Brazil 2018
In July, a mission team of 13 from our church joined with a team of 22 Brazilians to serve, worship and work at the he Instituto Metodista Carlota Pereira Louro, a Methodist-run nursing facility in Três Rios, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read MoreUpdates from the Holy Land
Dr. Howell and Rev. Parker Haynes are leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Here, Parker shares updates from the trip.DAY 1 After several delays and a long plane ride, we have arrived in Israel. Day One begins in Caesarea Maritima, where Herod the Great built an opulent palace, Peter visited Cornelius in Acts 10,…
Read MoreLearn about the Bible
Learn About the BiblePastoral Series Encountering the World of Scripture – Through this series, Dr. Howell examines passages of scripture from Genesis to Revelation. Enjoy, ponder, be puzzled, amazed, and grateful! Programs Jesus: Fact or Fiction…or Both An Hour Through The Bible Jesus is THE Way? The Life and Journeys of Paul The Book of…
Read MoreGrief and great loss in the season of joy
Grief and Great Loss in the Season of Joy This article originally appeared in The Charlotte Observer By James C. HowellThe hurting wonder: “Don’t they know what has happened to me?” But God is there, beside us, beneath us, around us, within us. That is what Christmas is about.In “Tuesdays with Morrie,” Mitch Albom tells…
Read MoreA Christmas Reflection
A Reflection from the Christmas Concerts Written by Craig Fisher Photos by Lisa Howell I felt compelled to write down some of my observations that I witnessed at the day of Sunday, December 4th during the Christmas concerts. I don’t have the elegance with words and thought to speak off the top of my head,…
Read MoreBest Practices for Parents
God, Church, Parents & Children: The Gold Standard Best Practices for Parents, from Dr. HowellDownload a printable version.
Read MoreBrazil 2016
Painting and Crafts in Brazil New Partnerships Vacation Bible School in Três Rios
Read MoreDisaster Relief
HAITI HURRICANE RELIEF Help fill a bus for our friends in Haiti! Hurricane Matthew’s high winds wiped out most, if not all of the crops, in Bayonnais and has left the people without food. We are collecting bags of rice and beans to place in a bus that will be driven to Miami and shipped…
Read MoreMission Mexico: Meeting Other’s Needs and Our Own
Mission Mexico: Meeting Other’s Needs and Our Own by Anna Weddington In August of 2015 I created a spreadsheet of twenty two internships that I would apply to over the next few months. Many thought it was far too early to be planning for the next summer considering the ninety degree temperatures hadn’t even begun…
Read MoreThe Future of the Church
A Conversation on the Future of the Church With all the handwringing about the future of the mainline Church, Intersection went straight to the source. Assistant Director of Communications Melissa McGill gathered the summer interns at the Harris Teeter patio across the street for a wide-ranging conversation on their hopes and disappointments about the Church,…
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