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Sunday, September 8, 2024 Church Family News KBC Teachers/Helpers Lunch Meeting KBC Teachers and Helpers will be meeting Sunday, September 15th from Noon-2:00pm for a time of fellowship, training, planning and prayer. LUNCH will be provided. Please RSVP if you are or are not able to attend by today. Please see Vicky Albert with any questions. Missionary Christmas in September Each year we collect a special offering aimed to bless the missionaries we support and…
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 Church Family News Communion Sunday Today we will be passing communion plates for those partaking in the auditorium. There are pre-packaged communion elements for anyone, inside or outside, who would prefer to use them as we worship together at the Lord’s Table. We have a gluten free option for those with special dietary needs. New Beginnings in Kids Bible Classes! This morning, KBC will start a new series of lessons in…
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Sunday August 25, 2024 Church Family News Snack and Yack in the Prayer Room Pastor Matt is reorganizing his office, so Snack and Yack will meet in the Prayer Room today. Bring your sermon handout! Director of Family Ministry Last Sunday the congregation affirmed the appointment of Jordyn Skacel as LEFC’s first Director of Family Ministry! Jordyn will be leading our efforts to bring families into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ through ministries to…
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Sunday August 18, 2024 Church Family News Special Meeting: Director of Family Ministry The LEFC Elders are pleased to present Jordyn Skacel to the congregation to be our first Director of Family Ministry. An active member of LEFC, Jordyn has been a part of the West Branch Community for her whole life and is an honors graduate of Penn State University. For the last seven years, she has been serving as a missionary with Cru,…
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Sunday August 11, 2024 Church Family News New Youth Meeting Before our full launch this September, our Youth Group is going to meet TONIGHT at 7:00 for a kick-off. We’ll have games, a short service project, and Bible study. Youth Group is designed for LEFC students and their friends in 7th grade and up (including recent graduates). Looking forward to meeting everyone tonight – and remember your Bibles! Baptism Classes Pastor Matt is offering a…
Read More“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!” (Psalm 118:24).
As Christians, we have so many reasons to rejoice. First and foremost, we are loved by God and saved through faith in Jesus Christ. There is no greater thing than knowing Him! I am rejoicing that some of us got to worship in person on campus last Sunday. It was terrific to see some of you that I haven’t laid eyes on for the last three months. And from what I hear, we have an even bigger group showing up this week!
Eleven Sundays… The last time we gathered together in-person for worship on our church campus was March 15, 2020. Because of COVID-19, eleven Sundays have passed where we have all worshipped the Lord from our homes and utilized creative technological means of encouraging Christian fellowship and spiritual growth. For the last eleven Sundays, the church has not stopped being the church. In fact, the scope of our outreach may have even grown some as many people have accessed our online resources.
Read MoreI will say it again: Rejoice! I hope your family is singing together to express your joy in the Lord. Ephesians 5:18-19 closely ties together being filled with the Holy Spirit and making music in your heart to the Lord through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. There are many good songs to sing about the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreI wish we were gathering together for worship in our building on our campus this Sunday. Sadly, we are not, and it currently seems that we may be in for a longer wait until it is wise and loving to gather in large groups once again. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be praised.
Read MoreYou’re going to notice a reoccurring theme in this worship guide – joy. As we dive more deeply together into Paul’s letter to the Philippians in the weeks to come, we’re going to be repeatedly reminded to rejoice in the Lord. So it’s time to get started now!
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