What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. Psalm 116 Happy Thanksgiving, Restoration! I have so enjoyed this week. In almost every conversation I […]
A Good Gift of Thanksgiving In light of all that God has done at Restoration, and in anticipation of what he will do, we’re providing an opportunity to make a special gift to Restoration as we celebrate the fact that Good Things Grow Here. Special offerings have always been a tangible part of worship. They provide an […]
Restoration, We have been hard at work gathering input about the things you love about our church and the hopes you have for what our church will become. Thank you! This is a (long) update about what we know and what we don’t know in July 2019 about our Restoration 2025 Strategic Plan. Here is […]
Restoration 2025 This is our 10th year as a church! We have a big birthday to celebrate when we get to November. One of the gifts that our leadership is giving to the church is a strategic plan that will guide us over the next five years. We are grateful for all of the input our […]
We hope that you will join us for each congregational input session. The next one is Sunday, March 31 @1pm. We will provide food and childcare. You can also submit ideas, questions, and things you are hearing in prayer to this email address or through this form. Thanks for reading and praying along with us. […]
You are invited. Restoration, I invite you bring the enthusiasm, energy, and ideas you’ve always shared with me to the first congregational input session on March 17th. We will not have childcare. But we will have snacks! There are 2 more congregational input sessions on March 31 @1 (at Restoration with childcare) and April 10 […]
The Audio from our 30 September 2018 Parish Meeting is at the bottom of this post. Restoration is a gathering of the body of Christ, a household of God, a community of broken people who are being restored by grace. We worship together, pray together, serve together, and live life together. It’s more than just a […]
The Inflection of 2019 Restoration began almost ten years ago, in 2009, as a small group of 70 adults and kids who were aware of our brokenness, aware of our need for friendship, and thoughtful about how a new church community might be formed in Arlington County. During the summer of 2014, five years into […]