A Year of Faith, Gratitude, and Giving

Dear Members and Friends,

Another year is nearly over, and it’s worth pausing to name what we have been given. We’re grateful for the people of this congregation, for the ministries we share, and for the chance to worship and serve together. This year also brought us Brynn Jordahl, who started this summer as our Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries. She has brought energy and leadership to the work, and we are looking forward to watching our children, youth, and families grow with her here.

This congregation is a place where faith grows, friendships deepen, people find support, and God’s work gets done in this community. None of that happens on its own. It happens through the generosity, the prayers, and the time and talent of our members and friends, and we’re thankful for all of it.

A Time to Reflect

As 2026 draws to a close, take a few minutes to look over what you have given this year and to hold it beside the commitment or goal you set for supporting the church.

Did you meet it? If you didn’t, and your circumstances allow, we would ask you to prayerfully consider catching up before December 31. Giving beyond what you planned is always a welcome help.

In 1 Chronicles 29:14 we hear: “For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.” Everything we have comes to us from God first. Our giving is one way of saying thank you, and of handing back a portion of what we have been entrusted with for the work he has given us.

Investing in Our Future

Our capital campaign is still going, with a goal of $100,000. That money keeps the building safe and welcoming for worship, fellowship, education, and the community that gathers here.

The work this year went into the fellowship hall and kitchen air conditioning, and into the roof. Next summer we expect exterior repairs: the bell tower, and tuckpointing of the brick. Farther out is the electrical switchgear, which has to be replaced to satisfy our insurance. You can read the full breakdown in Expanding our Capital Campaign.

These are investments in the congregation’s future. The building is where our ministry and our community meet, and keeping it up is work we share. We hope everyone will prayerfully consider how to contribute to the campaign.

When Nehemiah put the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls to the people, they answered him together: “Let us rise up and build.” We are a long way from Nehemiah’s wall, but the same spirit is what this takes, faith and commitment and doing the work together. Every gift, whatever its size, moves us closer to the goal.

Moving Forward Together

We know that circumstances are different for everyone, and not everyone can give in the same way. What matters is that each of us takes the time to consider how we support the church we love and the work we do together.

As we close out 2026, we ask you to reflect on the blessings in your own life, look at your giving, and prayerfully decide how you can support our church now and in the years ahead.

Thank you for your generosity, your faithfulness, your prayers, and your commitment. We are stronger for every one of them.

May God continue to bless our church, guide our decisions, and strengthen us as we work together toward the future.

With gratitude and blessings,

Eric Tvinnereim

Church Council President