Common Ground Sunday

It is part of human nature (our sinful nature) to turn inward. This happens when we start to see the church as something to serve us rather than as a place to encourage us to serve.

To keep our focus where God wants it to be, we love to practice what we call common ground Sunday. This is where we have a shortened church service and then head out and continue to worship God as we serve the people in our community.


"On common ground Sunday this fall, my husband and I went garbage picking around mirror lake. We put on our heavy duty rubber gloves and found lots of garbage! It was crazy to see how much people throw away, and some of the trash was a foot away from a garbage can! It was really rewarding to pick up each cigarette butt and pop can, we felt like we we're actually helping. Mirror Lake is such a beautiful spot and without trash it's even more beautiful. I felt so thankful that God gave us this beautiful creation, and I realized that we need to do more to make sure it stays beautiful!!!"
- Jena & Jaden Klassen


"On Common Ground Sunday, I took two plates of cookies to take to the Fire Station and to Superstore. I stopped at the Fire Station first and the parking lot was FULL, so I didn't feel I could take only 1 plate in, so I took both plates inside. The firefighters said "Oh, we're never here, so it's funny that you would find us here." (I guess they had a course and were all there!) They were very surprised, pleased and blessed by Rez's outreach."
-Chris Kjos