Join us for our special Easter Sunday worship as we launch our new special resurrection sermon series “Unstoppable Kingdom”
Join us for this special event hosted by Living Word to hear from Cheryl Witte, Executive Director of Children’s Opportunity Foundation, and Pastor Gene Witte of First Baptist Church in Waterville, MN. The Witte’s have a heart for at risk families and have experience working with regional experts pioneering a scalable program for congregations to impact families.
Children’s Opportunity Foundation (COF) is a faith based Non-profit organization, dedicated to providing advocacy, care, and training for the families and children. Their goal is to see strong families build strong communities and to make a difference one child/family at a time. The Approach of COF is to A.C.T (to advocate, care, and train) the at-risk children and their caregivers in their time of crisis.
We believe there is an open door for a cooperative effort among Mankato area churches, and so we have been praying for God’s timing for this event for 2 years. We believe now is the time to take small steps to making a major impact through the local church in ways that match the character and mission of our ministries for God’s glory.
~Pastor Chris Kumpula
Junior and Senior high youth are invited to a snow tubing and pizza event on Sunday, January 16th 2:30-7pm at Mount Kato! We have a reservation for the snow tubing park from 2:30-4:30pm that will accommodate a large number of riders. Pastor Jason Holt will speak on the theme "Face to Face" at Living Word after a pizza supper. We are keeping the cover charge for students low at $20 per student. Contact Pastor Chris for details.
Waiver required: https://www.mountkato.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Snow-Tubing-Release.pdf
SCHEDULE
2:00-2:30 Gathering at Mount Kato
- Address is 20461 State Hwy 66, Mankato, MN 56001
- Check-in students with Pastor Chris Kumpula
- Collect and submit waivers
- Order pizza
2:30-5:00 Tubing Session
- Tubing park is on the east end of ski hills
- The Lift warming house is open
- Pastor Wayne Hjermstad (FLBC Congregational Connections Coordinator) hosting students, pastors, and youth leaders in The Lift warming house
- Chris Kumpula will be at the entrance for latecomers til 3:30pm
5:00-5:45 Pizza Dinner at Living Word
- Drive students to Living Word (5min)
- Address is 20013 Stoltzman Road, Mankato, MN 56001
5:45-7:00 Worship and Speaker
- “Face to Face” Pastor Jason Holt
- Conclude promptly at 7pm
Q1 Family Ministry Dinner
Family ministry leaders, let’s get together for a special dinner with Gene and Cheryl Witte. RSVP please
This will be our first special Kindle Talk on Jesus’ whole life insurance policy and how to understand what Scripture says about assurance of salvation.
Jesus Food is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a fully nutritious meal everyday to starving children of all ages around the world and bring them into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Our entire fellowship is invited to participate in a special food packing event on September 20th 6:30-7:30pm.
Thank you to our WMF for coordinating this serving opportunity and to all who have given to meet our goal ($1268 and counting)! For more info, see Brenda Stenzel.
Address:
Jesus Food Mankato
111 Summit Ave
Mankato MN 56001
Sessions will be streamed from the annual 2021 Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit.
Wednesday, September 15th
4:00pm-5:00pm Opening Session
5:15pm-6:30pm Until There’s More Than Enough: Working through Foster Care Where You Live
8:30pm-10:00pm General Session
Thursday, September 16th
9:30am-10:00am General Session
10:15am-11:30am Growing Foster Care Ministry in Your Church: A More than Enough Workshop
12:00pm-1:15pm Family Economic Strengthening: Microfinance and Orphan Care
2:30pm-3:30pm Keeping Families Together: A More Than Enough Big Idea Workshop
5:00pm-6:00pm Discipleship and Leadership Development: Let’s Walk Together.
8:00pm-9:45pm General Session
Friday, September 17th
9:30am-10:30am 10 Principles for Effective Family Strengthening
10:45am-11:45am Discipleship and Foster Care
12:00pm-1:30pm General Session
Join us as we launch our “Kindle” ministry as we look to Owen Strachan’s “Christianity and Wokeness”
“White people should be less white.” “Whiteness is white supremacy.” “Silence is violence.” “You can never overcome your racism.” You’ve heard these baffling views—but do you know where they come from? The “wokeness” that emerged from the social unrest of 2020 has swept through schools, businesses, and even sports. Driven by the radical ideologies of Critical Race Theory and intersectionality, it has destabilized public and private life—including the Church. As Own Strachan traces the origins of wokeness, lays out its premises, and follows them to their logical conclusions, the contrast of that false faith with the Word of God stands out unmistakably. This succinct but groundbreaking work reveals that wokeness, like other heresies, is not really new. Nor is the antidote: Christ crucified for us.
Launching Sunday School and studies with potluck following the service. 9am Bible Study
