Saturday, Lenape Valley hosted an event seldom seen in our sanctuary these days. A wedding! That’s right, a real, honest-to-goodness, bride coming down the aisle, groom standing with bated breath, even a sweet little flower girl leading the bride to her groomwedding. Such events used to be commonplace in our churches. Couples wanted to get married in the church. It was expected that they would get...  Read More

Today’s letter is a simple message- a celebration of twirls and swirls, of children’s laughter and unfettered joy in the house of the Lord. I want to celebrate the sights and sounds of Vacation Bible School- 2025 that still echo through the halls of Lenape Valley.This week Lenape Valley was the best dressed church in America! Bears, moose, Alaskan Huskies and king crabs gave our groups their ident...  Read More

The Blame Game is a favorite American pastime. Soon family rooms across the nation will be filled with Armchair Quarterbacks, sitting in the comfy seat, critiquing sideline decisions and playtime execution. This game is the bread and butter of Monday morning sports radio as commentators assess praise and fault, naming the hero and the goat (not the G.O.A.T.) of each game. Players must have a thick...  Read More

My husband and I just finished a project long overdue. We made our first pass at this work when our son was an infant, so that ‘just in case’ we knew that our intentions would guide his care. We took our second pass at this work when our family had grown to six with challenges that needed a more nuanced result. But now that our children are grown, and God has blessed us with five beautiful grandda...  Read More

As you read this letter, I am privileged to be serving with the Lenape Valley mission team in Belize. This week, we are leading Vacation Bible School in two schools for over 400 children, doing home visits led by the nurses on our LVC team, and working on a construction project to create a Health Clinic in the region. Needless to say, we are a bit busy this week. So, I thought I would share with y...  Read More

March 15, 2020- the day that Lenape Valley closed her doors. That day, the sound of doors closing could be heard throughout our community and across our nation. How fascinating that the ‘shut down’ began on the Ides of March- immortalized by William Shakespeare in his play Julius Ceasar as the day that Ceasar was assassinated. Shakespeare coined the idiom- Beware the Ides of March- a warning of im...  Read More