Loving Others in Their Otherness

Life is messy.  Relationships are messy.  We sometimes believe that messes can be fixed quickly, as they are on a TV sitcom.  In everyday life, things don't work that way.  In this series we are going to be talking about "Loving Others In Their Otherness."  We all have friends, family members or a spouse who have "otherness" or "strangeness". Navigating the "otherness" in ourselves and people around us is one of the things we all struggle with.

The Bible is one story based on God's interaction with His people.  This makes the Bible a unique book among religious literature.  Throughout the Bible there are stories within sorites, but it is all part of a single narrative.  King David's story is amazing and holds many messy relationships.  Studying David's relationships helps us understand people's otherness and how messy relationships can work in God's world.

The first King of Israel was Saul.  Saul was an amazing king and had the support of God and the people until he begins disobeying God and dishonoring the country.   Read more...

Happy New Year to everyone!  We hope that the holiday season was filled with many special moments and blessings for each of you and your families.  As we look back at the first four months of the 2011-12 church year (September - December), we are filled with excitement and gratitude about all that has been accomplished.

We sponsored another very successful Community Work Weekend that provided much needed assistance to the Greenlock Therapeutic Riding Center in Rehoboth.  Our Teachers Training Teachers team sponsored another workshop for 20 teachers in Chambrun, Haiti.  The fifth annual Global Leadership Summit in Haiti - now entirely run by Haitian leaders - celebrated the highest-ever number of participants at two presentation locations.

We also offered the opportunity for people to learn more about and become engaged with the work of Women Reaching Women at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute and on the issue of human trafficking.

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"On The Move" is a new program within our Healthy Living initiative that focuses on nutrition and fitness. Our goal is to inspire and equip people who struggle with their weight to instill habits that will last a lifetime regarding nutrition and an active lifestyle. This program will run for 8 weeks (beginning Monday, January 23rd), Monday and Wednesday nights from 6pm-7pm here at church.  Each week we will share helpful information on nutrition and fitness and then go through circuit training that helps with balance, joint integrity, strength and cardiovascular.  Each week you will be required to fill out and return a food journal. We can only take twenty people so if you're interested please feel free to register here,($10 registration fee). For more information, you can call Sean at (508) 222-9400 X102 or by email.

The Connecting 101 class will give you an overview of who we are and why we do church the way we do!  In this Core Value Class we will discuss connecting to God, the church and to one another. You will have the opportunity to become a member of our church at the end of the class. Register here or at the Info Center. 

This Core Value class will help you develop the tools to grow in your relationship with God and develop a Christ-like character. Register here or at the Info Center.