🌟 MARCH THEME: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 🌟

As March ends, let us focus on those women who are doing the work of the church today.

While traditional institutions shrink, it’s often queer women, women of color, immigrant women, and nonbinary leaders who are holding spiritual communities together, feeding people, making art, creating mutual aid networks, planting decentralized churches, and reimagining what sacred leadership looks like. Many are underpaid or unpaid. Many are bi-vocational. Few are celebrated as “church leaders,” but they’re doing the work—radically and relationally.

Who’s Doing the Work of the Church Now?

✳️ Rev. Traci Blackmon

Executive Minister of Justice & Witness for the UCC. She’s reshaping the conversation around what public theology looks like—rooted in protest, grief, and deep, healing community.

✳️ Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign. She’s bringing the biblical mandate for justice into public policy—resurrecting the prophetic voice of the Church.

✳️ Rev. Mihee Kim-Kort

Korean American queer Presbyterian minister. Writes and speaks about embodiment, queer spirituality, and motherhood as sites of divine revelation.

✳️ Clergy who mother, care, and resist in silence

The unnamed ones. The bivocational Black pastor raising grandchildren while organizing her church’s food pantry. The trans Latina chaplain holding space for dying patients who misgender her. The Catholic sisters running housing ministries and getting zero press. They’re not “on the map,” but they are the church’s pulse.

Who do we know who’s doing the work of the Church without recognition? How can we honor them—not just with words, but with support, solidarity, and shared power?

✳️ Cheryl Rogers

This month, let us lift up someone in our congregation: Cheryl Rogers. She has been an important voice for the LGBTQ community in Upstate South Carolina not only as a mother but also as an activist. She is an active member of PFLAG and has stood up to state legislators and testified against the injustice of political attacks on trans and nonbinary youth. Let us celebrate her courage and prayer for her ministry as she fights injustice in our community.

Here is a link to one of her latest acts of ministry: A suit against the Greenville County for its practices of removing or restricting access to books with LBGTQ themes or characters for readers under certain ages.

Suit Against Greenville Library

Dear Beloved Community,

Closing the Circle: A Final Reflection on Women’s History Month

As Women’s History Month draws to a close, it’s tempting to let the spotlight fade—to shift our attention to the next moment on the calendar. But the wisdom of the women we’ve honored this month asks something more of us. It asks that we carry forward the stories, the struggles, the fierce love and quiet resistance—not just as memory, but as movement.

This month, we’ve remembered trailblazers and torchbearers. We’ve lifted up women who challenged injustice, reimagined the world, and made a way where there was none. We’ve named mothers, mentors, saints, survivors, theologians, scientists, artists, and organizers. And if we’ve been paying attention, we’ve remembered that history is not only made in headlines, but in kitchens and classrooms, at protest marches and hospital beds, in whispered prayers and raised fists.

Women’s History Month reminds us that history is not a finished book on a dusty shelf. It is a living, breathing inheritance—one we are all called to shape. That inheritance includes not only the accomplishments of the past, but also the systems that still need dismantling, the voices still silenced, the dreams still deferred.

Let this month’s end be a beginning. May we be more attentive to the stories we pass on, the assumptions we challenge, the power we share. May we learn from the women who have led with courage, compassion, and clarity—and let their legacy deepen our commitment to justice, equity, and liberation for all.

Let’s not just remember women’s history. Let’s continue it.

Blessings,

Pastor Brian

New Day continues its mission to become a "church beyond the walls" with a broad range of activities to build community and several ways to grow in your faith and spirituality over the rest of this month.

*Note the location for each event.

EASTER SUNDAY - SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025 - 101 S. Line Street, Greer

Join Us for One Last Worship Service in Our Church Building in Greer! 🌿✨

This Easter, we will gather one last time in our current space to celebrate resurrection, renewal, and new beginnings. As we honor the journey that has brought us here, we also look ahead to where God is leading us next.

As part of our Easter worship, we will offer baptisms for anyone feeling called to take this step in their faith journey. We will also welcome new members into our community with a new member initiation, celebrating those who are committing to walk this path with us.

If you’re interested in baptism or new membership, please reach out to Pastor Brian for more details.

Let’s come together for this special moment of worship, reflection, and celebration as we give thanks for what has been and step forward in faith toward what’s to come. 🕊️💜

Upcoming Events Summary

5th Sunday Event - Camping Trip Canceled due to Fires Affecting Air Quality at Paris Mountain State Park.
Church Clean-up: Saturday, April 5, 2025. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please join us in helping clean up our church building as we prepare for the sale.
Bible Study - Other Lands: Sunday, April 6, 2025. 10:30 a.m.
In-Person Worship - 101 S. Line Street: Sunday, April 23, 2025. 10:30 a.m. Join us for this special Easter service as we worship together one last time at our building in Greer.
Monthly Community Service Project: Project Host. Join us on April 27, 2025, as we serve at the Project Host Soup Kitchen. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Project Host Soup Kitchen - April 27, 2025

Volunteer

Join us as we prepare and serve hot meals to almost 100 guests at Project Host's Soup Kitchen. Sunday, April 27, 2025, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Project Host is located at:
525 S Academy St
Greenville, SC 29601
Easy parking in their lot

Sign up Required

If you'd like to add anything for next weeks' community prayer, please contact Pastor Brian at pastor@newdayccc.com.

PRAISES that Laura's CT scan showed no evidence of cancer five years after treatment.
Prayers for Joe's niece who fell and suffered a brain hemorrhage.
Prayers for Sarah as she has surgery on Monday.
Prayers for Cheryl who has ongoing health concerns.
Prayers for Greg and Cheryl's newborn grandson who has a heart defect.
Prayers for Gary who has ongoing health struggles.
Prayers for our church as we move to a new chapter in our history as we sell our building in Greer.
Prayers for Joe as he deals with an ongoing sleep condition.
Prayers for Ed who has early signs of dementia.
Prayers for Andrea and Sarah as they struggle with mental health.
Prayers for Andrea and her pain management after her surgery was delayed to April 9.
Prayers for Papa Lowe (Brooke's grandpa) as he undergoes cancer treatment.
Prayers for Sam for discernment as she takes next steps in her career and housing.
Prayers for Vanessa and her family.
Prayers for Krista's dad as he continues to undergo therapy following a stroke.
Prayers for those who are struggling with physical, mental, and economic challenges.
Prayers for those who have suffered trauma and those who suffer from anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
Prayers for those suffering the effects of war.
Prayers for our nation as we face local, national, and global challenges.
Prayers for New Day as we consider our future.
Prayers for those of us who are suffering from the already blistering attack on our community by the current administration.
Prayers for Pastor Brian, Scott, Myrna, Brooke, and others who have unspoken requests this week.

Please support the work of the church

by donating your time, talent, and tithe.

As of 3/27/25

Tithe Income: $3,925

Other Income: $6,375

Expenses: $14,734

Net Loss: -$4,434

As we embrace new opportunities in 2025, your support is more vital than ever. Your generosity fuels our mission to serve the LGBTQ community, provide a welcoming space for worship, and grow into all God calls us to be. Every gift, no matter the size, helps us continue creating a space of love, connection, and hope. Thank you for being part of this journey—your contributions truly make a difference.

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UPDATE ON CHURCH BUILDING SALE

Following our congregational meeting on March 2nd where we voted unanimously to list our building for sale, the Board of Elders is excited to announce that we have agreed to an all-cash offer to sell the building as-is. The prospective buyer has a thirty-day period to conduct due diligence on the property. Please pray that this process goes smoothly. We have a tentative closing date of May 11. In order to accomplish this schedule, we will need to organize to clean out our church space during the month of April. Stay tuned for more information. Your assistance will be invaluable as we move forward with this next chapter in our church's history.

New Day Christian Community Church

MEETING LOCATION
Bible study and Worship
OTHER LANDS

731 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609

New Day Christian Community Church exists to provide a diverse, open, and affirming Christian community to all who desire a discipleship walk with Jesus Christ by offering challenging worship experiences, mission-based service opportunities, and Biblical learning so that we are empowered to reach out to others, introduce them to the love and strength of the beloved community, and invite them to join the faith journey of discipleship.