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Funeral service for Arlie Wing Fisher Morgan held Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC. Livestream available on YouTube.
“Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”
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Dear Friends in Jesus –
Jesus came that we might have life, and have life in abundance. During Lent we imagined what that would look like as particular people in God’s particular purpose through Second Church. Not just that we would not know want, but that we would know abundant joy, generosity, holy purpose, caring for God’s creation, preserving truth, heartfelt worship, promoting social righteousness, and living like we mean it!
Last Sunday we celebrated the resurrection – the pivotal moment in the cosmos!
So, what do we do the next Sunday? Easter II is often known as Low Sunday. No mystery here. Lower energy, lower attendance. Maybe, but I’m not a subscriber. I don’t buy it and won’t!
The narratives we return to each year beg us to see things in fresh ways, through resurrection eyes.
Sunday we remind ourselves why we may live in hope in the midst of wars, fires, floods and folly.
Ain’t nothing low about it. Let’s take another chance to celebrate salvation together!
Someone you haven’t seen in a while? Give ‘em a call.
See you Sunday –
“Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”
LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.
Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged? We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.
Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.
Dear Friends in Jesus –
The Christian writer Barbara Johnson suggests, “we are Easter people in a Good Friday world.”
I’d say that some days, these days, it may feel that way, yet we know that even though these feelings are real they’re not always based on fact. However, there does seem to be a real convergence right now!
Have wars and oppression, and hunger, and displacement always been around? Sure, but not with such intensity, rancor, or carelessness as we experience now. What’s different? For one thing, communication platforms that aren’t always linked to truth, kindness, or reality.
This may feel like a "Friday" moment in time, but I’m called to cling to a Tony Campolo sermon, 'Sundays Comin’!’
He tells of his old pastor rising to preach as he, Campolo, sat down rather satisfied with himself as they were having a ‘preach off.’ The old man tells him, "get ready," and he rises. He preaches for, could have been an hour! He starts off, “It was Friday and Jesus was hanging dead on the tree. It was Friday, but… SUNDAY’S COMIN’!”
Folks, today is Friday and the circumstances we abhor and we decry and we flail against may not disappear in two days, but on the third day we will celebrate the fulfillment of God’s promise.
I will proclaim, “He is risen!” and you will affirm the mysterious truth we know, “He is risen indeed!”
Invite everyone you know to experience the joy that is ours!
See you in worship!
Area churches and choirs come together for a community communion Maundy Thursday service at Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston.
“Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”
LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.
Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged? We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.
Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.
Dear Friends in Jesus –
One of the great things about the lectionary and high holy days is that as they occur, we get to engage the same scripture, the same narrative as believers, across the street or around the world.
So as we begin the final approach to Jerusalem, we all come together to ‘the parade.’ Children wave palms, trumpets blare, lowly donkeys around the world are elevated as much is made of Jesus of Nazareth- the audacious, the insolent, the disruptive- rides into town.
A colleague of mine noted when Jesus traveled around the ancient world, he did so on foot. He walked from village to village, from plateau to lakeside, from Galilee to Jerusalem. Right up until Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday, the gospels tell us, Jesus rode. What led Jesus to upgrade for this leg of his trip?
Maybe he wanted to make a statement. He knew the people’s longings. Maybe he felt their hope, their anticipation, so entered the city like the Messiah as the prophet Zechariah had promised.
I suggest it was the first leg of the invasion!
See you in worship. Invite someone –
The White's Chapel Methodist Church Chancel Choir from Southlake, TX will present a concert sure to open hearts and inspire worship through song. The repertoire will include selections by Forrest, Rutter, Courtney and Hayes. Under the leadership of the Executive Director of Music and Worship Shaunna Fuller, White's Chapel Chancel Choir has a long history of anchoring the traditional weekly worship service with classic anthems, time-honored hymns, soloists, children's choirs, praise team, and a full orchestra. They have led worship at Washington National Cathedral, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on the Island of Patmos and the Vatican High Holy Mass and have performed at Carnegie Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. There is ample parking near the church and on street, and the venue is handicap accessible via side ramp. For more information about the choir: www.whiteschapel.org
Second Presbyterian Sanctuary on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall.
“Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”
LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.
Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged? We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.
Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.
As we look at the signs of renewal all around us, let’s take a look at our relationship with God and God’s relationship with us. We will start with the profit Ezekiel and his field of dry bones and from there we will work our way to our “everyday” encounters with God.
Join us on Sunday as we flesh out one of those amazing passages in the Old Testament that leads us to the wonder that is Easter.
-Ken Carrington
“Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”
LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.
Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged? We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.
Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.
Dear Friends in Jesus –
This Sunday we engage a narrative of biblical proportions: an intergenerational saga that is the foundation of lives of the faithful for millennia– Abram and Sarai setting out from Haran on a promise.
God has promised a child, and that Abram would be the progenitor of nations. Hmmm... he’s 75 and she’s 65. And yet, the promise will be fulfilled 25 years later!
There is much in the saga of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac over the 25 years that reveals ignoble behavior reflecting the culture and the time: slavery, surrogacy, harems, cowardice, deception. But the takeaway, supported by the Apostle Paul to the Romans, is Abraham’s obedience. And the many others' obedience who, through Abraham’s obedience, found the strength to follow and were reckoned righteous by God.
What about us? Will we be obedient? Why not? Two commandments: love God and love your neighbor. Together we can do it!
Folks, we are at the top of God’s list to be conscripted for God’s wondrous, luscious, righteous work of redemption through particular purpose and obedience in this place.
And so we ask, in this time of war and fright and uncertainty, “What can we do?”
We can live into what Jesus says: We are salt. We are light. We are beloved. We are equipped. We are capable. But, are we willing?
In the middle of this season of Lent let us engage the Word and the world.
Bring a friend… ask a neighbor… invite a colleague to come to church. The children will usher, read, sing and inspire.
In great anticipation –
“Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”
LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.
Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged? We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.
Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.