Wendy Miller Olapade

Beloved, What a glorious day we had last Sunday as we thanked God for the blessing of our building and all of the ministries which had transpired therein, let go of any negativity onto which we were holding, decommissioned our…

There is something poignant about the fact that our final days after 110 years in our beautiful, solid as a Gothic rock, 1904 structure, come to pass in the midst of the glory that we all know as autumn in…

Dearly Beloved, Whether you plan to continue with us in our new ministry, or you have decided to join another faith community (or somewhere in between) we urge you to gather together this Sunday, September 21 and next Sunday, September…

noun \tran(t)-ˈsi-shən a change from one state or condition to another passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another—change a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another a musical modulation; a musical passage…

This past week my facebook feed has been a flurry of photos of heading back…heck, I am even friends with a couple of folk whose children started kindergarten this year—although many of them are children I baptized ;-). It was…

“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn truth.” --Hermann Hesse This past Sunday we gathered in the sanctuary of ‘our’ backyard at the parsonage for worship and a…

Friends. Like so many, I am heartbroken (again) over the killing of another young black man and that which has transpired since. According to Melissa Harris-Perry’s recent impassioned segment on MSNBC a white police officer has killed two black people…

sanctuary [sangk-choo-er-ee] noun, plural sanctuaries. a sacred or holy place. Judaism: the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem; the holy of holies of these places of worship. an especially holy place in a temple or church. the part of…