Message from Pastor Hoffman Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ, I have honestly lost count of how many times I have said something like “this feels so strange” in the last few days.  And I imagine many of you have said or at least felt the same.  These are extraordinary […]

Pastor Hoffman opened the meeting by discussing the 224th General Assembly to be hosted June 20-27 by the Baltimore Presbytery. He noted that many volunteers are needed and symbolic donations of $224 or more are being requested from member churches. He shared he had been elected to the Presbytery’s personnel committee effective Sept. 1 and […]

Dear Members of CMPC, As you may well be aware, the church has received a special Clergy Renewal Grant from Christian Theological Seminary (Funded by the Lilly Endowment) to support Pastor Hoffman taking a sabbatical this summer.  A congregational meeting was held regarding the grant application in March of last year.  The application was submitted […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters of CMPC, We pray this letter finds you well in these first days of the new year. We are writing to you in regard to the 2020 Stewardship Campaign at CMPC.  First of all, we want to thank those of you who have faithfully and generously pledged to our 2020 operating […]

Here’s what has happened in the last weeks: The remaining light poles are being installed The curb on the southside of the parking lot was poured The sidewalk from the new emergency stair to the parking lot was poured Here’s what is scheduled to happen in the next week (or so): The parking lot will […]

Here’s what has happened in the last weeks: CMPC volunteers worked hard to clear out the final storage container The remaining light poles are being installed The curb on the southside of the parking lot is being poured Here’s what is scheduled to happen in the next week (or so): The sidewalk from the new […]

Here’s what has happened in the last weeks: The flooring has been laid throughout the building We have passed some final inspections The bioretention area in the parking lot is complete CMPC volunteers worked hard to clear out 3 of the 4 storage containers The top layer of asphalt was added to the new driveway […]

Dear Friends, Since we returned from the US in Oct we have been busy amidst many challenges. I should probably go back and recount all that has happened, but that would probably make for a very long letter. Michael has been teaching at the two Bible Schools run by the two synods in Gambella. Both […]

Here’s what has happened in the last weeks: The water service was switched over to the new water main and the water was tested The electrical and plumbing connections in the kitchen are almost complete Carpet has been laid between the top of the new stairs and the entrance to the sanctuary The remaining playground […]

Here’s what has happened in the last weeks: The new playground equipment was installed along with the rubber ground covering The driveway was paved and will receive the final coat soon The carpet has been laid in the nursery and fellowship hall The flooring has been laid on the stage in fellowship hall and in […]