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Faith Ministry Stories

Showing items for 'August 2018'

Laughter is the same in any language

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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...

Radio Broadcast

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Posted by Jean Peikert, RN on

What a blessing our radio broadcast is to so many people unable to come to church on Sunday morning. I visited with someone this week, which due to health problems, is unable to come to church. I asked her if she had heard the service last Sunday when J.D. and Fred Steele were at Faith...

Back to School

Posted by Jean Peikert, RN on

It is that time of year when children go back to school and young adults head off to college or to a new job. I remember myself and how I felt about leaving home. The butterflies in the tummy were real. We as parents need to encourage and be there for our children and listen to how they feel...

Union of Generosity

Posted by Joyce Getchell on

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 Bob & Joanne Olson "We gave the $100 to Union Gospel Mission. We know they do good work. In the past I've sent a...

An abundance of resources to share

Posted by Pastor John Klawiter on

There’s a show called “Shark Tank” on ABC in which entrepreneurs pitch their new inventions, ideas, or products to a panel of venture capitalists, “sharks,” in hopes of landing an angel investor to provide more money to help grow their idea. The contestants get...

A good place to serve and give back

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Posted by Joyce Getchell on

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 Don & Denise Baber: Acres for Life is a therapy and wellness center that uses horses to bring hope and healing through...

Bittersweet

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Posted by Bill Munson on

Dear Faith family and friends, I have some important news to share with you. I have recently received and accepted an offer to be a Software Engineer at a tech company in Duluth. As a result, Lisa and I will be moving to Duluth. Since driving two hours to church each week seems a bit excessive...

Blessing with Quilts

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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 $100 recipient, Linda Hackl "My brother recently died. He never communicated with his siblings that he was homeless. When we...

Who are we?

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Posted by Joyce Getchell on

In 2017 Faith started the process of strategic branding.  Our first step was to re-imagine our website with goals of being visitor friendly, mobile friendly and sticky.  We shifted the primary narrative from telling what our church does to who we are and how our church relates with God...

What's in a Neighbor?

Posted by Pastor John Klawiter on

Remember when Mr. Rogers would say, “Won’t you be my neighbor?” What does it actually mean to be a neighbor? In the Christian faith, we believe that being a neighbor is one of the most important characteristics of living out our faith. How does Jesus finish this statement?...