Lake Union Evangelical Covenant Church

Great fun at youth programs! Check out these two video. Click here to view photos from tonight's event.

We are excited that we are again helping local families in need this Christmas! There are two families, one from Kimball and one from Annandale. 

A tag for each item requested by the families is hanging on the wall by the serving counter near the kitchen. Grab a tag or tags and purchase the gift/card and return to the church (unwrapped, with the tag taped to it) by the 9 am service on December 13. Please place the gift under the Christmas tree in the sanctuary. Please put gift cards in the box near the tree marked as such!

If you take a tag and find you are unable to fill that for any reason, just return it to the hanging tree so someone else can grab it.

Thank you for sharing the love of Jesus Christ with others this Christmas!

Questions?  Contact Michal Jude, Missions Team leader. (Click here to email her.)

We will have two services, at 9 & 10:30 am. We are meeting the state requirement of 50% capacity and social distancing. Therefore, we have 75 seats available at each service. To make this work, we are asking everyone to RSVP. It only takes a minute, and it helps us make room for everyone!  

Click here to RSVP/sign up.

An opportunity to join God in His ministry at Lake Beauty Bible Camp

We are inviting our licensed health care professionals a chance to come and enjoy a week of camp!

If you are an RN, EMT, or licensed practitioner, we would love for you to help care for our campers! In order for us to run a week of camp, we must have a licensed health care professional available throughout the week.

Also - we would love to offer you one free week of camp for a camper as a thank you for volunteering your time with us this summer!

A quick look at the 2021 Summer Camps:

- June 13-18 (Junior High 1)

- June 20-24 (Trailblazer 1 = 3rd-5th graders)

- June 27-July 1 (Trailblazers 2)

- July 11-15 (Frontier Kids = 1st-2nd graders)

- July 18-23 (Junior High 2)

- July 25-29 (Trailblazers 3)

- August 1-6 (Senior High)

Please give us a call at (320)732-3218 or email Phil at program@lbbc.com - to get all the details.

The Lake Union Church Leadership Team decided, in the midst of COVID, to continue Sunday worship services and Wednesday L.U.C.Y. (youth) programs as is. On Sundays, the church does have requirements as to masks and they differ as to the service you are attending. Please click this link as you consider attending church and which service based on your mask preference. RSVPs for our November 22 service are now open (click here to RSVP). 

The Leadership Team is, however, cancelling all small group gatherings (e.g. Sisters in Spirit, all Bible studies, and Health and Nutrition classes) for the foreseeable future. Please do not plan any small group gatherings at church without contacting the church office. The Leadership Team will continue to evaluate and adjust these decisions as appropriate to maintain a safe environment.

The church’s cautionary approach is to limit small group gatherings while maintaining Sunday worship and youth programs. Lake Union Church believes that religious worship has particularly profound significance to communities and individuals. With that in mind, we will continue to operate as effectively and safely as possible keeping our focus on the bigger call of growing in faith, growing His Kingdom and reflecting His grace and love.

If you have questions, please contact anyone on the Leadership Team or the church office.

Due to strong feelings and divergent views on the mask mandate, the Leadership Team took action to modify our requirements for in-house church services.

9 AM service: Masks are mandated for the full service including during singing. (You may want to leave your coffee or other beverage in your car.) 

10:30 service: Masks are required upon entering and exiting the building and the wearing of a mask during the service is recommended. 

If you do not wear a mask continually at the 9 AM service, it will be recommended that you consider attending the 10:30 service. Also, any visiting done in the fellowship hall or outside should include social distancing. Our concern is to keep everyone as safe as possible but also as comfortable as possible as we worship together.

Lake Union Leadership Team

What is Safe Families for Children? (Click here to see their flyer.)

Safe Families create extended family-like supports for desperate families through a community of devoted volunteers who are motivated by faith to keep children safe and keep families intact.

Families Helping Families
When a crisis strikes, many of us rely on relatives and friends for support. But for some parents, this is not an option. Safe Families seeks to come alongside parents in crisis while they get back on their feet by providing a loving, temporary home for children. Hosting can last for as little as a couple of days to several months.

How does Safe Families works?
Through a network of volunteers, Safe Families host children of at-risk families in approved homes for an average of 6 weeks. Through the church's partnership with Safe Families, we invite everyone in our church family to consider being a host family for children of an at-risk family. 

Make a difference
Let's be the hands and feet of Christ and show compassion for our local families in need. We have an opportunity to put our words into action and change society for the better.

Want to hear/know more?
There are two events where you can meet and talk with people who can help you as you learn more and consider this opportunity.

• November 14, 9 am to noon - Safe Families Event in Annandale (Click here to view the flyer.)
• Early January - Amy Peterson, Community Coordinator West, Safe Families for Children will be at Lake Union Church