Adopt-a-Pet 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]On Saturday, September 24, a group of volunteers from our church had a wonderful time assisting Adopt-a-Pet.  We socialized their animals, painted a shed and benches, picked up trash, and built storage shelves.  Since 2006, Adopt-a-Pet has found homes for over 3000 cats and dogs and funded veterinary care...

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Carpenter’s Corner Communion Rotation

The  Communion rotation for preschool – 5th grade runs through October 16.   The rotation objective is to bring understanding to children about the act of Communion and what it represents. At the conclusion of the Passover meal, Jesus broke the bread, as his body was broken, “in memory of...

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Empty Bowls 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]On Thursday, September 22, twelve of our members went together to the Empty Bowls fund raiser for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.  For $20.00, each person selected a ceramic bowl to take home that was made by local artisans as well as enjoyed numerous bowls of soups and...

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Habitat House 2016

The Genesee County Habitat for Humanity is building 6 new homes in the Flint area this year.  A group of 10 volunteers from our church assisted on Saturday, September 10, 2016.  Our group painted the stairway walls and ceiling, laid a wood floor in one bedroom, leveled part of the...

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Restoring Stained Glass Windows

After several years of work, the very necessary repair of our historic stained glass windows is complete.  Our volunteers did most of the work, but we hired assistance for the large and high Leroy Street windows this year.  The wood frames have been scraped, caulked, repaired and painted.  For most...

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2016 Read and Feed Program

We are happy to report that our Read & Feed program was a great success for our fifth year!  We hosted 30 second and third grade readers from area elementary schools who had been identified as needing assistance with reading.  We hoped to “jump-start” their fall schooling by providing them...

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Triennium

17 youth and 5 adults from 5 churches in Lake Huron Presbytery traveled to Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN for the high school Triennium conference.  5000 youth gathered immersing themselves in the theme Go: Go and See; Go and Do Likewise; The Way I should Go; Let My People...

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Youth Kayaking Trip

Youth group enjoyed the day kayaking last week on the Huron River in Ann Arbor. This is one of our favorite spots to kayak with the cascades! Check out all of our fun activities on the event calendar, or join us for discussion on most Sunday evenings during the school...

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Youth helping the Back-to-School Project

Four youth went shopping to purchase school supplies and clothes for our Deacon’s Back-to-School project. They choose five children to shop for with money donated by some of our church members. These youth were very good stewards of the money they were allotted, and bought fashionable and quality items. The...

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Wednesday Youth Lunch

During 4th of July week, six youth were in town to join in fellowship and discussion during a youth lunch event. We fed the ducks, lounged in the park and discussed the song “We Believe” by the Newsboys. Talk surrounded what we believe at different times in our lives versus...

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