Imagine someone who knew nothing about football calling the first play of a game. What do you think the chances are that they call a “hail mary”? Just throw the ball as far down the field as possible and score, no problem! According to ESPN less than 10% of hail...

For some time, now, I’ve been thinking about a ministry that I became aware of that ministers to single, pregnant moms both during their pregnancy and afterward. This ministry is called “Embrace Grace.” It provides a Christian support group for those single women going through pregnancy, providing a caring community,...

September: The Way to Revelation 7:9 By Maxie Dunnam   The big issue in life is to settle what really matters. We have struggled with that for a long time in the United Methodist Church. It is with sadness, and through deep and abiding prayer, expansive conversation, we have concluded...

One of the topics requested by members of the congregation a few weeks ago was, “Is cremation after death allowed by the Methodist church?” The short answer is, Yes. But let me flesh that out a bit. The question stems from the Roman Catholic teaching that cremation is not allowed,...

Worship Night is almost here! Come to worship night where we can come together as one body and worship Jesus! It’s not about me, you, the church, or anything else. It’s ALL about Jesus. It’s all about You, Jesus. Let’s praise Him for who He is, Amen? Come to sing...

A Special Church Conference has been called for the express purpose of voting on whether or not to disaffiliate (leave) The United Methodist Church. The Church Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary. All Professing Members of The Fount are urged to...

What is Progressive Christianity? What is all this talk about “deconstruction”? Should we be concerned about it? What are some of the answers to the questions posed by progressive thinkers? These and many more questions will be addressed in this new online class offered by Pastor Glen this fall. Another...

We are extraordinarily pleased to welcome to The Fount staff Hannah Park as our new Organist/Accompanist! Hannah began serving us on the first of August. She and her husband and two children have lived in Orange County for 16 years. Hannah has served as organist at Bethel Church, at Laguna...

Yesterday, during worship, I called on The Fount family to fast and pray as we make our exodus journey. Prayer is essential, and fasting helps to accentuate our prayers and deepen our experience of God’s presence. As a congregation that believes in prayer, we need to practice prayer consistently and...

I subscribe to a daily email news source called “The Stream”, subtitled “Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic and Moral Issues of Our Day.” I recommend it to you if you would find such a source helpful. Recently, this article appeared in The Stream, and with the...