Why the party hats, you ask? At the end of March, Woodland will celebrate one year of running the food shelf in our building when Merrick Community Services realized they wouldn’t have the capacity during COVID. After crunching the numbers, our figures show that we’ve served roughly 64,960 meals to families facing food scarcity. Read More
Both Rachel and her dad discovered Woodland through Greg’s books. Chris says, “What I like about WH is the stance on simply loving others and social justice, as well as openness to questions. It’s good to hear other ideas.” Rachel agreed, saying, “Woodland has answered questions I’ve had for so long and kept me spiritually healthy during a difficult time.” Read More
In fall 2020, Woodland joined our partners at The Lift and Close to My Heart daycare to begin a distance learning program for 32 students who were grades K-6 with one 7th grader. Many of you will remember our Working Parents Fundraiser that raised money to help support the effort. Now that many of these students have returned to in-person learning we want you to know just what an impact you helped make for these families during the height of COVID. Read More
This year’s School of Missional Apprenticeship (SOMA) class is coming down the home stretch which means: we’re accepting applications for the fall! Students this year learned and served together, built community over shared meals and even faced down their first snow storms, together. Read More
Lent is a time when we walk alongside Jesus, in simplicity, prayer and surrender. It helps prepare our hearts to reflect on the cross and to celebrate the resurrection. We encourage you to go through this Lent Devotional between now and Easter! Read More
Thank you to everyone who braved the cold last night and joined us for the Ash Wednesday Drive-Thru! We had a great turnout, and though it was cold, it warmed our hearts seeing so many familiar faces in person. We hope you find the contents in the box fun and helpful during this Lenten season. Check out a photos from the evening! Read More
At Woodland Hills, we believe that Jesus invites us to connect with him at a heart level and not just a head level. Imaginative prayer is one of the gifts God gives us to do just that. Tania Clifford’s story is a beautiful example of how Jesus changes lives when we meet him in our imagination. Read More
On MLK Sunday, we kicked off our first ever Race and Peace Learn-a-thon. Our goal was to reach a total of 500 learning hours by the end of February– but you guys blew the top off that goal by doubling it in just a few weeks. We thought we’d check in with a few of you to see what you’re learning. Read More
In case you didn’t catch the sermon this past weekend, it’s worth watching! But here, we also wanted to share the update Greg gave regarding the leadership’s decision to not yet re-open for in-person services. This decision is rooted in putting cross-like love at the center of our calling as a church. Read More
Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a special time set aside to intentionally focus on Jesus’ life, ministry, sacrifice and resurrection. In the past, we came together as a church for a simple meal and an interactive service to help us prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Easter. Though things look a little different this year, we still want to make space for reflection and active participation. Read More
