Fellowship

Our Worship and Discipleship ministries tend to blend together. Sometimes we learn more about Christ’s love as we serve others than we do when we are engaged in intentional study. As we spend time together, we are learning, worshiping, and serving. And making new friends. Faith is a friendly congregation. Smiles are the proof.

The time we spend together “just for the fun of it” is very important. It is through our Fellowship that we grow together. This social time helps us form deep bonds with one another. We all have gifts and weaknesses. It is here at Faith that we build the trust in one another, offering help when we see help is needed. That trust even allows us to be vulnerable enough to ask for help when we need it.

At Faith we provide many different opportunities for Fellowship. We are always looking for more excuses to gather and eat and laugh and chat together.

Youth Groups—Our young people are a very important part of our life at Faith Lutheran Church. Our young people participate in social activities (barbecues, campfires, overnights, parties), service projects (preparing food baskets, clean-up projects), ministry (Kids Choir, worship assistants, Christmas pageants), and fund-raisers (special meals for the congregation, craft and bake sales). As our young people grow and mature, learning new skills, we are challenged to grow with them and provide appropriate activities that will continue to inspire them in their faith and in using their new skills, offer them opportunities to share their faith with others, and encourage them to maintain strong friendships with one another as well as strong bonds with Christ and the church.

Community Meals—It’s been said that if you set out good food and strong coffee, Lutherans are bound to show up. Yes, we do gather for meals, such as our Pancake Breakfast, Breakfast with St. Nick (for the younger members), Thank You Dinners, Volunteer Recognition Dinner, Senior Catered Meals, Barbecues and Picnics, and our annual Chili Cook-Off competition. We love to gather to share a meal, and we’d love to share a meal with you.

Community-Wide Activities—These activities are intentionally designed to be open and welcoming to our neighbors in the community.

Sunday School Kick-Off—After each long summer break, we celebrate the beginning of our Sunday School season. We invite our congregation and our neighborhood to join us in games, a
bounce-house, and food.

Chili Cook-Off—We host an annual Chili Cook-Off for our community. Crock-pots show up, and so do the judges, as we gather to eat, laugh, and enjoy the crowd. Everyone gets to vote on their favorite chili. Prizes and ribbons are given.

Ice Cream Social—When the weather gets hot, we long for something to cool us down. Each summer we host a Band Concert and Ice Cream Social for the neighborhood. Our Praise Band does a concert that features some of the best-loved songs we sing during worship, along with a wide variety of great popular tunes that you won’t find in the Lutheran Book of Worship. Always a wonderful turnout for this event in Fellowship Hall. The Mustang Club often joins in, lining up their cars for all to see and enjoy.

Egg Hunt—Why wait until Easter? We offer the kids in our congregation and the neighborhood an Egg Hunt on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, one week before Easter. Members of our congregation enjoy filling the eggs with candy and prizes, then spreading them outside in the courtyard and lawn. The kids love collecting the eggs from around our grounds. Two Golden Tickets are hidden in the eggs, bringing special prizes to the two children who find them each year.