The girls pot flowers and make cards for their dad for Father’s Day. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 06-26-2025 Pastor Jeannine explained to us in her sermon how Paul’s letter to the Romans described Jesus’s amazing work on the cross. She showed how Christ’s work can change a person’s life. We can have peace in our lives. Paul gives us a picture of how we can have peace and hope in the midst of life’s worse difficulties. He stayed with us when we were a gossiper. He stayed with us when we were an addict. He stayed with us when we were a criminal. He stayed with us when we were selfish, when we didn’t help the poor, and when we were a bully. He stayed with us when we were broken, when we were defiant, when we were apathetic. He’s with us all the time, in good and bad times! God cares for us and loves all of us unconditionally. Pastor Jeannine showed the children her pearls. She asked them if they knew how a pearl was made and explained to them that a pearl starts out as a piece of sand. The oyster is irritated by the piece of sand and secretes a substance around the piece of sand to deal with the discomfort, forming over time a beautiful pearl! We have many things in our lives that are difficult, and God shows us a way to deal with the adversity in difficulties in our life to make good. Congratulations to Ron Miller who will be receiving the Sharing the Light Award for all of the diligence and work that he has done for the Hope Walk and so many other things in our community. The kids learned in Sunday school how we deal with adversity to make good in our lives. They also made belief necklaces for themselves, and filled pots with annual flowers for their dads for Father’s Day, along with making cards to give their dads. Don’t forget music Sunday coming up! Our fifth Sundays are filled with music and joy. Come and join us.

Grady Bray is sporting his shirt with flames as wife Marjorie looks on, for Pentecost Sunday! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 06-19-2025 Pentecost – it sounded like a rush of wind with divided tongues with thousands speaking in many languages. It reminded Pastor Jeannine of Central Park, where the air was sweet. A parade was going on and people in the park were also speaking in many tongues. The Bible in Acts 2: 1-21 tells of many people coming to Jerusalem to join in a special celebration from all over the area. The disciples were in the Upper Room. The Holy Spirit had come with wind and fire. Jesus had told the disciples that the Holy Spirit was coming. God was uniting all into one family. The excitement of Pentecost, the birthday of the church! Everyone was excited, as was Pastor Jeannine‘s granddaughter when she recently had an ice cream cake for her second birthday! Don’t forget music Sunday on Sunday, June 29. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor, bring a grandparent! It is always special. The kids have also been practicing a few numbers for the occasion. Other things to mark on the calendar: our church picnic will be at Climbing Bines on August 10. We will have a children’s carnival for kids age four through 12 on August 27 from 9 to 12. They’ll be a lot of different stations with activities and opportunities to learn about Jesus. More information coming as the date gets closer. Come join us at 9 AM on Sundays. Everyone is welcome.