The Broad View, June 2026

A note from the Pastor

Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Be restored; listen to my appeal; agree with one another; live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. – 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Seeing as this is my last newsletter to y’all, I wanted to end with a farewell from one of Paul’s letters. This is also the lectionary reading for Trinity Sunday! Now before talking about this scripture let me offer some reassurance: no, you do not need to do the holy kiss part. The awkward Christian side hug is a tried and true classic. This scripture does, however, ask us to do difficult things. We all know by experience that agreeing and living in peace is much easier said than done. How could Paul expect the Corinthians to do this? It is only by the grace of Jesus, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit that they, and we, can do such a thing. To agree with one another is not to agree on every single thing with no difference or variety. Rather, we agree that the God of love and peace has called us together, in the midst of difference, to be a people together. We are called to agree that to worship, serve, celebrate, grieve, live, and be together is worth pursuing even in the midst of difference. To live in peace is to live as Martin Luther King Jr. described it in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail: “a positive peace which is the presence of justice.” In the Old Testament, justice is most often described as right relationship. In other words, we are once again called to relationship! So, my hope for you and for me, wherever our paths lead and wherever they may cross in the future, is that we would be a relational people. The relationships that have formed over the last year have shaped me, built me up, and have been a blessing for me. I know Rev. Jeannie will be a blessing to y’all as well as she forms relationships with y’all. Your relationships with one another have enabled Broad Street to continue serving and blessing the community around it. May you continue to hold onto those relationships, and may the Spirit continually nourish that communion as y’all have nourished me. Thank you for this year of serving alongside one another. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you! 
​Pastor Morgan

Youth Sunday

Our youth did an amazing job at Youth Sunday! They organized and executed a very meaningful service. We are proud of their continued dedication to service in the name of Christ.
​1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV): "Don’t let anyone look down 
on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." 

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