Rev. Alex Lever,
his wife Rachel,
and their son Sammy
Rev. Alex Lever became our new pastor as of July 1, 2010. He and his family joined us here in Monroe at the beginning of August 2010. He conducted his first service as our paster on Sunday, August 15, 2010. He was installed as our pastor on Sunday, November, November 7, 2010.
The Greatest Gift
It’s so easy to lose sight about what Christmas is about. It’s easy to get stressed about finding the right gift. Or annoyed that you didn’t receive the gift you wanted.
We need to remember the simplicity of Christmas, and celebrate Christ coming into the world as a baby to save us.
One Year
It has been a huge honor to be the pastor of this church. As a congregation, we are still incredibly active and healthy!
I have really enjoyed getting to know so many of you! Thank you for putting up with all weird quirks, bad jokes, and all the adjustments of having a new pastor.
Sometimes I’m not sure how to thank so many of you for putting in long hours at the church. I’ve have seen some true saints who are constantly making meals, serving in the food pantry, cleaning up the church, repairing things, and so much more. I really do appreciate all of your work. I really enjoy being at this church. It truly is like a family. We are not perfect, and we have our faults (I know I certainly do), but we are all here to support each other and help whenever we can.
I’m looking forward to many great years in the future!
Thanks for being so graceful!
Blessings.
Alex
The Church
The Church of Jesus Christ is the provisional demonstration of what God intends for all humanity.
The Church is called to be Christ's faithful evangelist,
- going into the world, making disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all he has commanded;
- demonstrating by the love of its members for one another and by the quality of its common life the new reality in Christ; sharing in worship, fellowship, and nurture, practicing a deepening life of prayer and service under the guidance of the Holy Spirit;
- participating in God's activity in the world through its life for others by
- healing and reconciling and binding up wounds,
- ministering to the needs of the poor the sick, the lonely, and the powerless,
- engaging in the struggle to free people from sin, fear oppression, hunger and injustice,
- giving itself and its substance to the service of those who suffer,
- sharing with Christ in the establishig of his just, peaceable and loving rule in the world.
The Church is called to undertake this mission even at the risk of losing its life, trusting in God alone as the author and giver of life, sharing the Gospel, and doing those deeds in the world that point beyond themselves to the new reality in Christ.
