Posts by Greg Yarnell

April 14, 2014 Dear Rabbi, Members of Pine Valley Christian Church join with you and members of Congregation Emanu-El in the observance of Passover and the celebration of human freedom. We will observe a symbolic Seder meal on Maundy Thursday of our Holy Week. The bitter herb of the Seder meal reminds us of the…

Henri Nouwen reminds us in our Lenten Meditation that the Christian community is not a result of human efforts. God has called us, he writes, “out of slavery into freedom, out of sin into salvation, out of captivity into liberation. By our common call we recognize each other as brothers and sisters.” The Jewish community…

Our Maundy Thursday service is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Grace Room.  A light Seder meal will be served.  This service isn’t appropriate for elementary age and younger children. WAM

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Wichita Circles Network and want to help someone get out of poverty, the first step is to attend a Poverty Simulation.  Carmen Bell, Lorrie Beck and Karen Brown are already involved in these intentional relationships.  This simulation helps you learn about the obstacles, decisions and…

This week marks the end of our house church experience during the season of Lent. We have studied and discussed papers that were instrumental in shaping the life and mission of PVCC when the church began in 1966, almost 50 years ago. We feel the influence of these studies even today. Our final paper was…