Posts with the tag “youth-ministry”

Looking ahead to November, what is on the horizon?  We have an all church outing to Feed My Starving Children,  a Thanksgiving Vespers Service, Man Camp, and two new Grow Groups. Crosstown will also s...  Read More

Our pancake dinner and bonfire outings are just around the corner. Grow Groups are begining. And October is Pastor Appreciation Month. ......  Read More

Greetings Crosstown Congregation, We are excited to share with you our ministry plans for Fall Kick-Off. The Council has been discerning and working together for more than six months on how to align o...  Read More

Church Retreat is just around the corner. Join us Sept 16-18 at Covenant Pines Bible Camp for our annual retreat. Registration is due Sept 5th. After retreat we launch back into Kids Too! and Youth Gr...  Read More

Over the last year, five students have participated in Discipleship Confirmation ministry at Crosstown.  This journey is focused on mentoring young teen students on what it means to live as Jesus’ dis...  Read More

We have lots to celebrate. This week Crosstown's building served close to 500 neighbors! And we are celebrating the completion of our Discipleship Confirmation class. AND Church Retreat registration i...  Read More

We had a great week at VBS Jerusalem Marketplace. We now turn our attention back to our Emotionally Healthy Church series. Check out the newsletter for upcoming events for both adults and youth along ...  Read More

Couple key items to note in the newsletter this week. The youth have a picnic at Minnehaha Falls, Crosstown is hosting a CPBC event, and the Celebration of Life Service for Ruth Nash will be July 30th...  Read More

We have passed week three of our neighboring series. Have you intentional engaged with a neighbor? ...chatted over coffee, went on a walk, hosted a party, or helped with yard work. We would love to he...  Read More

This Sunday you will have a chance to pick one of our 14 Covenant Pines campers to sent a note of encouragement to this summer. We are also welcoming the MN Adult & Teen Challenge Choir to worship and...  Read More

Have you completed your neighbor card? Could you fill all eight boxes with the correct names?! June is full of all kinds of fun things: mini golf, flowers, food, CPBC campers, games and more. Check ou...  Read More

We are heading into the last Wednesday of youth and kids programing! Join us May 4th for the celebrations. Then we will transition into summer schedule and a new worship time. Read all about that and ...  Read More

The Lent Drive is coming along. Check out the graphic in the newsletter illustrating our progress toward supporting 40 local families. A new CORE class is starting Sunday, April 10th. This is a 4-week...  Read More

Did you RSVP for our Ukrainian Egg Decorating less yet? It's important to know you are coming so we have enough tools (Kistkas). We are excited to see your creations! Also youth, make sure to add the ...  Read More

Lent is here. We are kicking off our Lent Giving Drive. There is a Vespers service on Friday. And our weekly spiritual journey blog has begun. Parents, please make sure to note that we have a new clas...  Read More

We are in the last two weeks of Immerse Kingdoms! You can still jump in and finish strong with us. Second Kings is waiting for you. Once we complete Kingdoms we will transition to Lent. Join us March ...  Read More

This Sunday a third congregation starts worshipping in Crosstown's building: Crosstown Covenant Church, Verbo En Accion Covenant Church, and Bethel Ethiopian Church. We are excited about this disciple...  Read More

Our first food shelf in-a-box has been completed. Interested in helping with the next one? See the sign-up in the newsletter. There are also lots of fun activities this weekend. And don't forget about...  Read More

The food shelf is returning next week! Learn more and how to volunteer in the newsletter. Check out the great article in Covenant Companion about Brookdale Covenant and how four congregations started ...  Read More

The Sanctuary Renovation Project is well underway. Check out the time-lapse video in the newsletter. Since it's November we are in a thankful place. Join us as we rewrite Psalm 136 Crosstown style. Hi...  Read More

Check out the newsletter for all the church updates. Learn more about service opportunities, discipleship, and prayer.  2 Corinthians 5:1-10     For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home i...  Read More

Getting ready for our first Sunday in the gym/Commons for worship. It's coming together and we are excited for you to join us in person or online. The newsletter has lots of news about youth ministry,...  Read More

After worship this Sunday we will transition to the commons and the Sanctuary Renovation Project will begin! Speaking of beginning, Crosstown is heading to the local women's Begin Conference at the en...  Read More

Pastor John's sabbatical starts on Monday. He will be out of the office until Nov 14th. We pray for a wonderful 6 weeks of rest, spiritual centering, and new vision. We also have a date for constructi...  Read More

Church retreat weekend is finally here! We are excited to share the weekend with you either in person or virtually on Sunday. Link for Sunday worship live stream is below. After retreat we kick off in...  Read More

One of my favorite things about fall is exchanging shorts and t-shirts for sweaters and boots! This year, Pastor John and I get to take out our teacher hats as we begin another year of Discipleship Co...  Read More