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Life-Sized Game Night Recap
No foolin’, on April 1st Woodland Hills saw 80 kids and adults transform themselves into life-size game pieces! Heroes Gate’s game night started off with families racing around the room in an energetic scavenger hunt, and ended with life-size foosball, connect four and tic-tac-toe! Read More
Podrishioner Profile: Sandy Halverson
Woodland Hills podrishioner Sandy Halverson, has a pretty intriguing ice breaker: “My dog led me to Christ,” she’ll say, and then take her listener back to 2001, the year it happened. Read More
Food Drive: Crushed it!
We asked you to help us bring in 3,000 pounds of food, but you went above and beyond and brought in a whopping 8,932 pounds! Read More
Blood Drive: Thank you!
Our first-ever blood drive is officially over, and we didn’t reach our original goal, but we are excited about all the pints we were able to contribute. 174 pints is a big deal! We’re really proud of everyone, especially our first-time donors. Read More
Good Friday & Easter 2022
The story of Good Friday and Easter is about a struggle between darkness and light. On Friday, the disciples were deep in despair and fear. Their hopes for a revolution that would transform the world were crushed, and everything turned dark. But then the light of Easter morning transformed their grief to joy, as they realized that Jesus was setting … Read More
Praying for Ukraine
In prayer, we are united with our Ukrainian podrishioners and with all our sisters and brothers in Ukraine. We’ve collected some specific requests and testimony from one of our podrishioners that may be helpful starting points as we pray. Read More
Local Listener: Steve Kummer
During one of the most difficult seasons of his life, Steve found that friendships were what brought him through. “There would have been no way that I would have gotten through the trauma of all of this without community.” Read More
Food Drive 2022
In 2020, when Merrick Community Services had to redirect their staff to only one location, we rearranged our own staff tasks and resources to keep the food shelf here running. Currently, food prices are increasing and some of our usual sources of food donations have dried up. We need your help to continue feeding neighborhood families! Starting Sunday, March 6, we’ll be holding a food drive with a goal of bringing in 3,000 lbs of food by the end of the month. Read More
Staying Connected
As we head into new seasons, we recognize how important it is to stay connected and grow alongside others. We hope you take advantage of our mix of in-person and online ministries that aim to help us all learn and grow together! Read More
Lent 2022
Lent is an ancient practice going back to the early church. Traditionally Lent is a time of repentance and fasting, a humble reminder of Jesus’ forty day journey in the wilderness. We follow his example by denying the things that distract and separate us from growing in God’s love. While Protestants have tended to miss out on Lent, there is… Read More
