Yesterday, Red Oak Grove was all a flutter of activity, strawberries, and welcoming. This church community has been hosting this annual festival for 71 years - what a tradition! As the new pastor, this was my first experience of this annual festival and it was wonderful. The community of Red Oak Grove came together to [...]
Author: Lindsay
Strawberry Festival!
It's Strawberry Fest week at Red Oak Grove! Celery is chopped, potato salad prepared, and the tables are set. Join us for a meal on Tuesday, June 12th from 4-7pm! Hope to see you there!
U R Enuff
The confirmation students at Red Oak Grove were given the task of changing the signboards at the church. On one side, they chose a verse from a psalm to display. On the other side, we had run out of S's. Here is what they came up with - If God could text, God would say, [...]
Things are hopping at ROG!
Here a few stories in photos of what has been happening at Red Oak Grove lately!
Easter is coming …
Check out this video!
the 98%
The average person is awake for about 112 hours a week. The average church-going person spends two of those hours at church. Ninety-eight percent of our waking hours are spent in the activities of everyday life: drinking coffee, going to school, driving in the car, working and volunteering, cooking and eating with family and walking [...]
What is the Bible?
Starting yesterday and continuing on Sundays through March, a Bible study is being held during the fellowship hour following worship. We are using David Lose's Making Sense of Scripture and the key question we pondered yesterday was what is the Bible? Do you think it's a silly question? One that we don't dare ask in [...]
Got two minutes?
Wondering why we put ashes on our foreheads? Curious why Lent is 40 days long? In two brief minutes, your questions can be answered! On this Ash Wednesday, check out the video below about what this day and the season of Lent are all about.
Alleluia!
Shhh! We "buried" the alleluia during the children's message yesterday. [That means we put the printed alleluias in a box and sealed it shut. They'll see light again on Easter morn!] The word of praise is traditionally not proclaimed in the season of Lent, the season of the church year that we usher in this [...]
Second Annual Chili Cook-Off!
Red Oak Grove hosted it's second annual chili cook-off this past Sunday following church. Six chilies we put to the test by the voters who sampled the fare. There was something for all tastes - the hot, the spicy, the elk meat, and the mild. It was super fun to gather after coffee hour, all [...]
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