DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRIES, Dana Miller

Dana Miller, Director of Youth Ministries 

Our mission is to bring children and their families to God.  "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it" (Proverbs 22:6)  This guides us as we continually work to motivate children to participage in Christian opportunities while enlisting the help of adults to provide these activities.   It is through a variety of teaching and mentoring opportunities that adults also experience learning as well!

Five of our LOOP youth (and 3 chaperones) attended the Great Escape Camp in Wisconsin the week of July 12th, where they learned about the love of Jesus and had a great time doing it too!

2022 CHURCH SUMMER CAMP

Interested in going to church camp next summer?  We're having an initial camp organizational meeting on October 24th at 7:00 p.m. 

Hope you'll join us! 

Matthew 5:13-16

Volume #2, Issue7; Sept. 2021

I Question Celebrating Work.  PERIOD.

On the list of regularly celebrated holidays,Labor Day is way down toward the bottom of the list.  It’s hard to get excited about celebrating a day dedicated to…work.  Andfor most of us, Labor Day is a swat upside the head reminding us that summer is justabout over.  It seems that only a holiday like National Punctuation Day would get less love than Labor Day.  (Fun fact:  NationalPunctuation Day IS a real holiday.  Bonus points if you know which day it falls on…)

Fortunately for Christ followers, we serve aSavior that has our back on work. Jesus tellsus in Matthew 11:28 and 30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and Iwill give you rest.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Notice that Jesus didn’tsay we could just kick back and chill for therest of our lives, but He does say we don’thave to let the worries and weights of theworld get us down.  The fact that Jesus canprovide shelter & rest for our souls is worthcelebrating far more than semicolons!

What We're Learning

Sunday School is BAAAACCCCKK! Beginning September 12th, we’ll resume Sunday School during the worship hour for K-5th graders.  Just in case you’veforgotten what’s been happening, there will be a sneak preview on Sunday, September 5th!  Kids will dismiss right after the children’s message, and we’ll be continuing our study of the Bible from start to finish where we left off in May (we’re getting ready to learn about the prophet Elijah!)  I want to give a big THANK YOU to the volunteers that’ll be rotating in to assist me with Sunday School this year!  And for junior/ senior high students, we’ll have a time for Sunday School (with donuts!) after church during the 10 o clock hour!

Remember, I can be reached 24/7 by phone or text at (309) 660-6907, by email at dmillbhawk@gmail.com, or by Facebook or Instagram (my ‘gram’ tag is FUPCMRDANA).