Merry Christmas! We celebrate anew the good news that Jesus Christ is born for us. Amidst all the hubbub of the day, take a moment to sit and reflect on the mystery of Christmas. A virgin named Mary give birth to God's only son. In this son existed the fulness of God. God's own self became a human being and lived a life like ours in every way but sin. In Jesus, God is with us.

We have all seen the horrific images in the aftermath of the recent tornadoes that have affected parts of our country. It is natural at a time like this to want to help and we as a church have the opportunity to do exactly that.

Our Sesquicentennial Committee has been hard at work to make this a meaningful celebration. We will have one worship service in The Sanctuary at 10:30 AM where our own Bishop L. Jonathan Holston will preach.

I’ve been thinking a lot the last few days about what it means for us to love our neighbors. After all, Central’s mission is to follow Jesus by loving God and loving our neighbors. I’ve especially been thinking of this as it relates to the constantly changing COVID-19 pandemic.