Announcements, March 30, 2025
“Why Sanctification Is Good News?” is the title for Pastor Joe’s message from Romans 6: 17 - 19. Join us at 10:30 AM to learn more about this “Church Word”.
This Evening at 6:00 PM, Stories and Songs is your opportunity to share a favorite song, poem, testimony, etc. Pastor Joe will continue his series on “What Does the Cross Have to Tell Us?”
Youth Group will also meet.
Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 PM Wednesday Potluck Meal followed at 7:30 PM by Business Meeting
Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out Food, Fun and Fellowship No Women’s Bible Study tonight.
Saturday, April 19 will be an Egg Hunt in the Manchester Park! Activities start at 10:00 AM and the Egg Hunt starts at 11:00 AM. Bring your kids, grandkids, neighbor kids, or any other kids you might have around.
On Easter Sunday, April 20, we will open the Resurrection Celebration with a Sunrise Service in the Sanctuary at 6:30 AM. You are then invited to join us for breakfast in the Fellowship Hall.
Easter Morning Worship Service will begin at 10:30 AM, also in the sanctuary.
We hope you can join us for some or all of the activities!
Announcements, March 23, 2025
“How Do I Enjoy Being God’s Child?” JOIN US AT 10:30 AM as Pastor Joe brings his message based on John I: 12.
March 27 at 6:30 PM. Women’s Bible Study “4 Women of the Bible”. Mark your calendar and invite your friends!
Saturday, March 29 at 7:00 AM Breakfast & Bible Men’s Discipleship Breakfast
Sunday, March 30 at 6:00 PM. A time for you to share your love of Christ through Song, testamony, favorite Bible verse or story.
APRIL HIGHLIGHTS!
Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 PM Potluck Meal followed at 7:30 PM by Business Meeting
Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out Food, Fun and Fellowship No Women’s Bible Study tonight.
Announcements, March 16, 2025
Spring has officially arrived in Manchester, IL. The Red Winged Blackbirds are back!
This week’s word is Propitiation and Pastor Joe’s message is titled “What Difference Does Propitiation Mean for Me?”. His message is based on Romans 3:25. Come join us at 10:30 AM and again at 6:00 PM when Pastor Joe will continue his series “What Does the Cross Have to Tell Us?”
Our Youth will be attending this activity. All youth in the area are invited to join them.
March 20 at 6:30 PM will be the first session of a Women’s Bible Study titled “4 Women of the Bible”. Mark your calendar and invite your friends!
All men and boys are invited to attend!
Announcements, March 9, 2025
Pastor Joe will open this series with a message titled “What Does Justification Mean for Me?” based on Romans 4: 23 - 25. Join us at 10:30 AM Central Daylight Time for this message and at 6:00 PM for more about what the cross has to tell us.
If you can’t attend in person, the Sunday morning message is posted on YouTube and Facebook each Monday and both the morning and evening services are usually availabe as a podcast.
Here is a brief snapshot of activities coming up this spring and summer. Watch for more details as the times get closer!
Sunday, March 16 at 6:00 PM our Youth invite other Jr. High and High School youth in the area to join them at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Winchester for “Youth United”. A night of singing, sharing and connecting.
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March 20 at 6:30 PM, Rhonda Wahl will be leading the first of a four session Women’s Bible Study titled “Four Women of the Bible”. We do need to know if you plan to attend so materials will be ready.
Announcements, March 2, 2025
Pastor Joe will complete the first phase of his series on Colossians with a message titled “What Makes Church Special” based on Colossians 1: 24 - 29. Next week he will begin a short series on “Church Words” to help us have a better understanding of what some of the ‘fancy’ words pastors use so freely really mean.
After a pause for Easter the Colossians Series will resume with Chapter 2.
Our Missionary Spotlight this month is on Adolfo and April Rueska. Adolfo and April were missionaries to Mexico when MBC first started supporting them. They developed a very strong church and local pastors to take over their work in Mexico. In 2018 they changed their field to a largely atheistic area in Spain. They are working hard to establish relationships with people in the community and are gradually able to talk about Christ. They are encouraged by some of the responses they get but it is a very hard place to establish a church.
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This week’s activities include Free Lunch Monday for Winchester High School. The kids look forward to our pulled pork sandwiches and we have the blessing of serving then and presenting a short devotional message.
Our Deacons will gather with Pastor Joe at 7:00 PM Monday evening to discuss needs of the church family and how they can help meet them.
Thursday evening at 6:30 PM the Ladies of the church are invited to share Food, Fun and Fellowship at Ladies Night Out. Come and bring a friend.
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Ronda Wahl will be leading a four week Women’s Bible Study starting March 20 at 6:30 PM. The study is titled “Four Women of the Bible”. Come join us and invite someone! Mark your calendar March 20th and 27 Bible Study, Ladies Night Out on April 3, Bible Study resumes for April 10th and 17th .
Operation Christmas Child! Each month we collect different items to have when it is time to pack the shoeboxes and send them via Samaritan’s Purse to unreached children all over the world. This month we are especially collecting Clothing & Accessories. Suggestions are Cold weather items, Sunglasses, Bags, backpacks or purses, Hair Acessories, Hats, Wristwatches or Jewelry and Flashlights. Thank you for helping with this ministry! Last year we packes over 140 boxes and some of them went to Benin, West Africa.
Announcements, February 23, 2025
Sunday morning at 10:30 am Pastor joe’s message, based on Colossians 1: 21 - 23, is titled “How Does God Tell My Story?” Come join us as we worship! At 6:00 PM we will hear more of What the Cross Has to Teach Us.
We still have a few baby bottles that have not been returned. We and the Pregnanc Resource Center are thankful for your generosity!
Monday, March 3 is Free Lunch Monday. We need a few batches of brownies, please. If you have the morning free, we welcome you to come help serve lunch to the high school students at Winchester, IL.
Also on Monday, March 3 the Deacons will meet at 7:00 PM.
Thursday, March 6 at 6:30 PM is Ladies Night Out. All ladies and teen girls are invited to share Food, Fellowship and Fun! Bring a friend!
"We must be content to go to heaven as beggars—saved by free grace simply as believer in Jesus—or we shall never be saved at all." J.C. Ryle in Holiness
Announcements, February 16, 2025
The Baby Bottle Campaign to benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center ends this Sunday, February 16. Thank you to all who have filled bottles! If you still have bottles, either filled or empty, please return them to the church this Sunday or as soon as possible.
At the beginning of our Morning Worship this Sunday we will celebrate the baptism of one of the girls in our congregation. Join us as we follow Christ’s teaching in Matthew 28: 18-20 NIV.
18. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20. and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
After taking a couple of Sundays off following the birth of baby Marilla Jane, Pastor Joe will resume his series on Colossians 1 with a message titled “What Gives Freedom from Fear and Guilt?” based on Colossians 1: 15-20. Join us at 10:30 AM for this message and at 6:00 PM when he will continue his series on “What Does the Cross Have To Tell US?”
All men and teenage boys are invited to the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 AM where a couple of the men will be prearing a delicious breakfast for you to enjoy as you hear some strong Biblical teaching from Brandon Wahl, another member of our church.
Announcements, February 9, 2025
The Baby Bottle Campaign to benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center is in full swing Thank you to all who have filled bottles so far. The drive ends next week so please return your bottles by next Sunday, February 16.
In order to allow Pastor Joe to spend more time at home and help with the new baby and the other six kids, Randy Wahl will be speaking at both the morning and evening service this Sunday. Rest whild you can Emma!
Randy will be using 1 Thessalonians 4: 8 - 12 as his text during the morning service. Join us at 10:30 AM and 6 PM for his messages.
All men and boys are invited for this time of Good Food and Strong Bible Teaching. Come and bring a friend! Correction!! The Breakfast will begin at 7:00 AM!
Announcements, February 2, 2025
IT’S A GIRL!!
Congratulations to Pastor Joe and his family on the birth of their baby girl on Monday!
We will have Daniel Myers as a guest speaker for both the morning and evening service this week. We hope you will join us!
Missionary Spotlight
2 Chronicles 7:14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
Richie and Missy Orick
Richie and Missy were approved as missionaries to Wales in May 2008 but left the field in August 2012 for health reasons. They were reinstated in May 2016. They have been having good success and are reaching out to other areas in Wales. According to their latest prayer letter “we were blessed to witness over 30 receive Christ as Savior and 13 baptized throughout all our ministries in 2024”.
The Baby Bottle Campaign to benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center is in full swing Thank you to all who have filled bottles so far. There are still bottles available for you to pick up and fill. The drive ends Feb. 16.
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On Monday, February 3 at 7:00 PM the Deacons will Meeting.
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Come and bring a friend to the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 PM for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship!
Announcements, January 26, 2025
This week Pastor Joe’s message is based on Colossins 1: 9 - 14 and is titled “How Can I Walk Worthy of the Lord?”. Come join us at 10:30 for Morning Worship!
Our deacons will meet on Monday, February 3 at 7:00 PM. You may ask, what is a deacon?
According to Article 2, Section 2D of our church constiturion “The church will have an ordained Deacon Board which is subject to the will of the church. It shall be the duty of the Deacons to assist the Pastor in the ordinances, to provide emblems for the Lord’s Supper, to use the alms of the church for the relief of the destiture and needy members, and to perform such other duties as the New Testament teaches. They shall aid the Pastor in all matters of discipline and in examinations of applicants for church membership. They will be watchful at all times to maintain the high spiritual level of the church, as referred to in the book of Acts chapter 6. The Deacon Board will be responsible for a supply pastor.”
We are blessed to have a deacon board who meet these criteria and who get together and pray for the needs of our church family each month.
Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 PM
Ladies Night Out
Join us for Food Fun and Fellowship
Announcements, January 19, 2025
As they do every year, the Pregnancy Resource Center has a Baby Bottle Campaign to raise funds to provide care and support to mothers and families. Baby Bottles are available on the back counter for you to fill with change, bills or checks. Please be praying about what God would have you do.
Pastor Joe is beginning a new series today based on the book of Colossians. The series is divided into 4 sessions which will be divided throughout the year. Today’s message is titled “How Does God Normally Work?”. It is based on Colossians 1: 1 - 8. Come join us at 10:30 each Sunday morning for worship service or come and 9:30 and take in Sunday School, too. We have classes for all ages and variety of interests.
Be careful out there as there is still a lot of packed snow/ice in some places.
Announcements, January 12, 2025
This year got off to a snowy start so we had to cancel services last Sunday. We still have some piles of snow at the end of our parking area but unless we get a lot more snow we will have our regular church services this Sunday and Pastor Joe will cover the things he intended for this past Sunday. His message will be titled “How Do I Learn to Pray?” The text for this message is Matthew 8: 5 - 13 ESV. Come join us at 10:30 AM. We will abserve Communion at the end of the service!
Tonight, Wednesday, January 8 is our Annual Business Meeting all members have an oportunity to take part in making decisions about the running of our church. Come at 6:30 for a potluck meal and 7:30 for the meeting.
Saturday, January 11 from 2 - 4 PM will be a Baby Shower for Pastor Joe and Emma and their baby girl in the Fellowship Hall.
Monday, January 13 is Free Lunch Monday when we serve lunch to around 100 students from Winchester High School. They enjoy our pulled pork lunch and we enjoy being able to share a short devotional with them.
Next Sunday will be the beginning of the Baby Bottle Drive to raise money for the Living Alternatives, Pregnancy Resource Center. You will be able to pick up a baby bottle then to fill with your loose change, bills or check as you see fit.
Announcements, January 5, 2025
We are observing a Church Wide Week of Prayer from January 6 - 12. Here are some suggestions for you to pray for each day.
Pastor Joe will kick this week off with a message titled “How Do I Learn to Pray?” The sermon text is Matthew 8: 5 – 13. Join us in praying!
Monday, January 6 at 7:00 PM is Deacons Meeting
Wednesday, January 8 6:30 PM Wednesday Meal Potluck 7:30 PM Annual Business meeting This is a very important meeting. Annual reports will be given. We will be voting for a new deacon and the slate of officers and teachers for the year 2025. Members are encouraged to attend!
Saturday, January 11 from 2 - 4 Baby Shower for Pastor Joe and Emma’s baby girl in the Fellowship Hall. They are registered at Walmart and Amazon.
On Monday, January 13 we will provide Free Lunch Monday for Winchester High School. The kids enjoy the meal and we are able to provide a short devotianal.
Missionary Spotlight - Jurgen & Sherri Notz “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? So it is written, ”How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news?” Romans 10: 14 – 15
Jurgen is a native of Germany who, with his American wife Sherri, serve in Munsingen, Germany. They have been church planters for 38 years. Their son is following in their steps and becoming a church planter in Germany. They sponsor several large evangelistic meetings each year. They have been renovating their building to provide much needed space but also need to replace a furnace so funds are tight. They are praying that the funds will be provided.
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service Tonight at 6:00 PM! Come join us!
Announcements, December 29, 2024
Have you ever wondered, “Where Does God’s King Lead from Here?” Pastor Joe’s Sunday morning message will help answer that question. The Sermon Text is Philippians 2: 1 - 11. At 6:00 PM we will continue the learn “What Does the Cross Have to Tell Us?”
We will start the New Year off with a busy couple of weeks.
The Ladies Night Out group will have a Painting Party on January 2 starting at 6:30 PM. All Ladies are invited to join in for Food, Fun and Fellowship. We need to know by Dec. 29 if you are coming so we are sure to have enough supplies.
This year, we are going to set aside the first full week of the year, January 5 through January 11, to pray together for ourselves, our families, our church, and our world.
Our Deacons will meet on Monday, January 6 at 7:00 PM.
Wednesday, January 8 will be our Annual Business meeting!
At 6:30 PM we start the evenong with our Wednesday Meal Potluck followed at 7:30 PM by the Business meeting where annual reports will be given. We will be voting for a new deacon and the slate of officers and teachers for the year 2025. Members are encouraged to attend!
Announcements, December 22, 2024
Join us this Sunday morning at 10:30 AM for Pastor Joe’s message titled “Do You Worship What Everyone Else Worships?” based on Micah 5: 1 - 8. We will be singing old favorite Christmas hymns as well as some of the more recent ones. Sunday School begins at 9:30 AM with classes for all ages.
Sunday Evening we will open the floor for Christmas memories, favorite songs, poems or testemonies.
Join us for our Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 6:00 PM on December 24.
There will be no Wednesday Activities on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. We will observe our regular schedule for services on Sunday, December 29.
We have set aside the first full week of 2025 to pray together for ourselves, our families, our church, and our world. Look for a prayer guide as we get closer to the new year.
Ladies Night Out is Jan. 2 at 6:30 PM. We will have a painting party. Let Rhonda know by Dec. 29 if you plan to attend so enough supplies will be available.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 6:30 PM Wednesday Meal Potluck 7:30 PM Annual Business meeting. Annual reports will be given. We will be voting for a new deacon and the slate of officers and teachers for the year 2025. Members please attend!
Announcements, Dec 8, 2024
Sunday morning’s message based on Isaiah 9: 1 - 7 will be titled “Where Do You Find Your Joy?” Come join us at 10:30 AM.
We will have a float in the Winchester Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 PM. Bring a lawn chair and ride with us or watch and cheer us on.
Wednesday, December 18 at 2:30 PM We will be passing out gifts at the school bus stop. Come get a blessing from this outreach!
Announcements, December 1, 2024
The wise men knew that a king was coming. The people knew a king was coming. King Herod knew a king was coming. How did they know? What would the king be like? This Christmas, we are going to look at what God said Christ would be and do. We will see what difference it makes to us that Jesus is king at Christmas. Come with us as we join the wise men seeking the king.
This week we start at the beginning with Pastor Joe’s message titled “Are You Waiting on God this Christmas?”. The sermon text is Genesis 49: 8 - 12. Come join us at 10:30 Sunday morning or watch on YouTube on Monday or later.
The first three of the special Christmas activities are as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out, White Elephant Gift Exchange. Bring a favorite dessert or snack to share.
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6:30PM Winchester Christmas Parade Line Up at 5:30 at Daws. Bring a lawn chair and ride on the float.
Thursday, December 12 from 6 – 8 PM You are invited to Cocoa and Carols at the parsonage.
This month’s Missionary Spotlight Four Corners Home for Children, located in Farmington, New Mexico provides both short-and long-term housing for children in need. They also provide housing and support for a limited number of mothers with children. They provide needed items to the surrounding Navajo communities and work with native ministers. We have supported them for many years. Luke 9:48 Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf, welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”
Announcements, November 24, 2024
This week, Pastor Joe will be concluding his “I Am” series with a message titled “What Difference Does It Make that Jesus Is God?” based on John 18: 1 - 11. We invite you to join us at 10:30 AM for this message. You are also invited to the Sunday Evening Service at 6:00 PM.
Tusday, Nov. 26 at 6:30 PM is our annual Praise and Pie Fellowship. Come share your favorite Fall dessert and join us in praising God for all He has done this year. There will be no Wednesday Evening Bible Study this week.
Starting next Sunday - The wise men knew that a king was coming. The people knew a king was coming. King Herod knew a king was coming. How did they know? What would the king be like? This Christmas, we are going to look at what God said Christ would be and do. We will see what difference it makes to us that Jesus is king at Christmas. Come with us as we join the wise men seeking the king.
Ladies are invited to be here Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 PM for the Ladies Night Out, White Elephant Gift Exchange. Bring a White Elephant gift to exchange and your favorite Holiday snack or dessert to share. Be prepared for lots of laughs!
We will be participating in the Winchester Christmas Parade again this year. The parade steps off from Daws parking lot at 6:30 PM on Saturday, Dec. 7. Come enjoy the fun!
Announcements, November 17, 2024
Our Operation Christmas Child Packing Party was a great success. We packed a total of 141 boxes! Thanks so much to all who donated items and helped pack boxes. A special thanks to Andrea, Tom and Carol for all the extra work you have done throughout the year to make this such a success.
This Sunday morning Pastor Joe will base his message on John 8. Come at 10:30 AM to hear what he has to teach us from this chapter. Sunday evening at 6:00 PM he will continue his series titled “The Cross Has Spoken”.
Tuesday Nov. 26 at 6:30 PM will be our annual Praise and Pie Fellowship! Come share your favorite Fall dessert and join us in praising God for all He has done this year. Invite your friends!
There will be no Bible Study on Wednesday Evening, November 27.
Set asside some time during your busy holiday prep for the first of our ways to celebrate the Christmas Season!
Ladies Night Out, White Elephant Gift Exchange will be Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30. Please bring a favorite holiday snack or dessert to share.
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:00 PM we will participate in the Winchester Hometown Christmas Parade. More details about these and more activities to come later.
Announcements, November 10, 2024
We are thankful for all our veterans and the sacrifices they all made to keep our country free!
God Bless America!
We will be packing Operation Christmas Child Boxes during Sunday School time this week. Join us at 9:30 AM to have some breakfast and help us pack all that has been accumulated this year. Everything will be furnished!
During worshship service this week Pastor Joe will give a message titled “How to Defeat Your Fear” based on John 6: 16 - 21. Hope you can join us at 10:30 for this message. Sunday evening at 6:00 PM he will continue his series, “The Cross Has Spoken”. Youth group will also meet then.
Tuesday Nov. 26 at 6:30 PM will be our annual Praise and Pie Fellowship! Come share your favorite Fall dessert and join us in praising God for all He has done this year.
Invite your friends!
There will be no Bible Study on Wednesday Evening, November 27.