Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petitions, with thanksgiving present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. --Philippians 4:4-7

Thinking about our church, there is a lot we could be worried about in 2022. But God tells us not to worry. He is near. His peace will guard us in 2022. Rejoice with his presence!

With God’s guidance JCPC is entering 2022 with firm transition plans. The Interim Pastor Nominating Committee (IPNC) has been trained, has commenced its work, and has scheduled meetings with the Atlanta Presbytery consultants. The IPNC looks forward to reviewing candidate resumes by late January or early February. We are told there is strong interest in our pending Interim Pastor opportunity by those trained to perform such work.

Your Session was busy in December and set the following dates for you to be aware of. New Elder training occurs during the first week of January with Elder ordination to occur during the 11AM worship on January 9^th. A Congregational meeting will occur following the 11 AM worship on January 20^th for the purpose of requesting the Atlanta Presbytery to dissolve our pastoral relationship with Rev. Norsworthy effective January 31^st. 

In other items, the Session approved Karen Jordan to replace Pat Pearson on the personnel team. Thank you to Pat for his many years of service on the personnel team.

Rev. George Wirth, and Rev. Scott Weimer were approved for pulpit support beginning in February and March. Dates for Communion services in the new year were approved including January 30^th which will be Rev. Norsworthy’s last worship service with us.

The drive-in 9 AM worship service was discussed and will continue at least through the end of January. End of year disbursements to our mission partners were approved with only one on hold until year’s end. This month, the session’s task will be to set the budget for 2022 and to support the transition process.



Paul reminds us, “The Lord is near” and “not to be anxious”. So with such calming words and a clear path to follow we go forth into the New Year. 

Prayer for Today

Jesus, please help us develop resilient faith. Empower us to demonstrate our trust through loving obedience to You. Amen.