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Jerry’s Story of Hope
A volunteer team plans our MLK service each year, and we asked three team members to share their thoughts on hope that sustains action. May their stories build up your own hope and encourage you to keep pressing on! Today we share Jerry’s story. Read More
Mary’s Story of Hope
A volunteer team plans our MLK service each year, and we asked three team members to share their thoughts on hope that sustains action. May their stories build up your own hope and encourage you to keep pressing on! Today we share Mary’s story. Read More
Abe’s Story of Hope
The theme of our 2023 MLK celebration was “Hope in Action.” Even 60 years after Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream,” speech, much work remains to bring us to true justice, reconciliation and peace. To sustain this work, we need hope. But how do you carry hope when things move so slowly and it’s two steps forward, one step backward? Read More
Letter From a Birmingham Jail
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of The Letter from a Birmingham Jail. This letter came about in April 1963, after Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested while participating in a campaign to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama. From his jail cell, King wrote a response challenging the “white moderate” and calling people to creative nonviolent action for the cause of racial justice. Read More
Learn-a-thon 2023
As we head into our third annual Learn-a-thon, we encourage you to use our collection of resources to build your hope. Learn from the hope of the past, engage with the hope of the present, and carry that hope into future action. Read More
Heart-formation in SEM
Woodland’s School of Everyday Mission (SEM) is a three year online discipleship school that focuses on equipping and shaping the hearts of Jesus-followers to serve others. While many of us think about school as a place of information, SEM emphasizes formation—moving what we learn from our heads to our hearts. Read More
What is… Vessels?
In one sentence Vessels is: Woodland’s young adult ministry, and they meet on Monday nights for a meal, worship and prayer. But Vessels is much more than just a time and event! We talked with a few people active in Vessels recently, and they said that Vessels is… Read More
2022 Kids Christmas Story
Each year, Woodland continues the tradition of sharing a story with kids on Christmas Eve. This year’s story is titled When the Lights Go Out, and it was written and illustrated by Emily and Hannah from our Communications team! You can download both the coloring book version, and the colored-in version of the story here. Read More
Christmas Lights Fundraiser
This season during our Christmas Lights sermon series, we want to bless these ministries, who are already a light in communities – both near and far! Read More
Salvation Army Toy Shop Recap
If you’ve been around the building at all this past week, you may have noticed cars lined up outside… and even more of a site, the Gathering Area transformed into what could be mistaken for Santa’s workshop!
One of our Seasonal Partnerships is with the Salvation Army Toy Shop, who distribute toys for children who may not otherwise receive a Christmas gift. Read More
"Thank you for this ministry! It has transformed my life in some really radical ways. God has broken down so many barriers and exposed so many lies that have taken some serious burdens from my heart. It has given me hope, freedom and purpose I never could have imagined possible."
– Jenny, from Wisconsin