Sharing God’s love in our community & the world…
225th General Assembly Roundup
As the first hybrid General Assembly was closed in prayer on July 9, the key positions and summary of actions included:
- Church leadership: The Rev. Ruth Santana-Grace and Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis were elected as co-moderators of the 225th General Assembly
- Israel/Palestine
- Fossil fuel divestment
- Unification and National Structure
- Unified budget/per capita
- Immigration
- Gun Violence
- Ukraine
- Race and gender justice
Click here for a roundup of General Assembly actions, with links for additional details.
Vacation Bible School – July 25-29
Many thanks to ALL who made Concord’s first VBS since 2019 such a great week! We heard the parables of The Good Shepherd and the Lost Sheep, The Sower, The Good Samaritan, The Mustard Seed, and The Great Pearl, then responded to them through art, song and activities. It was a special time of fellowship and spiritual growth, not only for the campers but also for our youth and adults! It took a village to pull this off, and we’re so thankful that Concord has such great people willing to volunteer and provide this ministry to the children of our community.
JOIN in our SEVEN DAYS OF PRAYER!
Using the Seven Marks of Vital Congregations, we’re asking you to be part of this summer-long effort to
- thank the Lord for the many ways the Spirit is leading us into faithful work at Concord, and
- ask the Spirit to guide and strengthen us for what the Lord is leading us to do in the days ahead.
Click on the picture above to open (and download/print if you want) a card to use for including this in your personal prayer discipline in the days ahead.
Youth Mission-at-Home Week – July 11-14
We invite you to click on the image above to view the Mission Week at Home video edited by Evan Jerista. Evan is a senior communications major at the College of New Jersey, and we are grateful to him for his time and expertise in making this video. In the video, Mission at Home participants share their thoughts after spending a week volunteering at the various outreach efforts of Friendship House.
