By Chuck Pickrel, Director of Student Ministries As a child of the 80s, a Sci-Fi fan, and self-proclaimed “Nerd,” I see a lot of movies. Some of my favorites involve time travel, space travel, and supernatural phenomena like ghosts or super powers. This summer has offered some great reboots like the Read More...
[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]By Elizabeth Pfalzgraf, Assistant Director of Children and Student Ministries My husband and I recently became Deacons. We are so excited to start this leadership role and be active during worship. Being church members, Read More...
Did you know that in the beginning of each school year volunteers in our Children and Student Ministries gather together for training on curriculum, safety policies and procedures and to learn about our children? If you volunteer throughout the year in any capacity, join us!
Students in grades 6-8 worked with our partners in the northeast on June 17-19. Below, left to right, Kathy McDandel (chaperone), Duncan Bennett, Breck McGuire, Caroline Schopp, Elizabeth Crocker, Olivia Keller and Chuck Pickrel.
High school students who went on the mission trip to Nicaragua in June shared photos and talked with the congregation on Sun., July 10, about their experience. Pictured above, left to right, Chuck Pickrel, Taylor Corn, Sam Berry, Jackson Berry, Charlie Jensen, Wynne Reddin, MaKenna Lockhart.
On Saturday, May 14, high school students who will be participating in the June 2-8 Nicaragua Mission Trip held a benefit car wash in the Combs Chapel lot. The students raised over $700 to purchase recreational equipment to take as gifts to the children in Nicaragua.
By Rev. Chuck Pickrel, Director of Student Ministries As the new Director of Student Ministries, it is my job (among other things) to plan and execute spiritually meaningful programs as well as fun activities for 6th- 12th graders throughout the year. Ideally the work we do here will have a positive and Read More...
Join us on Sat., Oct. 8 for Grace at Work, a fun-filled half-day volunteer event open to all ages and abilities. You will have the opportunity to experience fellowship while assisting others in need through participation in various hands-on projects while creating visible change in our community. Complimentary hot breakfast begins at 8:00 Read More...
[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="2/3" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Sign Up for 2016 Christian Community Camp Sign up for a glorious week at the YMCA of the Rockies near Estes Park, CO. The 2016 camp will be July 30-Aug. 6. For many years, Read More...
This past weekend I got to go to a beautiful dance concert. The dancers were well trained, the costumes were interesting, and the music was beautiful. I love dance. I love that it’s time set aside in our lives to experience life in a whole new way by moving to music. People Read More...
Whose music are we going to listen to in the car? That is a very important question that we have to deal with when we go on mission trip every year. I spent last week with the CYF mission team in Chicago. My music tends to be a little more on the Read More...
This week thinking about listening to music as a spiritual practice made me think of my friend Patrick. Patrick is possibly the silliest human being I’ve ever met. Because of Patrick there is no shortage of fun in my life. One of the best gifts that Patrick has to offer is the Read More...
When I walked past the choir room at church the other day, Rev. David Diebold was playing some classical music (loudly…very loudly). It blows my mind that music, which was created hundreds of years ago, still speaks to me. These composers used the same musical notes that we use today and will Read More...
This month my spiritual discipline has been exercising. I’ve decided that it’s about goal setting. I made a goal last week to be able to complete a 5 k within a ½ hour, and I’ve achieved it. My goal is now to work on being able to do the same run, without Read More...
This month I’m working on my spiritual discipline of exercising. If you know me you will not be shocked to know that exercise is rarely (if ever) on my priority list. Friends gasp when I order a salad, people applaud when I tell them that I actually ran, and I find my Read More...
