Chrysalis Becoming in Christ Special Meeting January 5 following

Chrysalis
January 2014
“
Becoming in Christ
Volume 38
Issue 1
And when Jesus
had been baptized,
just as he came up
from the water,
suddenly the
heavens were
opened to him and
he saw the Spirit
of God
descending like a
dove and alighting
on him. And a voice
from heaven said,
"This is my Son,
the Beloved, with
whom I am well
pleased."
Matthew 3: 16-17
Special Meeting
January 5
following the first service
Please plan to attend a special meeting of the congregation to be
held January 5 for the purpose of voting on hiring a campaign
consultant to support a capital campaign for the infrastructure
component of our phase 1 construction project (fellowship/
kitchen/sanctuary overflow.) Following that meeting there will
be information provided on the 2014 budget.
Bi-Annual Meeting
January 12
following the first service
The biannual meeting of the church to approve the 2014 budget,
elect voting members to the Synod assembly and accomplish
other regular business will be held on January 12.
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Appreciating Infrastructure
The congregational council
has called a special meeting
January 5 for the purpose
of considering a recommendation to hire a campaign consultant to work
with us on our next capital campaign. I hope you
can be present for this
meeting. Please also feel
free to ask any questions
you have ahead of time.
The council and I are always available. The council will also appoint a
new building committee
at their meeting on January 14.
It seems likely that construction of a new fellowship hall and kitchen (as you see in the dark gray area
of the plan) will happen in phases so that we can con-
tinue our program ministry at the same rate. No one
is interested in providing less support to our Christian Education program,
for instance, or less meals
to the homeless or reducing the financial support
we provide the larger
church and the broad
range of ministry that
provides (seminaries, disaster response, campus
ministry, etc.)
The first step of our project will probably include
connecting to the city’s
sanitary sewer system
and relinquishing our
reliance on a 34-year-old
septic system. While not a
dramatic improvement,
this is a step that is long
overdue. Also, hearing
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Resurrection Lutheran Church Council, 2013-2014
President—Matt Ahrens, 515-963-9324
[email protected]
Vice President—Jennifer Slipka, 515-963-1808
[email protected]
Secretary—Dennis Hahn, 515-490-0664
[email protected]
Treasurer—George Stevens, 515-635-0371
[email protected]
Christian Education– Kelly Ahrens, 515-963-9324
[email protected]
Congregational Life—Amanda Bellis, 515-867-6001
[email protected]
Evangelism— Terry Luloff, 515-963-4585
[email protected]
Property— Bob Slipka 515-963-1808
[email protected]
Social Ministry—Co-Chair, Linda Baker,
515-964-1982, [email protected]
Co-Chair, Wanda Miller, 515-964-2190
[email protected]
Stewardship—Ken Carlson, 515-201-4446
[email protected]
WELCA Representative—Diane Simonson, 229-3826
[email protected]
Worship and Music—Marion Polzin, 515-965-0829
[email protected]
Youth—Bill Burma, 515-210-8000
[email protected]
Discovery World Rep.—Shawn & Sonya Miller
515-473-2749 Shawn—[email protected]
Sonya—[email protected]
Pastor Lisa Parker, 964-7392
[email protected]
On Twitter @ldparker1
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RLC COUNCIL
Summary December Council Meeting
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by Matt
Ahrens with devotions by Marion Polzin (“Called by
God to Serve”, Chapter 5.) November meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.
tion. Church Properties: Vent covers have been installed in the Sanctuary and Fellowship area. An estimate for carpet cleaning will be obtained after the
holidays. Youth: No formal report provided.
Pastor’s Report: All spots for the January visit to the
Women at the Well have been filled. Bishop Burk will
be attending to help support the growth of this outreach ministry. Pastor will take time off the first week
of January as family will be visiting. Financial Report: George Stevens noted that weekly giving is behind budget but expenses have been well managed
creating a net income. Results were reviewed and approved. Discovery World Preschool: No formal report. Pastor commented that 4-year-old parents’ fellowship time was well received. Christian Education:
Sunday School resumes on January 5. Congregational Life: The annual luau progressive dinnerwill
be held on February 8. Evangelism: RLC directory
photos will be taken January 9, 10 and 11. Two RLC
bracelets will be given to SS youth from their teachers; with one to give to someone not from RLC. Social Ministry: The next Homeless shelter meal will be
January 25. WELCA: Fifty-one Penguin swimmers
were served a dinner. The Giving Tree is up for hats,
caps, scarves, gloves, mittens, etc. Worship and Music: The Bell Tower is in need for a new computer to
operate the bells. Stewardship and Finance: Presented a preliminary budget for Council considera-
Old Business: 2014 Budget: Motion made to increase
the annual mortgage payment to $32,000 and approved. It was recommended that the revised Budget
be presented at the bi-annual meeting for congregational consideration and approved. Capital Campaign: Pastor recommended contacting a consultant
for an estimate. Motion made to call a special congregational meeting on January 5, 2014 to request authorization to hire a capital campaign consultant. The
motion was approved.
New Business: Pastor housing allowance allocation:
Motion made to allocate $31,000 of Pastor’s salary for
2014 FY be identified as housing allowance. Motion
was approved. Congregational Meeting: A motion
was made to set the Bi-annual Congregational Meeting for Sunday, January 12, 2014. The motion was approved.
Next Meeting: Scheduled for January 14, 2014 at 7:00
p.m.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m. was
made and approved. The council joined in the Lord’s
Prayer.
November Budget Information
Income
Expense
Net Income
Nov. Actual
$22,271
$20,206
$2,065
Nov. Budget Nov. Variance YTD Actual
$22,417
($146)
$236,129
$22,417
($2,211)
$232,062
$2,065
$4,067
YTD Budget
$246,587
$246,586
YTD Variance
($10,458)
($14,524)
$4,066
Detailed financial results are available to any member of the church. You can contact the office at
[email protected] or George Stevens at [email protected], or call 515-635-0371.
The next council meeting will be held on January 14 at 7:00 pm. All members are welcome to attend. If you
would like to be informed about what the council is doing, email [email protected] to be put on a
monthly emailing list; or request a copy of the minutes by contacting the church office at 964-7392. Hope to
see you at the next meeting!
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Youth Happenings
curriculum for the year), play games, and eat snacks.
January Events:
On January 5, at 6 pm, RLC
high school and college students will have the opportunity to come together and
have a reunion. The Potter
family has graciously offered
their home for this extravaganza. The youth will eat dinner, have a devotional, and
play games. It will be a nice
night of catching up and
hanging out.
On January 19, the youth will go to Café Diem over
their Encounter time. At Café
Diem we will have a devotional, play games, drink coffee, and have fellowship with
one another.
Encounter:
•Reunion @ Potter’s
•Wii Wednesday
•Encounter
Youth Event
There will be two Encounters this month. On January
12, the youth will do an “echo” lesson (from the new
Jan. 5
Jan. 8, 15, 22 & 29
Jan. 12 & 19
“Bully” Showing in Ankeny
will follow, concluding around 3:30 pm. The film is
free. There is a maximum seating for 300 attendees,
so be sure to arrive early. Please bring the bulletin
insert from church (about the film) for your admission.
Bullying is a very real problem that happens on a
daily basis in our world. Sometimes it may be difficult to recognize when bullying is occurring and
sometimes we may not know how to prevent it from
happening. For the victims that are being bullied the
world can be a scary, even fatal place. A documentary on this subject called ‘Bully’ (p13) will be shown
in Ankeny at the Springwood Theater.
The Ankeny Ministerial Association, Ankeny Community Education, and the Springwood Theatres are
hosting this documentary. This will be an educational
and eye opening event. We hope you can join us.
All parents and youth are invited to attend the special screening, on Sunday, January 26. The documentary will start at 1:00 pm and a discussion on the film
Adult Education
0-3 Yr Group
January 5—Special meeting and 2014 budget
information
January 12—Annual meeting
January 19—Embracing the Prophets
January 26—Embracing the Prophets
Attention Parents with children 0-3. We will be
gathering January 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join us as we
share with one another and grow more deeply in our
faith. The group is facilitated by Sarah Keller. Childcare is available. Please let Sarah know if you plan to
attend.
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Staff Thank you
Thank You
from Ruth Wram
Many thanks from the RLC staff for your generosity
this Christmas. We are blessed to serve such a wonderful congregation. God’s peace to you all in the
new year, Pastor Lisa, Janice, Sarah and Ricardo.
Dear Pastor Lisa and the singing group,
I really enjoyed the singing. It was perfect, and it was
so good to see so many of my church friends coming
down my hall and stopping at my door! I wish for all
of the Resurrection family to have a blessed holiday!
(Ruth was one of the people home when RLC went Christmas caroling.)
Thank You
A huge THANK YOU to ALL OF RLC. Both Tom and
I have received meals, cookies, gift cards, thinking of
you cards, prayers, well wishes, visits, Carolers, and
on and on throughout all of 2013. Never have we
been so lucky to be a part of a church family as we
are to have RLC. We appreciate everything everyone of you has done for
us throughout the year.
Newsletter
Souper Bowl
Tom & Chris Yancy
If you are not currently receiving the newsletter by
e-mail or picking your copy at the church and would
like to, please let Janice know at 964-7392 or
[email protected].
A Souperfantastic Souper Bowl!
Once again we will be holding a food drive competition between the fans of two teams that will be in the
Super Bowl. Will it be the Packers, or the Seahawks,
or the Broncos? Or two other teams. Pick a team and
cheer them on by bringing food
for the hungry. Your donations of
canned items will be given to the
food pantry at the Neveln Center.
RLC Kids go to The Playground for Kids
On Friday, January 17, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm,
we will have our annual RLC kids night at
The Playground for Kids. All kids from
RLC will get in free (sponsored by the
Christian Education board.) Upon arrival,
just tell the employees that you are there
with Resurrection Lutheran Church. Soda
and popcorn will be provided partway
through the evening. January’s bound to
be chilly, so bring the kids and let them
burn off some energy and have fun together! The Playground for Kids is located
2401 SE Tones Dr., Suite 7 in Ankeny (in a
strip mall across the road from Chips and
Outback restaurants) and features inflatable's and playground equipment. Hope to
see your family there!
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The WELCA ladies served fifty-one Penguin swimmers a tasty ham ball dinner with all the
trimmings, along with pizzelles & krumkake cookies. The Penguins like RLC is
hospitality, easy access to the building,
friendship and of course, great food prepared and served for them. We enjoy doing this. It's a great fund raiser for
WELCA. Thanks to all who donated food and helped
with preparation and serving.
Our next Bible study will be held on Thursday, January 9. This month we will be studying Abigail, a calm strategist, taken from 1 Samuel
25: 18-19. We welcome everyone on Thursdays. Join us!
Today is the oldest you've ever been, yet the
youngest you'll ever be, so enjoy this day while
it lasts.
Wishing everyone a Blessed New Year!
The “It Shall Be Done” group meets every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The first Thursday of the month we have a
Bible study taken from the church magazine, Gather. The rest of the month we have fun projects going
with coffee on the side. Join Us!
this time around. With a few new faces for fresh
ideas, and experienced hands to remind us how we
got to this point, we will be in good shape.
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from colleagues about the problems we could encounter if we don’t get it done, I begin to be truly excited about installing better infrastructure. Inadequate equipment in this regard could really put a
damper on our reputation as a hospitable and welcoming congregation. One suggestion a council member made to make the project more appealing for
fundraising purposes is to call it an “underground
water feature.” That’s a euphemism I can support!
We can’t do effective ministry at 914 NW Ash Drive if
we don’t have the physical structure to support it.
Sometimes our improvements will be subtle, but they
are no less vital to our mission. Please keep our planning and discussion in your prayers, so that we are
always moving forward in the direction that God intends.
Further good news is that most of the previous building committee members will be returning to the effort
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Healing Service
On January 18/19 we will incorporate the Healing Lit- meditation and lighting of candles as
urgy into our regular worship services. In the service we lift up prayers for ourselves or oththere will be time for laying on of hands, prayer and
ers. Please join us.
WELCA Winter Event
The winter WELCA meeting is planned for Sunday,
January 26, 2014 at RLC from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (snow
date will be February 9.) The program will be on the
Sak Saum ministry located in Cambodia. This selfsustaining ministry is dedicated to the rescue, restoration, transformation and rehabilitation of vulnerable and exploited women and men. Their goal is to
create a program which facilitates vocational training,
outreach and business. They help twelve girls each
year and employ fifty+ men and women through the
Vocational Training Center. Please join us to learn
more about this important ministry. Some of their
products will be available for purchase. A sign up
sheet will be available later in January.
Shelter Meal
Social Ministry will be serving a meal of soup, bread,
peaches and bars at the Central Iowa Homeless Shelter on Saturday evening, January 25, 2014.
A sign-up sheet will be available
in the fellowship area in January.
Winter Weather
Preschool Enrollment
Winter Weather Planning: Worship services will
rarely be cancelled due to weather conditions. Please
use your best judgment on attending if the weather
is bad. Other activities may be cancelled due to
weather. In that event, depending on how many
need to be notified, notices may be sent to local TV
stations. Emails may be sent. Notice may also be provided on the RLC Facebook page.
Discovery World preschool is accepting the enrollment of members beginning January 6 thru 15. After
January 15, enrollment will open to the public.
Volunteers are welcome!
Church Directory
Photo sessions for the Resurrection Lutheran Church
pictorial directory will be January 9, 10, and 11. If you
are unable to make it to RLC on one of those dates,
you can schedule with a local church. Please contact
Diane Rivers at [email protected] or 963-3309 for
details.
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January Birthdays
1—Dustin Reed
4—Christy Donaghy
4—Evelyn McClure
6—Aaron Gwennap
7—Rod Hanze
10—Jennifer Bolles
10—Ann Williams
11—Sara Closson
11—Don Erpelding
12—David Foster
15—Deanna Jens
17—Steve Petty
18—Jon Bellis
18—Ty Closson
18—Alex Thousand
19—Cameron Leisinger
27—Anita Betz
28—Earl Dunsbergen
28—Jessica Humpfer
30—Lucas Bellis
Directory Update
Book Club
Tom and Chris Yancy
2008 SW 35th Street
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-964-7565
The Book Club will meet on Thursday, January 19, at
the home of Vicky Payseur at 7:00 pm. The book we
are reading is A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead. Please RSVP to Vicky at 480-5961. Everyone is
welcome!
Brian & Collette
Andreasen
2408 NW Ashton Lane #6
Ankeny, IA 50023
Children's Sermon
Jan. 5
Sarah Keller
Jan. 12
Pastor Lisa
Jan. 19
Andi Donaghy
Jan. 26
Lois Kern
Jan 4
Jan 5
Jan 5
Cinnamon Roll Sunday—January 12, 2013
8:15 Service
10:45 Service
Emma Califf
Cameron Leisinger
Mikala Oehler
Josie Wram
Snow Removal
Week of Jan. 5
Week of Jan. 12
Week of Jan. 19
Week of Jan. 26
5:00
8:15
10:45
Accompanists
Kendra Leisinger
Praise Band
Praise Band
Jan 11 5:00
Jan 12 8:15
Jan 12 10:45
Deanna Jens
Diane Rauser
Diane Rauser
Jan 18 5:00
Jan 19 8:15
Jan 19 10:45
Julie Miller
Dave Vagts
Dave Vagts
Jan 25 5:00 Kendra Leisinger
Jan 26 8:15 Kendra Leisinger
Jan 26 10:45 Kendra Leisinger
Gerri McCurdy
Shaun Miller
Dale Shriver
Bob Slipka
Luau Progressive Dinner
With the cold weather arriving, it's time to start planning our luau! We are in need of 1-2 hosts for the dinner course of the luau, scheduled for Saturday, February 8. All food will be provided by the Congregational Life committee. If you are willing to host 10-15
people in your home, please contact
Amanda Bellis @ 867-6001. Watch
for the sign up in the fellowship
area to join us for a night of fun and
fellowship.
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“A New Kind of Christian”
The second in the series on the book, “A New Kind of mated, who can help you do the same.” Dan had no
Christian” by Brian D. McLaren
idea what Neo was talking about.
In the first article we learned that, Pastor Dan revealed to Neo that he is thinking of giving up the
ministry. Dan tells Neo that when he was in seminary, he felt like he learned all the answers---he felt
like a fundamentalist. Now he feels “like a fundamentalist who’s losing his grip---whose fundamentals
are cracking and fraying and falling apart and slipping through” his fingers. But now he realizes that
life is messy and there are no neat, uncomplicated
answers to many of life’s problems. He’s not even
sure what the truth is anymore.
Neo draws a time line like the one below and begins
a crude history lesson for Dan to show how mankind
moved through different stages of history. Specifically he gives some examples of changes that took
place in moving from the Medieval world to the
Modern world.
Next, Neo uses an analogy. “Puberty is a period of
life children experience, and after it, they are never
children again (at least biologically).” “To be postmodern means to have experienced the modern
world and to have been changed by the experience--After asking Dan a number of probing questions, Neo changed to such a degree that one is no longer modconcludes, “You have a modern faith, a faith you de- ern. What Dan was experiencing in his faith walk was
a move from the modern Christianity he grew up
veloped in your homeland of modernity. But you’re
emigrating to a new land, a postmodern world. You
with to a postmodern form of Christianity.”
feel like you don’t fit in either world.” “You need a
sponsor---someone who has already settled and accli2500 B.C.
Prehistory
A.D. 500
Ancient World
A.D. 1500
Medieval World
Modern World
A.D. 2000
Postmodern World
LSI—Celebrating 150 Years!
When Rev. J.M. Schueller founded a Lutheran orphanage back in 1864, later known as the Bremwood
Lutheran Children’s Home, he could have never
imagined the legacy it would leave.
LSI exists because of people of faith who were so
moved by God’s love that they made it their life’s
work to pour out love for others—for children, for
moms and dads, for refugees, for people with disabilities and for senior adults. LSI is proud to be an
affiliated social ministry organization of the ELCA
(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). Thank
you for your support and prayers as this ministry of
compassion continues today!
Nor could other Lutheran pastors have foreseen their
legacy — those in Stanton that planted the roots of
Lutheran Social Services of Iowa and those in Beloit
that founded the Beloit Lutheran Children’s Home.
All of these legacies tell the story of LSI, which has
Learn more at www.LSIowa.org. Join us on Facebook
grown to include thousands of people in cities, towns
at www.facebook.com/LSI.iowa.
and rural areas across Iowa. As LSI celebrates its 150th
anniversary this year, we hope you feel it’s your
story, too.
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Worship Assistants
If you find your assigned service time conflicts with
your schedule, please contact another member to
cover for you and then contact the office at 964-7392
or email [email protected] with the date,
time and name of your replacement in order to make
sure the bulletin is accurate. Thank you! Please let
Janice Stocker know if you have future plans to be
out of town or on vacation so accommodations can be
made, prior to the newsletter scheduling. PLEASE
KEEP THIS SCHEDULE AS YOUR REMINDER.
Thank You For Sharing Your Talents With RLC!
January
Counters
4 5:00 pm
Ushers
Greeters
Acolyte
Bob Slipka
5 8:15 am Earl Dunsbergen
Brennan Cleveland
5 10:45 am Kevin Petersburg
Bret Wram
Addy Whipple
Vivian
Dunsbergen
Shannon
Boevers
Timmy Brandes
Dane Ahrens
Dave Potter
Andi Donaghy
11 5:00 pm Vicky Payseur
12 8:15 am Sharon Anderson
Sandy Barton
Doris Bacot
Sophia Barton
12 10:45 am Mike & Marge
Rupert
Velma Iles
Ben Potter
Dave Potter
Jean Turner
18 5:00 pm Gerri McCurdy
19 8:15 am Tom & Renee
Connolly
19 10:45 am Bob Frazier
Dan Brazelton
25 5:00 pm Judy Schnurstein
February
Ushers
Communion
Assistant
Jane McCurdy
Renata Eustice
Cleveland
Becky Wram
Karl Anderson
Karen Wignes
Judy Schnurstein
Ken Carlson
Joe Johnson
Vali Potter
Maggie Potter
Bob Frazier
Nursery
Juliet Becker
Deb Maxwell
Kelly Ahrens
Hannah Vagts
Judy Schnurstein Jane McCurdy
Lois Hoger
Rachel Jones
Karen
Lincicum
Dave Ahrens
26 8:15 am Bill & Wanda Miller Joan Keifer
26 10:45 am Cullen Stevens
Marion Polzin
Reader
Marit Patten
Greeter
Anneliese
Barton
David Ollie
Bill Burma
Gwen Luloff
Gerri McCurdy
2 8:15 am
Shannon Boevers
Joan Keifer
Helen Johnson Rachel Jones
2 10:45 am
Bob Frazier
Dan Brazelton
Velma Iles
8 5:00 pm
Judy Schnurstein
Dane Ahrens
Andi Donaghy
Sheri Gustafson
Diane Simonson
Amanda Bellis
Vicky Payseur
Sophia Barton
Al Lehman
Nancy Carlson Megan Stevens
Gerald Fieser
Acolyte
1 5:00 pm
Carolyn Ollie
Counters
Jean Turner
Gwen Luloff
Dane Ahrens
Reader
Communion
Assistant
Amanda Bellis Jane McCurdy
John Strand
Joe Johnson
Bret Wram
Kevin
Petersburg
Vicky Payseur
Karen Wignes
9 8:15 am
Kristi & Madde
Burma
Sandy and
Hannah Vagts
Nursery
N/A
N/A
Kelly Ahrens
Juliet Becker
N/A
Earl Dunsbergen
N/A
Earl Dunsbergen
Sharon
Timmy Brandes
Al Lehman
Brennan Cleveland Anderson
9 10:45 am Marion Polzin
Karen Lincicum Ben Potter
Andi Donaghy Sheri Gustafson Diane Simonson Sandy and
Kevin Petersburg
Nancy Carlson
Hannah Vagts
15 5:00 pm Bob Slipka
Judy
Linda Baker
N/A
Schnurstein
16 8:15 am Ken Carlson
Lois Hoger
Anneliese
Sandy Barton Karl Anderson
N/A
Barton
16 10:45 am Mike and Marge
Rupert
22 5:00 pm Vicky Payseur
Gwen Luloff
Rachel Jones
23 8:15 am
Doris Bacot
David Ollie
Kathy Storch
Evelyn McClure
23 10:45 am George & Cullen
Stevens
Gerald Fieser
Dave Potter
Megan Stevens Maggie Potter
Clarlee Stevens
Deb Maxwell
Jane McCurdy Judy Schnurstein
N/A
Linda Baker
Diane Simonson Ben Potter
Jean Turner
Dane Ahrens
Nancy Carlson
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Wanda Miller
Marge Rupert
N/A
Juliet Becker
Hannah Vagts
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Resurrection Lutheran Church
914 NW Ash Drive
Ankeny, IA 50023-1525
515-964-7392
www.resurrectionlutheran.org
#rlcankeny
Pastor Lisa Parker:
[email protected]
Twitter@ldparker1
Sarah Keller
Director of Youth and Family Ministry
[email protected]
Twitter@Skeller11
Office Manager, Janice Stocker:
[email protected]
January Highlights
(See inside for more events and details)
January 5
January 8
January 12
January 14
January 16
January 17
January 25
January 26
January 26
January 8, 15, 22 & 29
January 12 & 19
Special Congregational Meeting
0-3 Yr Parent Group
Bi-Annual Congregational Meeting
Council Meeting
Book Club at home of Vicky Payseur
RLC Kids @ The Playground for Kids
Shelter Meal
“Bully” Film @ Springwood in Ankeny
WELCA Winter Event
Wii Wednesday
Encounter
Our Statement of Mission and Identity
We nurture all souls through Jesus Christ and the Word of God.
Worship Hours
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:15 & 10:45 am
We are an exciting, spiritual, vibrant Lutheran Church
in a dynamic community.
We beckon everyone to know Jesus Christ
through the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.
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