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Applications are being accepted through February 28 for the Everence College Scholarship. To be eligible, the student or the student’s parent or legal guardian must own or be using an Everence product that has been in effect for at least 6 months prior to March 1, 2018, and be in force for a year after […]

MCC relief sale relies on volunteers to make the sale a huge success. Berkey has a team consisting of three couples, or six people, to run the cheese booth and coordinate the congregation’s participation in the sale. We are in need of two more people, a couple or two individuals, to serve with Anita and […]

Our Berkey youth had a great time at Camp Friedenswald during Winter Camp. Look for pictures of them on the bulletin board by the mailboxes.

The Mission Commission is starting to plan for the learning tour to Columbia and Ecuador. Neal and Elizabeth Miller Richer would like us to come up with specific dates so we can get the most out of our visit and start to raise funds. We are looking at three possibilities for a 7-10 day trip: […]

Beginning in March, the Sojourner’s Sunday School class will focus on living simply using a study guide entitled “A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World.”  The guide description states: “The concept of “living simply so that others may simply live” has been around for hundreds of years. People choose to live simply for […]

This Sunday, February 18, everyone is invited to gather for the congregational meal and meeting following the nurture hour, 12:00 p.m. Please bring a main dish and a salad or dessert to share, as well as your own table service. The congregational meeting will begin after the meal. The agenda includes: Approve minutes of the […]

Guest speaker, Julia Schmidt, will be with us this Sunday. Schmidt will be talking in a Sunday School class, open to all ages, about ways Berkey can be actively involved with Elkhart Goshen Sanctuary Coalition (EGSC) and the local immigrant community.

Are you looking to sharpen your skills as a worship leader? The Worship Commission has now purchased the rights to “Principles of Worship Leading,” a 75-minute webinar led by Rachel Miller Jacobs, who teaches congregational formation at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. If you want to watch this video, simply email Jenny Hooley in the church office, and […]

Lent begins on February 14 (Valentine’s Day) and ends with Easter, April 1 (April Fools Day). This year we invite you to begin this journey centering in the Source of Love with an Ash Wednesday service, here at Berkey, 6:30 p.m., February 14. This time of worship will include the imposition of ashes.