Pastor Hoffman recently received a message from Dick Barnes (US Army Retired and former Scoutmaster) who for many years worked with the Association for Christian Conferences Teaching and Service. Until his retirement, he travelled frequently to Ukraine and surrounding countries to help military Christian leaders form vibrant Christian fellowships. The Mission and Local Outreach Committee has supported his ministry. The update is from Valentin Korenevich who heads…

The Session voted unanimously to maintain the church’s current COVID protocols for the time being – including a mask requirement and keeping every other pew cordoned off, among other policies – while committing to actively monitoring the rapidly evolving trends in Howard County data in the interim, with an eye toward quickly updating our protocols to align with positive news as it…

The Fifth Sunday Offering collected for January will be donated to Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders that is currently responding to the tornado that struck Western Kentucky on December 10. Volunteer groups will be housed at Madisonville Presbyterian Church and one other church starting February 1. In the meantime, FCDR is providing 10” x 12” storage sheds at no cost to tornado victims…

The Session voted unanimously to approve the 2022 Budget as prepared by the Finance Committee and to set Feb. 6 as the date of the annual congregational meeting following worship service. The budget will be presented that day, and the congregation will vote on the 2022 Pastor’s Terms of Call. In other business, the Session elected the following persons: Bob Ashman and…

The Session voted to suspend all food and drink service in the building until further notice due to rapid community spread of the omicron variant of covid-19. Fellowship Hour will continue to be held after worship service on Sunday mornings as a time for socializing only; everyone who comes to Fellowship Hall will be required to stay masked. Worship leaders who participate…

The Session passed three motions: To conduct a second Congregational Survey, with a goal of emailing it to church members by the end of the week. To maintain current covid-19 protocols in the church building for the time being – including the mask mandate and social distancing measures – with a commitment to ongoing review of CDC guidelines for Howard County as…

Greetings in Christ, Next month, CMPC will join with over a dozen churches and organizations in our region in support of Grassroots and their annual Cold Weather Shelter (CWS) program. From November 29th through March 8th, Grassroots and partner organizations will house and feed families and individuals in dire need during this cold and challenging season. As our congregation enters this time…