Friends of Immanuel,
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Yesterday we began our new worship series, Run with Perseverance, based on Hebrews 12:1-3, which is also the theme of our current ministry campaign. In my message yesterday, I shared exclusively from the perspective of perseverance for us as followers of Jesus in the normal, everyday life we lead. And I’ll simply reiterate how important it is for all of us to persevere, to keep running the race, to not grow weary, to not give up (Hebrews 12:1-3). So much of life is not flashy, glitzy, exciting, or mountaintop experiences – and that’s OK! The habits, routines, and spiritual disciplines that the Lord holds out for us in His Word are important for all of us as go through those normal, routine days of our lives. The Lord calls us to persevere, to keep going with our eyes always fixed on Jesus! Here is this week’s What Now? in case you missed it:

What Now?

In what area of your life do you have a need to persevere right now? Prayer? Worship? Reading the Bible? Giving? Relationships? Put that before the Lord and ask Him to help you to keep running this race with perseverance.

We are in a season of ministry for Immanuel when we simply need to persevere. We’re not constructing any new buildings or launching any major new ministries. That doesn’t mean we’re just sitting around doing nothing! We are faithfully doing what the Lord has called us to do as we carry out the Mission and Vision which He has given us – which include some pretty amazing things! I’ve written about some of those things over the last couple weeks in my email update articles, including our Sweetheart City Car Show, Vacation Bible School, summer Service Trips, our School Ministry, our Christmas Bazaar, the Fall Fest, Outdoor Summer Worship, Sunday School, Bible classes, small groups, worship every week, young adult gatherings, and weekly youth activities. These, plus so much more, are some of what we continue to do as together we run this race of faith and life.

As we have been faithfully doing ministry, we have hit a few bumps in the road along the way over the last couple of years and we’ve found ourselves falling short financially. Our school enrollment has dropped unexpectedly the last couple of years and, with the leadership of our school board, principal, and others, we’ve been working hard to creatively get our feet back under us and turn that trend around. There are some very exciting plans that are already being put in place for next school year—soon to be formally approved and shared—that include innovative incentives for families as well as exciting curricular enhancements. Enrollment for next year is already well ahead of where it was last year at this same time – praise God! And we pray for those enrollment numbers to continue to grow!

Our current mortgage of about $3.6 million is also continuing to be a challenge. At an annual cost of $330,000, that puts an ongoing strain on what we are able to do ministry-wise. Our leaders on Executive Council (EC) are continuing to talk about how to attack this debt. With a very encouraging proposed budget very close to being ready to present to the congregation, the EC will again be able to devote more time and energy to exploring debt reduction. We all continue to pray for our Lord’s ongoing guidance and direction when it comes to how to work on these challenges and opportunities that are before us.

This campaign is needed right now to expand our runway – to give some time for the school to build back up, and for the leadership to explore how to reduce our indebtedness. The goal of the campaign is to raise $950,000 over three years, which is over-and-above our regular offerings and tuition income. $600,000 of that ($200,000 each year) will be designated to help pay our regular monthly expenses through the year, which is helping to expand that runway! The other $350,000 will be placed in a reserve account to pay for various capital expenses that we anticipate with our aging 18-year-old building and grounds. We are aware of several pending issues with the sound system in our sanctuary, the lights in our sanctuary, some costly pieces of our HVAC system that are nearing the end of their life, as well as other unexpected and unbudgeted items that may arise over the next few years. So right now, we just need to persevere and keep running, doing the great things the Lord is calling us to do, and to faithfully give and trust in Him!

As we get ready to celebrate Commitment Sunday on May 31^st, I would ask that you would prayerfully consider how you can be part of this campaign over the next three years. What are you willing to sacrificially give financially, over-and-above your regular offerings, to help us keep moving forward in positive ways for the Kingdom. On the Commitment Card, there are other ways for us to commit as well – to worship, to prayer, to Bible study, to growing in our understanding of stewardship, and to using our time, gifts, and abilities in ministry. My hope and prayer is that every single person who is connected to Immanuel is willing and able to commit ourselves in a variety of ways to serving together at Immanuel in this season of our life together.

Thank you in advance for your thoughtful and prayerful consideration to engage in this pivotal time for ministry!

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

While it can seem far away, it’s hard to believe but summer is right around the corner! And with Memorial Day weekend only 2½ weeks away, I thought I better hold up some of what’s happening here at Immanuel.

Memorial Weekend is also graduation weekend for many of our northern Colorado high schools. We will be offering a blessing over our graduates on that Sunday (May 24^th). It’s also the Sunday that we move to our Summer Worship Schedule of 8:00am Classic Grace and 9:30 Contemporary Joy, both services indoors.

The following Sunday, May 31^st, we will have ONE worship service starting at 9:00am as we celebrate Commitment Sunday for our ministry campaign, Run with Perseverance. I’ll be sharing more information in the next week or so about the campaign and what Commitment Sunday is all about. Following worship that morning, we’ll take time to celebrate afterward with a Brunch Fellowship in the gym, having time to sit and eat together.

Immanuel’s annual Sweetheart City Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, June 13^th. This is one of Immanuel’s major summer ministries that requires many hands to make it happen. Our car show has become one of the premier car shows in northern Colorado, primarily because of the Car Care Ministry that happens that day. All the funds raised through the registration fee, lunch, and silent auction, go to support the Car Care aspect – which is servicing upwards of 30 cars for single moms and widows who otherwise would not be able to afford this simple yet vital upkeep of their vehicles. The show has been growing steadily each year and we are anticipating hosting well over 200 cars again this year, and partnering with many businesses in the community who very generously participate in the Car Care Ministry. More information can be found later in this update, including Randi Rost’s contact information for those who wish to be involved or who have questions.

That next week, Tuesday, June 16^th through Friday, June 19^th, we will have our Vacation Bible School. This is another of Immanuel’s significant summer ministries where we have the opportunity to touch the lives of well over 200 children. This, too, requires many, many hands to help with crafts, snacks, leading small groups of children through each morning, and more! Miss Emma is leading the charge on this and would love to have you be involved in whatever ways you are able. Her contact information is below in the VBS article.

Outdoor worship begins on Sunday, July 5^th, when we move our 9:30am Contemporary Joy worship service outdoors to the west lawn under and around the pergola. More info will be coming as we get closer.

There are more opportunities for fun, fellowship, study, and involvement all summer long for children, youth, and adults – with very fun youth nights planned, gatherings and studies for young adults, summer camp at Lutheran Valley Retreat in July, a service trip for the youth, and Faith Day at the Colorado Rockies in August, to name just a few!

We are so blessed with the opportunities we have here at Immanuel to be together, to worship together, to pray together, to learn and grow together, and to have fun together! I hope you can find some places where you can engage, whether you’re a long-time member, a new member, a regular worship attender, or someone who has recently moved to northern Colorado. All are welcome to be part of this great community of faith at Immanuel!

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

This Thursday, May 7^th, is the National Day of Prayer. On the Eve of the National Day of Prayer, Wednesday night starting at 7:00pm, we will have a Prayer Service here at Immanuel in connection with our ministry campaign Run with Perseverance.

What a gift to be invited by God to come to Him in prayer. What joy to pray side-by-side with our Immanuel Family as a foundation for our ministry campaign Run with Perseverance. Our ministry campaign is about welcoming renewal and stepping forward in unity as we address the current needs in our church community – both fiscal and spiritual. We look forward to God's work among us in a time rich with scripture and song. For this prayer service, no one will be put on the spot to pray aloud, but everyone can gather in the presence of our loving God to receive encouragement, reaffirm His goodness and look forward to his work among us. All are welcome and encouraged to come as we’ll be praying for our ministry campaign Run with Perseverance, for our ministry together, and for much more.

While we are not having any organized prayer time or worship service on Thursday, Sandy Northrup (Immanuel’s faithful organizer of the National Day of Prayer for many years) shared with me that all are invited and encouraged to attend a prayer gathering of community believers on Thursday, May 7^th at 6:00pm at the Loveland Police and Courts, 810 E. 10^th Street. The Lord tells us in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and will heal their land.”

The 2026 theme of the 75^th Annual National Day of Prayer is “Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations.” It is a call to magnify God alone and to come to repentance and a renewed dependence on God. In our nation we are seeing so much anger, division, lawlessness, anxiety, and godlessness, the need to come together in community to pray is paramount.

Prayer is such an important part of lives as followers of Jesus. Jesus Himself has shown us how important it is simply by how much time He spent in prayer, to say nothing of all that He taught, commanded, and encouraged us to pray. Let me share a few more thoughts and invitations regarding prayer.

First, I do encourage you to be intentional about spending time each day in prayer. I say that not out of guilt or obligation, but as an expression of the relationship we have with our Lord. We’ve been given the privilege of direct access to Him and He loves to be in conversation with us, hearing our voice, our needs, our desires, our joys and our thanks. Don’t complicate this gift – just talk to Him. Don’t set yourself up for failure – you don’t have to have a 15- or 30-minute sit-down with Him. Take time through the day, as needs arise, as you experience awesome things, as you hear news-bytes, and just pause and talk to God about these things for a few minutes.

Flowing from that, if you want to be part of my email prayer group, I would be more than happy to add you! This, too, has no pressure or strings attached. Let me explain briefly how this email prayer group works.

1. Many people email me, text me, and call me with prayer requests each day – health issues, celebrations, crises, etc. – asking for prayer. All of you are also welcome to reach out to me at any time with such requests – for yourself, your family, friends, co-workers, and others. Know that when I receive these requests, I pray!
2. I take these prayer requests and try to bundle them together so I’m not sending out an overwhelming number of emails that fill your inbox. I do send out requests pretty much every day, at times even 2-3 times in a day, depending on requests that come to me and, at times, the urgency of the requests.
3. These will primarily come from me and will have “prayer requests [date]” in the subject line.
4. When you receive and open the email, read through the request(s).
5. Then pause for a moment and pray over these requests, lifting them up to the Lord.
6. I try to avoid using this email group as a means to communicate “general needs” that people have, political overtones (although there will be some, for example when it comes to life issues), or a place to advertise something. I work hard to keep it simply as needs people have that they request to be prayed over.

If you’d like to be part of this group, which currently has well over 200 people, just email me to let me know and I’ll get you added.

In the meantime, there’s a lot going on these days that we need to be praying about. I’ll close by urging you to keep the following requests on your prayer list and, in particular, to be praying about on Thursday as part of the National Day of Prayer, even if you don’t attend any larger gathering. These are matters that need prayer, so thank you in advance for taking time to pray for these: for me as your pastor and the staff at our church and school; for Immanuel, our ministry campaign, all our ministries, including our congregation’s elected leaders; the Church-at-large to be a strong witness and proclamation of Jesus as our only hope; for the spiritual battles that are being waged over so many different issues in schools, in government, on social media, etc.; and for our country, including governing officials at every level, the many divisions that seem to be growing, and for a putting down of any evil-intentioned actions or agendas. There are so many more bullet items I could add, but I’ll let the Lord lead you in what other matters to pray for.

Bottom line? Let’s be people of prayer, trusting our almighty, all-powerful, and all-knowing God, the God who is and who was and who is to come, the Lamb who was slain, and our reigning and ruling King and Savior with these many matters, entrusting ourselves confidently to Him! We are blessed, beyond a doubt! And so we move forward confidently and boldly with His leading, guiding, and directing.

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! It’s almost May and you know what that means? Schedules and calendars tend to move into overdrive with activities, parties, end-of-the-year events, start-of-summer events, graduations, and so much more! Because there is a so much happening over the next few weeks, so to help keep things straight, here is what’s coming for the month of May and then how the summer is shaping up.

Here are some of the major happenings, not including many of the regular Bible study and small groups, leadership meetings, etc., for the month of May:

• Friday, May 1^st – Final Faith Friday (combined – all 4^th-8^th graders, 5:00pm-7:00pm)
• Sunday, May 3^rd – Confirmation Sunday; Regular worship schedule (8:00am and 10:30am worship), but NO regular Education Hour or Sunday School Classes (although there are Cottage Meetings taking place at 9:30am); our confirmation students will share their Expressions of Faith during the Education Hour beginning at 9:30am; this will be followed by a reception with cake to celebrate our confirmation students.
• Tuesday, May 5^th – Immanuel Lutheran School (ILS) Middle School Spring Concert, 6:30pm
• Wednesday, May 6^th – Ministry Campaign Prayer Service, 7:00pm
• Thursday, May 7^th – ILS Kindergarten through 4^th grade Spring Program, 6:30pm
• Friday, May 8^th – Ministry Campaign Lead Gifts Commitment Event, 6:00pm
• Sunday, May 10^th – Ministry Campaign worship series begins, Run with Perseverance; regular worship schedule (8:00am and 10:30am); regular Education Hour classes
• Wednesday, May 13^th – ILS Preschool Graduations all morning
• Thursday, May 14^th – ILS 8^th Grade Graduation, 5:30pm
• Sunday, May 17^th – Young Adult Cookout, 6:00pm
• Wednesday, May 20^th – ILS 3^rd/4^th Grade 50’s Year-End Musical, 8:30am
• Wednesday, May 20^th – ILS Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony, 1:00pm
• Thursday, May 21^st – ILS Field Day
• Friday, May 22^nd – ILS Closing Chapel 10:30, Dismissal for Summer!
• Sunday, May 24^th (Memorial Day Weekend) – Summer Worship Schedule begins with 8:00am Classic Grace and 9:30am Contemporary Joy (both indoors) and a High School Graduate Blessing during both services. We’ll be on this schedule through Labor Day Weekend (September 6^th) with the exception of May 31^st. For those who have been around Immanuel for a while, you may think that means Outdoor Worship is starting. Not yet!
• Monday, May 25^th – Memorial Day, Offices Closed
• Sunday, May 31^st – Commitment Sunday, ONE worship service at 9:00am, we bring our 3-year commitments for the ministry campaign and our first gifts toward the campaign; brunch in the gym follows as we celebrate together!

And then beyond the month of May, here’s what’s cookin’!

• Sunday, June 7^th – Summer Worship Schedule of 8:00am and 9:30am worship, both indoors
• Saturday, June 13^th – Sweetheart City Car Show, 9:00am-2:00pm
• Monday, June 15^th – Training for all Vacation Bible School Volunteers and Decorating, 9:00am-12:00pm
• Tuesday, June 16-Friday, June 19 – Vacation Bible School, 9:00am-12:00pm
• Sunday, July 5^th – Outdoor Worship (9:30) begins on the west lawn; 8:00am worship remains the same
• Sunday, September 6^th – Final Outdoor Worship service
• Sunday, September 13^th – ONE worship service beginning at 9:00am; Ministry Fair right before and after worship
• Sunday, September 20^th – Fall Worship Schedule begins (8:00am Classic Grace and 10:30am Contemporary Joy) along with new Bible Studies and Sunday School for all ages during the 9:30-10:20am Education Hour; stay tuned for the list of the many classes being offered!

As crazy as it can be, I am truly thankful that we are not a ministry where nothing is happening. Yes, at times it can feel a bit over-the-top, but I know that all we are doing here is to work together toward carrying out the mission and vision our Savior has laid before us as His people and as His Church.

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Joy comes our way in so many shapes and forms. Yesterday in worship, it came as we celebrated two baptisms at the 8:00am service – Oliver (almost 5-years-old) and sister Andi (18 months), children of new members Ryan and Lauren Barron. Lauren shared with me that Oliver was so excited to be baptized on Sunday morning – and the joy in his heart and through his expressions was obvious and beautiful! (Mom and Dad gave me permission to share a couple pictures for those who weren’t at that service.)

But that wasn’t all. Yesterday, in both worship services, we also celebrated the Lord’s Supper together! I know, I know, we do that every Sunday. But do we realize just how amazing that is – that week after week we come into the Lord’s presence and gather at His Table to receive the life-giving gifts He offers us?! Just as the first followers of Jesus did (Acts 2:42-47), we are devoted to the breaking of bread, that is, celebrating the Lord’s Supper together. It is here, as our Lord gives us His own body and blood, as He offers us forgiveness for our sins and a fresh start, as He strengthens our faith, and as He provides what we need to live life as His children, that we can experience Joy in this Journey!

And I could go on and on about the joy that we can experience when we gather on any given Sunday to worship the Lord together, whether in a more traditional format or a more contemporary format. We are people who love the Lord, who care about each other, who are intent on carrying out the mission and vision our Lord has given us, and who enjoy being part of this place called Immanuel! How awesome is that?!

So let’s continue on in the journey the Lord has laid before us; let’s take care of each other the best we can; let’s have fun together as we follow our Good Shepherd and our Savior. Look into the faces of these children at their baptism and let that infuse a little joy into today’s journey! And here’s this week’s What Now? to encourage you as well.

What Now?

This week keep the image of Jesus as our Good Shepherd in the forefront of your mind. Let the promises He’s made be the encouragement you need to follow Him, to listen to His voice, and to experience a joy-FULL life.

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! This evening I simply encourage you to check out today’s full update with lots of opportunities to be involved, to be praying, and to join in giving thanks to God for all that He is doing in our hearts and all that He is doing through us as individuals and as a congregation.

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

I love our Easter series, Joy in the Journey, and I hope you are enjoying it as well! There is one thing that has come up with the last two Sundays that I want to clarify when it comes to the joy that we seek as followers of Jesus. The joy we can experience, no matter the circumstances of our journey, is not joy in the difficult things or the challenges we experience. We’re not called to experience joy when we face tragedies or accidents or other difficult things that this broken world can throw our way.

Instead, we find joy in the Lord – whether our journey is taking us down a tough stretch or up a mountaintop. As I’ve described that joy, it is a deep-seated confidence and assurance in Jesus and His resurrection victory on that first Easter. Peter described it so well and so thoroughly in 1 Peter 1:3-9, taking us back to the source of our joy – “new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade.” This is the real joy the Lord offers us, no matter where we may be on our journey of faith and life.

As we heard yesterday, our Lord often chooses to work through very ordinary means to accomplish extraordinary things in our hearts and in our lives. And that includes using all of us – very ordinary people – to carry out His mission, to show His love, to share His grace, and to hold out the hope He gives us, to other people in our lives. What a blessing that is!

Here is this week’s What Now? for you to consider and put to work in your life – I hope to hear from you!

What Now?

Pray that God would open your eyes, ears, heart, and mind to see Jesus this week in both the ordinary things of your life as well as in some extraordinary ways. I’d love to hear what you notice and experience – email or text me (gschlecht@ImmanuelLoveland.org, 970-203-4810).

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Over the next six weeks there will be a lot of information flowing, encouragement given, and opportunities provided for us to learn and grow and fellowship together as a community of faith here at Immanuel, all around our ministry campaign, Run with Perseverance. As we are now in the Information Phase of the campaign, here is a big picture overview of the many different pieces that are coming.

The campaign booklets were put in mailboxes and made available last Sunday. Hats off to our Campaign Communications Team for the outstanding job they did in putting together this beautiful and information-packed booklet. If you did not get yours out of your mailbox, make sure and stop by to pick it up (all members and regular attenders have a mailbox). Taking your booklet from your mailbox will save us substantial mailing costs, as we’ll be mailing all booklets that have not been picked up by next Tuesday. You can stop by M-F 8:00am-8:00pm, Saturday from 6:00am-12:00pm, or, of course, Sunday morning. Additional booklets are available on the Run with Perseverance table in the atrium.

Along with the booklets, prayer cards were also distributed by our Prayer Coordinators, Paul and Gail Hein. These cards are beautiful reminders to us that prayer is foundational – not only when it comes to this campaign, but for our lives as followers of Jesus. There is so much to be praying for – keep that card handy as an ongoing reminder to pray!

As I’ve shared the last couple of weeks, we have Information Forums starting THIS Sunday. The campaign team is hoping everyone at Immanuel will attend one of these forums. It’s the first opportunity to hear in-person more details about the campaign as well as the chance to ask any questions you may have. Please try to attend one of these forums.

• Sunday, April 19—Ministry Campaign Congregational Forum #1 (after each worship service in the west atrium)
• Tuesday, April 21—Ministry Campaign Forum #2 for all Elected Boards, 6:30pm (west atrium)
• Monday, April 27—Ministry Campaign Congregational Forum #3, 6:30pm (sanctuary)

One of the main responsibilities of the Board of Elders is to help me in the spiritual care of the people at Immanuel. We have 12 elders, and each Immanuel member and regular visitor is assigned to one of the twelve Elder Groups. Over the coming week or so, your elder will be contacting you to make you aware of opportunities being provided for you to meet your elder, to meet some others who are here at Immanuel, to provide you an opportunity in these gatherings to ask questions about the ministry campaign, and simply to be encouraged. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity for us to grow stronger together as a community of faith and be part of these gatherings. If you do not hear from your elder, please let us know in the church office so we can be of help.

On Wednesday, May 6^th, we will have a Prayer Service starting at 7:00pm here at Immanuel. What a gift to be invited by God to come to Him in prayer. What joy to pray side by side with our Immanuel Family as a foundation for our ministry campaign. Our ministry campaign is about welcoming renewal and stepping forward in unity as we address the current needs in our church community – both fiscal and spiritual. We look forward to God's work among us in a time rich with scripture and song. No one will be put on the spot to pray aloud, but everyone can gather in the presence of our loving God to receive encouragement, reaffirm His goodness, and look forward to His work among us. Add this to your calendar!

On Sunday, May 10^th, I will begin a 4-week worship and sermon series called Run with Perseverance, digging more deeply into the theme verse of Hebrews 12:1-3 and other passages of Scripture that speak to the mission the Lord has given us.

Commitment Sunday will be the culmination of the ministry campaign. We will celebrate Commitment Sunday on Sunday, May 31^st with one worship service that day starting at 9:00am. During that time of worship, everyone will be invited and encouraged to bring your three-year commitments forward to the altar and we will dedicate those commitments to the Lord and His work. Those commitments will include our financial commitments that we make, which are intended to be over-and-above our regular offerings, as well as other commitments to prayer, learning, and growing over the coming three years of the campaign. If you are not able to be here on May 31^st, you’re encouraged to drop off or mail in your commitments to the church office.

Following worship that morning, we will have brunch together in the gym to celebrate and fellowship together all that God is doing among His people in this place!

If you have any questions about what I’ve written or what’s coming up, don’t hesitate to reach out to Becky York, our Campaign Director (bly80516@gmail.com), or to me, and we’ll be happy to try to answer your questions. These are exciting times and I’m looking forward to the weeks ahead! Thank you for being here and calling Immanuel “home”!

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

The Easter season is off to a great start! Yesterday’s worship and the beginning of the new Easter series, Joy in the Journey, set the tone for what I’m convinced will be an amazing couple of months immersing ourselves in our Savior’s gift of JOY!

My simple encouragement to all of us today, regardless of the circumstances we are dealing with and no matter where our journey of faith and life in Jesus has taken us right now, is to shout out our thanks to God as St. Peter did at the start of his first letter – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!”

We are people who have been blessed in so many ways. Pause for just a moment today to consider the blessings our Lord has placed into your life. It is for these things and so much more that we can know this “inexpressible and glorious joy” that is ours because of Jesus! Here is this week’s What Now? for to you keep in mind as you journey through this coming week:

What Now?

Wherever you are at in your journey of faith and life, let the Lord fill you with His “inexpressible and glorious joy” – a gift firmly grounded in Jesus and His resurrection. Looks for ways to express that joy in your journey this week.

Yesterday was also the launch of our ministry campaign, Run with Perseverance. All ten-dozen donuts and three-dozen donut holes were gone by the end of the morning – certainly a fun piece of the launch! If you weren’t able to be here or if you forgot to check your church mailbox (all Immanuel members and regular attenders should have a mailbox – if you don’t have one, be in touch with Beth in the church office and let her know so she can assign you a mailbox – 970-667-4506, ChurchOffice@ImmanuelLoveland.org), we have extra campaign booklets that are filled with a lot of very helpful information about the campaign. Stop in this week or make sure you pick yours up when you’re here next Sunday for worship.

A reminder that next Sunday is the first of our informational forums. I am hoping everyone at Immanuel will attend. It’s an opportunity to hear more details about the campaign as well as the chance to ask any questions you may have. The forums this Sunday will be in the west atrium, and here are the dates of all the forums:

• Sunday, April 19—Ministry Campaign Congregational Forum #1 (after each worship service)
• Tuesday, April 21—Ministry Campaign Forum #2 for all Elected Boards, 6:30pm
• Monday, April 27—Ministry Campaign Congregational Forum #3, 6:30pm

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen

Friends of Immanuel,

This Sunday we are launching our ministry campaign, Run with Perseverance. We thought this is a celebration worthy of donuts – so there will be donuts! The campaign booklet has been finished and will be available that morning – it will be placed in your Immanuel mailbox and extras will be available on a table near the entrance. These booklets will have lots of helpful information about the campaign, some inspiring stories and encouragement, and all the important dates for upcoming forums, worship series, and dates you’ll want on your calendar as we look to Run with Perseverance together in the coming months!

Information Forums will be held on three different dates:

• Sunday, April 19—Ministry Campaign Congregational Forum #1 (after each worship service in the west atrium)
• Tuesday, April 21—Ministry Campaign Forum #2 for all Elected Boards, 6:30pm (west atrium)
• Monday, April 27—Ministry Campaign Congregational Forum #3, 6:30pm (sanctuary)

There will be a worship series based on our Run with Perseverance theme starting on May 10^th, culminating with our Commitment Sunday celebration on Sunday, May 31^st. On that morning, we will have a single worship service at 9:00am when we will prayerfully bring our 3-year commitments before the Lord, followed by a time of food and fellowship.

We have an amazing Leadership Team who is leading our campaign. Here is the team and their respective positions (and the pictures are in the order as the leaders are listed here):
Campaign Director: Becky York
Campaign Coordinator: Annette Bures
Communications Director: Justin Logston
Communications Team: Julie Geary, Kurt Holdorf, Josh Hubble
Prayer Coordinators: Paul and Gail Hein
Hospitality Coordinator: Kathy Schlecht
Connection Coordinators: Paul and Donna Gorky
Children’s and Youth Leader: Emma Hubble
Financial Coordinator: Dave Ritter
Fulfillment Coordinators: Jerry Austin and Bill Busacker

If you have a chance to say thank you to any of these individuals for their willingness to help lead this important campaign, please do so! We are so blessed with many amazing people here at Immanuel!

And thank you all for your prayers for this ministry campaign and for this ministry of our Lord that we share. I pray you are blessed as you serve, pray, worship, give, and so much more within this community of faith here at Immanuel. I’m looking forward to seeing what the Lord will do in us and through us in this journey as we Run with Perseverance together – in faith, in love, in Jesus!

Serving together in Christ alone!
Pastor Glen