Posts from 2025

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable January 2026 . Here is also a printable  calendar: January 01 2026 Calendar pastor’s perspective “walk in the light with lvcc as we bring in the new year” By Dave Hendrickson, Lead Pastor As we enter 2026, I invite you to join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. as we begin a new sermon series on 1 John entitled “Walk in the Light.” The Apostle John’s first…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable December 2025 . Here is also a printable December calendar: 12 2025 Calendar ELDER’S PERSPECTIVE “PILGRIMAGE AS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE: LESSONS FROM EL CAMINO” By Rob Buckingham, Elder In July 2025, my youngest daughter Isabel and I experienced “El Camino” as a dual celebration. The Camino de Santiago is not a single trail, but a network of ten ancient pilgrimage routes that cross Europe and converge at the…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable November 2025 . Here is also a printable November calendar: 11 2025 Calendar pastor’s perspective “are you prepared?” By Dave Hendrickson, Lead Pastor As we enter the holiday season, one question seems to echo everywhere: “Are you prepared?” Are you prepared for the holidays? Are you prepared to buy gifts, wrap them, and place them under the tree—anticipating the joy of the one who will receive them?…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable October 2025 . Here is also a printable October calendar: 10 2025 Calendar elder’s perspective “god loves a cheerful giver” By Jaime Boaglio, Elder Treasurer Giving is one of the most beautiful ways we reflect the heart of God. Scripture reminds us, “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). When…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable September 2025. Here is also a printable September calendar: 09 2025 Calendar pastor’s perspective “the book of ruth: from ruin to restoration” By Dave Hendrickson, Lead Pastor The Book of Ruth tells how God’s presence can be found in hardship. Beginning with famine and then loss (of three husbands), the story follows Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth.  Even though she is a Gentile who is not from…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable August 2025 Here is also a printable August calendar: 08 2025 Calendar elder’s perspective By Leslie Wolff, Elder My husband, Dave, and I have recently completed a total home reflooring project. This required us to empty the house of all the furniture, shelves, and anything else touching the floor. The dust from the demolition of tile, linoleum, and 20-year-old carpet was everywhere, resulting in the need for…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable July 2025  Here is also a printable July calendar: 07 2025 Calendar pastor’s perspective Location = mission (faith in action at lvcc) By Dave Hendrickson, Lead Pastor How many of you have ever sold or bought a house? I am sure many of you have. Whether buying or selling a house, what is the #1 determinant of the price? Location, Location, Location! Why am I talking about…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable June 2025  Here is also a printable June calendar: 06 2025 Calendar elder’s perspective By Jay Holland, Elder Chairperson Many of us at Longview Community Church (LvCC) are old enough to remember the TV show, “Cheers”. It was on TV from 1982 – 1993 before the reruns took over.  Cheers was a sitcom that centered around a bar where the patrons shared their experiences and lives (and…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable May 2025  Here is also a printable May calendar: 05 2025 Calendar pastor’s perspective “breakfast with leadership: faith, culture and the church” By Dave Hendrickson, Lead Pastor Please join me and several church leaders starting Sunday, May 4th from 9-9:45 in the Chapel, and over the next six weeks, as we have a conversation about Faith, Culture, and the Church. You do not need to be an…

If you prefer to print the newsletter, you may download it here: Printable April 2025  Here is also a printable April calendar: 04 2025 Calendar elder’s perspective By Susie Kirkpatrick, Elder As I come to the end of an extended time on the Board of Directors, Pastor Search Committee, Board of Directors again and then Elders, I wonder if I’d have agreed to do it if I had known it was going to amount to 12 years save a one-year…