by Michael Crosby | Jun 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Statement Concerning 2020 IMC Annual Meeting First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana June 13, 2020 Seven delegates represented First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana at the Illinois Mennonite Conference (IMC) annual business meeting Feb. 15 at Menno Haven Camp...
by Michael Crosby | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you…” (Luke 1:35) Does anyone else find this troubling? The most recognizable story of 2017 features men with power abusing women, while a lynchpin of the annual...
by Michael Crosby | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Since 2003, First Mennonite Church has enjoyed a sister church relationship with El Divino Redentor (EDR), a Lutheran congregation in Bucaramanga, Colombia. This friendship has included delegations traveling back and forth, sharing prayers and photos, and learning...
by Michael Crosby | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
A prayerful meditation for when guns are used to end human life… As the U.S. processes another mass shooting, with reactions ranging from rage to grief to fear to incredulity, we might find companion voices among the Bible’s prophets and psalms. They evoke the full...
by Debra Sutter | Sep 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
DID YOU KNOW? Rivers and fresh water lakes comprise less than 1% of the water of our earth. Approximately 97% of the earth’s water is salt water; and of the remaining 3%, most is either frozen in icebergs and polar areas or buried underground. Only about .3% of the...
by Michael Crosby | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
The congregation recently gathered to honor the life of a dear friend who was witty and kind and deeply spiritual and a brilliant amateur philosopher. These are some excerpts from what I shared at the memorial service: At that last breath, who knows what latent...
