Stories of the Hunt Told Here!

PCEFC Men’s 4th Annual Wild Game Feed was a great success. Over 200 hundred men enjoyed a buffet of wild game and the opportunity to share about “the big one that got away”. Special speaker, Daryl Christensen, shared some great fishing tips and to top off the night we had great music from our vocal group, “Fishers of Men”. Below are a few pictures of the night...

Easter Weekend Was Eggstra Special

Easter week contains the very foundations of our faith. We want our children to understand what happened to Jesus as he took those steps from the road outside Jerusalem to the foot of the cross. We want our children to understand his sacrifice on the cross and to embrace the fact that Jesus is alive today, ready to welcome them into the family of God. Because this is our desire, we worked hard to plan our Easter weekend for our children, filling it with activities to help children learn to follow Jesus.

Thank you to all the adults who helped make the weekend special. A huge thanks to Maggie Guill for presenting the Easter story in such an understandable way. Below are a few pictures of our eggstra special Easter.

Welcome to Keith's World...

Wednesday night was a night of humor and nonsense, mixed with common sense and inspiration...yep...being self-proclaimed ADD, Keith covered it all! Young and old alike were wowed by Keith Conner's humor and talent! We thank Evergreen's Pastor Seth for sharing his brother-in-law with us! It was fun to plan this event together.... Thank you Evergreen Community Church! Take a look at a few pictures for a most memorable evening...

Now On The Calendar For April...


50 and Over Breakfast With Devotions

All men and women 50 and over are invited to a Saturday morning breakfast at 9:30 am on April 12. This is a time of fellowship served with breakfast and devotions! Call or email PCEFC office if you’re going.

Women’s Aerobics
Aerobics for all women, all ages (men too if they want) starting Monday, April 21. There are two sessions offered. Pick up a schedule and description of the two sessions at the office or email the office and a schedule and description will be emailed to you. Contact Rachel Baltes with questions at 629.8079.

An Espresso Evening Topped With A Whole Latte Love!

Ladies, this is a quick get away on Tuesday, April 22. We’ll meet at church at 7:00 pm and carpool to Tobies in Hinckley for a time just to "catch up" with each other.

Nostalgic Aprons
Remember those aprons of the 1930’s? You know, the ones your grandma use to wear? Rachel Baltes and Helen Foster will be our instructors at an apron making class. The class will be held from, 6:30-9:30 pm Friday, May 2, Fellowship Hall… just in time for Mother’s Day! (A supply list and more details will be published later).

Pine City Evangelical Free Church presents, this Friday night, its...

Fourth Annual Men's Wild Game Feed

All men, all ages are invited to attend the Pine City Evangelical Free Church Fourth Annual Wild Game Feed this Friday, March 28, 6:30 pm at Pine City EFC, Lighthouse. Come and enjoy a buffet of wild game entrées, fun, humor and some male bonding! Many prizes will be given away!

The highlight of the night will be special speaker, Daryl Christensen, professional walleye angler, nicknamed the “Jigmeister”, who will guide us to some hot spots in the “Big Tournament of Life”.
Guys, invite your friends, neighbors, dads, sons, uncles and nephews!

This is a fantastic night with great food and a great prize give away! Our speaker, a professional fisherman, will have great tips for you!

For reservations call the church office at 629.2584 or email the church office at office@pcefc.com

For God So Loved the World... That He Gave

Take a few extra moments in your day to catch up on the scripture below. These passages will help prepare you for Easter. God's plan is made clear... Jesus' obedience to the Father, his death on the cross, the powerful resurrection... forgiveness and the hope of eternal life... is reason to celebrate!

Easter Week Reading

Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11
Monday Isaiah 53
Tuesday Romans 5-6; Galatians 2:19-21; Colossians 2:13-15
Wednesday Romans 8; Ephesians 1:15-23;3:14-21; Philippians 3:7-11
Thursday John 17
Friday Psalm 22
Saturday Hebrews 9:11-11:14;Colossians 3:1-17
Easter Sunday I Corinthians 15

An Eggceptional Easter Weekend Coming Up Just For Kids!

Pine City EFC invites all children, ages 4 years - 6th grade, to an “Egg-stravaganza”, this Saturday, March 22, 9:30-11:30 am. This will be a morning of “kid fun” with an egg hunt, an Easter craft, Easter treats and a special feature by Maggie Guill explaining to the children what Easter is really all about. You won’t want your child to miss this event planned just for them!

Back By Popular Demand...

Theater For The Thirsty

Pine City EFC, Lighthouse

Saturday, April 12 7:00 pm

Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble will be performing the newest musical from Theater for the Thirsty... "My Name is Daniel". A lions' den... a fiery furnace... No, it's not "Survivor: the Musical." It's a new take on the story of Daniel– complete with a "Sound of Music" parody. Directed by Jeff Miller (formerly of "The Refreshment Committee"), featuring musical arrangements by Michael Pearce Donley of "Triple Espresso," and accompanied by a mysterious third cast member…

Theater for the Thirsty, a two-person theater company (Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble)specializing in entertaining, music-infused, funny, thought-provoking, soul stirring and imaginative theater. They have been creating and performing original works professionally for over twelve years.

Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble are married, a fact they happen to enjoy immensely. They have been involved in professional theater in the Twin Cities, both on camera and on stage for over twelve years. Their passion is creating and performing original works together through their theater company, Theater for the Thirsty. They portray over 100 different characters in their ten original shows–ranging from tone-deaf angels to cud-chewing cows. Every Christmas they both perform with the whole family, The Gamble Family (a 25 year tradition). They graduated from Bethel University with degrees in theater and music. They make their home in Minneapolis, MN, with their extremely cute daughters Phoenicia and Eden. Together they create music, theater, laughter and pretty tasty chicken curry.

Supporting Cast includes some fine folks they've collaborated with and continue to collaborate with. They consider them honorary members. (They know the secret handshake and everything).Michael Pearce Donley (musical director and accompanist for Amnesiac Jack, and musical arranging for My Name is Daniel) co-writer and co-star of the hit comedy “Triple Espresso". Music writer for "Nibblers: A Musical with Sharks" and musical director for Front Porch Theatre.
Joy Donley (director, Amnesiac Jack) is the founding artistic director for Front Porch Theatre. She directed the critically acclaimed "Nibblers: A Musical with Sharks" at the 2005 Minnesota Fringe Festival, and the Fringe audience favorite, “Seussical” in 2004

Our students? Serious about leading?

You bet they are!

We’re seeking to build and develop leaders among our youth. We want to grow a desire in the heart of our students to do more for Christ. We want our students to have a deep desire to help others find Christ. Remember... the best kind of leader doesn’t need a title, but is one who follows God.

All students: A reminder about Sunday nights, 7:00 pm, Jack's office for prayer.

Future Princess Kay of the Milky Way?

Donna Westman and Chris Johnson, mothers of the royalty, sent these pictures.

On Saturday, March 1, Mariah and Shania Johnson (daughters of Jeff and Chris Johnson) were in the Midwest Dairy Association Dairy Princess Banquet. Julia Westman (daughter of Jim and Donna Westman) won the title Jr. Dairy Princess. Mariah was chosen as one of the Jr. Ambassadors and Shania was chosen to be little Miss Dairy.

Congratulations girls! All three of you are special to us. Who knows…. maybe one of them will be a future Princess Kay of the Milky Way!

Next Weekend...BIG Weekend!

Family Movie Night
We’re bringing out the BIG SCREEN… Don’t want to drive all the way to Hinckley or North Branch to watch a movie? Come Friday, March 14, 6:30 pm to the Lighthouse, grab a buttered popcorn and pop (it’s all “on the house”) and settle in for a family, friendly movie. Right before the movie we’ll serve sloppy joes for supper…. Just think mom and dad, a dinner all made for your family with entertainment too! You won’t want to miss this night!

An Opportunity to Listen to Stories

of God’s Grace and Goodness

Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge will be at Pine City EFC on Sunday, March 16 at 10:00 am. Teen Challenge is a Christian, long-term, in-patient treatment program for drug and alcohol addictions. Troy Waldren, who used to attend our church, will be leading the group. The 30 men will sing and share testimonies of God’s love and faithfulness in helping them out of darkness. We want to encourage everyone to stay for dinner afterwards with the men from Teen Challenge and continue to listen to their stories. This is an opportunity to encourage them on their recovery journey! Invite you family and friends to this very special event!

A Slidin’ Good Time
Frontline Jr. High students felt the pull of gravity which left them gasping for air when on Sunday, February 17 they found themselves riding the crest of snowy waves at Eko Backen again this year. The fun of sliding on the snowy slopes made for an exciting afternoon. A few pictures are posted below.

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead this Saturday

Actually it might be wise to set your clocks ahead before you go to bed on Saturday but officially in the U.S., clocks change at 2:00 am local time. In spring, clocks spring forward from 1:59 am to 3:00 am; in fall, clocks fall back from 1:59 am. to 1:00 am.

If you would happen to forget to set your clock ahead you would be late for the worship service on Sunday but right on time for a special Informational Meeting the Search Committee is asking you to attend immediately after worship.

You don't want to miss out this Sunday... Ross McAfee, gifted worship leader, former PCHS music teacher and former beloved PCEFC Youth Director will lead us in worship at 10:00 am.

You may lose one hour of sleep but you won't lose out by getting to worship on time!