Dear members and friends of Valley Park, It has been a challenging and concerning month for our Valley Parker’s, family, friends, community, city, country and world. I know many of you are following the news and that there is not much of anything else to follow that is of equal … Read more

Dear members and friends of Valley Park, As I am writing this I am thinking of a “Newcomer’s Dinner” this Saturday (Feb. 29). For those of you reading this the dinner is a past event. But the relevance of what the dinner involved is not. It was for the purpose … Read more

Hello, members and friends of Valley Park, In the month of February, 2020, we will officially complete the “Rooted” experience. That is, we did six weeks of devotions and small group meetings up to Thanksgiving, 2019. And we are now completing four weeks of devotions with small group meetings from … Read more

Dear members and friends of Valley Park, The New Year offers opportunity to reflect on the past and consider changes in the year to come. We often have things we remember in history and in our lives that we associate with years. We have opportunity this coming year to associate … Read more

Dear members and friends of Valley Park, Remembering the significance of Jesus Christ’s birth is one of the most God-honoring things a Christian can do every year. It does require thoughtfulness about how God’s plans to save the world from the consequences of sin and death were fulfilled in the … Read more

Dear members and friends of VP, Over the last two months we prepared for and started four Home Groups in a series called “Rooted.” It is encouraging that we have close to 50 of our members and friends attending groups that meet on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. What is … Read more

Dear members and friends of VP, Home groups are among the most important things we can do as a church in order to encourage our growth as God’s family. This year we are planning 10 weeks of home groups with 6 meetings before Thanksgiving and 4 meetings after the New … Read more

Dear members and friends of Valley Park, It is a month for saying thank you to two faithful servants of Jesus who have served us, at Valley Park, for over a decade. September 1st is the last Sunday for leading worship at VP for both Peter Verdell and Casey Whitlock. Peter … Read more

Dear members and friends of Valley Park, I want to share encouragement this month from the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. He was a President who was devoted to not just attending a church, but actively participating in the life of a local church. Some people go … Read more