So when her son said he wanted to be baptized, Judi decided to take the online baptism classes along with him. She had been baptized as a baby, but she said that through the classes, “It made me realize I did need to be baptized.” Read More
Have you wondered about being baptized? If you have never been meaningfully baptized, perhaps now is the time! On Sunday, August 14 after the service, we’ll be holding an all-church Baptism as part of our Summer Get-Together! In preparation for this important declaration of faith, we’d like those interested to attend three baptism classes on Monday evenings — in-person or online, July 11, 18 and 25. Read More
While Woodland has regularly sent out Jesus Kitchen teams, COVID interrupted plans for the past couple years, and this is the first team to go out since summer 2019! The team is led by Woodland missionaries, Ben and Teresa Pothier, and includes Woodland attendees Jeff and Sage Boatman, Amelia Corey and Michelle Hanggi. Read More
Some people use retirement road trips just to see the sights, but when Don and Michelle Lackner loaded up their RV, they decided they had some other kinds of stops to make. Michelle had been a part of Gathering Group 2 for a couple years, so the Lackners scheduled a road trip agenda around Gathering Group visits. Read More
On June 3-5, the kids in Echo went on their annual summer retreat – and it sure looks like the weekend had a splashing impact on them!
Check out some of the fun… Read More
In 2018, Woodland began our partnership with Settled, an organization taking a unique approach to homelessness through the creation of tiny home communities called Sacred Settlements. Read More
What a great weekend! Thanks to everyone who was able to come to our All-Church Picnic last Sunday, May 15! The weather was great, the food was yummy, and the community was the best part. Read More
Katie encouraged Kishore to read through the Gospels. There, he encountered a picture of God revealed in Jesus that was unlike anything he had ever seen before. So many questions and doubts arose—could God really be so loving and so forgiving? Read More
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful mothers out there!
To have some fun this Mother’s Day, we asked the kids of Heroes Gate to write & draw some reasons where their mom’s are awesome! Read More
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
"So many thanks for your wonderful messages and all you give to the world around you. I'm retired in Ecuador with no churches so really appreciate your online presence. So many Christians discourage questions, so this is refreshing, as are the Q&A sessions."