Worship

Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Services are broadcast over KILR radio (95.9 FM) and televised via local access channel 3.

A nursery is provided for pre-school children.

In addition to regular print bulletins, large print bulletins, hearing devices, children bulletins and large print hymnals are available.

Please click on the following links for this years lists of: Greeters, Ushers, Cross Bearers, and Acolytes.

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Music Ministry

CHANCEL CHOIR for those in high school and older provides special music each Sunday during the school year. Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

PRAISE TEAM sings twice a month (except summers) and practices at 8:00 a.m. each Sunday they sing. This group focuses on contemporary praise music. It's directed by Nancy Danielson and accompanied by Randy Yackle.

RAINBOW COMPANY is our Colored Bell choir open to 1st to 6th graders. They will meet periodically on Sunday mornings at 11:40 a.m. for a couple of weeks right before performing in church.  They plan to perform during our worship service twice a year.

MELODY MAKERS is our children's choir for grades 1-6. They will provide special music monthly throughout the school year. Rehearsals are held on Wednesdays from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Education Ministry

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES are held 10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. each Sunday during the school year, for ages 3 through adult. Rotational classes are offered on a quarterly basis with several options available to choose from. Credit toward church camp fee is earned with church school attendance. Nursery is provided for teachers and adult students with small children.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is held in the evenings during one week in the Summer.

CONFIRMATION CLASS for 8th graders is led by Pastor and his wife during the school year on Wednesdays at 3:45 p.m. They also have several Confirmation and Mentor classes throughout the year.

UMYF, for both junior and senior high students, meets during the school year for study and fellowship. Meeting times are held each Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES AND LENTEN BIBLE STUDY are printed in the bulletin and newsletters when available.

BIBLE ROCKS KIDS CLUB for 1st through 6th grade meets every Wednesday from 4:30 until 5:30 p.m. from October through April. We help kids personalize the truth and remind them that God's Word can help them to make good choices in their lives.

H.U.G. PUPPET GROUP, (Hands Unto God), is for 5th grade and older and meets Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. They hold various performances in church and around the Estherville area throughout the year.

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Outreach Ministries

CARING CHRISTIANS visit the ill, homebound and bereaved; communion is delivered monthly to homebound persons and weekly bulletins are delivered to homebound persons, Good Samaritan Center and Rosewood Manor. Monthly potlucks are held to update the group.

We participate in COMMUNITY PROJECTS: Meals-On-Wheels, Community Christmas Project, Emmet County Safe House, Crop Walk, Goodwill Industries etc. We also provide a meeting place for 4-H, Scouts, cancer support group, foster care reviews, and etc.

We are involved in WORLD MISSION OPPORTUNITIES such as Church World Service, Bishop's Ingathering, Heifer Project International, United Methodist Committee on Relief, and Lake Okoboji United Methodist Camp.

Our "HUGGER CLOWNS" regularly brighten spirits at local nursing homes and we have a ministry at Forest Ridge.

WOW Cafe' (Worship on Wednesday), is open to serve a meal each Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. to anyone at the church each week. Meals are served October through April. Freewill donation.

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United Methodist Men and Women Groups

UNITED METHODIST MEN meet on the first Sunday of the month at 8:00 a.m. from September through May for fellowship and service. They sponsor pancake suppers during the year, help the United Methodist Women with the Bazaar and funeral luncheons, and serve in many other ways. All men of the church are welcome at any of these groups.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN are organized for mission, spiritual growth and fellowship and meet monthly September through May. An annual bazaar is held on Election Day each November with proceeds designated for missions. Sub-units (circles) are available throughout the year, with dates, times and locations announce in church publications. All women of the church are welcome to attend any of these groups.

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