Rev. Bonnie Tarwater is a United Church of Christ minister and serves both the Congregational Church of Lincoln City, United Church of Christ as well as an Arts Community Ministry, God Is Love Church, a church without walls. Please join her at the Congregational Church of Lincoln City, United Church of Christ, for worship at 11 am every Sunday, 1760 NW 25th St Lincoln City, Oregon 97367, or call (541) 994-2378, church mailing address PO Box 945 Lincoln City, OR 97367. To join us at the church from Hwy. 101 south turn right after the fire station at NW 25th St., the church is behind the IGA grocery store.

Rev. Bonnie's husband is Dr. Walter Rutherford a Marriage and Family Therapist (www.DrWaltr.com) and her two children, David and Ben live and work in San Diego CA. She is available for Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Counseling as well as weddings, baptisms, funerals, house blessings and other special services. Previously, she worked in the professional theater as a producer, director, designer, actress, playwright, drama teacher, and founded a theater. Bonnie continues to do inter-generational theater in churches which revitalize the Gospels message of love, and creates spirited community experiences for people of all ages. Rev. Bonnie served as the first woman minister of the First Congregational Parish in Kingston Massachusetts in 285 years and has also served several churches in Southern California. Growing up in Asia and having traveled extensively, she welcomes multiculturalism in all aspects of church, work, and worship. Receiving her MDiv from Claremont School of Theology, a MFA from the American Conservatory Theatre in SF, a BA in art from UCSD, and a California high school teaching credential for drama and art. Rev. Bonnie has available worship services and workshops on, "The History of Christianity Told as a Sing Along," "Healing and Anointing Service on Mary Magdalene" which includes contemporary music, a slide show of art work of Mary Magdalene and anointing, as well as a service "The Sacred and the Arts," exploring this mystery we call God and the creative arts.

God Loves You and There is Nothing You Can Do About It!

Progressive Christians Uniting

God is Love Church

Where everyone is welcome at the table, children and their families, the “spiritual but not
religious”, the secular left who sometimes suffer from religious phobias, the religiously wounded, all sexual orientations etc.We:
1. Believe and teach that God loves us.
2. Know Americans are too lonely, therefore we are building loving community including and celebrating children and their families.
3. Embrace and explore all the arts in worship and church programs.
4. Work for social justice and peace as we, “Do unto the least of these.” Matthew 25:40
5. Teach Christian mysticism, for we are one.
6. Provide and encourage prayer practices, services and spiritual disciplines.
7. Create a theater program for people of all ages for individual and community
healing and transformation.

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Rev. Bonnie Tarwater

2215 NE 64th Dr.
Lincoln City, OR 97367
(541) 994-9570
Cell (541) 921-8911
revtarwater@yahoo.com