It has been five months since ACC began holding in-person worship services on Sundays. I am grateful for the safety guidelines developed by our Re-Opening Task Force and for the hard work done by our Hospitality Team each Sunday to help us follow protocol. When we returned to in-person worship, we decided to be more cautious than required by public health guidelines. The ...
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It is often said that, because of the way human cells regenerate themselves, every seven to ten years we are completely new people. As it turns out, this is not exactly true, but the thought is compelling, nevertheless. Who isn't attracted to the idea of being made new? The Christian season of Lent is traditionally a time for believers to seek renewal not renewal of our ...
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Through February 12, 2021, our church is receiving nominations for potential new elders and potential new members of the Diaconate. After an initial screening, nominees for these positions will be invited to participate in a thorough training program. They will also be interviewed carefully by church leaders before being presented to the congregation for approval to minis...
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We have different ways to warm ourselves up on cold winter days: a cup of hot chocolate, a favorite sweater, an extra blanket on the bed. But how do you warm up your heart? If your sense of God's love has grown cold, what can you do? A book that helped to warm my heart this winter is Dane Ortlund's Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. Drawing ...
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Please watch this recording of JC Cha and Erin Kwon taking their membership vows and being officially received as new members!...
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My name is James, and wanted to share with you how I got connected to Astoria Community Church over the past year. Though I grew up in Queens and have lived here mostly since, I had been attending a large church in Manhattan for many years due to working in the city and many of my friends being there. I, for some time, had a desire to attend a local church in my borough wh...
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Most people who know Jesus as Savior would love for others to know him too. But many of us find it difficult to talk with other people about our faith. It feels awkward. We are not sure what to say. We find it difficult to connect with people who might need to hear the gospel. Talking about Jesus feels hard. This winter, ACC will offer a class designed to address this pro...
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Where is God when times are tough? Why does the Lord allow pain and injustice to occur? Does God have a plan for this world? Is God at work behind the scenes in ways we cannot see? These are the kinds of questions addressed in the Old Testament book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk was a prophet who lived during an exceedingly difficult season of history. In the late 7th Century BC,...
Keep ReadingDear Friend of ACC,2020 is ending, and how different this year turned out to be from what we expected when it began.Though these past months have been tough, I am thankful to God for how he has worked in and through our congregation. We have seen church members work valiantly to keep us connected through on-line worship services and fellowship gatherings. We have learned t...
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The nativity stories in the Bible show us that God's actions are often initially frightening. But when we move on from fear to faith, we soon experience God's joy. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DEVOTIONAL....
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