May Events

For a full listing of upcoming events and meetings, please check out our Calendar. Youth Group –

From the Pastor: “Tools for the Ministry”

On my desk, sitting open on a wooden bookstand next to my laptop, is a Bible I was given sixteen yea

Missionary Profile: Gordon & Lee Ann Hwang

Gordon and Lee Ann are serving in Yokohama, Japan.  Gordon exercises gifts of service and hospital

2012 World Mission Conference

American Baptist International Ministries (IM), organized in 1814 as the first Baptist Mission organ

One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing continues to focus on the ways “Sharing Brings Joy”; this year specifi

Sunday School Update

Sunday school will be in session the first three Sundays of May: the 6th, 13th, and 20th. The Presch

 

May Events

April 27, 2012 in News and Events

For a full listing of upcoming events and meetings, please check out our Calendar.

Youth Group – 6:30 PM Wednesday, May 2nd, 16th and 30th in the Youth Room.

Church Women United May Friendship Day Lunch – 12:15 PM Friday, May 4th, at First Presbyterian Church.  Tickets cost $6.50 and are available from Rose Helmer.  The program theme is “Sights and Sounds of Harmony”.

Sunday School – 9:00 AM every Sunday except May 27th.  We have classes for all ages!

Worship – 10:00 AM every Sunday in the Sanctuary.  On May 6th, we will celebrate Communion and a special offering will be taken for Christian Ministries at Waupun Prison.

Prayer Group – 4:30 PM Wednesday, May 9th, at the McKees’ house.

World Mission Conference – May 18th-25th at the Green Lake Conference Center.

Men’s Breakfast – 8:30 AM Saturday, May 19th, in the Fellowship Hall.  Please sign up on the bulletin board in the entryway so the host knows how much food to prepare.

“Lamplighter” Deadline – Noon Monday, May 21st.

Church Picnic – After worship Sunday, May 27th.  Please bring a main dish, salad, side dish, beverage or dessert to share.

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From the Pastor: “Tools for the Ministry”

April 27, 2012 in From the Pastor

On my desk, sitting open on a wooden bookstand next to my laptop, is a Bible I was given sixteen years ago by some friends in the church I grew up in.  The inside cover has a short message of encouragement from them: “A carpenter needs his tools.”  It has been well used, and the corners are starting to look worn, and there are notes in the margins here and there, though I’ve seen many others whose Bibles by the look of them gather no dust.

It reminded me of our ministry together as a church, of how together we are tools that God uses for God’s mission in the world: to build up people whose lives become patterned after Jesus, and to send them out into the world to live out and proclaim the whole message of the gospel.

Every Sunday morning during the offering, we lift up the way in which God invites us to participate in that mission through the generous giving of time, of our gifts and of resources.  It is meant to be a reminder that we don’t take the offering or ask people to become involved in things in order to feed the machine of church; that’s something we work hard to resist!  It is also a truth that the mission of the church can’t happen only by the efforts of the pastor or the leaders or the core people who are involved; it truly does mean each of us participating in all of those ways according to where we are in our lives. Read the rest of this entry →

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Missionary Profile: Gordon & Lee Ann Hwang

April 27, 2012 in Missions

Gordon and Lee Ann are serving in Yokohama, Japan.  Gordon exercises gifts of service and hospitality.  He is partnering in outreach on a nearby college campus and in a fellowship meeting in their home.  Lee Ann works full time as an English conversation teacher for junior and senior high students at Soshin School.  She also has opportunities to influence students in two clubs, through the foreign exchange programs, speaking in chapel and with their home-fellowship meetings.  They write: Read the rest of this entry →

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Sunday School Update

April 27, 2012 in Small Groups & Classes

Sunday school will be in session the first three Sundays of May: the 6th, 13th, and 20th.

The Preschool Class will continue the current focus on prayer and on favorite stories of Jesus.

The Elementary Class will continue the use of the MissioLife curriculum, as will the adult class.  The Youth Class will use MissioLife and/or related studies, which have impact on the lives of the students as well as capture their interest.

As we close out the season, please continue to pray for students, teachers, helpers, song leader, snack providers, and nursery workers.  We greatly appreciate the hard work of all of these people!  Pray for the various teaching teams as we work on the selection of curriculum for the 2012-2013 season.  Also, as you think ahead to fall, please pray about YOUR involvement in our Christian education!  Thanks!

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One Great Hour of Sharing

April 27, 2012 in Missions

One Great Hour of Sharing continues to focus on the ways “Sharing Brings Joy”; this year specifically on how “Sharing Brings Joy to Others”.  Often our gifts bring joy to others in tangible ways:

  • A family displaced by natural disaster or political unrest is grateful to receive food, shelter, and the comfort of a safe place to begin to rebuild their lives.
  • A woman who has had to walk miles to carry potable water for her family smiles as she draws water from a clean well near her home.
  • A child excitedly arrives for the first day of class at her village’s new school.

When we “sow bountifully” by giving to others, we reap bountifully by sharing in the joy that our gifts bring to those whose basic needs are met through the important work of all our partners in service. Read the rest of this entry →

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2012 World Mission Conference

March 26, 2012 in Missions

American Baptist International Ministries (IM), organized in 1814 as the first Baptist Mission organization formed in North America, turns 200 soon!

The 2012 World Mission Conference (WMC) will kick off IM’s three years of bicentennial anniversaries, as 2012 marks 200 years since the sailing of Adoniram and Ann Judson and Luther Rice for missionary service in Asia.  This conference will be May 18th-24th at Green Lake.

“The 2012 theme, ‘Hear the Call’, recognizes that everyone is called to serve God in some way.  We will joyously celebrate our Lord and our call to mission in our local churches, communities and in the world,” summarized Dr. Reid Trulson, IM executive director.  “We may even be surprised by God.  We may hear a new call, or the Spirit may reveal a new way to respond.”

Nearly 30 IM missionaries will be on hand to lead workshops and talk one-on-one with participants.  In addition, a diverse, talented group of global and national Christian leaders will lead various educational sessions, Bible study and worship services. Read the rest of this entry →

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