This year’s theme was “Share Your Faith Story,” with keynote speaker Pastor Andrew Pomerville from The People’s Church in East Lansing. Who doesn’t love the youth mix? Good friends, small groups, games, food, energizers and worship! This is an annual event for 9-12 graders from around Michigan. The picture below...
Our Jr. & Sr. High youth led both worship services for Youth Sunday, February 15, on the transfiguration of Jesus. Senior Olivia Kirkey did an excellent job delivering the sermon titled “The Good, the Bad, and the In-Between,” after a re-enactment of Mark 9:2-9. The message explored how the transfiguration was...
Yesterday, Club 45 did a service project shoveling snow around the church. Thank you for helping to clear the paths around church, keeping folks safe and dry! This group is open to all 4th and 5th graders and meets once a month, generally on the third Sunday of the month...
About 40 adults, youth & kids shared in the fun of game night last Friday. Popcorn was popped, snacks were shared, and card games, Yahtzee, alien, ping-pong and giant Jenga were played. The giant Jenga was a hit with youth and adults! We all look forward to the next opportunity...
On Saturday, January 10, 14 youth and 4 adults gathered to plan the Youth Sunday worship service which will take place on Sunday, February 15 during both worship services. We listed order of worship and heard the Bible readings for the service, which somehow went off topic and led into a...
About 30 of us joined in fellowship and went Christmas caroling to our downtown neighbors on Sunday, December 21. With 4 teams, we covered about 15 blocks in a little more than an hour and handed out 83 invitations to our Christmas Eve services, along with a brochure on...
It was a busy weekend with church activities for several of our youth. Saturday some of them helped with Breakfast with a Christmas Angel, and then some rang the Salvation Army Bells for 2 hours at VG’s. On Sunday we had a great time with our gift exchange and sharing...
We had a great time during our annual youth group event decorating 14 dozen cookies and making cards and ornaments for the Deacon’s care receivers. Great job youth! A big THANK YOU to Kelsy Hoerauf and Terrie Fisher for their adult assistance 🙂
November 16th’s 5th Sunday service was led by and filled with the Holy Spirit – someone commented that it was “very worshipful”! Emily Kinser gave a great sermon, stirred quite a few hearts, and challenged folks to get out of their comfort zones- throw off their cozy blankets- and...
Thank you to the Maxwell family for hosting our annual pumpkin carving and bonfire party! Prizes were awarded for the silliest, scariest, most difficult and most creative pumpkins. We all had a great time jumping on the trampoline, playing games, eating yummy food, carving pumpkins, getting warm around the fire,...
