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Ministry
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Sunday
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- Middle School Youth Group
as announced
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Tuesdays
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Wednesdays
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Grounded,
Rooted and Centered in God
Wednesday 5:30 - 7:15
PM - In the Fireside Room
We will share a meal
and have a teaching time on interpreting and better understanding
the Bible.
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Thursdays
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Women's Inter-denominational Bible
Study -
This group of women from various Yamhill County churches meet at the
First Presbyterian Church every Thursday from 9:30-11:00am. The
format includes time of prayer & praise, small group discussion,
lecture and reflection and this year we will be studying The Book of
Acts.
Childcare and Children's Programs are available.
Cost to Register is $20 and includes materials.
Contact Ginger Teller to register
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2nd
Thursday of the Month
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2nd
Saturday
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The Ministry of
Service...
Living a life of participation and purpose!
At
Sunrise
Church
we believe that Christians are called to serve God "out of a
heart of gratitude" for what he has done for us in the work of
Jesus on the cross. We also believe that God has invited Christians
to participate with him in what he is doing to redeem our community,
culture and world. We believe that a Christian's service is
our expression of love toward God. As a result, at
Sunrise
Church
we encourage one another to "get involved" in ministry in a
variety of ways, inside the church and out in the community. The
following organizations are groups that we have partnered with to
encourage one another to serve God and our fellow mankind.
Mac
Churches Linked to Serve:
Sunrise
Church
has teamed up with other
Christian
Churches
in McMinnville to offer acts of service to the McMinnville community.
In 2005, 12 churches came together and offered to paint the grand
stands at the athletic complex of the McMinnville public High School.
In 2007,
Sunrise
again teamed with Linked to Serve churches for Operation Backpack. Working
together we gave over 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to
families with elementary school children. Plans are underway to
see the community and schools served again in 2008 through Operation
Backpack. If you are interested in getting involved with
Operation Backpack please contact us.
Yamhill
County
Gospel
Rescue
Mission
(YCGRM):
In
2007 the YCGRM received a building and opened for
"business." The YCGRM is a shelter for homeless women
and children or homeless single men looking for temporary
shelter. The YCGRM ministers to families in transition or people
living on the streets who need a warm meal and dry place to sleep.
The mission of the YCGRM is "TO PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER &
HOPE FOR THE SOUL THROUGH THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST."
We encourage one another to take seriously Jesus' message
in Matthew 25:35 when he said, "For
I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty,
and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you
invited Me in... Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to
one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to
Me." YCGRM is just one way we
encourage one another to fulfill Jesus' call to serve him as we serve
the "least of these." For more information about the Yamhill
County Gospel Rescue Mission please visit them on
the web at http://www.ycgrm.org
Christian
Reformed World Relief Committe (CRWRC):
How
can Christians at
Sunrise
Church
respond to the needs of people who suffer disaster on the other side
of the globe? The CRWRC is a relief, development, and
educational ministry of the Christian Reformed Church in
North America
. CRWRC partners with local agencies that understand local needs.
Together CRWRC and its partners find ways to provide lasting change
for people in more than 30 countries around the world. CRWRC believes
that by helping people help themselves the chains of poverty can be
stripped away. CRWRC is driven by the call of Micah 6:8b:
“…And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love
mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” For more
information about CRWRC please visit them on the web at http://www.crwrc.org/.
Recently, Pastor
Bill visited a CRWRC service project in New Orleans, LA, where the
CRWRC has been assisting with Hurricane Katrina disaster relief since
2005. Below are a few pictures from the situation and the
ministry there.
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Houses in New Orleans,
now infamous, Ninth Ward
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The concept of gutting a house and redoing
it is not too difficult. However, the damage is worse than meets
the eye. Pastor Bill almost went through the rotted floor of this
home. The whole house will need to be complete gutted... even down
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Hope for the Future
While much work remains
to be accomplished, many homes have been repaired, restored or replaced.
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(Right) This is a house which the repairs
have been completed by one of the CRWRC work teams. It waits the
return of its long time owner... a woman in her 90's and her daughter
that refused to be displaced by a hurricane!
(Below) Two houses: One an original
structure restored by work teams, the other a new version built on
stilts by the Make it Right Project, a foundation and
housing project promoted by actor Brad Pitt. Note the gray levee
visible between the houses. This is the levee that broke flooding
the Ninth Ward causing so much damage. Without the levee the water would
be above the car. |
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Christian
Reformed World Missions (CRWM):
Sunrise
Church
is a small congregation in a small city in a relatively small state.
And yet, through our participation with CRWM we are able to impact the
far regions of the world with the Good News about God's grace through
the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. For more information
about CRWM please visit them on the web at
http://www.crcna.org/pages/crwm.cfm.
Christian
Reformed Home Missions (CRHM):
How
can a small church impact the culture in a large way? CRHM helps
the local church address the broader challenges by organizing
its work into five areas that relate to this gospel witness: focuses
churches on mission, helps plant new churches, assists
campus ministries, trains mission leaders, and encourages
small groups and prayer. For more information about CRHM please
visit them on the web at http://www.crhm.org/
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Please contact us for other current
Bible Study and Small Group information.
Sunrise
Church
503.472.7272
PastorBill@SunriseChurch.us
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