Pastor Jessie is out on sabbatical during this time, but we hope you will continue to connect with our church community in worship. This is a contemporary band service with guest preacher Rev. Paul Alcorn.
6/28/2026: Made for This (Lessons from Youth Mission)
This Sunday, we’ll celebrate our youth mission trip through the lens of this year’s theme, “Made for This.” Drawing from Colossians 3, we’ll explore the powerful truth that every person is created in the image of God, called to reflect Christ’s love, and invited to participate in God’s mission in the world. While mission trips often change the students who attend them, they can also serve as a wake-up call for the whole Church—reminding us who we are and what we were made for.
Through stories of service, community, and faith, we’ll consider how the mission trip offers a glimpse of the kind of life Jesus calls all of us to live: a life marked by compassion, humility, connection, and love. The mission trip may be over, but God’s mission continues—and together, we are all made for it. Join us as we celebrate our youth and rediscover what it means to be an outward-facing church in the name of Christ.
6/21/2026: Lessons from Sabbatical: When Plans go Awry
This Sunday, as we celebrate Father’s Day, we’ll reflect on a truth many of us know all too well: life rarely goes according to plan. Drawing on the various scriptures of the day, Pastor Jessie will share lessons from her recent sabbatical about unexpected detours, changed plans, and surprising encounters with God’s presence along the way.
When our carefully crafted itineraries unravel—whether in travel, parenting, careers, relationships, or faith—we often discover that God is already at work in places we never intended to go. Join us as we explore how God’s guidance is often found not only in our destinations, but also in the pivots, interruptions, and unexpected turns that shape our journey.
This service will also include honoring of all our helpers with children in our church as well as a commissioning of our Youth Mission trip participants who will be serving in Harrisburg from June 21-26.
6/14/2026: YOUTH SUNDAY 2026
Join us this morning for our annual Youth Sunday worship service as the youth group of Christ Our Anchor leads us through an original dramatic presentation, “The Baggage We Weren’t Meant to Carry.” Through storytelling, music, dance, scripture, images and reflection, our young people will explore the burdens we often carry through life—worry, anxiety, self-reliance, uncertainty, and the pressure to have everything figured out. Following a group of travelers preparing for a mission trip, the service invites us to consider what happens when we carry too much, not enough, or lose sight of the One who provides what we truly need.
As the morning unfolds, worshipers will be invited to reflect on the weight they carry and participate in a meaningful act of release, symbolically placing those burdens before God. Come prepared to be inspired by the gifts and leadership of our youth and to experience anew the freedom and peace that come from trusting Christ with what weighs us down.
6/7/2026: Sabbatical Lessons from Civil Rights Pilgrimage
This Sunday, Pastor Jessie will reflect on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage taken with her mentor Pastor Dottie LaPenta during sabbatical. She will share some of the lessons, challenges, and inspirations that emerged from that journey. Through encounters with stories of courage, faith, suffering, and perseverance, the pilgrimage offered a deeper appreciation for those who labored for justice and a renewed understanding of how the church is called to participate in God’s work of reconciliation and healing.
As we approach Juneteenth and look ahead to our nation’s 250th anniversary, we will consider what it means to remember our history truthfully, give thanks for those who worked to bend the arc of history toward justice, and discern our own calling in the ongoing work of building beloved community. Together, we will explore how faith can move beyond remembrance into action, inviting us to become people of hope, courage, and repair in our own time.