In 2011 with the blessing of our Mission Council God’s Co-Op Pantry was established to respond to our neighbor’s basic need to adequately feed themselves and their families. We provided approximately 1,200 bags that year; by 2019 that number has grown to 3,972! Our clients represent three primary demographics, residents of Ridge Oak, veterans living […]
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God’s Co-op Pantry is blessed all year round by the time and hands-on work our wonderful volunteers provide. Volunteers help run the client pick-up sessions and handle all the behind the scenes tasks, including food ordering and pick-up, filling of bags, and recordkeeping. Donations of food items and financial support from the congregation and Pantry […]
Come to the church house to see the display of beautiful oil paintings from one of our sextons, Paul Bachem. Paul studied with Harold R. Stevenson and Alma Gallanos Stevenson and enjoyed a thirty-plus year illustration career. He worked for clients in New York City, across the country and as far away as Sydney, Australia. […]
As noted in our 2018 Memorial Gift listing, we received three bequests last year. Most bequests received by us are undesignated as to purpose. When these gifts are received the church policy is to divide them as follows: 60% to the Unrestricted Endowment; 10% to the General Mission Endowment; 20% to Unrestricted Reserves; and 10% […]
Thank you to everyone for your patience and flexibility as we made service and program changes to accommodate “God’s Gift of Snow” A very special thank you to Monica and her crew at SMC Landscaping who worked throughout the blizzard Saturday, and were back Sunday, to make sure our campus was accessible and safe. We were the […]
For the past 34 years Certified Tree Expert David Welch has been working alongside the Trustees guiding the care of our oak tree. He has seen the tree through many stages of brilliance and illness! You might remember the summer of the great drought when arrangements were made for the fire department to water the […]