

Update from Rochester
Pastor Paul Ray checked in to let me know all is well at FCC Rochester. Their church was at the center (literally) of the annual "Day in the Country" , a community festival with art, craft and food vendors. The festival is held in and around the church and is always well attended. FCC recently refurbished/repaired their steeple on their church building. Lastly, FCC has re-started their Sunday school program now that younger families with children have begun attending wors


News from Racine & Richfield
Plymouth Congregational Church, Racine: Pastor Evens Paul checked in with me, as he continues to work on his masters degree in Seminary, to tell me that Racine was updating their church Constitution to make it less complicated to become a member. Also, their church is located in a ethnically diverse community so they work hard to connect with their community by offering outreach programs. This past summer they offered a VBS, a summer picnic and plan to do a chili dinner th