Local churches to host Mission Festival

Mission festival services will be held at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kendall and St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on South Ridge (rural Ontario) on Sunday, April 27.

Professor Kenneth Cherney, the guest preacher and presenter, serves as the World Mission Professor at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wis. As World Mission Professor, Cherney works with mission fields served by missionaries of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod to help determine their teaching needs in training national pastors, according to a press release prepared by the two churches. He also assists in coordinating efforts for mission work in areas where missionaries are not serving.

As part of this work, he travels to many of the regions to assist, but to allow other professors to teach abroad, he also teaches classes at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.

Prior to his service at the seminary, Cherney served as a missionary to Brazil, a mission pastor in Louisiana, a Hebrew and Greek professor at Martin Luther College (New Ulm, Minn.), and the director of the Caribbean Christian Training Institute in Antigua, West Indies.

The worship service at St. John’s (Kendall) is at 9 a.m.; and at St. Matthew’s (South Ridge), 10:30 a.m. After the service at St. Matthew’s, a potluck lunch will be served. Following lunch, Professor Cherney will give a presentation on world mission work. All are invited.

Comments are closed.

  • St. Luke’s to offer October hymn sing

    October 1st, 2014
    by

    Contributed by FRIEDA JACOBSON St. Luke’s Auxiliary president This year’s Colors of Kendall Autumn Ridge tour, set for Saturday, Oct. […]


    Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

    September 24th, 2014
    by

    By PASTOR STEVE NEUMAN St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kendall St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, South Ridge (rural Ontario) Although […]


    Trees

    September 24th, 2014
    by

    By PASTOR MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Jeremiah 17:7-8 — “Blessed is the man that trusteth in […]


    National Back to Church Sunday is this week

    September 17th, 2014
    by

    Contributed by PASTOR STEVE NEUMAN St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, South Ridge St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kendall “Let us not give […]


    Community supper slated for Sept. 24 in Elroy

    September 17th, 2014
    by

    A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Elroy United Methodist […]


  • Don’t be a tattletale

    August 27th, 2014
    by

    By PASTOR STEVE NEUMAN St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Kendall St. Matthew’s Ev. Lutheran Church, South Ridge (rural Ontario) “Mom, […]


    Wisdom — Might — Riches

    August 27th, 2014
    by

    By MICHAEL T. GJEFLE  Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Jeremiah 9:23,24 — “This saith the Lord, Let not the wise […]


    Super Saturday

    August 20th, 2014
    by

    Paul Gerber of Ontario takes part in a cookout during Super Saturday Explosion, an event hosted by Grace Community Church […]


    A thought about sacrifice

    July 30th, 2014
    by

    By MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario A pig and a hen were strolling quietly down the street […]


    St. John’s Bible school starts Aug. 4

    July 30th, 2014
    by

    Contributed by St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kendall It’s time for Vacation Bible School! Each evening next week (Aug. 4-8), St. […]


    Before you criticize …

    July 30th, 2014
    by

    By PASTOR STEVE NEUMAN St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kendall St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, South Ridge (rural Ontario) Does […]


  • Archives