At the Pender UMC contemporary service on Sunday, September 3, 2023, Pastor Bruce Johnson  preached on “Our New Identity in Christ: Awesome Devotion” (Acts 2:41-47). The gospel reading was Matthew 16:21-28.

The Common Ground Praise Band under the direction of AJ Rios sang “This Is the Day, Cornerstone, Holy Water, Raise a Hallelujah, Hold Us Together and Build Your Kingdom Here.

Sunday was the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost.