A small group of folks met in the fellowship hall at Copper Hill Church on Saturday morning, Jan 30, and spent about 45 minutes in prayer for the upcoming General Conference. Pastor Kelvin called the group together in response to the call by Bishop Jane Middleton for people in the New York Area Conference to…
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January Message Series Looks at the Early Days of Jesus’ Ministry
Followers of Jesus constantly need to go back to the stories of his ministry to refresh our minds about what was important to him. Otherwise, our ideas can be formed more by our culture than by Jesus. So this month we our message series will review some of the earliest incidents and instruction…
Children’s Christmas Sunday 2015
Sometimes traditions are a joy. Such is the case with the annual Christmas Children’s Sunday at Copper Hill Church. 12 children participated. More than half served as readers and all helped decorate the altar rail and table and carry forward and place the figures for the nativity scene. The service ends with candle…
Advent/Christmas Plans Made
Each year, we look forward to the Advent/Christmas season. Technically, Advent covers the four Sundays prior to Christmas while the liturgical Christmas season goes from Dec. 25 until Jan. 6 which is Epiphany (12 days of Christmas). The Advent season is intended to be a time of spiritual preparation leading into our Christmas…
Church dedicates new technology for worship
Thanksgiving worship was especially exciting on Sunday, Nov 22, 2015 as Copper Hill Church dedicated three new advances in technology to God for use in the worship services; a video projection system, a new sound system and a new keyboard. The congregation is deeply indebted to Christian Robison who planned the system, oversaw installation for…
Grassroots Community Prayer Service Was Exciting
Three area churches united together for a joint service of prayer for our nation and the needs of our churches. The congregation also stopped for moments of prayers for the Country for France after the recent terror attacks there. Participating pastors were Al Royal of Life Church, Peter Preiser of West Granby United Methodist Church…
Interest Grows in Grassroots Prayer Service
With the tragic events in France of the last day, it becomes all the more evident that the service of prayer that Copper Hill UMC is hosting is very timely. Three local pastors will be leading the Grassroots Prayer Service starting at 6 PM Sunday Nov. 15 at Copper Hill UMC. A combined…
Our Hearts Turn to Thanksgiving
At Copper Hill UMC the Thanksgiving season has begun. It is one of my favorite times of the year. The emphasis in mid November will be on giving thanks for our spiritual blessings as well as for our material blessings and for the riches of our family relationships, friendships and church family ties. Special events…
Harvest Party 2015 was a Joy
All kinds of costumes adorned those coming to the Children’s Harvest Party this past Sunday afternoon at Copper Hill UMC. There were bunnies, a cat, a mermaid, a witch, two mighty men at least, a chemist, a flower or two, a reindeer, and more in the costume parade. It made for quite a job…