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Put Your Hope in God's Faithful Promises
How often do you anticipate Gods’ faithfulness in your life? Are you anticipating God’s faithfulness in 2021?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Merry Christmas!
Jayne and I are so glad to be sharing our first Christmas with the St. Andrew’s UMC family. From the first moment that we find out that...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 25, 20203 min read


The Gift That God Gives Us
I received a devotion today via email that contained an excerpt from L. B. E. Cowman’s classic book “Streams in the Desert,” originally...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 18, 20202 min read


What Do You Buy the Person Who Has Everything?
All Christians read their Bible, right? Guess what? You are probably in the majority if you struggle to read scripture.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 11, 20202 min read


The Meaning of Advent Wreaths
The design of the Advent Wreath consists of four candles placed in a wreath that surrounds a larger middle candle.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 4, 20202 min read


How Long, Oh Lord, How Long
When I wrestle with God, it says to me that I now know God loves me regardless of my complaint.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Nov 27, 20202 min read


What We Do Best
So, we can ask ourselves the same in this time of crisis. While we are in the midst of this, let’s get back to what we as Christians do best

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 20, 20203 min read


Dry Bones, Hear the Word of the LORD
Sometimes the very thing we pull all our efforts into doesn’t seem to really make any difference.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Oct 9, 20203 min read


World Communion Sunday
God was in Christ, bringing reconciliation to all. This is what we celebrate, this is what happens when we pass the bread and the cup.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Financial Peace
There are no short cuts in paying off debt. But there are better ways of doing it than we realized.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Sep 25, 20202 min read


God Bless It!
Yet we know that this Sunday will mark a new chapter because it will mark the beginning of a rebuilding.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 18, 20203 min read


There Is Hope
Have you ever considered that one day, when we are on the other side of this virus threat, that we will emerge from this transformed?

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 11, 20203 min read


Reaching Out in Love
This country has been overwhelmed as well by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet there have been areas also besieged by various disasters, resulting

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 4, 20203 min read


A Connectional Church
There are so many reasons I love being a United Methodist. One of them is the “connectional” system we belong to as United Methodist....
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Unsung Heroes
Without these lesser-known and behind the scenes individuals, the church would not have been established and survive.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 21, 20203 min read


Spread Hope
The light of Jesus shines in the darkness and there is no amount of darkness that can overcome it.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 14, 20203 min read


Created for Change
Change is always a constant in our lives. Thankfully, God’s grace at work around us is also a constant.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 7, 20202 min read


Getting to Know You
So, beginning Sunday August 16, we would like to invite you to a “Virtual Lunch with the Pastors.”

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Youth Ministry
Much of the conversation around town this week has around when and how the public schools in Hillsborough County will open due to...
charissejones0
Jul 24, 20201 min read


You Have Influence
We believe that EVERYONE is a leader because we all have influence ...
charissejones0
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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