WHERE WERE YOU WHEN… Ann and I enjoyed the company of 20 people yesterday afternoon.  Most (not all) were north of 80 and good number were north of 90.  We enjoyed some devotions and prayers, especially for our church’s teenagers, and sweet fellowship with the Trinity members who live at Landsmeer. But what struck me about the people gathered was …

WEDNESDAY NIGHT It’s Wednesday night – and it’s a meal night at the church! Our menu tonight will be: Hamburgers, chips, baked beans, and ice cream sundae’s for dessert.   All are welcome.  There is a $2.00 per person suggested donation (but all are welcome regardless of donation). 5:30 p.m. – Wednesday Night Meal 6:30 p.m. – Rainbow Club kick-off ** …

MONDAY’S HERE Thank you for offering your voice and joyful presence in worship yesterday!  What an incredible season before the Lord and in communion with one another.  Sunday School kicked off with a great start, too. If you missed our service this week, you can always replay it on our Livestream site, click HERE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Looking ahead to this …

SUNDAY’S COMING I have so been looking forward to Sunday’s message on Matthew 5:1-16. In these words, Jesus speaks a new world order into our hearts and lives. He gives we who follow him our basic identity and pattern for life. We are salt; we are light. What difference does it make? We will also celebrate communion. Communion is a sacrament …

IT’S WEDNESDAY NIGHT! Youth Group Kick-Off is tonight from 6-8:30 p.m. tonight, for both students 6th-12th grade AND THEIR PARENTS!   We’ll have pizza for parents and students at 6:00 p.m., followed by a night of games and information. Rainbow Club Volunteers will have an orientation meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the 3-5 Year Old Sunday School Area.  If you are unable …

SUNDAY’S COMING This Fall, our worship series is called “Jesus, Firm Foundation.”  Building a life that endures requires a firm foundation.  Jesus is building His Kingdom, forming a new community out of everyday people like you and me. When the first followers began their journey with Jesus, he gathered them and spoke into their lives with a message we often …

HAITI SHARING God has been doing a great work in the country of Haiti. Kristie and Jean-Jean Mompremier will share a brief update of what has been happening in their lives during the morning worship services this Sunday.  During the Sunday School hour (10-10:50am) you will see pictures and hear stories of God’s work in the Central Plateau of Haiti, …

PRAYER CONCERNS We begin today with some things we’d like to stop right now and pray for: Ray and Dorothy Weiss’s great granddaughter, Briel, was born this morning, and is having breathing and lung issues. Beckett Keller, newborn son of Andy and Amanda Keller, was born 3 weeks early and is in Sanford Hospital.  He continues to make good progress. …

First, THANK YOU to the myriad of people who brought food and served at our athlete feed on Monday.  Wow!  Every morsel was devoured by more than 260 young men and women.  Thank you! We’ll be welcoming a new group of students this week from NWC, DC, and NCC.  Be sure to find a student and extend a welcome to …

Just Walk Across the Room Sometimes, the simplest act is leveraged by God for an incredible future.  Someone asked me this weekend, how a guy with German name became pastor in a Dutch church.  I said, “Because a manned named Willis walked across the yard.”  About a century ago, my tavern-owning, beer-brawling grandpa George bought a homestead on the banks …