Getting Creative with Construction

Getting Creative with Construction The Communications Committee has added some colorful fun to the construction fence around the church. They figured it was a good opportunity to engage the surrounding community and get them intrigued about what’s going on. Made completely of donated bedsheets, the signs’ simple construction, allows the playful messages to be easily updated.  – Submitted by Linda …

Montview’s Anti-Racism Trust Team

Montview’s Anti-Racism Trust Team The image of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for almost 9 minutes until Floyd stopped breathing and died on May 25 is seared in my memory. With his hand tucked nonchalantly in his pocket and sunglasses perched atop his head, Chauvin was the picture of cold oppression, and it …

Stop By Saturday

Stop By Saturday On February 20, Montview members took advantage of the bright sunny morning to “stop by” and pick up homeless packets, cook books, Lenten activity books and yard signs.

South to the Border

South to the Border Doug Easton is preparing for a trip to Nogales Arizona. Doug knows all the roads to take on this trip because he drove the route in 2019 to deliver donations from Montview. In partnership with the non-profit organization Kino Border Initiative, Doug will be delivering Montview’s clothing donations to the border that will then be given …

Back in the Pew

Back in the Pew I attended one of the Lenten silent prayer times in the sanctuary this week. My mom and I sat out in the blustery sunshine for a while beforehand to get caught up on each other’s news, then when it was our time Doug Easton breezily waved us in like he was opening the door to his …

JoFoKe at Montview Choir “Hang”

JoFoKe at Montview Choir “Hang” Jocelyn Ford Keel (aka JoFoKe) joined the Montview Choir and other interested musicians/listeners on Thursday evening, February 11 via Zoom for the choir’s weekly “hang.”  (That means we get together by Zoom and pursue whatever Adam Waite, our choir director, has lined up for us or we just chat and catch up with each other.  “Hangs” …

Capital Campaign Construction – A Sneak Peak

Capital Campaign Construction – A Sneak Peak Take a tour of the construction changes that are taking place inside of Montview.  This video offers a sneak peak at the work that’s underway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mfwqNvYnU&feature=youtu.be

Nifty Ninety Celebration: Zel Bulow

Nifty Ninety Celebration: Zel Bulow Zel comes from a pioneering family that traveled to California by covered wagon to homestead in the 1890s.  Zel’s father was taught the blacksmithing trade by his father, who had taken his blacksmithing skills to help build the Suez Canal before he married.  Her paternal grandparents pulled up stakes in North Dakota for farming opportunities …