January-25-2009-Click-Here-To-Play Preached by Winton Boyd on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 While there were many high points at Tuesday’s inauguration of Barak Obama, one tender moment for me was the playing of Simple Gifts by a quartet including Yo Yo Ma and Izak Perlman. Even if it was pre-recorded, the beautiful music reinforced the ancient way [...]
Saul on the Damascus Road
Preached by Winton Boyd on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Acts 9:1-14 There is an interesting dynamic with this famous conversion story – in parts of Christendom it is the pivotal, archetypal story. In other areas of the church, like ours, it is often seen as a scary, unfamiliar and easily dismissed story. I remember reading [...]
Introducing LAIKOS – a ministry option for the Next Generation
Our heritage as a UCC church is one that affirms the faith and ministry of all Christians, not just the ordained pastors. In recent years, we have tried in several ways to affirm and encourage lay leadership. Some examples include offering LIFT groups, Unwrapping Our Gifts, restructuring our church Ministries to provide more opportunities for [...]
A Word of Thanks from Winton Boyd
My family and I want to offer our sincere thanks to all you who co-conspired to surprise me with a 10th anniversary “Boyd Bash” last Sunday. I was indeed surprised, but even more importantly, I was humbled and honored by the affection and warm sentiments. We were deeply touched by the generous gifts, the amazingly [...]



