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We will be hosting Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network (GIHN) guests at Berkey from February 28 through March 6. Please be in prayer for our guests and also for those of us from Berkey who volunteer in many different ways to make our guests feel cared for and welcome.

This coming week, the Stephen Ministry trainees will learn the principles of confidentiality so that anyone who is ministered to by a Stephen Minister can be confident that any communication will be kept secret and private. We thank God for the continuing dedication of our Stephen Minister trainees and ask your continued prayers for them […]

Please mark your calendars; the dates for Bible School this year are June 6-10. More information will be coming soon.

This coming week the Stephen Ministry training class will be considering the subjects of “Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving” and “Crisis Theory and Practice: Danger versus Opportunity”. In these presentations they will be learning how to guard against being manipulated and how to recognize their own tendencies to foster dependency by doing too much. They will […]

Our winter congregational meeting will follow a potluck lunch on Sunday, February 21. The agenda includes: Approving minutes of the November 15 meeting. Reading and reflecting on our mission statement. Reviewing a financial report for the fiscal year to date. Hearing about repairs, upgrades, and improvements to our facility. Summary of what the Spiritual Leadership […]

Please take time to read Simon and Becca’s letter on the Mission bulletin board. In this letter they describe their day-to-day activities and church life. They say, “The church service is fairly similar to that of Berkey. We begin with songs… and one of the songs involves walking around and greeting those around you, while […]

The Mission Commission has scheduled an evening service project at The Depot on Thursday, February 25, from 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m. All are invited to volunteer. Last year we had a good turn out and hope for the same this year. To plan the work, the Depot staff needs to know how many persons […]

The power of prayer is strong, and corporate prayer for others represents a healing ministry of the Holy Spirit. Such a ministry is being formed at Berkey. Meeting once a week, a small group of volunteer “pray-ers” will gather to lift up the joys, needs, and concerns of the Berkey Avenue community. Have you sensed […]

The MYF is providing Valentine cookies for all children’s classes up through JYF this Sunday, which just happens to be Valentine’s Day! Thank you, MYF, for your thoughtfulness in providing this treat!