“Echo” is what we call our youth ministry, where students are invited into the beautiful life that God intended for us.
Below is a list of resources on our web site related this ministry. Feel free to use the filter checkboxes to narrow your search and easily find what you are looking for.
This summer, twenty Echo students signed up to see and reveal Jesus among the rural poor of Appalachia. The group spent a week in West Virginia working alongside Mustard Seeds and Mountains, a Christian community development organization that has been building relationships in hill communities left behind by the modernization of the coal mining industry. Some of the highlights students … Read More
Last Wednesday, June 20, 10 of our Echo students (7th-12th grade) took the important step to be baptized. For many of them, being invited and accepted into the Echo community has greatly shifted their view and experience of Jesus, church and community. The baptism itself was a beautiful representation of that–every one had family there with them, and many of … Read More
Join the 7th-12th grade Echo students for an evening of winter fun on Friday, January 26th from 6-9pm! We will be meeting at Green Acres in Lake Elmo to go tubing. You’ll need to bring: a signed waiver (available at the Hello Desk in the Gathering Area, or you can download the PDF) $10 cash or check made out to … Read More
This year, we provided gifts to 24 families (all connected through the church’s ministries or Close to My Heart Daycare). We also provided 58 gifts to The Lift for their toy store. Overall that equals 280+ gifts. That’s a big Christmas tree. Gifts were provided by families in Heroes Gate, a small group, some individuals, and Echo Journey Groups. Thank … Read More
Since 2010, some serious craziness ensues in the Gathering Area once a year: EchOlympics. Read More
Vibrant worship is an important value at Woodland! Passionate musicians and singers of all skill levels are the life force of our Worship Ministry, which happens in three services each week: Children’s, Youth and our main Saturday/Sunday services. Read More
6th-12th Grades Echo, our youth ministry for 6th-12th graders, provides a safe space for students to experience God’s love from the inside-out. We are family together… a place where students can find a place of belonging with others and with God. During the Summer We take a break from weekly Echo services and Journey Groups during the summer, but we … Read More
