The Equity Task Force was established for one year to explore opportunities at SOTV for increasing equity and inclusion in our ministry. They first learned together, then were tasked with considering recommendations for SOTV’s ministry areas. At the March 2022 Council meeting, the Council approved a new leadership team to continue to consider and implement initiatives that help improve equity, diversity, and inclusion at SOTV.

As we worship together this Holy Week, come and bear witness to the full range of human experience and the abundant grace of a loving God, from a parade with shouts of praise to a meal framed by promise and betrayal to the frightened flight of followers and felt abandonment to a gruesome death to an empty time, and, finally, to an empty grave. From death to life. Because God shows up.

Over 50 people joined Pastor Mary Lund on Saturday, March 19 for an in-depth Bible study through the spiritually enriching and marvelously engaging book of Psalms. Pastor Mary gave an overview of Psalms and then examined several specific Psalms.

The Global Health Ministries service group has an active commitment to helping on the third Wednesdays of the month from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (includes travel time). New members are always welcome; come as often as you like and are able!

Can you imagine going to your doctor with a cough, but the health facility had no way to diagnose the cause of your symptoms? Can you imagine trying to manage your diabetes without a lab that could measure your A1C? What if you were pregnant but the clinic couldn’t test for anemia? A laboratory facility is crucial for accurate diagnosis of disease.