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Minot church to take Christmas shoebox drop-offs

Journey Church in Minot is serving as the collection point in Minot for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts filled with school supplies, hygiene items and toys to children worldwide since 1993. In 2022, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 11 million children. To take part in the collection, find a step-by-step guide to packing a shoebox at samaritanspurse.org. Boxes can be dropped off at the church at 1805 2nd St. SE ...

REFLECTIONS: Being thankful and trusting Creator

I’ve been overwhelmed, thankful and encouraged by the calls, cards and emails I’ve received from you, my readers, after I told you I was having back surgery. Doctors told me that this surgery had the potential to cause a lot of initial pain and the doctor even told my family after surgery that, because of the extensive work that was done, I would have significant pain. However, I have not because God answered your prayers in the affirmative! One doctor even called me one of the “blessed” ones who has had minimal pain. Yes, I’ve had some aching as a result of the bones that were ...

Church display recalls Høstfest history

Minot’s annual Norsk Høstfest celebration traces its roots to four Lutheran churches that heeded the call of their bishop 47 years ago to celebrate the anniversary of Norwegian immigration to America. Documents from the celebration that became Norsk Høstfest were uncovered at First ...

REFLECTIONS: Why do we experience so much turmoil in life?

We talk about God and we read about God and go to church and hear about God but, who is He and what is He like? You might have heard that God is good. That causes us to ask a second question: If God is good, why do we have so many troubles in this world? Let’s explore that question by first looking at God’s character and then looking at how the trouble started and what that means for us today. He is the only creator and sustainer of the universe. We read in Genesis that with a word, He created and keeps the sun in its place and the planets and moons rotating in order. With a ...

City Serve ND to kick off week-long community outreach project

The Pursuit Church in Minot is set to kick off a week-long community outreach program called City Serve ND. The program began in 2021 as a one-day event, with members of the church going out into the community to fulfill community needs, share the love of Christ and help with service projects. This year’s program will be a full week, starting Tuesday May 31, until June 4. The Pursuit of Minot along with nine other area churches have gathered 500 volunteers to perform service projects all over Minot. Cindy Stock, outreach coordinator for The Pursuit Church, was hopeful last ...

Pilots for Christ 10th Annual Fly-in & Golf Ball Drop set for June 12

MADDOCK — The J.T. Rice North Dakota Chapter of Pilots for Christ will be holding its 10th annual Fly-In Celebration and Golf Ball Drop at the Maddock Airport on, Sunday, June 12. The fly-in begins at 10 a.m. with an all-faiths service and a complimentary lunch to follow. Each attendee will receive a complimentary numbered golf ball and matching ticket when arriving. Following lunch, the group will drop the numbered golf balls from a helicopter at a target (golf flag). The closest ball to the target will win a new drone as the grand prize. There will be a number of other prizes. ...