By Ellis White, Senior Pastor The Christmas decorations are still up, the tree needles are still in the carpet, and the credit card statement has already arrived…uninvited. December may be over, but the financial decisions we made during it are very much still with us. Somewhere between “It’s Christmas! It only happens once a year” […]
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Reading the Bible Together in 2026
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor In the UK, Boxing Day, December 26, is a public holiday that follows Christmas Day. Traditionally, it’s a slower day: a pause after the celebration, marked by rest, long walks, and time with family. For me, it has always felt like a hinge moment—Christmas behind us, a new year quietly […]
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor There’s a reason we keep coming back to the story behind the songs at Christmas. These carols aren’t sentimental leftovers from another era. They are testimonies. They were written because something happened. Something that could not stay quiet. One of the clearest examples is “Go, Tell It on the Mountain”. […]
A Whisper of Revival in the UK
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor I wish you could have heard the way her college pastor told the story—slowly, gently, still moved by what God had done. A young female student in Oxford had grown up in the occult. Her health was unraveling. Her life felt fragmented and empty. She was searching for meaning anywhere […]
Why Worship Songs Repeat Themselves
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor If you’ve spent any time in church recently, you might have noticed something about newer worship songs: they tend to repeat themselves. Sometimes it’s a line sung several times in a row. Sometimes it’s a chorus that returns again and again. And if you grew up singing hymns that told […]
Why We Sing to God, Not Just About God
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor If you’ve been around church for a while, you’ve probably noticed that the songs our younger generation sing today sound a bit different from the ones we grew up with. Some are louder. Some repeat more. Some feel more like personal prayers than corporate declarations. And maybe, if you’re honest, […]
Does God Care About Your Job?
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Monday morning is when reality hits. The alarm goes off, the emails pile up, and the week begins whether you’re ready or not. For a lot of us, faith feels like something we left in the car after church on Sunday. We believe in Jesus—but when the boss is breathing […]
A Call to Mourn, Unite, and Pray
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Hey church, it’s Pastor Ellis. I’ve been hearing from many of you over the last several days about how you have been impacted by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. So, I wanted to put some thoughts out there, about how we, as followers of Jesus, should respond to this tragedy, […]
The Church’s One Foundation in a Shaken World
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor This past week has been heavy. The assassination of Charlie Kirk was a tragic and senseless act of violence. Like many of you, I’ve grieved the loss of his life and prayed for his family and loved ones. Added to that, our own community has been shaken by a heartbreaking […]
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Chosen, Returning, and Ready to Share What We’ve Seen
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor As you read these words, I’m soaring home from Tanzania—alongside pastors from churches across the U.S. and our own Pastor Julie —where we met the very children whose hearts and hands chose families and individuals from Chapel Hill. What an extraordinary gift this journey has been. Tomorrow, Reveal Sunday, marks […]
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