Monthly Capital Campaign – The November capital campaign is for a Classis Rocky Mountain church plant, Kadosh Emmanuel, located in Houston, Texas. Here is a message from Pastor Fernando Carrnaza about his congregation: “God has opened doors for us in this area to plant a church because we understand the need this community has to re-insert Christian values through the gospel of Jesus Christ. This area is predominantly Hispanic, and we believe our testimony and devotion can positively influence these families. The type of church model we use is congregational and church cells, and the practices we will use to reach new believers are through prayer, evangelism, discipleship, and we will visit brothers and sisters in need. We will continue to follow and instruct all of our members through scriptures, prayers, and love for one another. We have hopes that in 5 years we will be a biblically strong church that practices the law of God through scripture and will have strong and loving church members that work together towards the same goals to reach others, through prayer, love, understanding, and service.” We will take the offering in support of this church plant on Sunday, November 23rd.
Elder and Deacon Nominations Accepted – At the congregational meeting on December 7th, we will be selecting one new deacon and one new elder to join the council. The men who have accepted their nomination for Deacon are Klaas Schievink and Jonathan Osinga. The men who have accepted their nomination for Elder are Frank Kalsbeek, James Tucker, and Joseph Osinga. Please be in prayer for these leaders and the upcoming congregational meeting. Our outgoing Elder is Roeland Stoker, and Deacon is Chantz Williamson. Thank you, gentlemen, for your 3 years of service on the SCRC council.
New Online Giving Option – We are pleased to announce that we will now be utilizing Tithe.ly as an option for online giving. This platform provides a convenient and secure way to contribute to the ongoing ministry of our church. An email was sent out this week with more information on how to use this service. You can also scan the QR code below to give digitally.
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 aged 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.
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. 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 New 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 – Pastor Donald Draayer will be leading all of the services during the advent season starting on November 30th through December 25th.
Children’s Christmas Program/Christmas Choir – Practice for the children’s Christmas program (1st-8th grade) will begin this morning and will be held every Sunday after church until the program on December 21st @ 6:00 pm. Adults who would like to sing in the Christmas choir, please meet in the coffee break room following service for practice.
Community Thanksgiving Service – The community is invited to join in a Thanksgiving worship service hosted by the Stephenville Ministerial Alliance this evening, November 23rd at 6 pm at the Stephenville High School Auditorium.
Thanksgiving Break Dates/Service – The week of Thanksgiving break we will not have any education classes. Instead, you are invited to join us for a special Thanksgiving service on Wednesday, the 26th at 6:00pm. We will take a special offering to support a local food bank.
Church Christmas Decorating – The worship committee invites everyone to join them immediately following our Thanksgiving service to decorate the church for the upcoming Christmas season.
Congregational Meeting – Join us Sunday, December 7th at 5 pm for our yearly congregational meeting to approve the 2026 budget and also elect a new Elder and Deacon. Following the meeting, everyone is invited to join us for a soup/sandwich potluck followed by our annual SERVE bake-off fundraiser to support the 16 youth and 3 leaders who will attend SERVE 2026 in Niagara, Ontario.
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 - Erath County Humane Society
November - Classis Rocky Mountain Church Plant
December - TBD