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The Annual Holiday Bazaar is here! Stop by 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 17-18, for plenty of great handmade gifts. This is a great way to get a jump on your holiday gift giving and perhaps pick up a few things for yourself as well.    ... Read More →

This Sunday we will celebrate World Communion Sunday–a day when churches of all stripes come together symbolically to share in the one body of Christ. World Communion also falls on the Sunday we emphasize reconciliation. It seems appropriate to do both as too often we have... Read More →

Coffee is a staple in my house–a necessary part of getting the day started right. It has become my ritual to empty the coffee pot each night, clean it, fill it and set the timer to go off early the next morning. Our programmable coffee pot is my morning alarm. I woke up one... Read More →

I really appreciated this piece from Jim Wallis of Sojourners because I think it exposes the tension we are living with as Christians who are called to pray for our enemies and love our neighbors (including the ones we don’t like) and who at the same time feel the desire... Read More →

Tonight’s the night…today’s the day…Wonderful Wednesdays return–hooray! Wonderful Wednesday is a multi aged youth ministry for children and youth in Kindergarten to 12th grade. We meet every Wednesday (unless otherwise noted) from 5:30-7:00pm. Each... Read More →

What a great day we had on Sunday celebrating the start of a new school year with a BBQ picnic. The grill master will be at work again on Wednesday, September 17th from 5:30-7:00 for the start of our Wonderful Wednesday multi age youth group. We will be having hot dogs and... Read More →

Join us this Sunday morning at 10:00 am as we celebrate the start of a new school year and promote children to their new Children’s church classes. We will also begin our 40 day Light a Candle for Children Prayer Vigil and have devotional booklets available for home... Read More →

Beginning June 1, Sumner FCC Sunday worship will revert to starting at 10 a.m. for the summer.  Church has been meeting at 11 a.m., following a time set aside for small groups. Those groups will be taking a break for the summer after meeting for the last time at 10 a.m. May 25. Read More →

One of the more perplexing things to explain about     Christianity is why we call this Friday Good. It is, after all, the day that Christians remember Jesus was arrested, tried, unjustly condemned and crucified on a cross. Why would we want to remember that? I find myself often... Read More →

The season of Lent begins today (March 5th) and lasts for the the 40 days leading up to Easter (excluding Sundays). During these 40 days Christians practice spiritual disciplines of fasting, praying and alms giving. These disciples of emptying and self denial help us to recognize... Read More →