3 Reflections on the Daddy-Daughter Dance“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” –Proverbs 22:6 Fatherhood is central to the Biblical story and cent...  Read More

The Importance of Hospitality in Ministry“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a...  Read More

Meet The Migas Family: Michael, Carrie, Ava and Conner.Michael was born in Illinois and moved to this area after his family dipped their feet in the Gulf of Mexico a few times! The pull of the white s...  Read More

CEF Manasota 2024 Ministry UpdateAs we have launched into a new year, we look back on ministry success in 2023 and we look forward to what awaits in 2024. Over the past year we ministered to more than...  Read More

Officer Ordination and Installation“The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” -1 Timothy 3:1 We will ordain and install a new class of church of...  Read More

Volunteer Spotlight – Security Team“And I said to them, ‘Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoin...  Read More

Looking for a 2024 Devotional?“In Sunday Matters, Paul David Tripp presents fifty-two reflections on the beauty and benefits of gathering together as a church, encouraging you to participate weekly in...  Read More

5 Prayers for CPC in 2024“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus through...  Read More

Building Project Phase 1 – Office MoveLast Sunday at CPC, the Session announced Phase 1 of our new building project. This first phase will consist of moving the church office into a portable on-site o...  Read More

An Abundant Ministry Part 5 – A Blessing Is Given“And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disci...  Read More

Extend an Invitation“82% of people would come to church if a friend invited them.”-Results of a Lifeway Research Poll Does the statistic cited above shock you? It certainly shocked me the first time I...  Read More

Giving Tuesday – A New Way to Give“On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.” -1 Corint...  Read More