Everyone is invited to
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION
Sunday, May 22, at 10:00am
in Fellowship Hall
Light refreshments will be served
Nursery and child-care available
College Scholarship Applications
Click on the links below to access the college scholarship applications.
Congregational-Presbyterian Church College Scholarship Application for First Time Applicants
Congregational-Presbyterian Church College Scholarship Application for Renewal Applicants
COVID-19 Operational Plan Update
March 8, 2022
The Board has approved the following changes to our plan:
I Masks (continue current protocol for the time being)
Wearing a mask is optional at all church activities. Masks and hand-sanitizer will continue to be available in the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.
II Ministry Programs
Effective immediately, ministry programs, events, and outside groups currently “on hold” may commence. Food may be served with normal (non-COVID specific) hygienic provisions.
III Worship Services
Effective Holy Week (April 14-17: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday), Worship Service restrictions are lifted.
Programs
Senior Exercise – Welcomes everyone on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9:00-9:45am in Fellowship Hall for low-impact exercise according to the “Fit and Fall Proof” method.
Women’s Association – We meet the second Monday of each month, 10:00am-12:00noon in Fellowship Hall. Join us for a brief business meeting, a devotion provided by one of the ladies, refreshments, fellowship, prayer requests, and a study on Prayers of the Bible led by Pastor Steve. All ladies of our church and their guests are invited to join us.
Monday Evening Women’s Bible Study -Meeting on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 6:45pm in the Administration Building, join us for our study: “Proverbs: Wisdom that Works.” Study books are available – contact Rona Meske at 208-746-1128.
Deep Roots: Theology for Today – Join Pastor McLane on Tuesdays at 3:00pm in the Chapel for a reading of important Christian texts aimed at enriching our lives today. Questions? Contact Pastor McLane at mclanes@congopres.org
Wednesday Men’s Bible Study – Meets weekly with Pastor Steve in Fellowship Hall, 6:45 – 7:45am. Join us for good fellowship around God’s Word as we study the book of Romans, and enjoy coffee and donuts.
MidWeek – On March 23 we begin a new 8-part video series, “The Chosen – Season Two,” a dramatic presentation of the lives of Jesus and his followers taken from the Gospels. We will watch and discuss a new episode each week. Pastors Steve and McLane lead the discussion on Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:00pm in Fellowship Hall.
Friday Morning Women’s Bible Study -Meeting weekly on Fridays, all are welcome at 10:00am in the Chapel. We are studying Second Corinthians. Study guides are available from Gayle Beck (509-751-9918).
Food Bank Sunday – On the third Sunday of each month we invite our congregation to bring food to Fellowship Hall and place it in the shopping cart. The food is delivered to the Lewiston “Community Action Food Bank” located at 124 New Sixth Street where those in need can go and be served.
Pastor Steve’s Annual Report Letter for 2021
Dear Church Family,
It is a privilege and a blessing for me to be your Pastor, partnering with you in God’s work here in our church and in our community. Lauri and I are in our seventeenth year with you, and she joins me in expressing our gratitude for your support and friendship.
We are moving into our third year with COVID and there have been difficulties along the way for all of us, both as a family of faith and in our individual lives, but God remains faithful and there has been much to be thankful for. As you read this Annual Report, I trust you will be encouraged, as I am, to see what God has been doing through the various committees of our congregation.
Working alongside the committees is a wonderful staff of committed people who coordinate and support our ministries. Being with them on a daily basis I have come to rely on their abilities, I see their dedication to this church, and I witness their commitment to the Lord.
Pastor McLane, our Associate for Youth and Congregational Life, enters his sixth year with us and continues to lead in many areas of our church’s ministries. One of those is our Children’s Ministry, and when Kelly Paynter left us this past year to pursue a teaching position with Cornerstone Christian School, McLane put together a team of people to plan and provide ministry to the youngest members of our church family.
Lisa Huddleston is our Administrator, ably overseeing the work of the office and handling the financial affairs of our church. In our office, Bobby Jo Sinner left us for a full-time position. We determined that by increasing the hours of Anna Bruce, our other secretary, we could cover the work, and she has taken on her new responsibilities with skill and enthusiasm.
Beth Katzenberger, as she has for almost thirty years, blesses us with her God-given gifts as our Director of Music Ministries, while Rich Goodwin, our Facilities Coordinator and Rich Kaiser, our Custodian, take care of the maintenance and upkeep of our church buildings and vehicles, and keeps our physical plant running smoothly and looking good.
Mike Gabby, our Director of Senior Adult Ministry, retired in August, and his position has been filled by Laureen Trail and Mike Holder as co-directors leading respectively the programmatic and pastoral dimensions of the ministry.
Our church Board is a committed team of women and men dedicated to the ministry of our church under the lordship of Jesus Christ who alone is Head of the Church. They have led us intelligently and with grace through the complexities of ministry in the context of COVID, and I encourage you to join me in thanking them personally for their service to our church family.
What precisely the Lord has in store for us as a church in the coming year he alone knows, but in light of all the ways he has blessed us in the past, we can have every confidence that he will continue to be faithful to us, guiding us in ministry, encouraging us in hardships, and bringing us closer to one another as friends in Christ who love one another and seek to Know Christ, Become Like Christ, and Share Christ.
Yours in Ministry,
Pastor Steve