Coming Together: Two in One

We are stronger together

It’s been a joy to see how well our two churches - Pilgrim and Riverview - have come together as one congregation. That’s been a real sign of the Spirit’s work in our community, and for that I’m grateful.

As part of that “coming together” is the consideration of whether or not we want to be a dual-denomination congregation, with a foot in each of our denominations - the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church/Disciples of Christ. There are actually a number of congregations in the U.S. with dual-denomination status (and some with three or more denominations, like Methodist or Episcopalian as well!). Let me know if you’re curious to see the websites of some of those churches; I’d be happy to get them to you.

What could that mean for us? Well, that’s something we’ll be exploring in the next few months, to see if dual-denomination status would be a good fit for us as well.

To help with that consideration, I’ll be sharing information about our two denominations in our newsletter, as well as during sermons, weekly updates, this blog, etc.

I’ll be sharing more information as we go along, but always feel free to ask me questions. If I don’t have the answer, I’ll find out where we can get it. And please continue to pray that we grow as one church in Jesus… that is the blessing that God has provided for us, and a blessing for which, as I said, I am very grateful. - Pastor Dan Robinson