2023 Terry Brewster Award Recipients Announced with the NBC World Series:Community Volunteer All-Star Recognizes Wichita-Area Volunteers The National Baseball Congress announced the 20 community members who will be recognized as Terry Brewster Community Volunteer All-Stars at the 2023 NBC World Series, powered by Evergy. The Terry Brewster Community Volunteer Award is given annually in honor… Read more Congratulations and Join the Celebration
As many of you have heard, our dear Janet Elliott has passed away. Her funeral will be held at our church this coming Saturday at 2:00pm. There will be family visitation at the church before the service. The service will be on f/b, live-streamed, and it will be recorded to watch on YouTube later. Janet… Read more Celebration of Life
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October, on October 10 this year, to honor the cultures and histories of the Native American people. The day is centered around reflecting on their tribal roots and the tragic stories that hurt but strengthened their communities. The first seed of Indigenous Peoples’ Day was… Read more Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The 28th Annual Alternative Gift Market will be held Saturday, November 12, from 11:00am – 5:00pm at the Hillside Christian Church (8330 E. Douglas Ave, Wichita). Change how you gift and change the world! PVCC will be participating with “Healthcare is a Human Right” This market is an uplifting alternative to the commercial norm—a different… Read more Save the Date!!! 11/12/2022
For most of us, arrival on the tip of the wedge blade is not life threatening. For some, it is. At my request, our Lisa Tos-Brightup gives us an account of her experience on a Christian Peacemaker Team. She adds that at the time she served, her future spouse Natalie, begged her not to return… Read more The Wedge Blade
Examples of being on the point of the wedge blade abound. As previously noted, sometimes it involves taking a risk, possibly exposing oneself to an unwanted outcome, to achieve a greater good. Sometimes it involves ones considerable time and effort to help those in need. The phrase “laying down your life” does not necessarily mean… Read more The Wedge Blade
While contemplating the image and the meaning of the wedge blade it occurred to me that the phrase which represents the wedge blade has changed at least twice. I discovered an old PVCC document on which the last phrase ended with “for the sake of all men. This was in the 60’s. It’s no surprise… Read more The Wedge Blade
I have been advised that it would be a good idea to explain the symbol of the wedge blade, on our communion table, in partner with the cross. The wedge blade has been a part of Pine Valley worship since Connie and I joined in the early 70’s. It has been the symbol for the… Read more The Meaning of the Wedge Blade
AJ Beu and Judy Harrison provided special music during worship on June 19th. They played a piano duet, “Revive Us Again” by John J Husband.
JUNETEENTH Sunday, June 19, 2022 On Thursday, June 18, 2021, President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. “The promise of equality is not going to be fulfilled until we become real, it becomes real in our schools… Read more Juneteenth