We are excited for and have started planning for the LOC Mission trip to Belize March 1-8. We will be doing work in the village of Bella Vista (Pastor Kebin's area). We are planning on hosting a VBS/sports camp, food delivery/home visits, medical/eye clinic, building work (making picnic tables, bunk beds, helping with the church kitchen, helping work on Pastor Kebin’s house). We have a few [...]
Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone that helped make Pastor Bruce and Cynthia's farewell celebration service and brunch wonderful. So many people helped out from setting up tables/chairs, bringing food and flower arrangements, helping during the service, and donating money. We are truly a great congregation that comes together for whatever is needed. Here are some memories [...]
We hope this message finds you well. We want to provide you with an update regarding our search for a new pastor. We are excited to share that we have identified a candidate of interest who aligns well with our church, community, and values. However, we want to be transparent that there are some obstacles to work through before the candidate can make a final decision. We are working closely with both the candidate [...]
Light of Christ Members/Partners, We would like to update you on the projects approved from the Capital Appeal. With the $194,000 we have pledged over the next three years, the vote supported the following projects: Sanctuary live stream cameras: $6,000 Electronic Building Security: $18,000 Steeple/Ceiling Repair: $15,000 Parking Lot mill & overlay: $71,00 Remaining to [...]
Light of Christ Members/Partners, We are pleased to share the results of the July 21 st Congregational Meeting vote regarding the project priorities from the recent Capital Appeal. With the $194,000 we have raised, the vote supported the following projects: Sanctuary live stream cameras: $6,000 Electronic building security: $18,000 Steeple/ceiling repair: $15,000 [...]
We are excited to announce our Mission Trip for 2025! We will be heading back to Belize to continue our serving there through God's hand. Our dates for the mission trip will be approximately Friday, February 28th/Saturday, March 1st to Saturday, March 8th/Sunday, March 9th. We are looking at booking through Sun Country Airlines group travel. We are not sure about price yet, but [...]
The Call Committee would like to provide an update on our search for our next Pastor. The Call Committee had narrowed our list of candidates to two finalists. At this time, both of those candidates have withdrawn. The Call Committee and Church Council will continue to provide updates to the congregation as appropriate. The next two Sundays, May 12th and 19th, a member from the Call Committee and Church [...]
The Call Committee is pleased to provide an update on our search for our next Pastor. We recently concluded the first round of interviews with five highly qualified candidates who expressed interest in serving our congregation. We were very impressed by the caliber of the candidates we met. Each person brought unique strengths and experiences to the table, and the committee had thoughtful [...]
At our Annual Meeting, we voted to move forward with a capital appeal for later in the spring in order to raise funds for our Let Us Build a House initiative. The following are members of our new Appeal Leadership Team: Laurie Brown, Steven Dickey, Derek Horeis, Lisa Spencer, Tim Johnson and Pastor Bruce. We invite your energies and gifts for a few of our Appeal Support Teams which we're [...]
We have completed our first big step as the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) was successfully submitted to the Synod. We received very positive feedback from Bishop Ann and want to extend a huge THANK YOU to all those who participated in putting that together or provided input during the congregational meetings. Now that the MSP is live, we will start to receive candidate names through one of three ways: [...]
Our Facility Task Force met again with the architect/builder, Vanman, to further hone some design and layout ideas for our anticipated improvements to our building. We’re excited to share them with you once there’s some finalization and blessing of our Church Council, so that you can weigh in. Our intent is to have our church facilities support our missional goals of connecting more deeply. A few highlights [...]
Over the past couple of years, we have been sharpening our focus on what matters most for us as a faith community. It’s that God is at work in us and with us, connecting us more deeply to God and to one another. Building a House, a Spiritual House, we’ve envisioned. As Scripture says, “You also as living stones are being built up into a spiritual house.” We’re excited [...]
