Lent 2024

Lent 2024

What is Lent? Lent is one of the oldest observances of the Christian calendar. Inspired by Christ’s forty days in the desert (Matthew 4:1-11), it is a seven-week period of preparation for celebrating Easter. Ash Wednesday (February 14th this year) marks the start of...
Meet our Elder & Deacon Candidates

Meet our Elder & Deacon Candidates

About Us Josh Whitlock – Elder Candidate Josh Whitlock is the Executive Director at Ezekiel Ministries. Josh grew up in Lake City, SC and moved to Columbia in 1997 to attend the University of South Carolina, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from...
Isaiah: The Gospel of God’s Holiness

Isaiah: The Gospel of God’s Holiness

Isaiah: The Gospel of God’s Holiness The Book of Isaiah is a masterpiece of ancient literature and a supernova of divine revelation.  As ancient literature, many aspects of Isaiah’s prophecies – both in content and in form – are only understood...
Lent 2024

Observing Lent in 2023

What is Lent? Lent is one of the oldest celebrations of the Christian calendar. Mirroring Christ’s forty days in the desert, it is a seven-week period of preparation between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Observing Lent is historically marked by community-wide...
Meet Our Elder Candidates

Meet Our Elder Candidates

About Us Wayne Penn Jr.  Although I was originally born in Clarksville, TN, I wouldn’t necessarily claim that I’m from there. Due to my father’s military career, I’ve lived in numerous other places, ranging from Belgium and Germany to Hawaii. When people...
Junia and the Apostles

Junia and the Apostles

Whether in genealogies or epistolatory greetings, most of us probably skim through name-lists in reading our Bibles. Like the credits at the end of a film, they seem not only tedious, but entirely inconsequential to us. However, as those who’ve traced Messiah’s long...