Gobin Church

Gobin Church We're on a shared mission to transform the world. Wanna be a partner on the journey? Gobin Beginnings: 9:00 am

Gobin Mosaic: 11:00 am

How great is this picture?!Micah Layne of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival is seen performing for the children in o...
06/04/2026

How great is this picture?!

Micah Layne of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival is seen performing for the children in our Summer Enrichment Program. It is a beautiful snapshot of music and learning meeting in our sanctuary.

These programs are more than just gatherings. They are part of a massive ripple effect.

Independent research from Partners for Sacred Places estimates that Gobin contributes $3,015,982 annually in economic and social impact to Putnam County.

That impact shows up in many ways. It is the education programs for area youth. It is the “invisible safety net” of support for those in need. It is the way our historic building serves as a hub for creativity and service seven days a week.

What happens at Gobin reaches far beyond its walls. We are grateful to be a home for hope and connection in Putnam County. This is why we are so dedicated to our Second Century Commitment.

What do you say we keep this up for another hundred years?
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05/31/2026

Mosaic: Trinity Sunday (5/31/26)

05/31/2026

Beginnings: Trinity Sunday (5/31/26)

05/29/2026

The work has begun.

Today, the original slate roof that has protected Gobin for nearly a century began to come down.

Watching these first shingles removed is a reminder that every generation receives gifts from those who came before—and has the opportunity to leave something for those who come after.

This is the beginning of the next chapter in Gobin's story.

Laying the cornerstone in 1928. From left to right. Rev C. Howard Taylor, Bishop Blake, DPU President Oxnam, former DPU ...
05/29/2026

Laying the cornerstone in 1928. From left to right. Rev C. Howard Taylor, Bishop Blake, DPU President Oxnam, former DPU President Hughes, and Rev. A.T. Briggs.

Henri Nouwen wrote that God's people could look forward with confidence because they could look backward with awe.

That's what this photograph reminds me of.

The people who stood here nearly a century ago could not see everything that would come. They could not know the lives that would be changed, the friendships that would be formed, or the generations who would worship in this place.

But they trusted God with the future.

As we begin our Second Century Commitment, we do so with deep gratitude for those who came before us. We do so with hope for those who will come after us.

Remembering is not looking backward. It is one of the ways God helps us move forward.

Imagine standing here in 1929.So much work and planning. Hoping and dreaming. It was finally happening. Yet, the people ...
05/26/2026

Imagine standing here in 1929.
So much work and planning. Hoping and dreaming. It was finally happening.

Yet, the people who gathered here could not see what we see today. They could not imagine the generations of worship, music, learning, service, and true community that would unfold within these walls. They certainly could not imagine all the people who would one day pass through these doors.

Yet they moved forward anyway.

Not because the future was guaranteed.
Not because success was certain.
But because they believed God was calling them to build something larger than themselves.

Nearly a century later, we stand where they once stood.

The future remains uncertain.
The opportunities before us remain real.
And the same question still echoes across the generations.

What will we do with what has been entrusted to us?

05/25/2026

Levi told the Pentecost story with his lungs yesterday. Circular breath. Minutes longer than this video reveals.

The Holy Spirit refuses to stay contained.

In Numbers 11, the Spirit shows up outside the tent.

In Acts 2, the Spirit rushes out of the upper room.

Again and again, God's Spirit moves beyond the boundaries people try to place around her (a reminder that the Hebrew noun ruach is feminine).

That can be unsettling.

It can also be hopeful.

Because it means God is never finished.

There is always more grace.
More possibility.
More imagination.
More future than we can see.

05/24/2026

Mosaic: Pentecost Sunday (5/24/26)

05/24/2026

Beginnings: Pentecost Sunday (5/24/26)

HAPPY PENTECOST.Long before it became a Christian holiday, Pentecost was the Jewish Feast of Weeks: a harvest festival f...
05/24/2026

HAPPY PENTECOST.

Long before it became a Christian holiday, Pentecost was the Jewish Feast of Weeks: a harvest festival filled with gratitude, worship, and community.

Tradition also says the priests celebrated by wearing Air Jordan 1s.

Biblical scholars continue to debate this point.

Personally, I find the evidence compelling.

Happy Pentecost. May the Spirit move, the harvest be plentiful, and the community completely mystified.

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307 Simpson Street
Greencastle, IN
46135

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Monday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Sunday 9am - 12:30pm

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