Sermons Cast Your NetGoosebumps in Advent November 28, 2021The Saints at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending Advent 2021 considering what it means to be, at last, emerging from the darkest shadows of the Coronavirus while grappling with the many losses that have come our way in the past two years. Even as we contemplate the reality of the Promise we are here to […]Someone’s Crying! November 21, 2021In the fall of 2021, the people of God at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are thinking about ways to emerge from the disruption, isolation, conflict, and pain that the world has experienced as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic and some of the political and civic divides that have accompanied it. We are turning […]Just Do It! November 14, 2021In the fall of 2021, the people of God at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are thinking about ways to emerge from the disruption, isolation, conflict, and pain that the world has experienced as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic and some of the political and civic divides that have accompanied it. We are turning […]We’re All In This Together November 7, 2021In the fall of 2021, the people of God at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are thinking about ways to emerge from the disruption, isolation, conflict, and pain that the world has experienced as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic and some of the political and civic divides that have accompanied it. We are turning […]Clarity and Community October 31, 2021In the fall of 2021, the people of God at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are thinking about ways to emerge from the disruption, isolation, conflict, and pain that the world has experienced as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic and some of the political and civic divides that have accompanied it. We are turning […]When ‘The Worst’ isn’t as Bad as it Gets October 17, 2021In the fall of 2021, the people of God at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are thinking about ways to emerge from the disruption, isolation, conflict, and pain that the world has experienced as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic and some of the political and civic divides that have accompanied it. We are turning […]A Sequel Worth Watching October 3, 2021God’s people at the First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights welcomed World Communion Sunday with not only the sharing of the sacrament, but a baptism as well. Our text was Mark’s account of the feeding of the 4,000, found in Mark 8:1-13. To hear this sermon as preached in worship, please use the media player below: To participate […]Looking For Unicorns: A “Safe” Church September 19, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending a few weeks considering the ways that we delude or distract ourselves by looking for unicorns in the Christian world – how is it that we organize our lives or worship in ways that idealize something that cannot be found, or focus on that […]Looking for Unicorns: A Bible-Believing Church September 12, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending a few weeks considering the ways that we delude or distract ourselves by looking for unicorns in the Christian world – how is it that we organize our lives or worship in ways that idealize something that cannot be found, or focus on that […]Debi Carver Butzbach Memorial Service September 6, 2021Today we held a memorial service for my sister, Debi Carver Butzbach. I am privileged to have had the opportunity to share life with this woman for six decades, and it was a profound gift to share this day with members of our family and to welcome folks who traveled to attend the service and […]
