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Our first weekend of gathering again for worship here at Evergreen Bible Church was June 13-14 and we were concerned about being able to stay under our 50-person limit. Since then the limit has been raised to 85 people per service and will go even higher when Clark County is approved for Phase 3. The […]
Continue ReadingTending the Garden of God
This looks to be the warmest week of the year so far and so I began my day here at the church watering. The soggy spring has been good for the foliage, but even one week of heat without sufficient water can really stress some of the vulnerable plants. The bursting bouquets in the planter boxes certainly […]
Continue ReadingMasking Worship
The breaking news on June 5 was that Clark County officially moved to Phase 2 in Washington state’s reopening plan. After three long months we would finally be able to gather for worship again! However, my initial joy was quickly tempered as I read the fine print detailing a long list of restrictions: limit of 50 people per […]
Continue ReadingResuming Worship Services
Dear Church Family, All three English services (Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9am and 11am) and one Spanish service (Sunday 1:30pm) will be starting back up this coming weekend at limited capacity! For now, we are limited by the government to 50 people on-site at each service. We will also continue streaming the Sunday 11am English service […]
Continue ReadingWorship and Prayer Night
Dear Church Family, Our last corporate gathering as a church happened 12 weeks ago, which is why I’m very pleased to remind you that we will be gathering in the EBC field this Friday from 6:00-7:30 pm. for a night of Corporate Worship and Prayer. I want to acknowledge that although this season has without a doubt […]
Continue ReadingWhy We Are Waiting to Reopen
“When are we going to start having church again?” That is the number one question I hear these days. Many are ready to start immediately, regardless the Governor’s orders, while others feel strongly we must wait for the all-clear to be sounded. The Leadership Team (LT) met a week ago to discuss what God would […]
Continue ReadingBuilding a New Boat
I am still astonished at the way coronavirus seemingly came out of nowhere and blew a hole in our boat, the good ship Evergreen. On the first weekend in March we were acknowledging this viral threat seemed to be a legitimate threat and then six days later we canceled all onsite gatherings until further notice. […]
Continue ReadingMercy
I don’t really know what to say. I’m very sobered by what I’m supposed to write about today so I apologize in advance: I just did a little research into it and I have a slight headache and upset stomach. I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around the fact that according to the […]
Continue ReadingDrive in Prayer
I wonder how many words have been spilled collectively throughout the world expressing concern or opinion about coronavirus? I’m not great with large numbers, but I think it might soon rival the number of grains of sand on the earth or stars in the night sky. Opinions are not hard to find, and I certainly […]
Continue ReadingDon’t Waste Your Pandemic
Pastor T (the title I occasionally and affectionately refer to Toby by) recently led us in a sermon series entitled “My Hopes and Fears for Evergreen”. Startlingly, he didn’t Include the fear that EBC might experience a pandemic. I guess my boss is not an Old Testament Prophet (you should see the look of disappointment […]
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