“It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when GOD returned Zion’s exiles.
We laughed, we sang, we couldn’t believe our good fortune . . . .
So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing,
with armloads of blessing.”
Psalm 126:1 and 6, The Message
Dear Members and Friends,
The Hills Church is emerging from the exile created by Covid. It seems like a dream that we can again gather, sing, and be in ministry with one another. We are gradually opening back up to life and ministry here at the Hills Church. The “heavy hearts” of last year are lifting, and we can again sing of a future with hope.
Two years ago, the Hills Church undertook a major initiative to prepare our physical plant and ministry for the future. People responded with generous support. Thank you!
As we return, you and the Hills Church have changed. While your Senior Minister was called to another congregation, we are pleased to serve as your Interim Co-Pastors and look forward to working with you as you prepare to call a new settled minister. The ministries of the church have been disrupted over the past 18 months, but the Food Pantry has reopened with re-organized space, the Nursery School is open with full enrollment, the Church School has renewed its rooms, and both the Church School and our Youth Groups are meeting again. Our in-person worship has been enriched with live-streaming, allowing greater capacity to reach more people on-line. Many of us are worshipping in the sanctuary on Sunday mornings. We are coming home, “laughing, with armloads of blessing.”
In a few weeks you will be asked to support the Hills Church’s mission for 2022 by making your stewardship commitment with an annual pledge or a donation. This is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude that we can again “laugh and sing” together.
Grace and peace,
