Join us in the Sanctuary at 200 N. 15th Ave for the Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship’s annual Martin Luther King service. The service will feature music, sacred readings, prayers, and reflections from many of our community’s local faith leaders on the theme of “Loving Your Enemies,” which was the title of one of Dr. King’s oft-preached sermons. An offering will be collected and split between the local NAACP chapter and PVIF. The Joy Morrison Award for community partnership, peace, and advocacy will be awarded to a local leader. A canvas painting by Sixes Creative, LLC will serve as the altar’s centerpiece. All are welcome into this time of communal self-examination and recommitment to justice and peace.

Beginning Sunday, December 3rd, our church celebrates the Season of Advent, a four-week period of spiritual preparation and active waiting prior to Christmas. After worship (10am), we will have an all-church potluck in the gym, and then around noon Rev. Christy Dirren from the Blackfoot United Methodist congregation will join us to lead a Safe Sanctuary Abuse Prevention training. All are always welcome to join us for worship and fellowship. If you serve in leadership at the church and haven't been trained in Safe Sanctuaries within the past 12 months, please plan to stay for Christy's presentation. 

On Sunday evening, November 19th, the Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship (PVIF) will host its annual interfaith thanksgiving service at the LDS Church Caldwell Park building (135 S. 7th.) beginning at 6:00pm. This year's service will feature the theme Gratitude for Past, Present, and Future, with songs, sacred readings, and speeches from leaders of different faiths. A collection will benefit the Valley Mission feeding ministry, housed at the First Baptist Church on Arthur. PVIF's members include local protestants, Roman Catholics, Church of Christ members, Universalists, Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Latter-Day Saints, and more.

At 4:00pm on Saturday, November 18, come up to St. Paul's UMC in Idaho Falls (1730 St. Clair Rd.) to meet the Greater Northwest Area's new bishop, Cedrick Bridgeforth. There will be refreshments and a time of Q&A. Contact our church office at 208-232-1353 to RSVP and, if you're interested, be included in a carpool.