Dear Greenhouse Family, We are writing to make you aware of a statement released this weekend by the Bishop’s Council of our Diocese. Please note that the information below and in the Diocesan statement is of a sensitive nature and may be difficult for anyone who has suffered from abuse.  In this weekend’s statement, the […]

Dear Family of God, Last month, Bishop Stewart released a very important letter regarding a devastating situation of credible alleged sexual abuse involving a former leader in our diocese. Today, I’m writing to share another update from Bishop Stewart on the ongoing investigation of abuse in that congregation. You can read this letter here. As a warning, the contents of this […]

Dear Family of God, Please read this important letter from our Bishop. As our Bishop indicates, this is a tragic situation that emerged in one of our far west suburban Greenhouse congregations in 2019. Please pray for all of those victimized or hurt, our Bishop and other pastors involved, and please cooperate with the Bishop’s […]

Dear Greenhouse Family, As I write this, I wonder how all of you are doing. In this time of instant information, we know of disease, social turmoil, natural disasters, wars, and financial crises all around the world. It is very easy to be overwhelmed by all this traumatic news. And yet, in the face of […]

I pray…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me, and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  John 17:20-21 Dear Greenhouse Family, Some of Jesus’s final words to us, his church, are a prayer that […]

Dear Greenhouse Family, Many years ago I came to know Christ through the work of a Young Life chapter that was involved in my high school. The Young Life leaders invited me to events and meetings, shared the good news of Jesus with me, listened to my questions, and cared for me as I made […]