By Rachel White, Pastor of Next Steps My siblings are coming to stay with me this month, and I’ve been thinking about how easy it is, when you’re around family, to get remembered for who you used to be. I was the typical big sister. Bossy. Arrogant, if I’m honest. They probably thought I was […]
Month: September 2026
This Sunday, We’re Making Room
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Last Sunday, a dad walked through our doors for the first time, two elementary-age daughters in tow, looking for kids’ check-in. Our remodel is still catching up with itself in one embarrassing way—with all the changes, we didn’t have the signage up yet to guide him. He stood there for […]
The Most Important Room in the Building
By Julie Hawkins, Associate Pastor of Ministry I grew up in the church, this church. Chapel Hill was the place where my faith came alive. It was in Sunday school classrooms and Wednesday night programs, in the care of adults who showed up week after week to teach, to pray, to notice me. Somewhere in […]
There’s No Better Time Than Right Now
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Something happens in September. The slow, untethered pace of summer gives way to something more structured. Kids go back to school. Routines return. People start thinking again about what they want their weeks to look like—and what they want their lives to look like. Psychologists call it the “fresh start […]