Last night Jeremiah Parks, founder of Heartwork, spoke to The Mix and CORE. We explained how we could keep supporting Pastor David and Father's Divine Love Ministries in Jinja, Uganda. To get involved in a project you can so do by selecting a project and creating your own group. Projects for FDLM include wholistic care for an orphan and the tractor and you can choose to give either $100, $200, or $300. Another way to give would be to join our Third Church Student Ministries group and give through our group to purchase the tractor. So for we have raised $40,000 which has funded an orphan home, a widow home, and 60% of a tractor project!

As the school year draws to a close we are excited to launch our 8th Grade Students into CORE (our High School Ministry). Part of that process are our guy and girl Next Retreats. The retreats happen on the same dates but they are completely separate. So if your 8th grader is a regular attender of theMIX we would like to celebrate them and continue to help them understand who God has created them to be. You can find girls forms here and guys forms here. Please make sure to fill out the forms necessary for your student’s gender.

We wanted to let you know that we still have spots open for Mother & Daughter Bowling next Friday, March 30th. The cost is $12 per couple and we have lanes from 8:30-10:30pm. We will arrive by 8:30 and you can leave whenever you would like. Please sign-up on Sunday and the information center or email Ali, alic@trcpella.com Have a great weekend!

Hey everyone,

On Saturday, March 17, middle school students are invited to join us as we venture to Des Moines and serve with Hope Ministries.  While in Des Moines we will serve lunch at Hope Ministries soup kitchen, hear testimonies, and help serve at Hope Ministries Bargain center (thrift store).  Its the best 1 day mission trip ever!

For more information on Hope Ministries, click here to check out their website 

 

There is room for only 13 students so if you want to come.  To garauntee your spot, fill out both permission forms and turn them into the Third Church front office.  

Click on link:  TRC travel permision form
Click on link:  Hope Ministries permission form 

If you have questions, please contact Ali Cranmer here at the church!

Here's a video we showed at this years Valentines Dinner. It's amazing to see how our stories are intersecting with God's story greater story!

Hey everyone! Last night Craig talked about how "Faith Friends" wake each other up! Sometimes in our walk with Christ we fall alseep, and we need someone to wake us up - hold us accountable, call us out of a life of sin, and remind us that we have a father in heaven who loves us! Here is a video we used last night of Payson's faith friend, Dave, waking him up. Enjoy!

Hi parents, Below is a video previewing our new series starting this week at CORE. We hope this is helpful as you talk with and pray for your student(s) as these topics come up. Blessings!

Want to go to WinterJam with us? Matt Terlouw and Craig Zuithoff are driving and leading any students that want to go. Just fill out the permission form (click here to print a permission form) and bring it with you when we leave the church on Friday at 4:30pm. Also bring $10 for your admission and money for fast food on the way. The website also says that Toby Mac will be performing!

Here's a little plug for our mission trip to Louisville this summer. Dates are June 30-July 6 and it costs $325. Registrations are coming in quickly (only 24 spots left). To sign up and garauntee you trip spot, fill out a registration form (found on the back of the trip brochure) and return to the TRC front office with your $75 deposit. Download a brochure by clicking here.

 

 

The story of Christ's birth is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love. So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists. And when it's all over, many of us are left with presents to return, looming debt that will take months to pay off, and this empty feeling of missed purpose. Is this what we really want out of Christmas? What if Christmas became a world-changing event again? Welcome to Advent Conspiracy.

[AC] Promo 2011 from Advent Conspiracy on Vimeo.

Hi everyone,

Starting this week we will be in a new teaching series called "Key Ingredients."  As a group we want to keep taking steps forward in our relationship with God and we thought it might be helpful to have some ideas of how to take those next steps.  This next series will encourage us to keep seeking out ways to grow closer to God!

Key Ingredients:
Everyone knows when you're baking something there are a few key ingredients that hold the recipe together, or even make it extra speacial!  Well, as Christians, God has given us some ingredients to put in our lives to do the very same thing!  

The Bible, Prayer, and Godly friendships are all things that will help us live for God and walk with Him.  The questions is, what do we do with each ingredient!?!? Be sure to come to TheMIX to find out! 

 

Hey students/parents, Here is some updated information for our 1st brick fundraising campaign and Middle School Heartwork Retreat. If you have any questions or still need any of the broschures/packets mentioned in the video, let us know or stop by the TRC front office! Blessings! Matt

Hi everyone! Exciting news! As you know we're kicking off a campaign to raise funds for our orphan project in Jinja, Uganda. The orphan home and Widow home we'll be building are under the direction and care of a ministry called "Father's Divine Love Ministries." Well, through the power of God using facebook messages and chats, we are excited to say that Pastor David Livingstone, pastor and director of "Father's Divine Love Ministry" in Uganda, will be coming to 3rd church on Wednesday night to speak to students and anyone else who wants to listen in the sanctuary. For students at TheMIX, this means our schedule will look mostly the same except we'll extend our teaching time to accomodate Pastor David. Small groups will meet breifly at the end. What an incredible opportunity for us to hear how God is alive and at work it Jinja, Uganda! You DONT want to miss this!

Hey everyone!  Join us tomorrow night from 5:45-6:45 for some pizza, pop, and fun!  Meet in TheFoundry (enter through the auditorium doors) and bring $3.  At 6:45pm we'll walk on over to the football game.  If you want to hang out but don't want to go to the game afterwards, no problem, just make sure you have someone picking you up at 6:45pm!  Below are some details, blessings!