Salvation Army Creed of Excellence
I promise to love and respect myself always. I will thank God for each day; I will be proud of who I am; I will work to become a better […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
Most mornings I raise my garage door, slide into the driver’s seat of my sedan, retreat from the driveway, and after an equal number of right and left-hand turns, arrive […]
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March Special Offering: Blessing House
In the quiet of the winter, a new safe space for children is under construction. For the past 16 years, Blessing House has served Lorain County children in need of […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
If your ears were burning on Tuesday at 3pm, it’s because I was talking about you. My colleague said, “I hear you celebrating the courage of your congregation.” Wow. She […]
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A Word About Outreach
Greetings, friends! As 2020 concluded, the Outreach Committee discerned the distributions of our Outreach funds. Because of your faithfulness, we exceeded 100% of our outreach budget in 2020. Combined with […]
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February Special Offering: Week of Compassion
Dear Friends, As the relief, refugee, and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Week of Compassion works with partners to alleviate suffering around the world.We know […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
Dear Friends, On Monday, a church leader and I shared good and generative conversation. This person said, “We’ve changed a lot in the past couple of years.” Those are true […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
Washington Avenue, Beloved: One of the things that inspires me to wake up and run on this new-fangled, self-powered, beast-of-burden treadmill is that an audiobook is waiting for me. I […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
Dear Friends: This week, the Rev. Dr. Shelly Matthews, Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School, and I are co-teaching a course, entitled Transitions in Ministry. We ’re zooming […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
Dear Friends: One of the characteristics that drew me to Washington Avenue Christian Church was the legacy of strong, committed lay leadership. Here ’s one example: Though we ’ve had […]