2026 July 12 Announcements
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian LifePoints
We will also be collecting monetary donations this week for the En Gedi house in Jamaica where Sis. Erin Davis serves. Please put “En Gedi” in the memo line of your check if you wish to donate to this.
CALENDARS: Church calendar, yearly calendar, young group calendar, national church calendar
SERMONS: Audio/Video
SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Sam Moser & Roger Roberts (7/26)
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
We look forward to having Vacation Bible School this week. Students up to 8th grade will have VBS Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 8:30 each evening. Services in the sanctuary for the Bible Class and rest of the church will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. We are still in need of several pies and volunteers for Friday evening’s pie night. There is a printed sign-up sheet at the message center until Monday evening for what is still needed. Please contact Sis. Kaylie Bauman with any questions.
This year we are trying something different for our annual collection for Empower Life Center. We are trying a collection during the week of VBS. A list of what the Center needs most can be found in the link at the bottom of the announcements email, along with copies of the lists at the back hall. Collection bins will be located at the North and south entrances of the church. We will be collecting all week July 13-17 and delivery will be made the following week. Thank you all in advance! This will be in place of the November comforter Blitz. If you have any questions, please ask Sisters Dort Leman or Judy Musselman.
We plan to have testimonies and baptisms next weekend for Isabella and Brodie Wettstein and Kiley & Cheyenne Post. Testimonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. It is Group 1’s turn to help and bring food. Please sign-up here.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sis Pearline Streitmatter, mother of Sis Kary Wiegand, passed away Saturday morning. Her visitation is today (Monday) from 4-7 at the Morton Fellowship Hall and from 9-9:45 Tuesday morning prior to the funeral at the Washington Church. Please pray for Sis Kary, Bro Ron, and the Streitmatter family during this difficult time.
The Apostolic Christian Bookstore has an immediate opening for a part-time Inventory Associate at their physical location in Goodfield, IL. The opening is for Tuesday and Thursday mornings, but other mornings are also available if interested. Please see the job description in the link at the bottom of this email for more information. To apply, visit AC Ministries' hiring platform at: https://link.edgepilot.com/x/Req9pPUeEx2r9Kixe5bDLNA?u=https://acministries.bamboohr.com/careers/35
Thank you to all who were able to attend our building options presentation on Wednesday evening and to all who accessed the presentation online. We look forward to working together in prayer as we seek God's will for our Goodfield church. Here is the link to the survey and a few reminders:
1. This is not an official vote. We are looking for feedback and direction. Based on the feedback, we will gather more detailed information for a future pledging/voting process.
2. We desire a significant response rate. Even if you do not have strong feelings regarding the options, please return the survey and reflect that in the comments.
3. Please encourage others in your household to fill this out if we only have one email address on file for your house.
Thank you and please continue to pray earnestly for God's will to be revealed!
Video of Presentation (PowerPoint that was shown can be found in the link at the bottom of the announcements email)
NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The registration link to remotely attend the ACCA General Conference on Saturday, August 8th from the central Illinois satellite location in Goodfield, Illinois is now available here. Those Illinois brothers, sisters, and converts who are not able to attend the live event in Ellington, Connecticut are invited and encouraged to attend a live-stream of the conference at the Goodfield church. Registration opens today and will close on July 20th. A minimum of one hundred (100) attendees must be registered to host the event and attendance will be capped at three hundred (300), based on a first-come, first-served basis. The central Illinois satellite location is at the Goodfield church and hosted by the Congerville and Eureka congregations. To help with the planning efforts, attendees are encouraged to register early. Enjoy the blessings of sharing the ACCA General Conference in community by signing up now to remotely attend from the satellite location in Goodfield Illinois.
All brothers, sisters, and converts are invited and encouraged to attend the 2026 General Conference of the Apostolic Christian Church which will be held in Ellington, CT on Saturday, August 8. This will be a wonderful day of worship, fellowship and learning together as we hear the hearts of church leadership and learn from the life of Daniel - a life that made God known. For details and to register, please go to http://www.apostolicchristian.org/general-conference. This site includes the detailed agenda, session descriptions and a registration link, as well as suggested itineraries to enjoy a few extra days in Connecticut. Please register by July 27. The Ellington congregation will be delighted to host you. If you have questions related to the logistics of the conference, please reach out to ellingtonconference2026@gmail.com.
LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!!
THANK YOU NOTE:
Message from Bro. Jake and Sis. Liz Lowery:
Liz and I want to pass on a huge thank you to the congregation for all of the prayers and messages we received for Colter during his kidney surgery. He is doing so good and is already acting like himself. We are so blessed and thankful for such a supportive church family!