South Elkhorn Blog

Week 3 ┃ Advent Joy By Sheila Sekela “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” (Be honest, you sang it, didn’t you?) This year at South Elkhorn our Advent theme is Watch for the Light, and this is the Joy week of the traditional Advent Season. What fun! Laughing, excited children waiting for Santa and presents, holiday parties and open houses, family coming in from out of town to celebrate together. Festive decorations, special religious

Week 2 ┃ Advent Love By Sheila Sekela Have you ever had the power go out on a really dark evening, and had to search for a candle or a flashlight? Do you remember the relieved and almost joyful feeling when you got that little light going, and how just a little light pushed back the darkness? This advent season at South Elkhorn Christian Church our theme is “Watch for the Light,” and this week’s

Week 1 ┃ Advent Hope By Sheila Sekela Advent season is upon us! This year at South Elkhorn Christian Church our theme is “Watch for the Light”, and this week’s word is Hope. Hope is a word we use a lot in daily life… “I hope we win!” “I hope I get that promotion!” “I hope I don’t fail this test!” “ I hope the light doesn’t turn red before I get through it!” We

by Michael Swartzentruber, Senior Minister [Read Michael’s weekly-ish Friday musings by email] “I don’t think they should be allowed to take communion at the Lord’s Table,” he said. “Their mental handicap makes it so they don’t know what they are really doing.” I disagreed with him. Strongly. Not least because people of every age and ability understand when they are excluded or turned away… The Table is for anyone, anyone, willing to “taste and see.”

The main entrance to South Elkhorn off of Harrodsburg Road is now closed. The developer next to South Elkhorn is constructing a road extension of Madrone Way from the Palomar subdivision to the light at Harrodsburg Road. A new entrance will be created to South Elkhorn that is perpendicular to the Madrone way extension. To access the church, use the secondary entrance next to the Historic Sanctuary. The new entrance to South Elkhorn is estimated