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Ministry
Activities
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Sunday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Women in
the Word - Inter-denominational Bible Study
Please join our ladies for a 24 week study of the
Prophet Isaiah
and fellowship with Christian women in
McMinnville.
Time: 9:30 11:00 am at the
First Presbyterian Church, 2nd
and Davis, McMinnville, OR.
Childcare and Children's Programs are available.
Cost to Register is $20 and includes materials.
Contact Ginger Teller to register or call
503-472-6256.
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As
Announced...
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Please contact us for other current
Bible Study and Small Group information.
PastorBill@SunriseChurch.us
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Service
Opportunities
The
following organizations are groups with whom our members have partnered
in order to serve and
encourage one another to love God and our neighbor.
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Partnering
with Providence...
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 and an expectation for every maturing
Christian. 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.
Sunrise
Congregational Care
Sunrise Church
takes seriously the Biblical mandate to live in community and care for
one another's needs. Those needs may be spiritual, social,
physical, financial or emotional. We have a very active corps of
deacons and assistant deacons. Our Deacons oversee all of
our issues of stewardship and benevolence. Our Assistant Deacons
lead ministries that are targeting service toward:
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Our Senior
members
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Financial needs
of our members - Congregational Care Fund
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Community
Outreach - Community Care Fund
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Work Teams -
serving inside our family and in our community
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ITEM
- International Theological Education Ministries, Inc:
ITEM is a religious, charitable,
educational, non-profit corporation serving in the countries of the
former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. It is tax
exempt and donor deductible.
ITEM assists denominations and local
churches by offering pastoral training at no cost to nationals.
ITEM sends professors to teach at
local institutions at regular intervals to equip pastors, teachers,
and laymen and women to accomplish their God-given callings.
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If you want more info on
ITEM click on the logo.
Sunrise Church supports
a former member and her husband who work with ITEM in Kiev, Ukraine.
If you would like to
read the most recent Newsletter from Alister and Sarah Torrens in
Kiev
please CLICK HERE.
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Yamhill
County
Gospel
Rescue
Mission:
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...
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For more information about the ministry
of
the Yamhill
County Gospel Rescue Mission
please CLICK HERE.
...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."
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Goodsam
International:
Sunrise Church supports
Goodsam International. Goodsam International is a ministry committed to spreading the
Gospel of Christ through its
medical, educational, community health and development and other
Christian services in TamilNadu State, India.
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For more information on
the ministry
of Goodsam International
please CLICK
HERE.
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The
Gideons International:
One of our members is actively
involved with The Gideons International. The
Gideons International is a ministry committed to spreading the Good
News of Jesus Christ by placing the Bible in the hands of people in
every country and culture around the world. If you would
like more information on how to get involved with the Giddeons locally
please contact John Lautenbach.
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For more information on
the ministry
of The Gideons International
please CLICK
HERE.
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Crossroads
Bible Institute (CBI):
A
couple of our members are involved with Crossroads Bible
Institute. CBI is a "unique distance
education" program. It is a ministry active in fostering and
training disciples who are incarcerated. Volunteers with Crossroads
correspond with students who are in prison. They help guide them on
their lessons in the scriptures and encourage them through prayer. If
you would like more information on how to get involved with CBI please
contact John Lautenbach or Loren Willbur.
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For more information on
the ministry
of Crossroads Bible Institute
please CLICK HERE.
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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.
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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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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/.
In 2010, 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
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Monthly
Ministry Focus for Sunrise Church
To
ensure that our service and giving is intentionally dispersed within our
congregation, into our community and around the world, we have adopted a
Monthly Ministry Calendar. This calendar helps keep our focus from
becoming too unbalanced and gives us a lot of exposure to many different
ministry and service opportunities.
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