Hymn Stories – April 2024
/in Important Update, NewsThis poem, written by an Irish woman named Jean Sophia Pigott, became the favorite hymn of J. Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China. Find out how the hymn Jesus, I am Resting, Resting helped strengthen the faith of an overwhelmed man near breakdown.
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Hymn Stories – March 2024
/in Important Update, NewsThe authors of the this month’s modern hymn are committed to creating a more timeless musical style that every generation can sing. Find out more about In Christ Alone by Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townsend.
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Hymn Stories – February 2024
/in Important Update, NewsThis month’s hymn is Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty penned by English minister, Reginald Heber, in the early 19th century. Heber was a gifted poet and hymnist who faithfully served his small congregation. After his death, his widow discovered he had written over 50 hymns. She succeeded in publishing his work and brought them to the forefront of the Christian community.
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Hymn Stories – January 2024
/in Important Update, NewsJanuary’s hymn is Trusting Jesus. This textually and musically simple expression of child-like trust in Jesus has met the daily spiritual needs of many of God’s people to the present time.
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Nominate a Team Member! Team Appreciation!
/in Important Update, NewsJanuary 25th will be a celebration of Service Awards and three categories of awards for staff members who are nominated for three awards recognizing Outstanding Contribution – click here to find out more
Hymn Stories – December 2023
/in Important Update, NewsJoy is the keynote of the entire Advent season, especially for the Christian, who realizes its spiritual significance – God Himself invading this world and providing a means whereby sinful man might live eternally. Joy to the World is generally considered to be one of the most joyous Christmas hymns in existence, not in the sense of merry-making, but in the deep and solemn realization of what Christ’s birth has meant to mankind. Find out more about this hymn by Isaac Watts.
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Hymn Stories – November 2023
/in Important Update, NewsI am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus is one of the child-like, but beautiful expressions from the soul of the esteemed English poetess, Frances Ridley Havergal, often referred to as “the Sweetest Voice of Hymnody.” Find out more about this hymn!
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Time Change Sunday November 5
/in Apartments, Events, HOME, HOSPITAL, Important Update, NewsDaylight Savings ENDS on Sunday November 5 at 2am.
Please remember on Sunday to **TURN BACK YOUR CLOCKS 1 HOUR **
We now return to Standard Time.
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