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Looking at the Next Six Months of Ministry

Dear Friends, I am not one who lives with hidden agendas or sneaky ways, but I am often looking at a bigger picture to see how pieces can fall into place for an eventual goal. Ministry is the most rewarding chess game I play. Pieces slowly move with a goal of finding ways of bringing people to Christ and closer in their walk with Him. I search for new and creative ways to worship on Sunday mornings, exciting opportunities to…
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Discovering Critical Values Within the Church

Dear Friends, In my first few weeks here at Torrance First I have discovered what I believe to be the two critical values within the church (outside of God and Christ). First, is family and second is food. If you took either of these elements out of a Sunday morning or any church gathering it would not be Torrance First. These two values are the lenses that I have put on to look forward in our ministry together and to…

This Time of Transition

I am looking with anticipation to the conversations I will be having with you, the wonderful meals we will be sharing, the time we will spend studying the Bible and discovering how it applies to our lives, and seeing how Christ is shining through your ministry.

Farewell Message from Pastor Bob and Marlou

Dear Friends, Over the next few weeks, Marlou and I will be sorting and packing stuff; and that goes for the emotions and memories as well. When I sort through the wonderful activities and events in my mind, I’ll bring with me many remembrances—outreach lunches, Filipino heritage and Christmas feasts, recycling Saturdays, confirmation and membership classes, youth trips to Big Bear to play in the snow, young adults times, dinner dances, and volleyball games. I’ll remember the many celebrations—the combined…
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2014 Summer Camps

IT’S TIME FOR CHURCH CAMPS! . . . . . .and, the United Methodist summer camping program continues its new format, shifting from the district camp model to a site-based model. During a five-week summer period, there will be a camping opportunity for Younger Elementary, Older Elementary, Junior High and Senior High ages as follows: Younger Elementary (grades 1-3); these camps run for 3 days only, concurrently with the Older Elementary camp, and cost $200.00. † July 6-9, Colby Camp…
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Lenten Devotional – Week 6

Scripture Matthew 17:1-9  Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one…