Welcome to The Community Church of Stow
1567 Pilgrim Drive
Stow, Ohio 44224
330-688-8927
(also called
Stow Community Church)
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) update for The Community Church of Stow
September, 2021
Dear Church Family and Friends,
Our barriers have come down! It is no longer necessary to mask and social distance yourself! Hymnals, Bibles, and pew cushions have been replaced in the pews. Masks and sanitizer are available if you wish to use them and we will continue to sanitize the sanctuary following worship.
- Worship begins at 10:30 AM.
- We share Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month.
- Please call Pat Pierce for prayer requests # 330-688-7936.
Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change, prayer is a conversation you have with God about things He can change.
CHURCH MOTTO
In Essentials, Unity. In Non-Essentials, Liberty.
In Diversity, Charity. In All Things, Christ First.
Join us on Sunday Morning!
Adult Sunday School is held at 9 AM on Sundays. It is led by Carol Zeh and will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair and your own coffee.
The Worship Service with Rev. Bonnie Montgomery begins at 10:30 AM.
Holy Communion is served on the first Sunday of each month and on Easter and other special occasions throughout the year.
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About Us
Who we are
The United Church of Christ was formed when the Congregational Christian Church, and the Evangelical and Reformed Church, merged in 1957. Both denominations grew out of the Protestant Reformation. The rich insights of our Calvinist and Lutheran heritage still shape and nourish our faith today. The Community Church of Stow, founded in 1917, voted to join the United Church of Christ in 1961.
Each congregation of the United Church of Christ is autonomous and self-governing. The national bodies of our denomination speak to our churches, but cannot speak for them.
Statement of Faith
We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify:
God calls the worlds into being,
creates humanity in his own image
and sets before us the ways of life and death.
God seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin.
God judges all humanity by his righteous will
declared through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord,
God has come to us
and shared our common lot,
conquering sin and death
and reconciling the world to himself.
God bestows upon us the Holy Spirit,
creating and renewing the Church of Jesus Christ,
binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races.
God calls us into the Church
to accept the cost and joy of discipleship,
to be his servants in the service of others,
to proclaim the Gospel to all the world
and resist the powers of evil,
to share in Christ's baptism and eat at his table,
to join him in his passion and victory.
God promises to all who trust him
forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace,
courage in the struggle for justice and peace,
his presence in trial and rejoicing,
and eternal life in his Kingdom which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto him. Amen.
MEET OUR STAFF
Rev. Bonnie Montgomery, Pastor
Rev. Bonnie Montgomery, Pastor
Rev. Bonnie Montgomery, Pastor
Judy Faris, Office Administrator
Rev. Bonnie Montgomery, Pastor
Rev. Bonnie Montgomery, Pastor
Simon Hunt, Instrumental Accompanist and Choir Director
Simon Hunt, Instrumental Accompanist and Choir Director
Simon Hunt, Instrumental Accompanist and Choir Director
Barb Paugh, Independent Custodial Contractor
Simon Hunt, Instrumental Accompanist and Choir Director
Simon Hunt, Instrumental Accompanist and Choir Director
PASTOR'S PAGE
Hello Family and Friends of Stow United Church of Christ,
Welcome to the sacred season of Lent! A time when many think of giving up something. I grew up in an Italian Catholic section of Detroit and Lent was a big deal there! Everyone in school used to compare what they were giving up for Lent. For some it was chocolate, for others it was potato chips or something else fun to eat. I tried to give up pop at times, but I always failed within the first 10 days. I just never understood this. It didn't seem fair for me to give up Pepsi when Jesus was going to die on the cross.
And yet, it was what a bunch of teenagers did and shared with each other. After the first two weeks, I had failed and was asking questions of God such as, "Is giving up something like chocolate what I need to do? Does Pepsi count?”
I began to realize that my Pepsi habit was pretty small in comparison to his dying on a cross. I had to keep searching for the answer to this. It was bothering me every Lenten season. It wasn't until I was older (and maybe because I was now a mother) that I began seeing that "Walking to the Cross" was the true answer for me (it might not be for you but still worth looking at).
This Lenten Season, we are going to "Walk to the Cross" together. We are going to examine the details of Holy Week with great precision. So many of us have heard the stories and yet maybe we need to look at them from a new vantage point. "Why did Jesus walk into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday? Is there a reason he came in on the entrance way he did? Why the donkey? Why an untamed donkey? Why did Jesus show up at the temple and turn the tables? How angry was he? There is another place in the Bible where he got upset to this degree, when was it? So many questions???
I believe that part of Lent is for us to ask these questions and stay with him the entire time. Only a handful stayed with him at the foot of the cross. I want to be there with him too. Do you want to join me on the journey? Join me this Lenten Season and attend each service including our Maundy Thursday Service where we remember and Celebrate the Seder meal as he would have shared it with his disciples.
I wish for all of you a very reflective and powerful Lenten Season. Join me on the walk!!!!!
Pastor Bonnie
LENTEN SERVICES and ACTIVITIES
A WALK TO THE CROSS
Join us as we take a "Walk to the Cross" this year at Stow Community Church. Learn about unknown and intricate details of Jesus' last week of life on the earth, take part in a Seder meal as Jesus would have at the Last Supper and enjoy the music provided by our choir and other soloists such as our Pianist and Choir Director, Simon Hunt. During Lent we will walk to the cross together and experience the "best and worse" of Jesus' last week on earth. Come prepared to grow, to learn and to be transformed on the walk!
Sunday, March 13 Jesus Visits the Temple
Sunday, March 20 Jesus in the Garden
Sunday, March 27 Jesus at the Trial
Sunday, April 3 Jesus Crucified
Sunday, April 10 Palm Sunday Confirmation Sunday
Thursday, April 14 Maundy Thursday Service Join us for a Seder meal at 6 PM, followed by a service in the sanctuary. Special music and a solo will be provided by Simon Hunt.
Sunday, April 17 EASTER SUNDAY Join us for a light continental breakfast at 9:30 AM, followed by the Easter Sunday Service at 10:30 AM
Photo Gallery
HAPPENING HERE
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Our Lay Associate,
Carol Zeh, leads the Sunday Morning Adult Bible Class.
Meets Sunday morning
in the parlor or outdoors, weather permitting,
at 9 AM, September - May.
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Sunday School for children age 4 through young adult, is held during the worship service following the anthem, September - May.
Nursery care is always available.
PRAYER SHAWL KNITTERS
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
PRAYER SHAWL KNITTERS
The Prayer Shawl Knitters meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 10 AM
in the parlor.
Completed shawls are prayed over and freely given to those in need of comfort and prayer.
SPAGHETTI SUPPER
THE STOW COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
THE STOW COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
Don't miss out!
Serving the public
for over 20 years!
Join us on the third Friday of each month (except December) for the best Spaghetti in town!
From 4 - 7 PM
Dinner includes spaghetti (meatless sauce available), salad, bread, beverage and dessert.
Adults: $8.50;
Children ages 4 - 12: $3.50
THE STOW COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
THE STOW COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
THE STOW COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
Hosted by the Church and founded in 2011, The Stow Community Farmers Market continues to grow!
Find your friends there and enjoy some great shopping.
Saturdays, 9 AM - 12:30 PM
June - October
The Senior Fellowship Group
THE STOW COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
The Senior Fellowship Group
Join us for breakfast at the Stow Cafe on Darrow Road.
We meet the third Thursday of the month at 9 AM.
BREAKFAST MEETINGS HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY POSTPONED.
WE HOPE TO RESUME SOON!
STOW BLANKETEERS
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution
The Senior Fellowship Group
The Blanketeers meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 12:30 PM in the parlor.
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the DAR meets on the second Saturday of the month at
9:15 AM,
September - April.
THE STOW WOMAN'S CLUB
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution
The Joshua Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution
The Stow Woman's Club meets on the first Thursday of the month, October - December and February - April at 1 PM in the Fellowship Hall
PLAY AND LEARN PRESCHOOL
Play & Learn Preschool is a privately owned preschool located in The Community Church of Stow, United Church of Christ.
It has served the communities of Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Munroe Falls, and Kent since 1968.
Karen Blankenship, Director
330-688-7872