Category: CM Comments

Surviving Stormy Times

RON HAMILTON, CCCC CONFERENCE MINISTER with DAVID GRAINGE, PASTOR OF SNYDER AVE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The Snyder Ave Congregational Church (SACCPhilly) in south Philadelphia, PA has been a member of the CCCC since 1964.  Rev. Herb Anderson served as Senior Pastor at the church from 1965–2016. He recalls many of the early days of life in […]

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A Family Gathering

RON HAMILTON, CCCC CONFERENCE MINISTER Annual Gathering Highlights: The members and friends of the Conference enjoyed a special time together at the 69th Annual Gathering (AG) held in July in Pittsburgh. Over 400 people responded positively to all that took place. The Spirit of God was present as we focused on the theme, “First Things […]

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Engaging with the CCCC

RON HAMILTON, CCCC CONFERENCE MINISTER Getting engaged in the life of our Conference is an expression of our value of “A Community of Shared Life and Shared Mission.” While we value autonomy as an expression of Biblical Congregationalism, we do not believe that independence is a part of our Congregational heritage. I recently shared that, […]

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Sharpening Our Communication

The ministry staff [has been discussing] ways that we can more effectively communicate the ministry of the CCCC. We realize that our Annual Gathering is our only face-to-face meeting each year, so we want to utilize new forms of communication to stay in touch with our membership and keep people informed of the opportunities and […]

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