Yes, friends, Steve and I are back from our trip to Israel-Palestine. We left on Monday, July 3rd, and returned on Saturday, July 15th. We were part of a Charlotte-based cohort of The Ministry Collaborative, an organization that serves and supports clergy on this challenging journey of church leadership. They create three-year cohorts, and during …
The world continues to be on fire. War. Gun violence. Bans. Injustice. Inequity. Internal disputes at every level of government. It’s all still happening, and it can feel overwhelming at times. In fact, it can feel overwhelming most of the time. Nevertheless, the Word of God invites us to rejoice in the Lord always (Philippians …
Two weeks ago, I attended the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership (KGCCWL) 2023 Spring Conference, held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel here in Charlotte. What an honor and a joy it was to celebrate five years of the center’s existence and also to learn from women who are seeking to continue Dr. Cannon’s …
Spring has sprung, Caldwell. The trees are budding. Pollen is falling. Birds are chirping. And Caldwell’s Hope Committee is abuzz with preparation for the Gambrell Hope Social Justice Internship Program. We host up to 5 college students each summer. Interns are placed with a partner organization involved with a social justice issue (like Habitat for …
As Easter approaches, we are preparing for our annual prayer vigil, which starts on Maundy Thursday, April 6th, at 8 p.m. and ends on Good Friday, April 7th , at 8 p.m. These twenty-four hours are a time for the Caldwell community to join our hearts and hands in prayer and silence in order to …
As Lent Winds Down, Let’s Prepare to Get Prayed Up Read More »
Ok, so you already know that Caldwell is a special and amazing church. You can see God moving through us. But we’re also coming out of three years of a global pandemic that has frayed some of the personal connections that have been such a vital part of who we are as a church. Well, …
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Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, Caldwell. Please plan to join us tomorrow evening at 6 pm in the sanctuary to sing, to hear Scriptures read, to sit in silence, and to receive the imposition of ashes – all in preparation for the upcoming six week journey to the cross and the tomb. There is an Ash …
Our Lenten Journey to the Cross Begins This Week Read More »
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Trees and lights and nativity scenes abound. Even here at Caldwell. (Thanks to and for the team of people who decorated the church last Saturday.) Please plan to come for worship in the next few weeks and check out how lovely Caldwell looks. But between the tinsel …
Homesick (hope) a poem written by: rev. sarah speed | sanctifiedart.org based on Luke 21:25-36 How do you describe homesickness to a child?You don’t.They know.Children know the feeling of being away from home.It’s fear, dipped in loneliness,that “What if I’ve been forgotten?” sonnet,or the “What if I can’t go back?” refrain.Even a healthy, scrubbed-clean,showered-with-love childknows …
Today’s blog has been written by our beloved Rev. Dr. Diane Mowrey. A month or so ago, in worship Gail asked us to consider and share answers to the question: “Where have you seen God at work in a way that gives you hope?” Folks answered in a variety of ways: in our young people; …
