by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 12, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
I greet you from Saint Petersburg FL with a heart full of JOY! I appreciate the faith that MCC and your Board of Directors has placed in me to help lead you during this time of transition in advance of your eventually calling of a new settled pastor. I am especially...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 5, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
As I prepared this week’s reflection, I found myself thinking about the recent election results and the range of emotions many of us may be experiencing. For some, what felt like uncertainty or discouragement earlier in the week may have given way to renewed...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 29, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 22, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
As we continue our Moving Forward in Faith series, we are invited to reflect on how God is shaping our lives, our church, and our community during this season of pastoral transition. This week, we focus on the love that moves us. God’s love inspires us to go...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 15, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead. I run toward the goal, so I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done.” ~Philippians 3:13b-14 (Contemporary English Version) In moving...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 8, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
Why is moving forward in faith so important? Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith, no one can please God. Anyone who comes to God must believe that God is real and that God rewards those who truly want to find God.” How can a people who have seen miracle after miracle...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 1, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
As we continue our series, Moving Forward in Faith, we will reflect on what it means to be faithful in every season of life. Faithfulness is lived out in the everyday moments of our lives. It is found in how we welcome the stranger, how we extend grace to one another,...
by MCCDC-Dale | Sep 24, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.~Hebrews 11:1 This week, we begin a new series titled “Moving Forward in Faith.” Between now and Advent, a variety of speakers will explore different aspects of this theme. Each week,...
by MCCDC-Dale | Sep 17, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
Welcome Home Our theme has been Welcome Home as we celebrate God’s radically inclusive love and welcome here at MCCDC and beyond the walls of our church building. Home is where friends are, home is where the heart is, home is where we long for belonging and a place...
by MCCDC-Dale | Sep 10, 2026 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also, to something wonderful that happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard. “~Maya Angelou Have you ever heard the...
