Colonial Church

Beacon is a non-profit interfaith housing collaborative that partners with more than 50 congregations to create affordable and supportive housing, provide emergency shelter, and advocate for public and private resources to end homelessness. Beacon currently provides high-quality affordable and supportive housing for 433 low-income households and emergency shelter and transitional services for more than 50 more »

Because I get to work with the kids here at Colonial, there are often times when I think about my own experience of growing up in the church. I have fond memories of always attending Sunday School. But the most vivid memories are of sitting in church with my parents, usually right between them. I’m more »

This is it. The last week of school! Warmer weather, trips to the pool, vacations, sporting events, summer is here! I recently read a post “Parenting Teens in the Summer” by Shellie Hochstetler and I would love to summarize some of her ideas for finishing the school year well and heading in to the summer more »

Philippians 4:4-7 by Daniel Harrell We all know what it’s like to lie wide awake in the middle of the night. Worrying. Anxious. Panicked. Angry. Sometimes it has to do with what’s happened: a muffed presentation at work, a soured relationship, a hurtful comment, a missed opportunity with the kids. But more often, what keeps more »