I will pour out my Spirit!
The early chapters of the Book of Acts describe a church that is alive with the power of the Holy Spirit. Sons and daughters prophesy, the young see visions and the old dream dreams. They devote themselves to teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and prayer. They eat with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And the Scriptures say that day by day the Lord added to their number.
Perhaps no church since has experienced the power of the Holy Spirit in such a dramatic way as the earliest church in the days after the first Pentecost. But God’s same Spirit is still alive today, touching and changing lives, binding us together in love, and sending us out into the world to do God’s work of caring for the very least among us.
At the United Church of Christ, Congregational in Medina, we strive to be a people filled with the Holy Spirit. We seek to recapture the passion and love that embodied the early church. We ask that God’s Spirit give us visions and dreams for reaching God’s people in this community and around the world so that the love of God may flourish and grow.
I invite you to join us each Sunday on the Square at the corner of Liberty and Broadway to discover the life-giving power of God’s Spirit . “No matter where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” Come, discover the love of Christ amidst a diverse and joyful community of faith.
Blessings,
Neal R. Sadler, Senior Pastor
