There are so many storms around us all over the world... For me, the only way to not be paralyzed by the shock and desperation is to advocate for those ideals Jesus modeled – feeding, healing, showing compassion, praying, suffering, and challenging leaders to make difficult decisions.

Thanksgiving Reflection: Freedom from Want

As a people whose faith calls us to seek the well-being of our neighbor, we have an opportunity to encourage our government officials to enhance existing programs so that more mothers and children can survive.

Take Action to Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths

And together we can fulfill the command of Jesus, who told his disciples to go to all the world to tell about the new life we have in Jesus.

Built on a rock

November, 2015 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, […]

Calling on world leaders to protect God’s creation

Advent begins on November 29 this year. In addition to our regular weekend worship schedule on Saturdays and Sundays, during the season of Advent, we also offer Holden Evening Prayer services on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. Come early, before worship, to share meals with our guests from Operation Warm Heart, starting at 6:00 pm.

Advent Worship 2015

Zion participates in Operation Warm Heart (OWH), a program of the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, providing temporary shelter in our fellowship hall for homeless men, women, and children during the colder months of the year. We host our guests on Wednesday evenings from December 2, 2015 through March 30, 2016. Our […]

Operation Warm Heart 2015/2016

An update: “Table and Font: Who is Welcome at the Table?” study and conversation The “Table and Font” conversation has been taking place in this church for this past year in response to a memorial that was sent to the 2013 Churchwide Assembly. From this memorial and the Church Council’s […]

“Table and Font” Update

We have a song of thankfulness that God intends for us to sing – singing this song with the melodies of our lives, the harmonies of our neighborly service to the stranger and the imperfect beats that mold so tenderly together, allowing us never to keep our thanks silent, but to live it out daily.

Worship News: November 2015