“Now we’re more about Christ”

Submitted by the Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble, minister member of Pacific Presbytery, Culver City, California

My father, the Rev. David Worthen, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Marion, Ohio, had his worship committee read the report. They read it and liked it very much, and voted to remove the offering plates and flowers on the communion table and put the cup and plate on it instead, with bread on the plate each week, regardless of whether they serve communion. They also voted to process the cup and bread down the aisle at the beginning of each worship service (much to my dad's surprise!).

In my dad's words: “Now we're more about Christ and less about decorations and money.” Beautiful. Thanks be to God!

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