As we arrive at Palm Sunday and continue our Easter sermon series called The Gardener, we move from last week’s garden in Eden (a garden of delight, order, and goodness) to a garden called Gethsemane.   Here we find a garden of sorrow, trouble, and anguish.  A garden with sinners and betrayers. ...

So, one of the things I (Bill) have been doing this week is cleaning out my garage, and in doing so, came across a box that contained a number of long-forgotten thumb drives.  I thought it would be interesting to see what information (videos, pictures, documents) I might find on...

To our Five Forks Family –  Wednesday, March 18th   Like all of you, here at the church, we are doing our best to keep informed and do what we can to represent Jesus well, taking full advantage of the opportunity that we have before us.   An Opportunity to...

Now that we have concluded our series on Community Life, we begin a new 5-week series called “The Old Testament…Why Bother?” As much as we love studying the words of Jesus and putting them into practice, if we’re not careful we can end up missing out on God’s fuller story...

We have some very important dates coming up that we don’t want you to miss.  These include:   Sunday, February 23rd – Baptism/Membership Sunday  This will be our first Sunday of 2020 to baptize those who have decided to follow Jesus and bring into membership those who desire to become a...

This past Tuesday evening we held our 68th Annual Council, with 147 in attendance.  There was a good and profitable discussion on various issues, and here are the results of some of the business that was conducted: All appointments for Deacon Board, Grounds and Maintenance Committee and Finance Committee were confirmed....

All Wednesday programs and services have been canceled today (1/8/20).

This Sunday Pastor Ray concludes his sermon series on Resilient Faith.   We’ll turn our attention to Mark’s gospel, chapter 4 verses 7 through 10 and read about a furious storm.  We’ll see what God wants to teach us about gaining A New Perspective when it comes to Jesus; when it...

Our Annual Church Auction is quickly approaching and will be held Thursday, September 26th in the Multi-Purpose Room. The Silent Auction and Food begins at 5:00 P.M. and the Live Auction begins at 6:00 P.M. “Picnic-Style” Menu for the Church Auction This year we’re simplifying the menu and will be...

This Sunday we begin a new sermon series that will take us through the month of August.  Pastors Bill (Auditorium) and Ray (Chapel) will bring this 4-week series called From Slavery to Intimacy.  We’ll be looking at the life of Moses who God used to lead the Israelites out of...