In June we launched the Faith $100 challenge. 10 people received $100 during worship and were invited to live generously with the additional gift. Here's an update from Elizabeth Forslund: "For my $100 challenge, I decided to donate feminine hygiene products and baby supplies for the Hugo...
In June we launched the Faith $100 challenge. 10 people received $100 during worship and were invited to live generously with the additional gift. Here is an update from Shonna Fenrich: I took that $100 and made a trip to Target. I dropped off two bags of goodies at the Hugo Family Shelter...
Just as you talk and share life events with friends and family, God invites us to do the same. Be it a word of mercy or a sentence uttered in prayer like “guide my tongue.” God invites us to take time to talk in prayer and read the Bible or devotionals and then listen...
Have you ever felt like a big dump truck just dropped a load on your chest and then left tracks on your forehead? Most of us know what it’s like to have a respiratory infection – the stuffy nose, sore throat, aching body, and just plain feeling terrible when you catch a cold or worse...
In June we launched the Faith $100 challenge. 10 people received $100 during worship and were invited to live generously with the additional gift. Here is an update from Linda Rygh: "It was a joyful experience sharing the $100 challenge with my granddaughters who helped deliver writing journals...
One year ago, on October 15, 2017, a small group met for the first time. No one knew each other and as one young couple stated, “We felt so alone in our struggles and although walking through the door was tough, it was the best decision we could have made.” What brought...
We are seven years into our preschool partnership with Lake Area Discovery Center. Enrollment is strong and this year we are 94% full! Together we support parents and children through a creative environment that promotes and teaches Christian values, honors diversity and fosters fellowship...
"What an awesome event!" "I was so touched by the stories I heard." "Wow!" Share Tank, Forest Lake's first ever community sharing competition, took place on September 11th at Faith. Spiritual entrepreneurs pitched ideas to community leaders and received grants in the amount of $2,250 to...
We all engage the world in different ways. We have different life rhythms. Different types of families. Different cares and struggles and challenges. We find joy and hope in different places. We’re old and young, lonely and desperate for solitude. We span the...
If you had asked me prior to my first trip to Haiti what I expected of the week ahead, laughter likely wouldn’t have topped the list. However humor has a way of catching us off guard, and sometimes arising in unexpected places and situations. . . The mood felt quiet and somber as we...