Blanche Fingar show some of the prayer shawls she has made this winter! We are so lucky to have her and our congregation, with all she does to help others! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04/30/2026 If you were going for a walk, and Jesus came by and walked with you, would you recognize him? Two men, likely two disciples, were on the road to Emmaus were joined by a man who came to them as a stranger. They did not recognize him. They were full of grief as they walked along, having recently lost Jesus. When they came to Emmaus Jesus acted like he was going ahead. The two men urged him to stay for dinner. Jesus took a seat at the table. He took the bread, blessed it and broke it and gave it to them. At that point their eyes opened; they recognized him as Jesus and they discovered that he had indeed risen from the dead. They returned to Jerusalem and told the other 11 what had happened and that Jesus had really risen. Pastor Jeannine showed us that the resurrected Jesus doesn’t promise us, wealth, health, or prosperity but he promises us peace. He changes us and how we see our current circumstances. We can face troubles, illnesses, and tragedy, knowing that with God trying times and events will never have the last word. Death has been swallowed up in victory. Pastor Jeannine asked us if we have ever seen Christ through the actions of others. What ministries are you involved in with a church where you can experience Jesus Christ through loving service? What ministries is God calling you to do? As you can see in this picture, Blanche Fingar is very involved in the ministry of making prayer shawls to comfort others in their sadness, pain, or grief. This is one of our churches important ministries, and Blanche and others have been called to help others in this way. Thank you, Christie Mosch and Marilyn Sands for our delicious treats after church this Sunday. We appreciate the time for fellowship and sharing. Remember, Bible study will begin on May 2 at 9 AM with the book by Max Lucado, Tame your Thoughts. We are planning a celebration of life for Meredith Nielsen at 11 AM on Friday, May 8 with a reception to follow. We so miss Meredith. She was active in our church and such a follower of Christ throughout her whole life. Nice to see the spring flowers, although coming to church today, we did have a little snow on the ground. Hopefully that’s the end of that for the year! Come join us in our Sunday worship at 9 AM!

Trish DeMondfort and Gene James share conversation and friendship before church began. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04/23/2026 Happy spring! Finally, some welcome warmer weather! And two more of our snowbirds have returned, Blanche and Roger. Welcome back to the fold! We have missed you! Our Bible study time has changed to Saturday- beginning Saturday, May 9 at 9 AM. we will be studying Max Lucas- Tame your Thoughts. Books are available on Amazon. Pastor Jeannine asked the children if they had ever seen or heard of something that happened that you couldn’t believe. She cited the book Ripley’s Believe it or Not. A couple of things that were in there that she told the children was that a chicken laid a square egg and another astonishing event was that a teenage girl hula hooped with 68 hula hoops at a time. WOW! those are things that are hard to believe. In our Christian life, it might be hard to believe that Jesus was raised from the grave. In our scripture lesson, John 20: 19-31 we see that one of the disciples, Thomas doubted that Jesus had returned and was raised from the dead. He needed proof by seeing the marks on his hands from him being nailed to the cross. Do we often have worries. Pastor Jeannine said her mother was a perpetual worrier. She worried about the kids. She worried about what would happen to her things when she went to a smaller home. God is here for us. Stuff is not our life, but memories are- God never walks away. We had a wonderful brunch after church. It’s so good to see everyone participating in and enjoying the conversation and delicious food. Speaking of food, we are planning a church pancake supper at 5 PM on May 16. We will be taking pictures of congregation members at 4 PM on that date prior to our dinner for an updated directory. We will be taking pictures at other times if that date is not convenient. Our road clean up is scheduled for May 15 at 9am, weather permitting . This is one of our missions where we pick up trash on a 2 mile stretch of 54-A twice a year. Mark your calendars!