2026 March 29 Announcements
MONTHLY COLLECTION: General Operations fund
CALENDARS: Church calendar, yearly calendar, young group calendar, national church calendar
SERMONS: Audio/Video
SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Large garbage bags & kitchen garbage bags for the Heart House
SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Jake Wettstein (4/12)
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
This Friday evening we look forward to our Good Friday church service at 7:00 p.m. followed by Communion. There will be babysitting available during Communion in the Gathering Room. There is a sign up at the Message Center to sign up children that will attend, as well as those who are willing to help baby sit. Please sign up by April 1st, so that we can make sure there is enough help. Reach out to Sis. Abby Bauman with any questions. Thanks!
Our Good Friday service will cancel our Wednesday evening service this week.
Please join us for Easter morning sunrise service, 7:30 am with breakfast following the service. Looking forward to worshipping together as a church family. Sign-up here if you are willing to help with the Sunrise Service breakfast on Easter Sunday. Contact Scott Wiegand with any questions. We will then have a morning church service at 10:00 a.m. There will be no Sunday school on Easter so Sunday School teachers can enjoy the holiday with their families. There will also be no lunch and no afternoon service on Easter Sunday.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
With the warmer weather we are having, mowing will soon begin at the cemetery. Please remove any ground decorations you wish to keep by Saturday, April 4 . Anything left will be thrown away. Thank you, the cemetery caretakers.
The Adult Friends Bible Studies will be held each Sunday morning in April (except Easter) at 10:00 a.m. in the Gathering Room. Bro. Kurt Plattner plans to lead these studies. Please be prayerful for Bro. Kurt and all those who attend.
Here are a few announcements from the last Growing Godly Guys event, along with future dates for the calendar.
If you are part of a daily bible reading accountability group and want to keep it going or need to breathe life into it and keep the same group, please do. If you would like to be paired with a new group and/or want to get started for the first time with an accountability group please
sign up at this link.
Here are the dates for future G3 events-
May 23rd Sauder lake event
July 12th 9:00 am Coffee chat
August 6th Softball night (Thursday)
November 1st 9:00 am Coffee chat
Feb 7th 2027 9:00 am Coffee chat
If you want to host something else for a G3 event that would be wonderful. Let Brothers Wade Wettstein, Arlen Edelman, Jared Schieber, or Keith Grimm know, and we can help facilitate and communicate. Thank you and God bless!
A special thank you to all who came to help clean our fellowship hall and church. Your time was greatly appreciated! There is a table with lost and found items in the women's coat room. Anything left will be taken to Goodwill the end of April.
Gas cards.
Gas prices are going up and people dealing with getting to work and feeding a family are going to feel the pinch of these rising costs. The gift of a gas card can free up funds in their monthly budget.
Just contact Sis. Dawn Maloney preferably by text at 309-472-6067.
She does not need to know the story or “Why” you think they could use a financial boost. Your judgement or “take” on their situation is all we need.
Send name and mailing address please.
NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The HarvestCall Traveling VBS program is short on volunteers this year. If you are interested in participating, the sign up is on the HarvestCall website and you can see Sisters Becky or Rachel Roberts if you have questions.
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!!
SAVE THE DATE:
May 29th and 30th: Annual men and boys campout. More info to come.
April 18th and 19th: Testimonies and baptisms for Cal Knapp and Peyton Wiegand
REPENTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
The angels are rejoicing that two young ladies have humbly surrendered to the Lord in faith and repentance, Katie Blunier and Eva Knapp. Katie is the daughter of Bro. Randy and Sis. Roxy Blunier. Eva is the daughter of Bro. Josh and Sis. Carolyn Knapp. Please pray for Katie and Eva as they begin their walk with Jesus.