On Sunday, September 22, we held our annual church picnic and also celebrated 50 years of being in our current church building. We were blessed and honored to have several special guests with historical ties to the church, including some whose parents and grandparents were founding members in 1914.
Highlights of the afternoon included:
1) Our annual chili cookoff. The winners included Eddie Bintavihok (fifth place), Hanna Kocman (fourth place), Emily Updegraff (third place), and Helen Weber (second place). Helen had to surrender the first-place trophy from last year to this year’s winner, Amy Fuhrman.
2) The Sharon Shoff cake walk. Sharon was the “keeper of the cakes,” which many tried desperately to win. (Notice how closely Grant Weber is keeping to the pole!)
3) A time of reflection on our 50th anniversary. Eleanor Bosserman coordinated a lovely memorabilia table, and she, Helen Gemmill, and Ken Good shared memories of their time in the building.
We are so grateful for this time of fellowship and celebration. We look forward to what God is going to do in and through this church in the days ahead.