Weekly Newsletter – August 4, 2025

Pastor Dustin Leek   -   August 4, 2025

đź“–Sunday Recap

This past Sunday Isaiah Clodfelter brought us a message from Matthew 17:14-21, focusing on faith. In that message Isaiah posed two questions for us to think about:
1) Do you have a close relationship with God?
2) Do you completely trust God with everything?

A close relationship with God takes dedication and obedience to him, trusting him with everything takes trusting him with all things. Giving him every part of who you are. Faith that moves mountains must be faith that moves our hearts to trust in the Lord above all else.

What do you need to trust God more in this week?

đź“… Happening This Week

Sunday

  • 9:00am – Worship
  • 10:20am – Sunday School
  • 6:00 pm Evening Service

Back to School Prayer Time
Sunday, August 10th at 11:30 a.m.
Join us at West Salem grade school as we pray over the school year. 

6-12th Grade Fishing 
Sunday August 13 @ 530pm

🗓️ Mark Your Calendar

Revival
August 17-19 @ 7pm
We’re excited to welcome Anita Newlin as our guest worship leader, and Allan Wright will be bringing the message each night. This will be a time to refocus our hearts, renew our faith, and be reminded of the hope we have in Christ.

🙏 Prayer Requests

Please be praying for:

  • Mike Knepper – Recovery
  • Bill Hicks – Recovery
  • Oil Field Workers – Recovery
  • Family of Catherine Whipkey
  • Family of Tina Belt
  • Family of Kenny Fewkes
  • Coen VanMeter – Recovering from brain surgery
  • Isla Beuligmann – Eye surgery
  • Elizabeth Stevens – Broken leg recovery
  • Jeff Hunley – Surgery Recovery
  • Cherry Anderson – waiting for a liver transplant
  • Felicia Moutry – Surgery Recovery

If you have a prayer request, contact church office at 618-456-8563 or fill out a card on Sunday.

🤝 Serve With Us

Looking for ways to get involved:

Rooted After School Program
Rooted is right around the corner. There are many ways to help – school pick up, playground supervisor, homework assistant, activity leader, and more! Volunteers can assist weekly, monthly, or on an as-needed basis. We also need help providing snacks for our Rooted students. To volunteer at Rooted or provide snacks, please send Ms. Ryan a message or sign up at the sign-up station in the church lobby.

Supply Help
It is time to restock our ministry supplies for Sunday School, Rooted, and Thrive. We would love your help. Having these supplies on hand makes it easier for our leaders to gather their supplies and spend time focusing on sharing the love of Christ. Visit the link below to see what we need!
https://tinyurl.com/372v6jwn

Small Groups

It’s time to sign up for a small group! Whether it’s Sunday evening at the church, in someone’s home, or during the week, there’s a place for you. Last year, about 40 people joined a small group—we’d love to see even more this year. Our hope is that everyone would find a group where they feel known, encouraged, and spiritually fed.

  • Why are small groups important?
  • They help us grow deeper in our walk with Christ.
  • They create space for honest questions and real conversations.
  • They give us people to lean on, pray with, and walk through life beside.

They help the church stay connected outside of Sunday mornings.

Stop by the sign up sheet in the lobby to sign-up. Let’s take a step toward community—together.

Small groups will begin the week of September 21.

See you Sunday!