Beginning at 8 a.m., we will be working all morning but finishing around noon. Even if you can only help for a short time, please plan on joining us. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us.

Thank you to the amazing church family members who continue to serve Christ by serving others inside and outside our church!

Safe Families for Children is a national movement of compassion that gives hope to families in crisis. This network of volunteer host families help parents who need temporary care for their children as they work through unmanageable or critical circumstances.

Would you consider being a “safe family?” Please join us Sunday. For more information and/or if you are interested but cannot join us for the meeting, please contact us.

As always, you are also invited to our regularly scheduled activities each week. Click HERE for our weekly calendar.

Thursday, November 29 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m.) = Are You Called into Ministry?
Have you ever thought God might be calling you into the ministry or missions? What if you sense a desire to be a worship leader or serve in children or youth ministry? Or, maybe you know you are called to preach but need some help refining that calling. If so, Preston Thompson (the Director of Missions for Grand Crossings Baptist Association) invites you to come to this introductory meeting for a new training ground that is being developed specifically for churches in our area.

Sunday, December 2 (2:00 – 2:45 p.m.) = Monthly Ministry at Fulton Nursing & Rehab
This takes place the first Sunday of each month. Anyone is welcome to join us as we sing hymns with the residents, and Pastor Nick preaches a short message.

Thursday, December 4 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m.) = Disaster Relief Ministry Meeting
Preston Thompson is calling all trained volunteers from Grand Crossings Baptist Association and everyone else interested in being a part of Disaster Relief to join us for this meeting. We are seeking to get more organized on how we can go out on deployment as an associational team and will also talk about the upcoming trainings.

Saturday, December 8 (9:00 – 11:00 a.m.) = Candy-Making Saturday
Join us for this family-fun event of fellowship and candy preparation for the Christmas season.

Sunday, December 9 (12:00 – 1:30 p.m.) = Recycled Teenagers’ Christmas Dinner & Party
Our senior adults are invited to join us for a Christmas lunch and gift exchange.

Sunday, December 23 (5:00 – 5:45 p.m.) = Christmas Candlelight Service
One of the highlights of the year for many people, this short candlelight service is a great time of worship through song, prayer, the reading of the Christmas story, and a short message.

Saturday, January 5 (5:00 – 8:00 p.m.) = Missions Supper and Pie & Cake Auction
Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to show off your best baking skills for a great cause. In our fellowship hall, we will have a pie and cake auction in order to raise support for those going on mission trips in 2019. We have missionaries going on trips to Guatemala, North Dakota, and Central Asia next summer. Here is what is required: 1) make your best 1 or 2 pies or cakes for the auction. 2) Invite your friends and family to come to the auction. Also, we will have a dinner for this event, so everyone can eat before the auction begins. Remember, this is a fundraiser and will be a fun time of fellowship for everyone. If you have any questions please contact Preston Thompson at 573-826-9584 or grandcrossings@gmail.com.

*NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, all events will take place at our church facilities.

As always, you are invited to join us every Sunday and Wednesday. Hope to see you soon!

A few things have changed recently, so here is the update from Amber:

The new temporary location is at Backer Dining Hall on Westminster Campus. We will not need to bring anything, as all food and drinks will be provided. 

Westminster Administration has asked for a few ground rules so that things flow smoothly… 

1. Volunteers who can or choose to walk children from John C. Harris Community Center to Westminster will meet Lisa Thornburg at the flagpole at 6:15 p.m. (flagpole at the community center).

2. All other adults/volunteers will meet at the Berlin Wall Sculpture on campus at 6:40 p.m.

3. Everyone will then go in at Backer Dining Hall as a group, get food at the buffet, and eat in the side dining room.

4. Volunteers will help the kids (and anyone else) get their food and drinks through the line and sit down.

5. Volunteers will help clean up afterward the meal. 

Upcoming dates to serve: November 8, December 13, January 10, February 14.

We will be here from at least 12 – 5 p.m. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us.

Also, the youth will be hanging out for supper and a movie after the work day is done. Hope you can join us!

Beginning at 8 a.m., we will be working all morning and even some in the afternoon for those who are able and willing. Even if you can only help for a short time, please plan on joining us. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us.

For those who are here and helping, lunch will be available and served around noon. Thank you to the amazing church family members who continue to serve Christ by serving others inside and outside our church!

Volunteers who work with our children and youth, though, really are the unsung heroes of the church. They are in the basement (both literally in our church building and figuratively), but their ministry is of a critically high calling. Praise God for them!

Marsha and Katie, for example, are with preschoolers every single Sunday morning during our Family Groups, at least one Sunday morning each month during worship, every Wednesday evening during adult prayer meeting and Bible study, and even many Sunday evenings during Life on Mission. In fact, not only do they do this as a ministry for the church, but they are also mothers to preschoolers.

Thank you, Marsha and Katie! You are true superheroes. Thank you to all the other superheroes in our church who dedicate time, energy and resources to minister to youth and children – Billy, Terri, James, Tammy, Cheryl, Doris, Jerry, Beverly, Devin, Tami, Robin and Jenika.

Next time you drop your kids off in the nursery, in a Sunday School room, or in the youth area, be sure to thank the leader(s). Then, when you go to pick up your children, be sure to thank the leader(s) again. Write them notes of encouragement. Make sure they realize how much you appreciate their sacrifice.

Of course, there are many thankless ministries in our church and in every church. We as a church family need to do a better job of showing our appreciation and encouraging those who serve the Lord by serving His church. “God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable, so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other” (1 Corinthians 12:24b-25).

Below are a few pictures from last Wednesday evening’s TeamKID Preschool. While they might not express it now, these kids and others like them will one day look back with gratefulness for the amazing servants who invested in their spiritual development.

NOTE: This is a slightly shorter section from Pastor Nick’s original post on DrakeCity.com.

Beginning at 8 a.m., we will be working all day, so even if you can only help for a short time, please plan on joining us. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us.

For those who are here and helping, lunch will be available and served around noon.