When St. Mary's, Sparta and Messiah, Chester began sharing clergy, they also raised up lay pastoral leaders to help support their congregations. One lay pastoral leader shares her journey of saying “yes” to God’s call – and discovering what this new form of collaboration looks like in action.
When St. Mary's, Sparta and Messiah, Chester began sharing clergy, they also raised up lay pastoral leaders to help support their congregations. One lay pastoral leader shares her journey of saying “yes” to God’s call – and discovering what this new form of collaboration looks like in action.
This is the third article in a series on the Team Ministry collaboration between Messiah, Chester and St. Mary’s, Sparta.
This is the first article in a series on the Team Ministry collaboration between Messiah, Chester and St. Mary's, Sparta.
This is an introduction to a series on the Team Ministry collaboration between Messiah, Chester and St. Mary's, Sparta.
The congregations of St. Paul’s, Paterson and St. Clement’s, Hawthorne decided to try something new this summer by combining their respective Sunday morning services into one.
On the hill where Cornelia Street meets Cedar Street, behind St. John’s Church, something wonderful happens every Saturday. The parish hall kitchen hums with activity as volunteers prepare lunch for their community.
On February 10, 2025, we gathered the lay and clergy leadership of our small and mid-sized congregations for their fourth
