Our small congregation is facing the reality that we might have to close and merge with a larger church and some people see it as failure while others see it as faithful evolution but we're all grieving something and can't seem to talk about it directly. Sunday mornings feel heavy with unspoken sorrow and fear about what we're losing and what we might become.
More people experience this than they realize.
A beloved community confronts its own ending while struggling to name and honor both the grief of conclusion and the possibility of resurrection in new form.
“Where Are You with The examined faith — living deliberately within a tradition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.