5 Steps for Unity in 2026 // New Small Groups, Cookoff Winners
Dearly beloved,
Yesterday’s Vision Sunday and Chili/Soup Cookoff was such a gift. The baptism stories in the morning service, the testimonies and the delicious food at the Cookoff, the local law enforcement serving as chili/soup judges, and the time of celebrating Pastor Kent’s retirement were incredible. Thank you to everybody who participated in set up, table hosting, food-bringing, story-telling, welcoming and cleaning up!
Five Steps for Unity this year
In the morning services (click here for Stillmeadow Lane and here for York City Campus) and at the cookoff, we issued the Embrace Unity challenge. I encourage you to pick this up and do this daily and watch God work in and through you.
Pray for unity (John 17:21)
Repent of all hatred and disregard (Matthew 4:17)
Follow Jesus, the Great Unifier (Matthew 4:19)
AND Become a Gatherer (Matthew 4:19)
Serve the Suffering (Matthew 4:23)
We still want to hear from you
In this year of “embracing unity” we want to hear GodStories from you and your ideas for how we can "embrace unity” in the year 2026. Give us your feedback here. We collected a few at the Cookoff, but would love to hear more!
Gratefully Yours,
Josh
PS We’ve got a SuperBowl Party at York City Campus next Sunday, Feb 8. Doors open at 6. Join in the fun at 350 Chestnut Street, York, PA.
The Main Announcements
Here’s the main announcements for this week:
Spring Small Groups
New Directors
Annual Reports
Spring Small Groups
One of the best ways to grow in your faith is to grow with others. Check out these four courses and register at stillnaz.com/courses.
Intro to Stillmeadow - Sun, Feb 22 @ 9am
Marriage Course - Sun, Feb 22 @ 10:30am
Emotionally Healthy Relationships - Sun, Mar 1 @ 9am
GriefShare - Sat, Mar 7 @ 10am
New Directors Announcement
We are pleased to announce new leader positions within our congregation.
The Children’s Ministry Team has expanded with Tara Strauser serving as Children’s Director, Kayla Meyers as Elementary Director and Trudy Gunnet as Preschool Director.
The Adult Discipleship Team has added Jonathan Boyer as Prayer Director.
And Worship Ministries is grateful to welcome Michael Caufield as Worship Director.
Annual Reports
Every year we are grateful to be able to look back at the previous year’s ministry events to celebrate God’s activity among us and to look forward to the next year’s ministry opportunities to anticipate God’s activity among us. We capture this in our annual pastor’s reports. This packet also includes our financial report. Pick one up at the welcome center or online here.
Grow
Women’s IF Event @ SLC: Feb 27 7pm-11pm & Feb 28 @ 10am-1pm. Bring a snack to share. For more information, go to www.ifgathering.com
Family Nights Spring Semester Begins February 10
A night for the entire church family to engage in growth and unity through generational opportunities. Children, youth and adult gatherings are available. We will have corporate prayer nights on February 24, March 31 and April 28. Find more information at www.stillnaz.com/familynight.
Engagement Ministries @ SLC: We are looking for volunteers to join our Engagement ministry team (Cafe, Greeter, care team, etc.).
Sign up or find other ways to serve at stillnaz.com/serve.
Day2Pray: February 24 Join us in praying from midnight to midnight, serving our community through prayer. Grab a prayer guide and sign up at the welcome desk.
You can find the prayer guide and submit a prayer request at stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Give
Human Life Services
This non-profit crisis pregnancy clinic helps new parents by offering free ultrasounds and counseling.
Give at stillnaz.com/give or text “Give” to 1-855-974-3801
Congratulations to…
The Cookoff Winners!
Elaine Briggs won the Soup Category with her delicious Taco Soup and Gary and Joan Horick won the Chili Category with their scrumptious Chicken Chili.
Condolences to…
Brenda Knaub and family, whose husband, Jim Knaub, passed away on January 17.
Melissa Thompson and family, whose sister, Patricia Shearer passed away on December 31.