Casting the Nets
Volunteers who have signed up, you have either received an email or phone call with instructions. If you have not, you're in the right place to find those answers.
Here's what you need to know:
If you signed up to bring a dessert:
- Bring your dish to the Cornerstone Room kitchen Thursday (11/20) or Friday before noon (11/21).
- Make sure it doesn't need to be refrigerated. (We need that space for our sides)
- If it's possible to have your dish come in a disposable container that would be so appreciated. But if not, please clearly label your dish with your name and contact information and plan to take it home with you Friday following the event. Food service ends at 7 pm.
If you signed up to bring a side:
- If you're donating baked beans in a can (not hot) please bring Thursday (11/20).
- Otherwise, the BEST time to bring this is sometime between noon - 3:30 pm on Friday, but if you need to bring it sooner please make sure it's labeled and put in one of the refrigerators in the Cornerstone Room kitchen.
- If it's possible to have your dish come in a disposable container that would be so appreciated. But if not, please clearly label your dish with your name and contact information and plan to take it home with you Friday following the event. Food service ends at 7 pm.
If you signed up to bread fish & chicken:
- Breading is from 1-2:30 pm Friday (11/21) in the Cornerstone Room Kitchen
If you signed up to set up & serve or serve & clean up:
- Set up & serve shift is from 4-6 pm
- Serve & clean up shift is from 6-8 pm
And finally, get your tickets! Share this fun night with family and friends. Dine in with us and then buy an extra ticket for a meal-to-go! (The next day when you're thinking about it, you'll be glad you did!)
If you are one of our members, preschool families, or day school families and need food support please contact the church office or Pastor Nate right away.
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Observant members may have noticed the truck loads of tomatoes heading for the cannery, the farmers gathering their corn or soy beans, and the overnight forecast for temperatures ebbing downward to near freezing. These are all signs that Thanksgiving is drawing near and our Social Ministry Team is preparing to once again set-up for our annual “Thanksgiving Day Food Drive” which will be on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
We ask that members wishing to participate bring their non-perishable food donations to church and deposit them on the tables that will be set up in the west hallway. As always, please check your donations expiration dates and bring only those with dates that are not expired, thank you.
The Social Ministry Team and volunteers will gather Friday morning in the west hallway at 9:00 am to sort, divide and deliver the food collected. Last year we provided ample food supplies to 12 families plus 1 walk-in and we still had 2 truck loads of donations to deliver to the Seminary Food Bank to restock their shelves for distribution to Seminary students. God richly blessed our efforts, Praise God!
If you or someone you know could use this kind of help, please contact one of our Pastors, providing a name, phone number, and address, by November 17, 2025. This information will be used, as needed, in a confidential manor. With God’s guidance and direction, we will again be able to help families, member, and non-member alike, to have a Happy Thanksgiving. God’s blessings to all involved, thank you.
* A great collaborative opportunity!
The Altar Guild decorates our sanctuary so beautifully for our Thanksgiving worship services. All donations of produce are welcome to adorn table decor. After services, any suitable produce will be added to the food collection.
Please drop off the produce before 10 am on Wednesday November 26th in the sacristy (room behind the baptismal font).
Angel Tree will be Nov. 29th
We are blessed to have an opportunity to serve 109 children and 44 families for the Prison Fellowship Angel Tree this year. We will also be providing gifts for 15 children of Fort Wayne Victim Assistance.
Take note of these important dates:
- The tree will be up and ready for members to choose an angel from the tree beginning November 29th. The suggested gift amount for each child is the same as last year, $25.
- The wrapped gifts should be returned to the Angel Tree in the Ministry Center by Sunday December14th with the angel tag attached (they are peel and stick).
- Gift deliveries will start Sunday December 14th. Each child will receive an age appropriate gospel booklet with the gift.
*A great collaborative opportunity!
Bring your gift to the Advent Family Night on Dec. 6th right after church to use the wrapping station in the Large Conference Room. Then, add your peel & stick Angel tag and put it under the tree! No need to register if the wrapping station is all you need.
Online Greeters Needed
We're looking to expand our list of online greeters who serve during our 10:30 livestream worship services on Facebook. It's a really cool way to connect and welcome people worshiping with us online. If you'd like to know more about this unique opportunity to serve the church, reach out to Art Wenzel or contact the church office. We'd be happy to get you connected to Art.
Sanctuary Care Crew
We have several incredible teams of members that rotate different jobs throughout each month to keep our Sanctuary and the surrounding area clean and ready for worship in our most sacred space. Recently, one of our teams had to step down from running the floor machine, dry mop, and dusting. If you're interested in being part of this amazing set of people who care for God's house behind the scenes, fill out the form through the button below and our coordinators Devon & Alicia Weaver will reach out to you.