Announcements

• Testimonies and baptisms are planned for April 27/28 for Ethan & Whitney Fiechter and Jason & Holly Steffen, Silas Pfister, Reuben Moser and Curt Leyse. We are also planning baptisms for the last Sunday of June.

• Dear Church family, Duane has been doing very well on the new chemotherapy. We plan to have a stem cell transplant on May 10th at University of Chicago. We will need to stay in the hospital for a month, and then stay in hospital housing for over two more months in Chicago. Please pray the transplant is successful in eliminating the cancer. We truly appreciate your gifts, prayers and encouragement. In His love, Duane and Karen.

• HarvestCall Collection is this Sunday and next Sunday.

• The May Kate’s Kitchen food sign up is posted on the bulletin board. Thank you for your continued support.

• SOS will be held on Wednesday April 24th at 7:00pm at Kingdom Academy for all high school students. If anyone is willing to help with snacks please use the following link to sign up or contact Jackie Pulver (219) 204-6568. Thanks. https://www.perfectpotluck.com/WQYW8056 

• VBS Registration DEADLINE! Anyone you know that might be interested in sending students please let them know to register by April 25th. Any questions please contact Jenna Stoller/Tara Moser. (Registration Link).

• Kiddie Bible School is looking for a few more volunteers during VBS. If you’re interested in joining in the fun or have questions, call or text Rachel Tonner (260) 415-8115. 

• Incoming Pre-Kindergarten/Nursery students- if your child is NOT currently attending the Pre-nursery (3/4 yr. old) Sunday School class, and you plan to have them start Nursery (the 4/5 yr.old) Sunday School class this year, please register your child with Bonnie Isch (260-307-2455 or bonnieisch21@gmail.com) by April 28th. June 9th will be the first day of Sunday School for the incoming Nursery (4/5 yr. old) class.

• There is a young mom who has two kids (ages two and three.) She will be moving to the Bluffton area within the next month or so. She is in need of full time childcare. If anyone is interested or knows someone interested please contact Travon Erickson at 260-633-8568 or email: Travon.Erickson@gatewaywoods.org Thanks for all you do as our sending church and for praying continually for us throughout the year!

• SOS apparel is available for purchase through this link. Deadline is April 25th. See the flyer in the announcements email for the colors and design.

• 2024 Wells County Bible Reading Marathon is Wednesday, May 1st and Thursday, May 2nd. Ending with the National Day of Prayer Service at 6:15 PM, Thursday- Parlor City Plaza 

** looking for volunteers to read during 30 minute segments- contact Lynn if interested.

• Inviting all men over the age of 18 to a Men’s Night involving many of our local churches at Norwell High School on May 9th at 6:00pm. Looking forward to an encouraging evening with God’s Church. Here is a link to the free registration. Any questions, contact Brandon or Matthew Gerber.

• Apostolic Christian Church Camps - registration is now open for the following camps:

o High School Girls Camp (June 7-9 Lexington, IL)

o High School Boys Camp (June 7-9 West Lebanon, IN)

o Jr High Girls Camp (June 13-16 Tiskilwa, IL)

o Jr High Boys Camp (June 14-16 Monticello, IL)

Harvest Call has created one centralized website for all camp registrations. You will need to create an account and add your child as a family member in order to register them for camp. Click here to register. If you have questions, contact information is provided for each camp on the website.

• The annual Black Hills church gathering will be held on July 27-28 in western South Dakota. The weekend consists of a picnic on Saturday evening and church services on Sunday. If you are interested in attending, please visit this link for more information. https://sites.google.com/view/blackhills2024 

Serving lunch today: Lyle & Connie Kaehr

Please pray for this family living abroad: Nick & Amber Steffen

Intercessory Prayer Opportunity: LetUsPray365@gmail.com