Barbara Baylor to visit Northern Plains

June 20, 2011 by Peg  
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Barbara Baylor visits Northern Plains Annual Meeting, June 3-5, 2011

Kathy Holmes was gifted a star quilt on April 17, 2011 by church.

April 18, 2011 by Peg  
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Sisters In Christ, Women’s Ministry

February 14, 2011 by Peg  
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2009 State Women’s Retreat in Richardton, North Dakota.

Always much discussion during the Reteat

Participants at the 2009 State Women's Retreat

National Staff Visit North Dakota

February 14, 2011 by Peg  
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Deborah Bailey, Minister for Women's Concerns and Elaine Blanchard, storyteller and Area Women's Ministry Consultant of the National Church leads the State Women's Retreat in 2009 at the Monastary in Richardton, North Dakota.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson, Missionaries in Africa, leads a worshop on their work in Africa at the Annual Meeting in Minot, North Dakota.
David Greenhaw, President of Eden Seminary leads workshop at the Annual Meeting in Minot, North Dakota.
Lydia Veliko, Minister for Ecumenical Relations, National Church speaks at the Annual Meeting Women’s Luncheon in Hankinson, North Dakota.
Mary Schaller Blaufuss, Executive, Colunteer Ministers of the National Church speaks at the Annual Meeting Banquet in Hankinson, North Dakota.
Shirley Nelson, CHHSM, Retreat Leader for State Women’s Retreat in Maryvale Retreat Center, Valley City, North Dakota.

Charlene J. Smith, Minister for Evangelism and Vitality, Local Church Ministries

David Schoen, Congregational Vitality and Discipleship Ministries, Local Church Ministries

Around the Conference in Pictures

February 14, 2011 by Peg  
Filed under Church News, Leaders Guide

A Night in the Zion UCC, Medina North Dakota Community Storm Shelter 

The Zion UCC Fellowship Hall is an official community Storm Shelter. Here some of the over 50 people at the church that night visit with each other. Nore the UCC banner.

Written backwards in the snow on one of the cars the morning after the blizzard “CHURCH ROCKS”

One family staying at the church had been rearended in the midst of the storm.
The next morning the sun shone brightly
Two of the younger strandees found materials to play with from the Sunday School rooms
Stranded college students played card games during the storm.

Celebration at the Filipino Community Church in Winnepig, Canada

One of the five bands the Filipino United Community Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada has to accompany the music for the worship service.

 

Children’s Choir at Filipino United Community Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

 

Celebration of Re-Naming the United Church of Christ, Grand Forks, North Dakota church. 

Garden for the Community at the United Church of Christ in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Renaming Ceremony at the United Church of Christ, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Keith Mills pastor, Wade Schemmel Conference Minister.

New church sign for the United Church of Christ, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Community Garden at the United Church of Christ, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Regional Youth Event

February 7, 2011 by Peg  
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Yankton College Graduation

November 5, 2010 by Peg  
Filed under Church News

Margaret Kloster and Camille Grothier graduate from Yankton College service at the Annual Meeting.