Last fall Woodland started its School of Everyday Mission (SEM), a three year online course that covers all the same material from our nine month intensive SOMA program. The online format makes it accessible to both congregation and podgregation; our initial class of eleven students come from Minnesota, Alabama, Colorado, Bolivia and Haiti. Read More
At Woodland, we believe in loving children and helping them find their place in God’s story. We do that through our Heroes Gate program, but also through our partnership with Close To My Heart Preschool. Read More
Each day, we are presented with a choice: to love or to judge. When we choose to judge another person, we stand with Satan – the accuser – on one side of the courtroom, cross-examining them and looking to prove them unworthy. When we choose love, we examine not through the lens of judgment, but through the lens of the … Read More
We value our onsite partners and the ways they serve our community, so we wanted to introduce you to one of them—and share how we can learn from their example. Coordinated Access to Housing and Shelter (CAHS) is a partner organization assisting families experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County. Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
"We have been podrishioners for several months. Our daughter, son-in-law and grandkids moved back to California after living in MN for 10 years. They attended Woodland Hills for about a year before they moved. Now we all go to the beach together on Thursdays, come home and have dinner together, then we watch last Sunday’s sermon together. It is a special day for our family."
– Dale and Patricia, from California
