Over the past weeks we have covered quite a bit of the Book of Matthew. Chapter 21 and 22 has held a special place for us as we have studies the authority of Jesus questioned, The Parable of the Two Sons, The Parable of the Tenants, The Parable of the Wedding Banquet, and this past […]

The basic unit of the United Church of Christ is the local church (also often called the congregation). Local churches have the freedom to govern themselves, establishing their own internal organizational structures and theological positions. Thus, local church governance varies widely throughout the denomination. Some congregations, mainly of Congregational or Christian Connection origin, have numerous […]

Hello to October and to the faithful members and friends of Emmanuel UCC! There are many times that I visit a very interesting website of a company that does church research.  It is aptly named Pew Research.  This website gives the latest trends on churches and church attendance and can be found at https://www.pewresearch.org.  My […]

You are cordially invited to join our 2021 Consistory! Your church needs you!  This year was unprecedented with only 4 volunteers sitting on the Consistory. And while we hope we proved to be successful and productive we do not want to see this lack of involvement become a trend. Being on the consistory and helping […]