{"id":14278,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/?p=14278"},"modified":"2026-07-21T23:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:09:06","slug":"january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"January Newsletter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14278\" class=\"elementor elementor-14278\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e22e8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e22e8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9120a37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9120a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da52c26 eael_liquid_glass-effect1 eael_liquid_glass_shadow-effect1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da52c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">January 2026 Newsletter<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fff68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21fff68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e32b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e32b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Welcome, friend! Whether you&#8217;ve been walking with Connect Ministry for years or you&#8217;re just getting to know us, this newsletter is one way we stay connected as a church family. Inside, you&#8217;ll find encouraging stories, a heartfelt devotional, updates from our missionaries in Paris, and reflections on what God is doing in and through our community here in Alhambra.<\/p><p>We hope this brings you a sense of encouragement\u2014and maybe even a reminder that you belong here, just as you are.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f8819 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7f8819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e26b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6e26b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69eba3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69eba3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Browse the newsletter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e2a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e2a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Flip through the pages below to explore this month&#8217;s stories, devotionals, and ministry updates. 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