, we thank God. But all of these programs and studies and staff and dinners and retreats and worship services and missions cost money. They are producing fantastic results, but they all have a price tag... So what are we to do to make ends meet?...

April 2010
... Stewardship is about more than giving; it’s a way of being—“It’s Who We Are.” As we prepare for Broadway Church’s 2010 Stewardship Campaign, we invite you to share why you think it’s important to support Broadway Church with your treasure, time, or talent... (Left: Young Molly Schoberl's Stewardship Moment.)

March 2010
... What if [Communion]...was not just something we did at church, but was also a part of all our ordinary days? What if we reflected on Christ’s love and grace and compassion whenever we sipped coffee or enjoyed a slice of pizza?...

February 2010
... Just a quick note from Haiti while I have an email signal! I arrived last Sunday and can definitely say this is the worst I've ever seen in a disaster...People here need your prayers and financial support if
possible ‐ it's going to be a very long recovery...

January 2010
... in this Year of our Lord 2010, I pray that we may all (re)discover ways to honor our bodies; honor our breath (life); honor our work, and thus lead lives that more fully reflect the faith we claim...

December 2009
... [My] name is Travis Winckler and I am the new associate pastor at Broadway UCC. Originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, I am a recent graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary where my spouse Emily continues to study as a doctoral student...

November 2009
... I am convinced that it takes both head and heart working together to even come close to understanding eternal things....

Summer 2009
... It is with joy and gratitude that I introduce to you these newest members of our household of faith... We are growing. And for that, and all the gifts these folks bring to our common life together, we offer God our thanks and praise!

June 2009
...We are no longer those timid folks hiding behind the locked doors of declining numbers and long ago “glory days.” The Spirit is moving among us with new vision, fresh hope and a stronger faith. It is nothing less than the wind of the Spirit.

May 2009
...With all the great advances of the last century, one of our biggest losses is a sense of community...While the ways we can communicate...have multiplied, our face-to-face interactions are at an all-time low. One of the few places where that is not the case is at church.

April 2009
...When the women went to the tomb,... the young man in Mark’s Gospel did not tell them how Jesus was raised or even what his resurrection ultimately meant...He simply proclaimed: “He has been raised. He is not here.”

March 2009
... If we choose faith, then together we will find new, more efficient ways to do ministry. Our outreach and ministries will not shrink, but expand as we find better ways to be stewards of all that God has lavished upon us.

February 2009
...The liturgical season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday which, this year, falls on February 25... [and] we have planned to collaborate with Advent Church for both the noon and evening liturgies on that day....

January 2009
... Since there has been much interest expressed in having hands-on mission activities for the church, we have the first of many planned. On Sat., Jan. 24th a group of us will go to Habitat for Humanity's project in Brooklyn...

December 2008
...This Advent, put quietness and reflection at the top of your ‘to do’ list. Be open to see new directions to old problems.

November 2008
...[I] wonder what it would feel like for us if we gathered every Sunday with the same numbers and energy that we have on Gathering Sunday. Can you imagine such a wonderful thing?

October 2008
[God said...] 'Behold, I am doing a new thing! ...Do you not perceive it?'... My prayer for Broadway is that we will perceive this new thing that God is doing ... in the new ideas that will challenge and change us.

September 2008
... Are your dreams for Broadway Church a little “outside the box”? So are mine! Let’s be brave and loving and fearless! ... Let’s go with the flow. And let’s enjoy the ride!...

Summer (July-August) 2008
...The children [at Broadway's new Summer Bible Camp] will... create their own drama to explain and illuminate their own faith experiences.

June 2008
...When people choose to be generous, the result is a cheerfulness that the selfish spending can never buy.

May 2008
...We are people who look at the world around us and are confident that diversity is God’s intention for creation. Broadway Church embodies diversity.

April 2008
...In the weeks and months to come, we will hear a lot of talk about the future of Broadway Church. And some of what we hear will challenge us to think boldly and bravely about what God is calling us to do and be.

February 2008
"The Tides of Lent" by Pastor Campbell; the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC President; Mardi Gras Party; New Orleans Mission Trip; Ash Wednesday services; More about our new Book Club and Synod Series; Joseph Medlin's Ordination pix.