Pine Valley Christian Church
June 25, 2023 – PVCC continued our annual participation in the Wichita Pride Parade this year, walking about a mile from the Sedgwick County Courthouse down Main Street to Century II. Our contingent was a bit smaller than in years past, but no less enthusiastic. The crowd of bystanders especially enjoyed Paul’s motorcycle, with is… Read more 2023 Wichita Pride Parade and Pride Festival
Book Club will meet again at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, at Dena Martin’s home, 315 N. Old Manor. The new book is The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sona. About the Book: A memorable coming-of-age story and love story, laced with suspense, which explores a hidden side of the home front during World War… Read more Book Club: The Cherry Harvest
The Inter-generational Sunday School Class, “The Gospel According to Harry Potter,” is slated to begin the the second installment of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” in the Grace Room beginning at 9 on Sunday mornings in July. Everyone, younger and older, is welcome to attend. Each week, we will watch a… Read more The Gospel According to Harry Potter
The words “hospitable, “hospital,” and “hospitality” are all related for a good reason. When you step into a hospital today, you are entering an institution that began in the Church, because the assumption was that in the Church you would find welcome and healing. Nuns were the first nurses, and while they were not as… Read more A Word On Hospitality
The tragedy that befell Orlando has been like concentric rings ever widening, every circle to encompass an entire nation. They say it’s the largest mass shooting in our nation’s history. It’s easy to get caught by the number. But that is 50 names, 50 faces, 50 lives with stories to tell. We can’t tie it… Read more Tragedy in Orlando
“You are perfect, just the way you are!” –LBGTQ Sunday After centuries of religion-based oppression, every LGBTQ teen deserves to hear a religious leader say, “Your sexual orientation or gender identity is perfect. You are loved, just as you are.” THOUSANDS of churches, synagogues, sanghas, and other faith communities celebrate LGBTQ people just as they are.… Read more “You are perfect, just the way you are!”