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A Note From Pastor Cowser A Note From Our Pastor “Stop Carrying Your Burdens”“Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.”I Peter 5:7 (NRSV) One reason most of us find ourselves tired and anxious in life is because we have not learned how to fully release our burdens to God. We have not allowed ourselves to let go of the things and situations that we find […]

A Note From Our Associate Pastor:Pastor Marian Royston March and April of 2020 seem like a lifetime ago. It was a time of great uncertainty and fear. Most of the population was forced to retreat into our homes in an effort to “flatten the curve.” Seemingly overnight, many of us had to creatively convert sections

A Note From Pastor Cowser A Note From Our Pastor “Seeing the Whole Picture”The goal I pursue is the prize of God’s upward call in Christ Jesus.-Philippians 3:14 (CEB) Ralph Waldo Emerson, a 19th Century American poet, once wrote: “Life is a journey, not a destination.” In other words, life becomes a lot easier when

A Note From Pastor Cowser A Note From Our Pastor How Do You Spend Your Time?”After he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray.Matthew 14:23 (NRSV) While getting ready for church on Sundays, my cellphone sends me a notification with a summary of my cellphone usage from the previous

UPDATE:Drive-Through Offering and Communion Elements Pick-Up will be this Saturday, September 4th from 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. Worship Celebration Sept 5, 2021Join us for our Men’s Day Worship Celebration at 11:00 a.m. In-Person, or via Facebook Live on the Center Grove United Methodist Church Facebook page. YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfMEFeWdt294sXw_EOH7jAChurch Website:  https://centergroveumc.org/Vimeo:  https://vimeo.com/event/51681

A Note From Pastor Cowser A Note From Our Pastor Dear Center Grove Family & Friends: Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! The COVID-19 pandemic has touched us all in many ways and I continue to pray daily for our church family and community. Although the times have been challenging,

A Note From Our Associate Pastor:Pastor Ruth J. SmithWhat’s Love Got to do With It? And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.-1 Corinthian 13:13- Experts predict that somewhere between 40% and 50% of all marriages existing today will ultimately end in divorce. They say that the contributing factors will be

A Note From Pastor Cowser A Note From Our Pastor “Finding Balance in Life” “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.” –Matthew 6:33-34   Have you ever found yourself

A Note From Pastor Cowser “Praying for Others”“Give us this day our daily bread.” –Matthew 6:11 (NKJV)A true mark of Christian maturity, is if a person knows that it is just as important to pray for others as it is to pray for themselves. Simply put, we are called to intercede for others by going

A Note From Pastor Cowser “Do You Have a Testimony?”“You planned something bad for me, but God produced something good from it, in order to save the lives of many people, just as he’s doing today.” –Genesis 50:19 (CEB)   One of the most powerful moments in life is when you realize that everything you’ve