By David F. Watson The way to glory is the way of the cross. “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,” Paul writes (Phil 2:5). The mind of Christ is the pattern for the Christian life. Paul then tells us what this pattern entails...
I read an article recently by Steven Barr. He and his wife, Lucia, planted the Cast Member Church at Walt Disney World 11 years ago, which has expanded to six continents and reaches thousands of people, all employees (“cast members”) of the Walt Disney Company. The article gives five things...
On Sunday, January 29th, Pastor Paul Park and his congregation (Free Life Community Church) worshiped with us at The Fount during our regular 10:00 AM worship service! We enjoyed some leadership from Pastor Paul and other leaders of FLCC. This was a wonderful opportunity to get to know our sisters...
This Christmas break was such a blessed time at our KoA day camp! We loved spending time with the 18 young people, and it was a privilege to offer a space for their Christmas break. Each day, we started by playing together outside and sharing in encouraging conversations. This led...
Join us in worship this Sunday, January 22nd, as we observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday! We believe that all human life is sacred, including the unborn. And we encourage those who are experiencing an unwanted pregnancy to consider adoption before abortion. Help us lift up this word as we...
I am taking an online class that meets one weekend per month on Zoom, and this past weekend was the fifth of the 24-sessions. The class is training me to be a spiritual director, which is a ministry that I am considering for after retirement from pastoral ministry. This session...
The church office will be closed Monday in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will reopen for usual office hours on Tuesday morning.
2023 is going to be a pivotal year in the life of The Fount. During this year the congregation will either be able to leave The United Methodist Church and join the Global Methodist Church, or it will be thwarted in its attempt to disaffiliate and will need to make...
This Sunday, January 8th, we will be observing Epiphany/Baptism of the Lord Sunday. As part of our observance, we will be engaging in the Wesleyan ritual of “Remembering Our Baptism”. To make this interesting, we are encouraging The Fount members to look up the date of their baptisms and come...
As 2023 begins, I wanted to pause for a moment and reflect on where God may be leading us as a church family. 2022 was a wild ride, to be sure. But 2023 may be even wilder! A year ago, we were hoping that General Conference would meet and that...