South Elkhorn Blog

Sara Don Bailey was called to serve as Minister of Newburg Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Louisville, KY. Sara Don served as a Student Intern at South Elkhorn before entering seminary at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary where she is currently completing a dual degree (Master of Divinity and Master of Christian Counseling). South Elkhorn is Sara Don’s sponsoring congregation for ordination in Christian ministry. You can send Sara Don an email of congratulations or

Little Elks Resumes October 12 under Commonwealth Daycare Guidelines After careful review, feedback from families and teachers, and monitoring the progress of other daycare facilities, Little Elks is preparing to resume classes Monday, October 12. Little Elks is following the guidelines for masking, social distancing, room cleaning, room capacities and more from the Commonwealth.  All classes and teachers will be confined to one part of the building during school hours, staying in the designated Little

In accord with our Healthy at Church guidelines, children & youth (Grades K-12) will meet on the Church Lawn on Sundays before worship at 9:30 AM (beginning Sunday, September 20). Children & youth will need to bring their own lawn chair and mask and sit in a large circle on the church grounds in their assigned area. Parents can drop off their children  and go home to get ready for church. Programming will be over

“It’s not fair!” I suspect I’m not the only parent to hear these words screamed or whined before… Jesus knows that we retain a strong, if sometimes still warped, sense of fairness. This Sunday we will explore a parable meant to unsettle and transform us with the surprising unfairness of God. Then on September 13th we’ll kick off a new sermon series called “Disciples” (check out the upcoming sermons in the image below). And what better time to

Living in denial: we are actually quite good at it. We are “naturals.”  We are good at turning away from harsh and painful realities, pretending they aren’t there. It’s a common coping strategy. And perfectly normal in the short term when we are hit with unexpected news. We’ve all done it in one fashion or another. Denial is one of those famous “stages of grief.” And there’s been plenty to grieve this year. We are also good