A MANDATORY child abuse prevention meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall. This is for all teachers & shepherds that work with children AND youth, including nursery volunteers. Carpenter’s Corner lesson plans will also be handed out at that time. Light refreshments will be served....
The Peacemaking rotation begins September 8 and runs through October 6. The children will learn about the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Children will verbalize and show through action how God expects us to behave toward all people. God wants us to be helpers, or peacemakers, to find solutions...
We are happy to report that our Read & Feed program was a great success for our second year! We hosted 29 second and third grade readers from the Fenton elementary schools who had been identified as needing assistance with their reading. We hoped to “jump-start” their fall schooling by...
The children and adults from First Presbyterian and St. Jude’s Episcopal Churches had a fantastic time last week at the Everywhere Fun Fair – Where God’s World Comes Together! They learned how to be good neighbors to people here at home and around the world by listening to stories from...
On Thursday, August 1, we hosted a picnic at Silver Lake Park Beach in Fenton for the Whaley Children’s Center. We were pleased that 40 youth and 12 staff attended from Whaley. They had a great time and were very appreciative; they look forward to this picnic each year. We...
Thank you to Bill and Jean Hermann for hosting us at their beautiful home on July 24th! We had the opportunity to get to know them a little better (Bill the jokester and Jean the artist!) and play in their sanctuary of a yard. Jean makes pretty mean peanut butter...
Can you imagine over 5200 sr. high youth from across the globe celebrating the love of Jesus? Can you imagine what it really looks like when over 5000 receive communion? Can you imagine what it’s like to worship “youth style” with that many people? That’s what 27 youth and 3...
On July 10, thirteen youth and four adults went on a 4 mile hike at 7 Lakes St. Park. Jon Wenzel gave a great dicsussion on “life cycles” in nature, life, and the church. After the hike, we all enjoyed watermelon, a cookout, and cooling off in the lake!
On Saturday, July 13, our church supported the Bastille Day Race in downtown Fenton. Each year, this race has generated over $18,000 for Genesee County Habitat for Humanity and brought thousands of visitors into Fenton. This year they were hoping to have a record 1500 runners/walkers! The 15k race began at...
This Sunday the 14th, is the start of passing out the outfits for the back to school project. The cards will also be available on the 21st and 28th. The deadline to bring back these outfits will be August 11th so they can be distributed for the upcoming school year....
