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We are a vibrant family of faith rooted in God's Word, gathering together to worship, and equipped to share the love of Christ with the world. We are a caring community that is passionate about serving others and growing closer to Christ. We believe Jesus Christ is our Savior, the source of our compassion and acceptance and the drive behind our desire to share God’s love.
Welcome to our
Worship Service
at 10:00 a.m.
April 6, 2025.
The Service will be available for livestream, or to be viewed on our YouTube channel later.​
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YouTube Channel Link -
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGL4zscdHkbzvFzF4iuZE2g
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Would you like to donate fresh flowers for the sanctuary? Flower dedications are a great way to celebrate and remember a birthday, anniversary, loved one, special occasions and the Glory of God! Please contact Brooks Barwell by clicking the link below. Brooks will reserve a date for your dedication on the church calendar and work with you on the wording of the dedication and other details.
A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR RICHARD
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“As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God”
- Psalm 42: 1
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In reflecting on prayer over this Lenten season, there are times when we need to pray more of a lament prayer. Each of us goes through difficult seasons in life for whatever reason. Our wilderness journeys can bring with them times of darkness when we need a spark of God’s light to keep us going.
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The Psalms model for us prayers of lament. There are many psalms of lament we can read in difficult times that give us hope and encouragement on the hardest of days. Psalms 42, 90, 130 are some great examples. There are also some timeless prayers as well. One of my favorites is attributed to Augustine of Hippo. This, along with many other ancient and classic prayers, can be found in our denomination’s Daily Prayer book. Maybe this prayer will be helpful for you to pray this week.
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Let us pray:
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God of life, there are days when the burdens we carry are heavy on our shoulders and weigh us down, when the roads seem dreary and endless, the skies gray and threatening, when our lives have no music in them, and our hearts are lonely, and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path with light, turn our eyes to where the skies are full of promise; tune our hearts with brave music’ give us the sense of comradeship with heroes and saints of every age; and so quicken our spirits that we may be able to encourage the souls of all who journey with us on this road of life, to your honor and glory. Amen.*
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May the love of God be with you,
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Pastor Richard
*Attributed to Augustine of Hippo (Book of Common Worship, Daily Prayer, Pg. 452)
Services, Bible Studies and Events
Love in Action
Mission of the Month
Rooted Wisdom Africa
Piggy Plummet
The BIG day finally arrived. One week ago, on Friday, January 31, Church of the Hills’ TEAM PIGGY took their place at the starting line of the first ever Rooted Wisdom Africa Piggy Plummet. Other piggies joined Team Church of the Hills, including the BUNCO piggies and many others from Church of the Hills’ proud piggy purchasers. Church of the Hills was well represented, but the competition was tough with 747 piggies ready to take the plunge to victory. Members of the Team Church of the Hills piggy phan club gathered at noon to cheer on the team. The suspense grew as the piggies flew toward the itty bitty target. The referee pulled piggies out of the winners’ hole~ who would the winner be? 3,2,1–CHURCH OF THE HILLS!!!
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Besides being fun and very silly, what is the Piggy Plummet all about? RWA has a big dream and these little piggies are helping them reach their goal. Designs are in place to build a Community Empowerment Center and Demonstration Farm that will provide the opportunity, tools and education for an estimated 10,000 Ugandan citizens to become empowered and independent in a multitude of trades. $16,450 was raised as piggies were purchased to support this cause, providing enough money to build 2 classrooms for the CEC-DF. Team Church of the Hills won $3500! We will be donating this money to Rooted Wisdom Africa to help reach this ambitious goal.
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“Love in Action” is the Church of the Hills mission team. The primary goal of the Love in Action Team is to serve the needs of others locally, nationally and internationally. The people of Church of the Hills are blessed with unique gifts; although the size of our congregation is smaller, sharing these gifts remains a vital part of our outreach ministry.
The “Love in Action” Committee will guide us to be Christ’s faithful Witnesses. As such, we will share a deep life of service, and participate in God’s mission to care for the needs of the sick, the poor, and the lonely to establish Christ’s just, loving, and peaceable rule in the world.
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