In summer 2019, Woodland Hills volunteers built the first tiny home for Settled, an organization working to help people struggling with long-term homelessness through Sacred Settlements of tiny homes on church properties. Now, almost seven years later, Woodland has built or been a part of building 24 homes! Read More
On Sunday, we held a Prayer Gathering with our Covenant Partners where we came together to pray for all that’s been going on in our cities. We used a handout to help guide us on what to pray for specifically, and we thought it would be helpful for everyone during the Month of Prayer we’re in. Read More
The Corner Shelf is the food shelf we run here at Woodland, and lately we’ve been busy finding new ways to serve our community. Recently, we started working with two schools and a local church, providing emergency food boxes to families in need.
We’ve also had an uptick in people asking how they can help. So, here are a couple things you can do: Read More
On Friday, March 6 we’ll be holding our first annual Art After Hours event—a creative showcase highlighting how God is moving through the creative part of his body. We’re inviting anyone in the congregation to submit their art, and we’ll curate a program around what we receive. Read More
When Civil Rights leader John Lewis advocated for a holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., he called for a “national day of service.” He urged for “a day on, not a day off”. This attitude of service is the same attitude of Jesus who, “did not come to be served but to serve.” So we are taking up this challenge for a “day on” of serving and turning it into a “month on” with a church-wide Serve-a-thon! Read More
Right now Minnesota is going through an intense period of turmoil. Last weekend Greg compared this to a hurricane. The hurricane is a source of destruction and mayhem and chaos. And many of us are feeling anger, confusion, frustration, fear, depression and grief. How do we react to the fury of the hurricane around us? Read More
Interested in attending an MLK community event? Check out these celebrations around the Twin Cities area! Read More
Last year, we welcomed the free food market, Today’s Harvest, into our building. The day they cut the ribbon, we didn’t know what might be next, so we are excited to share that their work in the past year has made an enormous impact! Read More
Maddy is a member of Vessels, our Young Adults group, and she recently put together a team to volunteer with Feed My Starving Children, an organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. Read More
Thank you, again, for your generous help in reaching our goals for our Christmas fundraiser! Together, we’re helping make the season a little brighter for some young people. Read More
"Thank you all the way from Oregon. I deeply appreciate being shepherded by Pastor Greg and everyone else on the panels. You are a rare find in the church nowadays. Tackling tough questions with humility and a kingdom perspective. It has been life changing for me in such tumultuous times."
– Heather, from Oregon
