You may have heard of people “deconstructing” their Christian faith and wondered what it was. Perhaps a son or daughter, or a grandchild has announced that they are deconstructing their faith or have already done it. What does that mean? Essentially, “deconstruction” in the context of one’s faith means that...
Last week, as was announced, The Fount voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. What this means is that the membership of the church has begun the process to withdraw from the UMC. What makes this process difficult is what is known as the “trust clause”, which is a...
I write this post after the Church Conference (all Professing Members present and voting) decided to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. The vote was not even close. It was 100% in favor of disaffiliation! After the vote was taken, our United Methodist district superintendent, the Rev. Sandra Olewine, said...
It is probably no surprise to most of us that Americans are becoming more and more ignorant of the Bible. What with fewer and fewer Americans identifying themselves as practicing Christians and the dumbing-down of the Gospel in many churches, plus the growing number of “progressive Christians”, it should not...
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...
Pastor Glen will begin a new, 5-part sermon series this coming Sunday, April 24th. The series is called “Who We Are in Christ” and will cover 5 essential identifying marks of all Jesus-followers. Here is an outline of the series: April 24th: “New Creation” 2 Corinthians 5:17 May 1st: “No...
The Cal-Pac Chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association invites The Fount family to join a Zoom meeting this Saturday, October 9th, at 10:30 AM (PDT) to hear a presentation by Jay Therrell, the Florida Chapter president, who was forced to surrender his clergy credentials in the Florida Annual Conference of the...
This Sunday we will be reciting The Nicene Creed during our Sunday service. The creed was thoughtfully penned by the early Church to solidify the core beliefs of the Church, and it is a good habit to return to and reflect on this unchanging foundation of our faith. Before reciting the creed on...
Doctrine Matters: Scripture Sermon: Pastor Glen is back and will be continuing the sermon series “Doctrine Matters.” Our doctrinal topic this week is “Scripture.” To access our live online service, click here at 10:30am. Music: Cyndy will be leading worship this this Sunday. Her lineup includes Great is Thy Faithfulness, 10,00 Reasons & This I Believe. Pastor Glen...
Doctrine Matters: Resurrection Sermon: This Sunday, Pastor Glen will continue the sermon series “Doctrine Matters.” Our doctrinal topic this week is “Resurrection.” To follow along in the YouVersion Bible app, click here. To access our live online service, click here at 10:30am. Music: Christina will lead the worship set this Sunday. Her lineup includes some songs...