A number of years ago, I started keeping a list of what I call "core prayers" — prayers that are important to me in my discipleship journey and I believe they are helpful in the life of the church!Of course, there are some core prayers in the Bible, including the Lord's Prayer …Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Giv...  Read More

Parents and families will soon be thinking about going back to school, if they're not already. As I write this, there are less than 30 days until the first day of school.But "back to school" is not just for parents and families. It's also a good time to be reminded that, as followers of Jesus, we are all disciples — students, learners, apprentices. This is a school from which we never graduate in ...  Read More

As I shared last month, the month of June was a busy, mission-focused time in the life of our church!Each Sunday evening, we participated in Saturate Altoona for the 3rd year in a row. It was a simple thing for us to do—give away free freeze pops—but we trust that God used our gifts as a practical way to show people God's love!We also had a wonderful Relay for Life—another opportunity to be a witn...  Read More

There's been a lot of distraction in recent years surrounding the turmoil in The United Methodist Church. I'm happy that Wehnwood has stayed focused on the mission of loving our neighbors and making disciples of Jesus!In fact, here are some events coming up in the next few weeks to kick off the summer …Saturate AltoonaFor the 3rd year in a row, churches will come together on the Sunday evenings in...  Read More

Our Easter sermon series is called, "A Living Hope," and it's based on the epistle readings in the Lectionary, which are from 1 Peter.Recently, we finished up a video series by Max Lucado in Bible study called, "In the Footsteps of Jesus." These talks were given in the Holy Land.The final lesson was focused on the story of Peter and Cornelius. Peter was a Jewish follower of Jesus and Cornelius was...  Read More

Some things to be excited about as we head into Holy Week, Easter, and the summer!  Read More

We are happy to announce the new Wehnwood App and other digital services using the Subsplash platform!  Read More

Reflections on a recent sermon, particularly on the words from 1 Corinthians 1.10 … "live in harmony with each other."  Read More