I’ve really appreciated how our community partners in the Southwest Neighborhood Association affirm and demonstrate the equality of all people living in the neighborhood of Orchard Ridge Church.

Some of life’s transitions are very enjoyable and easy. Others are anything but! Sooner or later, we may encounter a very painful and difficult situation: like losing a job, home, or health; like losing a loved-one to a break-up, divorce or death; like having children move out of the home; like leaving a much-beloved faith [...]

Believing that it is a right that our youth receive complete information about sexuality is grounded in our understanding that sexuality is a beautiful part of the human experience, and is blessed by God.

Clearly, the life of Jesus of Nazareth was so compelling to his followers that they searched for ways to tell the story about him that truly captured his impact on their lives. There was something about Jesus that convinced them that death is overcome by life, that the fear of death is overcome by the hope for life