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As our campaign, Where Love Grows: Investing in Our Church’s Future comes to a close, I want to provide an update. This campaign came at the end of both COVID and our calling of a new pastor and was intended to help us meet our monthly expenses. We wanted to allow the new pastor room to do ministry without the added struggle of financial strains.

Our goal was $125,000 over a two-year period to support the church (over and above our regular giving). The pledges came in at $104,000 over the two-year period. To date, $83,315 has been received by Shawnee Community.

While we are growing and beginning to look more like our pre-COVID congregation, we are still struggling to meet our monthly obligations. We are experiencing a deficit each month. Please consider renewing your pledge for another two-year period. This allows us to invest in the future of the church. If you have contributed, please consider an increase in your monthly giving. If you have pledged, please make sure you have met the commitment.

Together, we can accomplish great things.

Sharon Cantrell

Sunday, October 22 • 10:00 a.m.

Join us on Sunday at 10:00 a.m., in person or streaming live on Facebook, as we continue our sermon series, Because of You, Our Church Changes Lives. God called two women, Shiphrah and Puah, to be midwives in ancient Egypt. They were blessed by God because they faithfully used what they had, their skill as midwives, to protect and serve God’s people in unimaginable difficulty. Through this partnership with God, these women helped and supported an entire community.

How are we supporting and helping our community? Are we partnering with God to create space where the entire community is welcome, loved, and respected? Are we sharing in ways that folks who need are able to hear it?

Calling all ghosts, goblins, witches, and wizards! It’s that time of year again when the leaves turn orange, the pumpkins glow, and the candy bowls overflow. Join us for a hauntingly good time at our Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, October 28 from 4-6:00 p.m.! Dress up, grab your treat bags, and join us for an afternoon of frightfully delightful fun. Share the excitement with your friends and family. See you there, if you dare!

Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. This is always one of our largest events and many hands and trunks are needed! Please consider bringing a car or two and decorating it for trunk-or-treat. There will be a contest for the best trunks with prizes!

Trunk Sign Up

Candy donations are also needed. A collection bin will be set up in the lobby. We will be advertising this event on social media so we do expect a large crowd.  Thank you for helping us provide an awesome experience for our neighbors!

Sunday, October 15 • 10:00 a.m.

Join us on Sunday at 10:00 a.m., in person or streaming live on Facebook, as we begin our new sermon series, Because of You, Our Church Changes Lives. We will also celebrate the installation of Jack Sampel as our youth ministry director. It’s going to be a great day to worship at Shawnee Community!

Because of You, Our Church Changes Lives (Genesis 2:15-17, 3: 1-7)

From the very beginning of creation, God intended humanity to be in a partnership with God. This partnership helps us care for the Earth, all the creatures within it, and one another. It’s a partnership that asks us to SEE and KNOW one another fully so we can be in a healthy relationship with one another. It’s a relationship that relies on building trust and letting go of the anxiety we have about ‘having enough.’

What is God asking us to SEE and KNOW about one another, the Earth, other Creatures, and God? How does this help us restore relationships with all of those things when they have been broken? Can a restoration of trust help us discover we already have enough of what we need?