Chicago church releases a beer for Advent — and the end of the world
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 19, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — Church members stopped by to pick up the wreaths they’d ordered for the coming Advent season — OK, so they were cardboard drink holders filled with Advent-themed beers and topped with a green ribbon and Christ candle to light on Christmas Eve.
‘Kayak Church’ gathers Pennsylvania church in person — and on the water — amid pandemic
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 4, 2020
HOWARD, Pa. (RNS) — More than two dozen people joined a brightly colored flotilla for Kayak Church on Sunday (Aug. 30) as Faith United Church of Christ, like so many other churches across the country, dips its toes into meeting together in person after months apart during the novel coronavirus pandemic.