October 4, 2007 by Andy Lunt.

Here is new letterhead for the Pastor’s Ponderings mailings that include Glen Mar’s new logo.

Over the past few months we’ve been working to develop this new logo as part of our ongoing attempts to better present the “face” of Glen Mar to both members and the surrounding community.

I’m deeply grateful to Wendy Baird for the creativity and effort she has put into designing our new logo. You will see that it features a tree, to indicate that Glen Mar is a living, growing organism (not an institution). Also significant are the presence of roots, indicating our desire to be deeply rooted in God, and leaves, indicating our desire for outreach and growth. The three leaves represent both Glen Mar’s three-part mission of Praising God, Growing Disciples, Serving the World, and the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

No symbol can completely capture the essence of a community as large and complex as Glen Mar. But we believe this new logo does a good job of conveying a sense of who we are and what we are about as a congregation.

We have also sought to keep the design clean and simple (like our 7-word mission statement) and instantly recognizable. Because most people in the community know us as simply Glen Mar Church, that name is prominent. But, because we also want to emphasize that we are a United Methodist Church community, that designation is featured as well.

This new logo will also appear on the October Messenger which is going out next week, as well as on our letterhead and business cards.

My hope is that, like our new facility, this new logo will help us reach more people for Christ, and make a greater difference in the lives of both members and residents of the surrounding community who will more readily recognize and think of Glen Mar Church as a place where they can encounter God, receive help, and be transformed into disciples of Jesus.

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October 1, 2007 by Al Hammer.

After searching for months to fill the position for our Associate Youth Minister, we have found the perfect person. Let’s all give a big round of applause and welcome Karen Wright as our newest staff member!

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