From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, May 15th is the day we set aside this year to celebrate Pentecost. Pentecost (“50”) is celebrated 50 days (49 days plus 1) after Easter and on this day we remember God’s Holy Spirit giving birth to the church. In Acts 2, Pentecost is...
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! We say these words at Easter but do we really believe these words? Do we really believe that God brings about new life after death? Or do we believe that death, destruction, and violence is the final...
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, We are in the season of Lent, the 40 days leading us into Holy Week and then Easter. Lent is our time to focus our prayers and energies into deepening our relationship with Christ. As Christians we have a responsibility to share the good...
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, When you live in the South it is not easy to make the call on whether or not to conduct worship when snow and ice are on the roads. You hate to cancel worship opportunities, but you also don’t want to put people in...
From the Pastor’s Desk Merry Christmas! We in the Christian Church get to say these words until January 6th. That is because we celebrate 12 days of Christmas which begins on December 25th. The 12th day of Christmas is the time to celebrate Epiphany. Epiphany is when we focus on...
From the Pastor’s Desk As I write this we are in the week of Thanksgiving. I have a lot to be thankful for including: The many volunteers who put together the stewardship events including a delicious lunch. We had several folks jump in with serving and planning. Thankful especially to...
Consecration Sunday is arriving Sunday, November 22nd with worship led by noted author Patrice Gaines! This year Allison Creek is seeking to approach financial stewardship from a biblical perspective and not as a way to pay church bills. We on the Stewardship & Finance Committee and Session see financial contributions as...
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, Have you ever wondered how the Bible was put together? Did it descend from the sky? Did it magically appear in a cave? Was it transcribed intact to a prophet? Actually none of these methods was the manner in which our Scriptures came to...
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, As August comes to a close there are lots of people and activity around Allison Creek that I am thankful for. There has been an amazing surge around ACPC of ministry. The Kathy Kitts Memorial Track has been completed. Next to be added in...
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends, The Session has now given final approval for the redevelopment of the 23 acres of Allison Creek Church property. Work will begin soon on the following projects: A ¼ mile walking track on the ball field to be built in memory of Kathy Kitts....
