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Growing Young: Empathy (The Soil Where Belonging Grows)
October 19, 2025
This past Sunday, we continued our Growing Young series with a message that hits right at the heart of what it means to follow Jesus in our
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Unwrapping the meaning of Advent in the Morris family’s early Christmas spirit
This year, the Morris family broke an important tradition. Under normal circumstances, we decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. It’s a big deal for our
November 30, 2023
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Break free, defy gravity
Dear Friends, During the month of September, we’ll be celebrating a churchwide stewardship program called “Defying Gravity.” We’ll examine the generous life—what it is and
August 29, 2023
Moving forward: Children matter most — and so do you!
We are having to make some adjustments to better accommodate our ministry with young people. As we increase our efforts to provide appropriate safety and security
August 2, 2023
Choose joy, don’t steal it
There’s a fairly popular contemporary Christian song by Zach Williams called “Old Church Choir.” In the lyrics, Williams proclaims that he will not let anyone
July 6, 2023
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Be kind
First Wayne Street is a church committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Fort Wayne as we love God and love people
June 3, 2023
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Embracing the ‘new thing’
“Look! I’m doing a new thing; now it spouts up; don’t you recognize it? I’m making a way in the desert, paths in the wilderness.”
March 31, 2023
