Our mission: "To be the body of Christ in our community,
sharing God's love and living the example of Jesus."

 

Vision Statement

For These We Pray for Sunday, April 22, 2012

Posted April 20th, 2012

The Economic Situation as it affects our community, region, nation, and world

In Our Community

The spoken and unspoken concerns and joys with our community of faith and our community of living

•Jeannie Harden, Kaiden Schroeder

•Lisa Snell, Doris Tyler, Vera Whitaker

•Mary Workman

•Brenda French (daughter of Dean & Madonna Reynolds, sister of Brian Reynolds)

•Gerald & Eloise Holman, celebrating their wedding anniversary today

•Good Beginnings Preschool, teachers & students

•McPherson College, faculty, staff, & students

•The Cedars Community, staff & residents

•Our Leadership Team

•Our Transformation Steering Group:

Florence Crago, Elaine Fleenor, Chris Goering, Ken Holderread, Liz Krehbiel, Allan van Asselt, Charles Whitacre, Terran Woolley

 In Our Region

•Marlo Oltman, District Conference Moderator

•Sonja Griffith, District Executive

•John Elder, Pastor of Garden City CoB

•Whittier Fellowship, a new church plant of the Western Plains District in Denver, CO

•Ministries of the Western Plains District

•Those serving from Wichita CoB, our partner congregation in Transformation & Renewal

•Lybrook Mission resident directors Randy & Jill Emmelhainz, that they may feel district support

In This Nation

•Tim Harvey, Annual Conference Moderator

•Stan Noffsinger, General Secretary, and all members of the CoB staff

•Our elected officials at all levels of government

•Those affected by recent storms and tornadoes

•CoB Mission and Ministry Board weekly prayer request:

Genesis tells us that with just a few words God brought to life all that lives and breathes. Earth Day celebrations are this week. For the church, the first priority is thanksgiving for Creation. Before you drive, cook a meal, or turn on the lights, offer praise to God for the Creation we use without much thought.

 In This World

•Pray for the four northern states in Nigeria where terrorist-type violence has prompted the government to recently declare a state of emergency. Pray for the Nigerian Brethren, their congregations, pastors, denominational leaders, and CoB mission worker, Carol Smith.

•On-going conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

•Continuing prayers for our brothers and sisters in North and south Sudan

•Our brothers and sisters in Christ in Brazil, Haiti, Dominican Republic, India, Nigeria, and Sudan

•Palestinians and Israelis experiencing violence; may hearts be opened for a new way

In Memoriam for Sunday, April 22, 2012

Posted April 20th, 2012

Mary Caruthers, sister of Myrna Eis and Mabel Friesen, died on Monday, April 16. A private committal service is planned. We wish to extend our sympathy to Myrna, Dennis and Mabel, and other immediate family members.

In Memoriam for Sunday April 15, 2012

Posted April 13th, 2012

Arthur Fries, brother of Ramona Fries, died on Thursday, April 5, 2012. We wish to express our sympathy to Ramona and extended family members.

For These We Pray for Sunday, April 15, 2012

Posted April 13th, 2012

The Economic Situation as it affects our community, region, nation, and world

In Our Community

The spoken and unspoken concerns and joys with our community of faith and our community of living

•Florence Crago, Jeannie Harden

•Kaiden Schroeder, Lisa Snell

•Doris Tyler, Vera Whitaker

•Mary Workman

•Brenda French (daughter of Dean & Madonna Reynolds, sister of Brian Reynolds)

•Bob Wise, celebrating his birthday today

•Good Beginnings Preschool, teachers & students

•McPherson College, faculty, staff, & students

•The Cedars Community, staff & residents

•Our Leadership Team

•Our Transformation Steering Group:

Florence Crago, Elaine Fleenor, Chris Goering, Ken Holderread, Liz Krehbiel, Allan van Asselt, Charles Whitacre, Terran Woolley

 In Our Region

•Marlo Oltman, District Conference Moderator

•Sonja Griffith, District Executive

•John Elder, Pastor of Garden City CoB

•Whittier Fellowship, a new church plant of the Western Plains District in Denver, CO

•Ministries of the Western Plains District

•Those serving from Wichita CoB, our partner congregation in Transformation & Renewal

•Lybrook Mission resident directors Randy & Jill Emmelhainz, that they may feel district support

In This Nation

•Tim Harvey, Annual Conference Moderator

•Stan Noffsinger, General Secretary, and all members of the CoB staff

•Our elected officials at all levels of government

•Those affected by recent storms and tornadoes

•CoB Mission and Ministry Board weekly prayer request:

This week youth and advisors are at Christian Citizenship Seminar in New York and Washington D.C., exploring the intersection of faith with today’s issues. Pray for their safety and that they grow in wisdom and stature along with Christ.

 In This World

•Pray for the four northern states in Nigeria where terrorist-type violence has prompted the government to recently declare a state of emergency. Pray for the Nigerian Brethren, their congregations, pastors, denominational leaders, and CoB mission worker, Carol Smith.

•On-going conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

•Continuing prayers for our brothers and sisters in North and south Sudan

•Our brothers and sisters in Christ in Brazil, Haiti, Dominican Republic, India, Nigeria, and Sudan

•Palestinians and Israelis experiencing violence; may hearts be opened for a new way

For These We Pray for Sunday, April 8, 2012

Posted April 5th, 2012

The Economic Situation as it affects our community, region, nation, and world

In Our Community

The spoken and unspoken concerns and joys with our community of faith and our community of living

•ImoJean Frantz, Jeannie Harden

•Kaiden Schroeder, Lisa Snell

•Doris Tyler, Vera Whitaker

•Mary Workman

•Brenda French (daughter of Dean & Madonna Reynolds, sister of Brian Reynolds)

•Good Beginnings Preschool, teachers & students

•McPherson College, faculty, staff, & students

•The Cedars Community, staff & residents

•Our Leadership Team

•Our Transformation Steering Group:

Florence Crago, Elaine Fleenor, Chris Goering, Ken Holderread, Liz Krehbiel, Allan van Asselt, Charles Whitacre, Terran Woolley

 In Our Region

•Marlo Oltman, District Conference Moderator

•Sonja Griffith, District Executive

•John Elder, Pastor of Garden City CoB

•Whittier Fellowship, a new church plant of the Western Plains District in Denver, CO

•Ministries of the Western Plains District

•Those serving from Wichita CoB, our partner congregation in Transformation & Renewal

•Lybrook Mission resident directors Randy & Jill Emmelhainz, that they may feel district support

In This Nation

•Tim Harvey, Annual Conference Moderator

•Stan Noffsinger, General Secretary, and all members of the CoB staff

•Our elected officials at all levels of government

•Those affected by recent storms and tornadoes

•CoB Mission and Ministry Board weekly prayer request:

The Lord is risen! When we dwell on Good Friday without acknowledging it is but a way point to resurrection, we make salvation about death rather than life. Where is God bringing about new life? How can you share the joy of resurrection with those around you?

 In This World

•Pray for the four northern states in Nigeria where terrorist-type violence has prompted the government to recently declare a state of emergency. Pray for the Nigerian Brethren, their congregations, pastors, denominational leaders, and CoB mission worker, Carol Smith.

•On-going conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

•Continuing prayers for our brothers and sisters in North and south Sudan

•Our brothers and sisters in Christ in Brazil, Haiti, Dominican Republic, India, Nigeria, and Sudan

•Palestinians and Israelis experiencing violence; may hearts be opened for a new way