Resourcing local pastors and churches in the Corridor District to help make disciples of all nations for the transformation of the world.
On Thursday of this week, Ascension Day will be celebrated. As we know, Jesus ascends into heaven a full 10 days prior to the fulfillment of his promise that the disciples would be baptized with the Holy Spirit. In the meantime, they had to wait. Living in the “meantime” between promise and fulfillment, an end… Continue Reading→
From Sarah Carter, AADS for the Corridor District If you haven’t already, please remember to block off Monday, July 25th on your calendar for the District Set Up Meeting. This is one of the two required meetings for those appointed to serve a church. You received the date at last year’s Set Up Meeting.
We’re all connected. We experience connection through the activity of the Holy Spirit, we observe it in the workings of the natural world, and we live it as United Methodists through our polity, or the way we organize ourselves for mission and ministry. The Corridor District Creation Care Team works in connection with the NC… Continue Reading→
I have to give credit for this line of thought to Farron Duncan, whose sermon touched me deeply this past Sunday. As he was speaking about Peter’s healing of Tabitha, he spoke about “holy positioning.” Recounting the stories of Peter in Acts 9-10, Farron noted that Peter’s route of Lydda, Joppa and Caesarea put him… Continue Reading→
The lectionary gospel lesson for this coming Sunday (John 21:1-19) is rich in meaning, with many possible trajectories for preaching. One of the questions that arises in me as I read this text is why the disciples were in Galilee. After all, the crucifixion, resurrection and post-resurrection appearances of Jesus all happened around Jerusalem. Yet,… Continue Reading→
“Resources! We need resources!” This is the plea that keeps arising from local churches that want to engage robustly in creation care ministries of all types, from adding creation-themed liturgy to weekly worship to working through the Green Church Initiative (https://nccumc.org/creation/green-church-initiative/). The recently-formed Corridor District Creation Care Team hears this plea and wants to help…. Continue Reading→
Labels are hard to shed. Just ask the disciple Thomas. We don’t know him as Faithful Thomas, Steadfast Thomas, or Devoted Thomas. No, he is infamously Doubting Thomas. Granted, he was hesitant to believe that the risen Christ had visited the disciples on Easter evening. Too bad he wasn’t with them. Yet, despite the fact… Continue Reading→
The Gospel Lesson for this coming Sunday, John 12:1-8, gives insight into how gratitude flows from a life of faithfulness. Mary’s anointing the feet of Jesus seems like an excessive act. The perfume which is identified as nard, was an imported extravagance. As Judas reminds us, the perfume’s value was three hundred denarii. With the… Continue Reading→
Sunday – May 1st – 2:00 to 7:00pmCamp Chestnut Ridge – 4300 Camp Chestnut Ridge Rd. Efland, NC 27243 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Welcome & Worship3:00pm – 6:00pm: Mission & Service at Camp Chestnut Ridge6:00pm – until: Dinner*/ Free time ($12.00 for dinner) (* Dinner is optional.) Contact Lydia Cauley if you have questions about this… Continue Reading→