As many of you know, The Fount has granted Pastor Glen a sabbatical leave this summer, from June 1st through August 31st. Preparations are proceeding to provide for the pastoral leadership of the church while Pastor Glen is away. The purpose of a sabbatical leave is to provide rest, refreshment...
After the conclusion of the Special Called General Conference of The United Methodist Church, Dr. Kenneth Nehrbass interviewed Pastor Glen for his video podcast, “Gospel & Culture Blog.” Here is a link to view the interview. For more information, contact Pastor Glen in the church office, (714) 962-2593 or email...
Searching for a Way Forward by Keith Boyette The journey which began at the 2016 General Conference with the rejection of The Third Way Plan (an earlier version of the One Church Plan) by delegates in legislative committees to the 2019 special General Conference is approaching its conclusion. Petitions now...
The memorial service for Merna Young, who passed away last week, is being planned for Saturday, November 17th at 2:00 PM. The service will be held at our sibling church, Surf City Church (2721 Delaware Street, Huntington Beach). Pastors Anthony Boger and Glen Haworth will officiate at the service. ...
Former Associate Pastor of The Fount and former Pastor of Surf City Church, Anthony Boger, will be with us on Sunday, September 2nd to give the morning message during our 10:30 AM worship service. Afterward, we will join together in the Multipurpose Room to celebrate Pastor Anthony, thanking him for...
Pastor Glen will be taking a five-day spiritual retreat from August 27-31 at the Benedictine monastery in Valyermo (near Wrightwood). During the retreat, he will be spending time in prayer, reading, contemplation and rest. He will also engage with the monastic community there by attending the services offered five times...
One of the ways that The Fount can become a church “Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World” is by returning to the Wesleyan/Methodist forms of disciple-making called the Class Meeting and the Band Meeting. The Class Meeting is a small group of 7-12 people,...
Ask anyone what the purpose of the church is, and you will get answers like “Making the world a better place,” or “Helping people ‘do life’ better,” or even “Introducing people to Jesus Christ.” These are all good, and all true; the purpose of the church includes all of this,...
If there is interest in offering a second study of the book, A Firm Foundation, Pastor Glen would like to know. Currently, the study is being offered on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM. Perhaps there are some who would like to study the material but would prefer another day and/or...
A couple of weeks ago, I shook up some folks in my sermon when I said that we, as a church, have been camped too long! The reference was to the People of Israel in their 40-year sojourn in the wilderness after God set them free from Egypt in the...