Endings and Beginnings – The Fount Account

This will be my last post on The Fount Account as your pastor. It has been a wonderful ten years since I and my family came here in 2014 to serve the Lord through this church, and I have no regrets! But ending a decade-long pastorate is hard; hard for...

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The Fount Account – Living with COVID

I came home from my recent trip to Texas and Indiana and wasn’t feeling great. I felt like I was coming down with a cold, and Cyndy suggested that I take one of the home COVID tests we have before I returned to work, and I did. It was positive....

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Post-Pandemic Ministry

It has been two years since we shut down in-person worship and gatherings at The Fount because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember that Cyndy and I went to Arizona, originally planning to see an Angels spring training game with Eaar and Susan Oden, Beth Silvers, and two of our...

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New Mask Guidelines

The Church Council of The Fount voted to relax the guidelines for indoor masking in church buildings. Going forward, until further notice, mask wearing indoors is optional for vaccinated and naturally immune individuals. Masks are already optional for outdoors. New guidance from medical professionals suggests that “one-way masking” is effective...

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Taking Steps to Protect Our Most Vulnerable Members

Out of an abundance of loving concern for our more vulnerable members and friends, the Church Council has decided to ask all worshippers whether vaccinated or not to wear a mask and keep social distance from those not in their household, until further notice. With the increase of infections recently, this...

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Update on Welcome Home

On Saturday, July 24th, a good group of folks gathered together to discuss, pray and plan for the renewal of Welcome Home, our ministry with local people in need. Prior to the pandemic shut-down, Welcome Home typically served 80 people a week with showers, laundry, clothes, haircuts and a bountiful,...

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Thoughtful Thursday: Sermon Teaser

There is a reason that the first commandment God gives us is “You shall have no other gods before me.” This Sunday is the first in a series of three sermons titled, “A Tale of Two Kingdoms.” See sermon verses above.

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Thoughtful Thursday: Why is Maundy Thursday Significant?

Because Good Friday is such an important day in Holy Week, we often forget how significant the day before Christ’s crucifixion was. ~It’s on this day that Judas betrayed Jesus. ~It’s on this day that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an example for them to be servants...

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New Sunday Schedule Starts Easter!

Beginning Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, The Fount will shift our Sunday morning schedule to reflect the new, more relaxed protocols. Our main worship service will occur at 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary. We can have up to 50 people, socially distanced (by households). The service will include all of...

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