Bedford Presbyterian Church NH

Bedford Presbyterian Church NH Our doors and hearts are open to greet you in the spirit of the living Lord. Here, we proclaim, "With

05/24/2026

Led by the Reverend Dr. John Sawyer, Pastor

05/10/2026

Led by the Reverend Dr. John Sawyer, Pastor

05/03/2026

Led by the Reverend Dr. John Sawyer, Pastor

04/26/2026

Led by the Reverend Dr. John Sawyer Pastor

04/19/2026

Led by the Reverend Dr. John Sawyer Pastor

04/12/2026

M. Ralph Dieter • April 12, 2026 • 1:00PM

04/12/2026

Led by the Reverend Dr. John Sawyer, Pastor

04/05/2026

Led by Pastor John Sawyer

Risen Christ, the Easter story is a reminder that nothing could contain you—no tomb, no body, no violent act. You are al...
04/05/2026

Risen Christ, the Easter story is a reminder that nothing could contain you—no tomb, no body, no violent act. You are alive in the world, unfettered and beckoning us to follow. Lead me to the places you have called me to be. Show me where you’re headed. I want to be there, too. Amen.

—prayer by Rev. Sarah A. Speed |

“The good news is alive in the world. Do not be afraid. Go back to Galilee. Go back to Galilee where it all started. Go ...
04/04/2026

“The good news is alive in the world. Do not be afraid. Go back to Galilee. Go back to Galilee where it all started. Go back to Galilee and celebrate like we did at the beginning when we were not afraid, when these words of liberation had not yet drawn the trappings of imperial ex*****on.

Here in this artwork, the crowd is celebrating. Figures are dancing and dancing and dancing. Doves fly among the dancers, breaking borders, Holy Spirit. This throng is in the vacant space of the empty cross.… Around the dancing figures in Galilee, patterns of doves disperse outward. The good news, the euaggelion, is alive in the world.”

—from the artist’s statement for “Meet Me in Galilee” by Hannah Garrity |

Judas betrays Jesus, and his emancipatory mission, with a kiss that signals to the authorities: he is the one you seek! ...
04/03/2026

Judas betrays Jesus, and his emancipatory mission, with a kiss that signals to the authorities: he is the one you seek! … In the chaos of the moment, forgetting the nonviolence Jesus has modeled, his disciples ready their weapons. One even swings his sword and cuts off the ear of an arresting official. Immediately, Jesus reminds his people that they fight with words, ideas, and vision. To press the point, he touches the wounded officer and heals him. The power of God that Jesus represents shows care even for the oppressor—even as Jesus uses God’s power to overturn systems of oppression.

Dying on the cross, Jesus reinforces his message of nonviolent resistance in the most heartbreaking of ways. As the authorities crucify him for proclaiming and prosecuting the hope of liberation for all God’s people, Jesus asks God to forgive them. To the end, he fights them by loving them.

Our calling is to go and do likewise. Fight: Consistently. Defiantly. Furiously. Nonviolently. Whenever and wherever we encounter brokenness, injustice, and oppression. To do otherwise is to betray everything for which he lived and died.”

—Rev. Dr. Brian Blount, from his commentary on Luke 22:47–23:46 |

Art: "Revealed Through Nonviolence” by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman |

Address

4 Church Road
Bedford, NH
03110

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 12pm
Sunday 9am - 12pm

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