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Brad Sumner

Brad SumnerBrad Sumner serves as lead pastor at Jericho Ridge Community Church since its inception in 2005. After having been on staff at North Langley Community Church for seven years and having obtained his M.A. in Church Ministries from ACTS Seminaries, Brad's passion for seeing people take the next steps in their faith journey led him to move to Willoughby.
Brad is an avid reader, an occasional runner & kayaker, an armchair oenologist and an advocate for the marginalized. Brad and his wife Meg have two kids, Jared and Sophie and rescue dog named Poppy.

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Weathering the global pandemic: Are worship services an essential service? 

February 19, 2021 by Brad Sumner Leave a Comment

Are worship services an essential service? 

I am tired of pivoting. I am guessing you are, too. I grow weary of hearing about how these are ‘unprecedented times’. The stress of limping forward into this past Christmas season, where many thought of little to celebrate, weighed on me more than I would care to admit. I need community.  I need hope.  I need human connection.  I need the very real and powerful things that my … [Read more...] about Weathering the global pandemic: Are worship services an essential service? 

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