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We are delighted to have Rob Trenckmann as our guest speaker this Sunday morning, December 9. God began calling Rob and his wife Liz to Central and Eastern Europe in 2001, when they were at Multnomah Bible College. Rob and Liz moved to Hungary in April of 2012 as the first Josiah Venture missionaries in that country. Rob served on the Glenwood staff for many years leading Student Ministries. Rob will be speaking on Psalm 126 with a sermon entitled “Exile to Joy”.
This winter, Precept will be studying 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. Watch a "man after God's own heart" ascend to the throne, then descend into sin. See how a covenant-keeping God turns a man from the worst sins to a victorious finish.
The cost of this study is $20. Precept meets on Monday nights at 6:30pm or Tuesday mornings at 9:15am.
Our annual Winter Retreat will be at Eagle Creek, January 11-13. The cost of the retreat is $85. Please fill out the form below.
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The church office will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 in observance of Thanksgiving.
Also, please note the following schedul changes:
Youth Group will not meet this week (Wednesday, November 21).
First Things First will not meet this week (Friday, November 23).
In October, we welcomed Erik Buchterkirchen to the Glenwood staff as our Director of Young Adult Ministries.
A native of the Silicon Valley, Erik grew up in Santa Clara, CA. During his time in college, he met his wife Rebekah, and they got married in 2015. Throughout his life, Erik has participated in various ministry venues, from worship, interfaith dialogues, and leading multiple mission trips to Latin American countries and throughout the state of Utah. Most recently, he served as a High School Pastor for four years in Auburn, CA.
The Calling Winter Retreat is all about resting, and refreshing in Christ and with each other.
Join us at Anderson Lodge on January 4-6, 2019 as we spend time in God’s word, reflect, have fun, and eat awesome food together.
The cost of the retreat is $80. Please fill out the form below.
Join us Sunday, November 11 for an after-church potluck! Bring a dish to share as you connect with folks from Glenwood. Newcomers: Be our guest! (no need to bring anything).
Sign up to bring a dish here!
We invite all 3rd grade through college-aged students to participate in our Thanksgiving Celebration Choir!
On Sunday, November 18 at 6:00pm, Glenwood will be having our Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving. We look forward to kicking off the evening with this celebratory song with “May The People Praise You” by Keith and Kristyn Getty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EakiLL70s6k
Technology: Why do we need to talk about it, and how should we approach it? This is the first meeting of our series on technology where we sought to lay a foundation for how to engage technology by asking those questions.
The Hutchisons are moving to South Africa for 2-3 years where Allen will be attending Stellenbosch University to pursue a PhD in Old Testament. The church family is invited to help send them off on Sunday, November 4 at 12:15 p.m. in the Worship Center. If you’d like to thank Allen and his family, a basket for cards will be available at the Send-Off.
Operation Christmas Child ~ Shoeboxes will be available October 14 and 21. You can return them Sundays, October 28, November 4 and 11.
Here are some suggestions for your shoebox: pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc. Don’t forget, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself, your family, or group. If you include your name and an address, the child may be able to write back. For more information, visit glenwoodcc.org/occ.
For this combined Men's & Women's Ministries event, you choose the night for dinner and pick three restaurants you would enjoy. We will send you an email to let you know the names of your dinner companions and the name of the restaurant (if you don't receive an email from us, please check your spam folder). Event dates: Friday, November 2nd at 6:30pm or Saturday, November 3rd at 5:00pm.
College-age and up are invited to participate in this church-wide event. The cost for the evening is only the price of your meal. Sign up below!
Dear Glenwood Community Church,
Debbie and I, for several months now, have been recruiting, planning, and preparing for our next mission trip. On October 5th I will be leading a team of 7 people from the body of Christ to the country of Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe are African Islands off the northern coast of the country of Gabon, West Africa.
Attention Parents of Two-Year-Olds - Fifth-Graders ~ Sunday, September 16 is Promotion Sunday, and all students will return to their indoor classrooms and move into their new class level. If you have children from two years of age to fifth grade, and their birthdate is before or on August 31, they will move to their next class level. If, however, you would like your student to remain in his/her current class, please call the Children’s Ministries office at (360) 571-3300 and we will make the roster adjustment.