It is amazing how quickly plans can change, in an instant, at the drop of the hat. We were moving forward, things were going well, we were making progress and then "it" happens....Keep Reading

Over 150 years ago members of The Church of the Cross decided to build a Sanctuary much larger than their present congregation. Just a handful of people built a house of worship that could seat 500. Why?...Keep Reading

The 2017 Annual Gathering and Celebration . . . is only a few short days away - next Monday, January 16th - and my excitement is growing as I put the final touches on my portion of the agenda and become aware of all that is being done to make the evening memorable . . . WOW!...Keep Reading

An individual to play the organ for two services on Sunday mornings at the Historic Campus, one traditional (8am) and the other blended (10am). ...Keep Reading

I love starting a New Year. How strange that the passing of the date from December 31st to January 1st can give us a sense of closing an old chapter and starting a new one. Yet, it does!...Keep Reading

Every year The Church of the Cross is involved in Operation Christmas Child. Every year we collect more and more boxes, this year it was 600....Keep Reading

I have a different view of Christmas than in years past. Lisa has always done the Christmas shopping for our children's gifts. It has gotten increasingly harder as our family has grown. Last year I made suggestions of better ways she could shop for the children's gifts. ...Keep Reading

From October 29 - November 13, The Church of the Cross passed out and collected shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The response was wonderful, surpassing the 2015 program....Keep Reading

He was a fixture on Sunday mornings for over two years. From my perch beside the front steps of our historic church, I would see him arriving on his bicycle as I greeted folks streaming out of the early service. ...Keep Reading

Having farmed for many years in rural South Carolina, I know that one can deduce a lot about a fellow from his pickup truck. Suspecting that the same could be said about a fellow and his boat, from my vantage point on the Bluff I begin to "Sherlock" the strange situation of the mysterious sailboat....Keep Reading