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…
Beargrass members get a $5 coupon on opening day at the Farmer’s Market! Come to the Welcome Booth to claim yours!
Join us Monday, May 20 at 6:00 for Ministry Team Night. ALL are welcome whether or not you are already on a team. We will work together to determine where your gifts can be used here at Beargrass.
Beargrass is getting ready to release a new quarterly publication and we need YOUR HELP giving it a name! The publication will include in-depth, inspirational, and informative articles and interviews written by and about Beargrass. It will be published in addition to the weekly eNewsletter that will continue to focus on upcoming events and activities.…
Mark your calendars for one of the major church events of the year! On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 7 pm in the sanctuary, the children’s choir will present their spring musical, Holy Moses! The musical tells the story of the life of Moses as two different “teams” compete on an HGTV show to redecorate…
Beargrass Youth will once again host a Cookout and Dessert Auction at 5:00 p.m. on May 19. Come and enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs and more! After dinner it’s everybody’s favorite, the Dessert Auction! Everything will be concluded in time for the Children’s Musical, “Holy Moses” which starts at 7:00 p.m.
Didn’t know that the element “carbon” is really a useful ingredient if it is in certain chemical compounds. However, due to the start of burning fossil fuels (carbon in the form of coal, oil, methane, etc.), we have a lot more carbon in the air instead of the ground. You see when fossil fuels burn,…
It is our goal to not only work with established mission partners but to be completely accessible to new ones, as well. By Mike Puckett, Mission & Outreach Ministry 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…
Hello, Beargrass Christian Church! It is my honor to join the community as the Financial Director. I am a native of Kentucky, but lived in Arizona most of my life when my father’s job moved us there when I was a child. Aft er the loss of my father in 2021, my husband and I…
To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Children’s Ministry Team is sponsoring a photo booth in the gathering space on Sunday, May 12 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Families can take either serious or funny photos with their mom in front of a special backdrop. Members of the Children’s Ministry Team will be there to take the…
Mission Board Meeting Update: Our Mission Board met Monday April 15th to continue thinking about and planning our Ministry Team work for the rest of the year. We used a critical eye to revise our team descriptions, revisiting the goals set for each team last fall during budget season, and then determined Big Rocks, or major priorities,…
The Saint Matthews Farmers Market on the campus at Beargrass Christian Church will open for its 18th season on Saturday, May 11 and run every Saturday through September 28, 2024 from 8 am to 12 noon. Bring your family, enjoy the children’s treasure hunt and hot breakfast is available for purchase. Eat healthy and get…
Due Date for Submissions is April 30, 2024 College students and those entering college in the fall are invited to apply for scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Four scholarships are available: the John Keith Knopf Scholarship Award, the R.W. Van Nostrand Memorial Scholarship, the Gladys Wilson Gibson Memorial Scholarship and the Lena Tomlinson Spencer…
Service, Outreach, and Program Expansions By David Smillie, Executive Director It’s been a while since we gave you an update on what LOU is up to in our community. While many of you have been engaged in our food delivery to the unsheltered, we are expanding our services to include much more. Outreach. Our time-tested…
