July 16, 2020 The Search Committee completed the first round of interviews for the Senior Minister position earlier this month. The committee was pleased with the quality of the applicants and is happy to report interviews went very well with the selected candidates. The next step for the committee is to conduct a second round…
The Search Committee continues to make progress as we work and discern the next Senior Pastor of Beargrass Christian Church. We are happy to report receiving a number of excellent resumes. The committee carefully considered each submission and prayerfully considered which applicants might be a good fit for our Senior Pastor. We are now extending…
Dear Beargrass Family, The hearts of many people in our church family and I were broken as we awakened to the images of an evening of violence in our beloved city. And yet, we also recognize that generations of systemic racism have led us to this point. What has happened can be viewed as a…
Dear Beargrass Family, The Search Committee continues to work tirelessly on its mission to find a new senior pastor. The Committee has met a total of 10 times, gathering every two weeks, and is working judiciously through the search and call process as outlined by the Regional Office. We want to bring you up to…
The St. Matthews Farmers Market will open for the 14th season on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 4124 Shelbyville Road, two doors down, while the Beargrass campus is closed due to COVID-19. This location is the site of the former St. Matthews Woman’s Cluband is behind Owens Medical Plaza. We are grateful to Mercedes-Benz of…
Unfortunately, Beargrass is unable to have the Parents Day Out program this June due to the guidelines for reopening in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are hopeful we will be at a phase in the reopening plan that will allow us to open in July. We will keep you updated as the weeks unfold.…
Beargrass continues to follow the recommendation and guidelines set forth by our local, state, and federal officials. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has not yet reached the benchmarks to move to the first stage of reopening. In addition, the Kentucky Department of Education announced this afternoon schools will remain closed to in-person instruction for the remainder…
Commentary and reflection questions for this week’s sermon can be found here. Rev. Bob Sutton is preaching Saturday night and using the story from John 9—and the materials I have attached relate to that story. March 15 is Youth Sunday and the sermon title/text will be “Who’s Your Ninevite?” based on Jonah 2. (So you…
Commentary and reflection questions for this weekend’s sermon can be found here. A helpful way to prepare for worship this weekend will be to compare and contrast the encounters of Jesus and Nicodemus (chapter 3) and with the Samaritan woman (chapter 4). Nicodemus is male, a Jew, a Pharisee, highly regarded, a leader, a teacher…
The theme for the upcoming messages and worship services is The Lens of Lent. What comes to your mind immediately when you hear the word “Lent?” I would guess that many of us think about “giving something up”—like chocolate or ice cream or an unhealthy habit. During my ministry, I have also encouraged people to…