Bettie Sanborn, age 80, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Pine Valley Christian Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:00 noon until service time. Memorials are suggested to the Pine Valley Christian Church. … Read more DEATHS OF MEMBERS
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… Read more Letter to Rabbi Wernick and Hebrew Congregation and Rabbi Davis and Congregation Emanu-El regarding Kansas City shootings
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… Read more CIRCLES
This is the last week of the Lenten House Church study. Many thanks to Barb Ciboski for leading the discussion on “Freedom” written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer at the Thursday night study. At the Clements/Overstreet study we were thrilled to have Rev. David back to lead that discussion. For this week please read “The Church as… Read more LENTEN HOUSE CHURCH STUDY – WEEK 5
We are still waiting to hear from our top candidate with financial costs related to their health care insurance needs. That is one major expense we have not had to fund in our Senior Minister’s compensation package in the recent past. We also received word that our second-ranked candidate has dropped out of consideration. We’re… Read more MINISTERIAL SEARCH TEAM UPDATE
Unfortunately, last weekend’s event to discuss Gender Identity found us with miscommunication on times and without a speaker. I will work to see if there is another time that we can have this presentation as I know several were interested. That being said, we are in our final week of the season. We have three… Read more SEASON OF NONVIOLENCE
March 30, 2014 Pine Valley Christian Church John 12: 1-9 Rev. David Hansen Pine Valley Christian Church began in 1966. Soon we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary. In preparation for this anniversary we have been reconvening as house church groups and reading the papers that the founding members of the congregation studied almost 50… Read more Shaping Ourselves
Hello Family! It appears Old Man winter has come back to visit us for at least one more time. I was even told by a co-worker today that they saw snow flakes on their way to a meeting. I’m ready for spring. Spring is not only a time of renewal for the Earth, but it brings… Read more A WORD FROM THE PV PRESIDENT
Thursday, March 27 (6:00-7:30 pm) at the Pine Valley Grace Room and Saturday, March 29 (1:00-2:30 pm) at Gaye & Muffin’s house (264-1259 or 990-7380). Please read “Freedom” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer as we continue learning the theological roots of PVCC and discussing what that means for the future. David, Amanda & Muffin