During the time that Johann Sebastian Bach served as cantor in Leipzig, he was responsible for music in two large Protestant churches...

In the tenth chapter of John, there are three sheep-farming images in a row. In verses one through six, the shepherd is known to the...

The collection box for April will be for the Restored Hearts & Soles Foundation. They are a local organization that provides new socks...

The City of Pauls Valley and the Ministerial Alliance Easter Egg Hunt is this Saturday, April 1 at 10:30. The awards are at 10:45. There...

Holy Week starts with a worship service that begins with waving palm branches, this Sunday with Palm/Passion Sunday. There will be...

On Sunday, March 26th, right after worship you are invited to stay and stuff plastic Easter eggs with candy that will be used at the...

You have the opportunity to have lunch with one of the Co-Moderators of our denomination. At noon on Tuesday, March 28th, at the First...

In a recent blog, I commented on how joy comes to us through singing, one of the lifelines of our Protestant faith. You may be surprised...

Early, early Sunday morning, March 12, our clocks will do something magical. When the clocks strike 2:00am, it will be changed by magic...

Children's Worship has now become a regular part of our Sunday morning worship service. Each Sunday, Kathy Hall and I take the grade...

For the month of March, we are collecting disposable diapers for babies. We are accepting all sizes and any brand of baby diapers. The...

We have almost made it through winter and to the glorious season of spring. According to the actor Robin Williams "Spring is Nature's way...

As we begin preparations for Lent, Holy Week and Easter, I am focused on special music for the Good Friday Service which will be held in...

Calvin said, "I interpret repentance as regeneration, whose sole end is to restore in us the image of God that had been disfigured and...

The Forum Sunday School class will be reading Lent in Plain Sight by Jill Duffield. This is a book of daily devotionals for the season...

First Presbyterian Church, First Christian Church, and First United Methodist Church have long cooperated in presenting the worship...

Members of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are inviting the public to attend a musical program featuring an Elvis...

After church (approximately 12:00 noon-ish) on February 12th there will be a fellowship event sponsored by the youth celebrating the...

For the month of February, we will continue collecting Purina brand dry dog and cat food for the Pauls Valley Animal Welfare Society.

One of the perks of being a retired teacher, from my own experience, is that I don't have to plan or preside over a Valentine's Day party...