Christ United Methodist Church, Alliance, OH

12/28/2025

Jesus is like us.

And, because he is like us, he understands what it is, and what it means, to suffer and survive.

Jesus is like us. And, because he is like us, he understands what it is, and what it means, to suffer and survive.

12/21/2025

Flipping the script:

God has expanded the message of the prophets and opened the doors of grace to...
https://pastorpartridge.com/2025/12/21/promise-fulfilled-and-expanded/

(Yes, I know that the AI spelled the title wrong, but this is the best of ten tries)

Flipping the script: God has expanded the message of the prophets and opened the doors of grace to…

12/17/2025

How do we find hope in stories of endurance?

How do we find hope in stories of endurance?

12/16/2025

How are you wearing his coat?

How are you wearing his coat?

12/14/2025

We say that Advent is the season of Joy.

But WHY?

What *is* joy?

We say that Advent is the season of Joy. But WHY? What *is* joy?

12/13/2025

Friends,

It's winter in Ohio and this weekend's weather looks like it will be ugly. I expect that I will be at church tomorrow, but I know that roads and sidewalks all over town may not be particularly safe. I encourage you all to make choices that will keep you safe. We will have church, and God will be present, whether we have seventy or seven in attendance. If the organist and the choir can't get to church, we'll sing songs that we know from memory. If the ushers can't come, someone else will step up and get the job done. I would rather be in church alone, or with only a few, rather than any of our friends being hurt because they tried going out. If we don't see you tomorrow, we will see you the following Sunday.

Please make wise choices and be safe.

Blessings,
Pastor John

11/30/2025

We live neither in the past of the old or new testaments, and not yet at the end of the age.

How do we live in the now?

We live neither in the past of the old or new testaments, and not yet at the end of the age. How do we live in the now?

11/23/2025

C.S. Lewis once said that we simply cannot say that we accept Jesus as a great moral teacher but not accept that Jesus is God. Here's why...

C.S. Lewis once said that we simply cannot say that we accept Jesus as a great moral teacher but not accept that Jesus is God. Here’s why…

11/20/2025

Each year during our Charge Conference, we report on the activities and accomplishments of the year to the East Ohio Annual Conference. What follows is what I reported. As is often the case, I am proud of what the people of Christ Church have accomplished, and I continue to be optimistic for our future.

Each year during our Charge Conference, we report on the activities and accomplishments of the year to the East Ohio Annual Conference. What follows is what I reported.

11/16/2025

Sometimes our tears, sorrow, trauma, and loss are hard to move past. We struggle with what we have experienced, and we drag these negative experiences along with us as unwanted emotional and spiritual baggage.

And so, how can we move past our trauma, and unload the baggage that we carry?

Sometimes our tears, sorrow, trauma, and loss are hard to move past. We struggle with what we have experienced and we drag these negative experiences along with us as unwanted emotional and spiritu…

11/13/2025

An update on our Thanksgiving Meal ministry:
We're seeing the same number of orders as last year (which was a record), but our roasted turkey donations are down. Can you help out?