The church board members and I have been going through the book Developing Leaders for the Small Church by Glenn Daman and watching the companion videos. It has opened the eyes of our whole board as to what is the responsibility of the church leadership. I proposed that each board member select four people in the congregation […]
Joseph & Laura Letourneau, Marysville, B.C. Read More »
West Paris — considered the “Gem of Western Maine” – is located on Route 26 in the foothills. A few highlights of the town are a derby hill, a baseball field, a Christian-owned hotel and restaurant, and a gemstone sifting site. Many former small businesses have been remodeled into cheaper apartments, and drug abuse is
Mace & Kortney Wilder, West Paris, ME Read More »
This year during the 79th Annual Stonyford Rodeo we moved our church service to the rodeo grounds for “Cowboy Church.” The service was well attended by our church members as well as out-of-town guests. Since then we’ve seen a few new folks attending our fellowship. Bigger than all of that is the immeasurable impact: the
Dan & Cynthia Reagan, Stonyford, CA Read More »
McCleary Community Church is located 20 miles west of Olympia, W.A. and about 45 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. The main industry in town is a door factory, but many people commute to Olympia for work. Joe and Karla and their family have been in McCleary for 14 years, and their three sons have
Joe & Karla Beard, McCleary, WA Read More »
On Saturday a beautiful thing happened. One of our members organized a pine needle-raking clean-up for another member who’s still recovering from Covid. Altogether there were 15 of us raking and collecting the pine needles into about 50 trash bags. One person who helped said that this was one of the best things our church has done
Tim & Aletha Salcedo, Kittredge, CO Read More »
On our almost 4,000-mile loop twice a year to visit and encourage the missionaries in Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas, we see topography change from the rolling green hills of the Ozarks… to grasslands that seem to reach the edges of the earth… to thousands of flat acres of corn, cotton, and soybeans… to the northern lakes and wooded areas. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray
Randy & Lisa Picklesimer, Heartland District Representatives Read More »
We are located in the western part of the state, in rolling prairies that make up the prime farming and ranching country in the northern shadow of the Black Hills. With agriculture still making up the lion’s share of our economy, there is a growing manufacturing segment, and of course the ever-present and increasing tourism
Doug & LeAnne Clark, Nisland, SD Read More »
This week we also had our last youth meeting for the school year. It went pretty well. We had a kid show up who never came before and he still received the gospel message personally and a gift to remember it through the summer. That was an exciting thing to say that everyone who came
Stephen & Amanda Chapman, Falmouth, MI Read More »
Leslie had a neat experience with her kids down in Foundations (Junior Church). She asked the kids what it meant to to be a Christian. She received answers about church attendance, being the best version of themselves and various other answers. After explaining to them that none of those things makes you a Christian but only accepting
Dennis & Leslie Burke, Amsterdam, NY Read More »
Halsey is located 23 miles north of Eugene, Oregon. Our city of 900 is a hub for many grass seed farmers, loggers, and commuters to the larger cities like Albany, Corvallis, and Eugene. Our church is a mix of local town folk and commuters from out-of-town, looking for a strong Biblical teaching. PRAYER REQUESTS:
Jeff & Nydia Black, Halsey, OR Read More »
The fire department has been tremendously busy this month. Mostly grass fires, but we had a car accident and a house fire. The house fire had a neat incident. After we got the house out, myself and a couple other members went inside to try to recover some valuable and necessary items – hearing aids, truck
Alex & Melanie Pompu, Maidstone, SK Read More »
