Beargrass’ Health Ministry is offering four sessions of mat Pilates in Chalice Hall, led by Sarah Blackwell as part of her certification with Club Pilates. Dates/Times – In Chalice Hall During these sessions, Sarah will guide you through exercises designed to improve your strength, stability, and flexibility. Just bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes!…
Did you know that our new online directory allows you to upload your own favorite photo? One of the challenges in a church the size of Beargrass is that you may not know everyone who goes to a different worship service or Sunday School class. You can help make Beargrass a more friendly, welcoming place…
Ministry Team Night was held on Monday, July 15. Led by Leigh Turner, Mission Board Chair, the gathering took place on Zoom. Our Ministry Team meetings continue to reinforce how our shared spiritual foundation strengthens our resolve and propels us forward in our mission, creating an unstoppable tide of progress. To open the meeting, Beargrass’…
New to Beargrass? You are invited to join us for an upcoming opportunity to learn more about our church at our next “Beargrass 101 Brunch” on the first Sunday of each month! This free brunch is open to all recent visitors and new members and will take place in between the two morning worship services…
Yes, traditional hot water heater last about 10 years, so when it breaks or your water heater is about 10 years old, its time to look into a Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Why? It’s one of the best home upgrades to save money on your electric bill and it’s gentler to God’s earth? HPWH…
Idling your car, especially during hot or cold weather, seems necessary to keep comfortable. However, if instead, we turn off the gas, listen to the radio and keep the windows up, we’ll quickly be back to comfort. (Both hybrid & EV cars run off the electrical battery when idled, another reason to get one!) Remember…
Fantastic additions from your favorite library at Beargrass: We’ve just added a treasure trove of new books, including the latest Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners for kids. Your favorite authors are here too—dive into new releases by John Grisham, Kristin Hannah, Anne Lamott, and Nicholas Sparks. Plus, we’ve curated a special collection of Juneteenth books…
What can we do to cool God’s earth? We didn’t know the damage we would cause by using fossil fuels to run nearly everything. We know that fossil fuels when burned release CO2 , the CO2 escapes into the atmosphere. CO2 creates a chemical cover which won’t let much heat escape into the atmosphere, but holds heat close to the earth like…
By Mike Puckett, Mission Support Ministry Team Chair One of our local, longtime mission partners, WaterStep, shares many alarming global facts about water safety on their website:• 1 in 10 people do not have access to safe water. That’s 663 million people–twice the population of the US• Women and children spend 200 million hours each…
Beargrass’s Mission Board met on Monday, June 17th. The boards is made up of Beargrass’s Ministry Team Leaders, the Deacon and Elder Chairs, and our ministers. In addition to those fine folks, we had special guests, Justin Key, Treasurer, and Shelly Grant, Finance Director, this time around. Justin provided guidance on how our teams and…
On June 16, 2024, Beargrass held it’s first Juneteenth Celebration in Chalice Hall. Juneteenth commemorates the freedom of enslaved people on June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln. There is still much to learn and understand about its full significance. Former enslaved were shown a video depicting their…
Through the generosity of many donors past and present, the Mission Support Team is honored to award scholarships to worthy recipients from the church family each year. Listed below are the recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year. The John Keith Knopf Scholarship Award was established in memory of Keith Knopf, a talented young musician who…
Join us on Sunday, June 16th at 10 AM in Chalice Hall for a special celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest known African American holiday commemorating the freedom of the last enslaved people on June 19, 1865. Although recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, many still seek to understand its full significance and why it…
There is a lot of waste when making food, from simple gardening to preparing leftovers We keep the garbage can close to the kitchen preparation site and gardening space, so just throw what’s leftover in the garbage rather than a special tub, that when full, can be brought to the compost pile. If you have…
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) formally gave birth to our Reconciliation Ministry at its International Convention in 1968, in response to the civil unrest of the times. In 2001, a denominational vision was adopted that included becoming a Pro-Reconciliation / Anti-Racist church. Its mission spoke to a “journey toward wholeness by empowering members of…
Begins: 6/09/2024 • Ends: 06/13/2024 • Times: 6:30-8:00 pm Summer is here, which means Vacation Bible School (VBS) is just around the corner!! Vacation Bible School will take place June 9-13, 2024 from 6:30-8:00 pm each evening. Most nights will include an opening gathering, Bible stories, crafts, science, and other activities. The last night will include a carnival and food…
by Mike Puckett It is our goal to not only work with established mission partners but to be completely accessible to new ones, as well. Bearing witness to the generosity and compassion of this congregation, the Beargrass budget has annually funded over 20 mission partners for many years. In 2023, the range of that funding…
St. Matthews Farmers Market celebrates Children’s Day every Saturday with a scavenger hunt and prizes, but on June 1, we have something even more special lined up. We’ll have story time (10 am & 10:30 am), beeswax candle rolling, face painting, an art activity, and summer reading. St. Matthew’s Eline Library and Preston Art Center…
In caring for creation and serving justice to those most affected by fossil fuel emissions (the young and old who are poor and affected by droughts, floods, and crop failures, and those 9 million people affected with respiratory illnesses due to pollution), God is calling us to help our neighbors. However by using fossil fuel…
An open invitation! Come to Room 201, Sunday, June 2nd from 10-11 to hear Sarah Lynn Cunningham, environmental engineer, who also owns an EV, talk about the benefits of owning an EV including the tax credits we can use. This event is the precursor to Green Chalice Ministry’s NEW series: Electrify Everything! About Green Chalice Ministry: Green Chalice educates the congregation about…
My Name is David Schmidt and I am very excited to be joining Beargrass Christian Church as your new Facilities Director. Here’s a little bit about me:I come to you with over 40 years of Bldg. Industrial Facilities and Operations Management experience. I have been in everything from Commercial, Medical and industrial areas of operations…
Monday, May 20, 2024 was our second Ministry Team Night, and it was fantastic! Teams met, dreamed, planned, and made connections with other ministries throughout Beargrass. During our Mission Meal, we reflected on why we chose various ministries to be a part of, and also began exploring the Big Rocks that each group has for…
Green Chalice – by Nancy Kuppersmith Last week we talked about why it is so important to provide habitat for native plants, trees and shrubs. However, converting turfgrass to planting sites for native plants can be a heavy-duty challenge if you dig the space with a shovel. Some take the easier route and use lawn…
New to Beargrass? You are invited to join us for an upcoming opportunity to learn more about our church at our next “Beargrass 101 Brunch” on the first Sunday of each month! This free brunch is open to all recent visitors and new members and will take place in between the two morning worship services…
Worship Times: 9:00 am – Contemporary | 11:00 am – Traditional Scripture: Acts 2:1-18, Trey Flowers, preaching
Scripture: Acts 20:7-12 “So we should not, we as people of faith, we should not ever be too alarmed, wasting time, wondering whether God’s love might have been just merely for one time or one place or one people…. for if indeed we find ourselves sleepy once in a while, don’t ever forget the true…
By Mike Puckett It is with much sadness that I share the tragic news of the passing of Joanna, 12 year-old daughter and the eldest of Chimpaye Vumilia’s five children. Beargrass welcomed this family last September in our most recent refugee co-sponsorship. Some of you set up the apartment for this family prior to arrival;…
May 19th at 10 am – Check Out EV’s at the Portico! Electric vehicles (EVs) are revolutionizing the way we drive, and here’s why they’re so fascinating: They’re super efficient. Instead of burning gas, EVs use electricity stored in batteries to power their motors. This means they can go farther on a single charge than…
On Sunday, May 19th, we invite our 9 a.m. on-line worshipers to join in a time of connection and reflection via Zoom following communion. Our time together will allow us to find deeper connection to God and one another as we reflect on elements in the service that spoke to us and share in prayer…
We learned about the importance of having trees, shrubs and plants because they absorb, then store carbon in their tissue instead of releasing carbon into the air. However, we didn’t discuss the importance of planting native trees, shrubs and plants. You see, native trees, shrubs and plants attract our native insects who lay eggs, which…