11/16/25 Announcements
November Collection - Gateway Woods
This evening - Saturday, 11/15 - Testimonies (singing at 7:00) for Ben and Nelly Mangold.
Sunday, 11/16
- Second Service - Baptism Service
- Lunch Provided by Keith & Hannah Wettstein
Wednesday, 11/19 - In this season of counting our blessings and giving thanks, the Scripture Memory Class teachers and students would like to invite the church to join us in the dining room this Wednesday evening, November 19 immediately following services for a snack buffet served as a token of our thankfulness for our church family. All are welcome to join us for a time of fellowship!
- ACTIVE will meet at the DMV in Roanoke at 6:15 to go shopping for Christmas gifts to donate. More details will be emailed out.
- WOW at Bertschi’s at 7 pm
- HOPE will meet at 7:15 in the church basement kitchen. They should each bring $5-10 for our Christmas service project. See your email for details.
- Scripture Memory meet at 7:15 pm
Young Group:
- Tuesday, 11/18- Singing at Valley Court at 7pm
2026 Lunch Serving List and Funeral Call List Updates - Anyone wanting to have their name added or removed from the Sunday Lunch Serving List OR the Funeral Call List should contact Cheryl Baurer (309-645-7505) before 12/1/25.
Looking Ahead
- Sunday, 12/7 - Annual Church Christmas Caroling and meal
- We will meet at the Fellowship Hall at 4:00.
- To RSVP attendance, please sign up on the bulletin board in the middle of the back hall and indicate if you are both singing and eating or just joining us for the meal.
- To help set up, serve, and bring food please click on the following link:Church Christmas Caroling set-up, serve, bring food SignUp Link
National Church
- AC 40+ Singles Weekend - will be held at Bluffton North March 13th-15th. More information and the signup to come in January. We will also post information on our Facebook page AC 40+ Singles Community
- AC Central
- Around the Table - The Easy Sin of Gossip
- Breaking Bread - Tech and Kids: Understanding AI
- Past Events - General Conference 2025
Other Ways to Learn and Serve
- Open House Friday, 11/21 from 6-8pm - Come meet the Fox family! They currently serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. Brent is a pilot and was a coworker to Fred. They would love to meet Fred and Jodi’s church family! The open house will be held at Caleris. Desserts provided! We look forward to seeing you there! A flyer is attached.