Monthly Capital Campaign – The September capital campaign is for Resonate Global missionaries, Anthony & Sara Sytsma. The Sytsma’s work mainly with churches from the Pentecostal Assemblies of God Uganda (PAGU) in the region surrounding Soroti, Uganda where they live. Anthony encourages and mentors’ pastors who face many challenges in ministry and who themselves need pastoral care. He also teaches leaders around Africa through a curriculum he helped to write called “Helping Without Hurting in Africa”, based on the book When Helping Hurts and focusing on how to help the poor in wise ways. Sara works in churches and communities to help farmers better care for their land, produce more food, save money, and connect the Christian faith to everyday life through Bible study and skills training. She facilitates farmer study groups on agriculture, caring for creation, and nutrition. She also teaches fuel-efficient and nutritious ways of cooking and occasionally does art classes for children. We will take the offering for the Sytsma’s on Sunday, September 28th.
Sunday School Donations Needed – We are in need of snacks for our Sunday school classes. If you’d like to donate Capri Suns and boxes of gummies, please drop them off in the kitchen.
Nursery Announcement – The worship committee would like to remind everyone that only children age 4 and under are recommended to be dropped off in the nursery for morning worship services. This will help with congestion in the nursery due to there being a lot of 0-4 aged kids in there. They are also working on some extra activities that the preschool-aged kids can work on during the church hour to allow the babies and toddlers to more freely move around and play.
From the Worship Committee – The worship committee continues to look for more people who would be willing to use their gifts to be involved in the morning worship services. Whether that is by leading a worship song, playing a song for the offertory, scripture readings, leading the call to worship, or offering a prayer, we would love more involvement from the congregation. We are also in need of people to play the piano for our morning worship service. If you can help or know of anyone in your circle, even on a temporary or rotating basis, please have them call Roeland Stoker. Your willingness to serve is greatly needed and deeply appreciated.
Elder/Deacon Nominations – It is time to nominate potential elders and deacons for the coming year. Please submit your nominations by the end of September to any current council members or you can email your nomination to stephenvillecrc@gmail.com.
Pastor Search Committee – We are beginning the process of forming a Pastor Search Committee. If you feel called to serve in this important role, speak with one of our elders. Your prayerful participation is vital as we seek God’s direction for the future of our church.
Children’s Christmas Program Director – The education committee is looking for someone to direct our children’s Christmas program this year. If you are interested in helping fill this need, please contact GeriAnn or Jennifer.
Fall Education Classes – Join us this fall for any of our education classes! Sunday School immediately follows morning worship with classes for Pre-K 3 to High School. The adult class currently does not have a teacher, so we will be taking a break until we find someone. Wednesday Family Night begins every week at 6:00 pm with dinner provided, followed by Bible study classes from PreK to adult. Ladies Coffee Break meets every Thursday at 9:30 am, and they are doing a Life Guide study, “Prayers of the Old Testament” by Lynne M. Baab. College-age students are invited every 1st Thursday of the month for dinner and a Bible study at Bert and Heidi’s house. Their fall study is “Engaging with God’s Word and Fostering Christian Fellowship by Ryan Lokkesmoe.
Pulpit Supply – For the remaining weeks in September, Pastor Todd Hilkemann will be leading the service this morning and Pastor Donald Draayer will be leading next Sunday, September 28th. For the month of October Pastor Hilkemann will lead on October 5th & 12th with Pastor Draayer on October 19th & 26th.
Every month we take a second offering on the 4th Sunday of the month to benefit a local or international ministry.
Listed below are our 2025 monthly capital campaigns. Click on each ministry's name to be taken to their website to learn more about them.
January - Choices Clinic & Life Resource Center
February - World Renew Disaster Relief Services
March - Brady Miller Benefit
April -Rehoboth Christian School
May - Horton Family Guatemala Missionaries
June - Partners Worldwide
July - Mission India
August - Backpack Buddies of Erath County
September - Resonate Global Uganda Missionaries - Anthony and Sara Sytsma
October - TBD
November - TBD
December - TBD