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The Social Justice and Outreach Board has designated Heartland Family Service as the recipient of The Box for January. Founded in 1875, Family Service has connected with countless individuals and […]

This is a true story, told to me by one of the saints of my church, about what Jesus might have meant when he said, “The last shall be first […]

As children of the ’80s, many of my friends and I had t-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the proud proclamation: “I am Black and Beautiful.” As a matter of my upbringing, […]

On January 5, the Sunday Morning Racial Justice Book Group will begin discussing Jemar Tisby’s book, How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity in the Journey Toward Racial Justice. All are […]

Tuesday, Jan. 7 – 11:30-1 pm: Meeting John Again For The First Time – Soup, Salad, & Scripture. A bring-your-own lunch, six-session series with Don Sarton, first session. Sunday, Jan. […]

Countryside is collecting heavy, white EPS  (hard white packaging foam used to transport goods like glass, medications and perishables) for recycling through Jan. 12. Keep it out of the landfill […]

I used to worry about joy. Mostly I worried that I didn’t have any, but I couldn’t tell because I wasn’t sure what joy even was. I knew I regularly […]

My clearest memories of church growing up are Christmas Eve services. I didn’t know a lot of hymns, but I knew the carols. I didn’t have a regular practice of […]

Dear Countryside Community, What a wonderful year it has been! As we approach the close of this year and prepare to celebrate the joy of Christmas together, I want to […]

Anybody can be bright. Anybody can learn to shine and sparkle and make the people ooh and ahh. Being shiny, even blindingly so, is a parlor trick. And it sure doesn’t mean you’re […]