April Collection - Charity Fund

Easter Sunday, 4/5 - 

• Easter Sunrise Service at 7:15am with songs by the Prairie Choristers and Youth Choir.
• Breakfast will be served after the sunrise service. This year, there will be extra tables set up in the intermediate Sunday School room instead of the north hall. If it is easy for you/your party to go up and down stairs, please consider carrying your plate of food downstairs to eat. Note that there will be a drink station in the basement, but no food line so everyone should go through the food line in the dining room. 
• Second Service at 9:30am

Wednesday, 4/8 - Family Night - Gary & Marla Ringger plan to be with us and share their Lifesong journey. The evening will begin with a 6:00 pizza supper, with congregational singing beginning at 6:45, followed by the presentation at 7:00. Please sign up for pizza with the following link: April 2026 Family Night Pizza Sign Up Link  PLEASE SIGN UP BY NOON ON TUESDAY, 4/7 IF YOU PLAN TO EAT AS THE PIZZA NEEDS TO BE ORDERED TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

Saturday, 4/11 - Cemetery Cleanup starting at 8am.  Please bring string trimmers, rakes, large garbage containers, and wheelbarrows. Please remove any grave decorations that you would like to keep before cleanup.

Update our Bylaws and Constitution. Reminder that any questions/thoughts you have concerning the updated documents need to be communicated by April 5th to a trustee. We plan to have a vote on 4/26 right after the morning service. Under our current bylaws, we are not allowed to count absentee ballots to amend or change the constitution or bylaws, so please plan to attend on the 26th.

The nominating committee has begun the process of nominating Sunday school teachers for the 2026-2027 Sunday school year. Nominations from the congregation are welcome and appreciated.  If there are individuals you feel would be qualified or gifted to teach and would like to nominate them for a Sunday school teacher position, please contact Bro Matt or Sis Jana Gastman or any member of the nominating committee by Monday 4/6. When brothers and sisters for each position have been identified, these individuals will then go through the usual interview process with the minister team before becoming a Sunday School teacher. Please keep this teacher selection process and the nominating committee in your prayers. 

Leadership Transition Schedule

• Sunday, 4/26
• 2nd Service - Exhortation to the Church - Bros. Trent Meiss, Kent Heimer, Fred Witzig
• If you have any questions/concerns you would like to address with Bros. Trent, Kent andFred, please contact Bro. Frank and he will set up a 15-minute time slot for a visit following the 2nd service.
• Monday, 4/27 - Electronic ballots will be emailed out. (For those who don’t have email or would like a paper ballot, please contact Bro. Frank or Sis. Kathy. Those paper ballots should be mailed to Bro. Trent Meiss)
• Sunday, 5/10 - All votes should be in.
• Date for sharing results is yet to be determined.
• The candidate would go to Ellington, CT in August to be interviewed.

Young Group:

• Tuesday, 4/7 - Singing at Roanoke Nursing Home at 7pm.
• Friday, 4/10 - Bible Study over Hosea 5-6 at Matt & Jennifer Mangold’s at 7pm

Looking Ahead

• Friday, 4/17 - Ladies Night at the Fellowship Hall at 7pm. The theme is "Lay It Down" and all ladies age high school and up are welcome to attend. Please sign up on the link to attend. Ladies Night Sign Up Link
• Sunday, 4/26 
• Vote to update Bylaws and Constitution following first service.
• Sunday, 6/7 - Communion will be served at the Nursing Home. Singing will begin at 1:00. Those who could not attend communion are welcome to join the residents.

National Church

• 2026 Discipleship Conference - April 18th in Bloomington. For details and registration, go to 2026 Discipleship Conference Link
• Youth Camp Registration - AC Youth Camp Registration Link
• AC Music Conference - May 2nd in Morton. For song leaders, directors, composers and other music enthusiasts in our denomination. A day for promoting good vocal singing, giving guidance for song leading and choral directing, and encouragement for composing and/or arranging sacred music. Additional information and to register, go to AC Music Conference Link
• Career Opportunities - Our Apostolic Christian support ministries (ACCFS, Elders Teaching Resource, HarvestCall and Onward Media) serve our churches and leadership and the following roles are now open. Application and details for each role can be found here: Career Opportunities Link
• Director of Communications (FT) – supporting ministry communications and publications
• HR Manager (FT) – supporting personnel and administrative processes
• Staff Accountant (FT) – supporting financial and stewardship functions
• AC Central
• Around the Table - The Last Things (2 of 2)
• Breaking Bread - The Gift of Repentance