Willow Lake Church

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Children's Ministries:

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(New & Improved)

We will expand the teaching age of our Children's Church beggining Sunday, September the 7th as the Lord has burdened several ladies to take the lead in this area

Age 3 thru age 5- Billie Jean Colby is leading this group with the help of several other volunteers. These children will no linger be part of the Nursery but will have their own lesson and craft time in a more structured environment.

Kindergarden-2nd Grade-Tracy Larose will be taking this age group and they will meet the 1st, 2nd, &3rd Sundays and then the 4th and 5th they will be in the sanctuary.

Children’s church is held during the morning worship service from 10:30 until the end of the service. Teachers lead children through Bible lessons, crafts, songs and other fun activities for children to learn about Jesus. Top

Children's Sunday Small Group (Bible Power Hour)

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The Children's Bible Power Sunday small group meets before the Sunday worship and starts at 9:00am. Children’s Bible Power Hour: (K-2nd – Led by Debbie Benson) 3rd-5th Led by Lisa Tomlinson). It includes fun Bible learning and activities. Lots of things will take place during this time on Sunday mornings beggining with POPS- we'll have a POP review of the previous week's lesson along with a POP breakfast(POP Tarts, Corn POPS, or Snap, Crackle, POP Rice Krispies). Please make sure your child is on time so they won't miss breakfast but more importantly so they get the review as our lessons build upon each other from week to week. It's important for them to remember all the characters and details. Character Corner- Another important reason for your child to be on time is that we chose one child each week to sit in the Character Corner to represent good character. Treasure Chest- Each child will look forward to seeing what prop is in the chest each week to help us learn our lesson. Top

Upward Soccer Fall League Games Begin September 11, 2010. Practices begin the week of Monday, August 16, 2010. For more information, or to register, come by the office at Willow Lake Church or you can print out a copy of our online registration form. Just click the link below.

Church Office

The church office workers include: Pastor Jeff Benson, Debbie Benson, Janis Lee and Daila Benson. The church office hours are from 9:00am to 3:00pm Tuesday and Thursday. Top

C.L.A.S.S. (christian life and service seminars)

Willow Lake church would like to invite you to CLASS 101. You don’t have to become a member to attend it–it’s just for your information. In CLASS 101, we will explain what we believe, how we operate, and the history of our church.

God wants you to take your next step spiritually. That could mean getting baptized, committing to take time to dig into the Bible on a daily basis, or maybe God wants you to see what His Word has to say about why you exist. Willow Lake's CLASS system is all about those next steps.

Imagine a baseball diamond. At first base, our membership class, you’ll get the foundation of our CLASS series. Then head to second base, where you’ll find the tools to develop a closer relationship with God. Then third base, you’ll begin to see how God specifically SHAPE’d you for ministry (Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality and Experience). As you head for home plate, CLASS 401, will help you discover your life’s mission of sharing God with the world. Top

Deacons

A deacon is one of two new testament offices, the other being the Pastor. Deacon means "one who serves". Deacons are to: serve the pastor in and advisory capacity; make recommendations to the pastor, and function as a spiritual servant in the local church. Top

We would like to personally invite you to become a part of the Women's Ministry here at Willow Lake church as we fellowship and serve together in faith, love, and unity. Our mission is to be women who are committed to a deepening relationship with Christ through diligent prayer, the study of the scriptures, and fellowship with our sister's in Christ. As a result, we pray to be spiritually mature women, confident in our gifts and courageous in our words, so we can reach out in love to impact our church and community for Christ. There are numerous opportunities available to get involved. Through in-depth Bible studies, heartwarming fellowships and special events offered throughout the year, you will have meaningful and fulfilling opportunities to enrich your heart, encourage your spirit, and expand your ministry. If we can be of any service or encouragement to you, please contact Jan Fox. She will be happy to assist you. Top

Ushers

Just as the Levites prepared the Temple for worship and teaching in ancient Israel, so the Usher Team functions in our sanctuary. Our goal is to provide a welcoming environment for the body on Sundays and during other corporate gatherings.
It is our responsibility to...
prepare the sanctuary for worship and teaching.
make visitors and members feel welcome.
collect and count the offerings.
create an atmosphere of acceptance and love for all attendees.
Ushers serve as the “doorkeepers” of the church. These men serve as the hosts of the church and ensure attendees feel welcome, cared for, taken care of and appreciated. Ushers accomplish this by extending a friendly and warm greeting to all, help people find a seat in the worship service, ensure visitors receive a welcome packet, answer questions and provide direction concerning the ministry and receive/secure the weekly offering. This is an excellent ministry opportunity for a man, who is committed to following Jesus Christ and has a servant’s heart, to get involved. Top

At Willow Lake we have a great youth groups that meet at 9am on Sunday mornings. We have wonderful Bible lessons and discussion and lots of fun activities. We can't wait to see you there!Top

Finance Team

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This is a group of men and/or women that are mature believers that have been active members of Willow Lake Church for at least 1 year who have gone through all four C.L.A.S.S. (Christian Life And Service Seminars). They are also active tithers and have the ability to read a financial statement. These godly leaders have come to assist the Pastor in managing the business of the church. This team will consist of the Pastor, Treasure, Trustees, Clerk, Secretary, Deacons, and other Finance Team Members. There tenure is for a 3 year period. They specifically do the following:

· Meet once a month at a specific time to go over a monthly financial report for the church.
· Record all financial minutes.
· Keep the following documents such as minutes, reports, budgets, revisions, church memberships, and voting quorums.
· Work with a servant’s heart to help govern and re-evaluate the budget when needed.
· Chair the meetings when the Pastor’s personal finances are discussed or voted on.
· Oversee the collection, counting, and depositing of all offerings.
· Send out annually all giving records for tax purposes to all contributors.
· Formulate and organize a yearly budget for the church to be approved by the church.
· Act as an accountability team in the area of finances for the Pastor and or others.
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Media Ministry

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Worship Service Audio/Video

A Passion for serving Christ through Audio, Video, and Lighting.
Willow Lake Church is committed to teaching, encouraging, and inspiring authentic, passionate, Christ-focused worship through engineering and serving in the audio and video ministries. We are committed to engineering with skill and excellence, giving our best for the Lord. We are committed to teaching and equipping people to engineer in any environment with current and relevant media techniques. We are committed to: encouraging and lifting up others through quality audio and video production; empowering and equiping the body of Christ with the tools it needs to serve in an effective way in an audio ministry; creating a distraction-free environment in which the Spirit of God can touch people's lives through worship, teaching and special events; and to being a true servent of God with the people skills needed to address all situations.

Website Administration

Website maintanence is done by Jason Church. If you would like to help in this ministry, contact him at jasoncchurch@gmail.com.

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Missions

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Willow Lake Church embraces the call to missions through giving and and the facilitation of long-term missionaries.

Our missionaries are as follows:

Mexico City

The Hoagland family (Ed, Anita, Stephan)

The Williams family (Tony, Heather, Moriah, Jonah)

Nicaragua

Donna Woodson

Sri Lanka

The Bias family (Charles, Karen, Nicole, Shawn, Caleb)

The Philipinnes

The Gormley family (Carl, Michelle, Kassie, Courtney, Chloe, Kayla)

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• The nursery provides supervised care for children from infancy to age two. This free service is available during all worship services as well as the many events and Bible studies here at Willow Lake Church.
• The nursery has two rooms, one for infants and one for toddlers, each is equipped with safe toys for each age group.
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Praise Team

The purpose of the Willow Lake praise team is to worship God through the practice and presentation of music. We are to bring the Willow Lake congregation into the awareness of God's presence and lead in worshiping God through song. We have both vocalists and musicians (guitar, piano, drums, etc.) that take part in leading worship. If you are interested in joining the praise team please contact the worship leader, Debbie Benson. Top

Small Groups
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Our small groups are designed to offer a safe and comfortable environment in which we can grow in our relationship with God and with those who attend the small group through Bible study, discussion, and regular planned activities. We offer small groups on Sundays and Wednesdays for men, ladies, parents, single young adults, youth, and children.

Sunday @ 9am

Bible Power- Childern's Hour(K-5th grade)

Mixed Small Group led by Terry Noss called “Developing A Faith that Works.”

Ladies Small Group led by Leslie Noss called “Living your life as a Beautiful Offering.”

Promise Keepers-Men/ Bob Studer,Facilitator

YouGro- Youth Group/ Hans and April Bjorkland

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Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting

Come join us on Wednesday evenings at 6pm as we seek the LORD in prayer.