This year our Sunday School Christmas program will look quite different in an effort to keep everyone safe but still celebrate our Savior's birth.  Our goal is to put together a video of the program.  We are asking each family unit (this does not have to be only Sunday School children; we invite parent, sibling, and member participation too) to take a verse of the traditional Christmas story and do a brief presentation of what it means.  No need to worry; pastor and the teachers will provide talking points and ideas for you and your family.  We would love to see all of your creativity and hear your perspectives of the Christmas story.  If you have Sunday School children, please fill out the survey you received via text BEFORE the evening of SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.  If you are not involved with the Sunday School, but would like to participate, please contact Pastor Plagenz by NOVEMBER 8TH.  Thanks!

Celebrate Christmas with Us.

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."  This is the joyous news the shepherds heard!  This is the joyous news for us to celebrate!  Even though Christmas will look different this year, we invite you to join us as we rejoice in the Savior's birth.  Here is a list of our Christmas and New Year services.

Christmas Eve

In an effort to keep everyone safe but still give the children a chanced to proclaim the birth of Jesus, we are planning to put together a video of the children's service.  (This does not just have to be Sunday School children.  If you would like to participate in the video, please read the other announcement.)  We will be posting the video on this website and on Facebook, and we also plan on showing it in church on Christmas Eve at 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.  (There will be a sign-up link on the home page as we get closer to the 24th.)

Christmas Song Service

Join us as we celebrate the Savior's birth with a special song service on Christmas Day.

8:30 a.m. in Marquette

10:00 a.m. in Manchester

This service will be repeated on Sunday, December 27th, in Manchester.  (We will still have church in Marquette on that Sunday.  It will be a different service.)

New Year's Service

Once again we will be offering a New Year's Eve Service on December 31st at 3:30 in the afternoon in Manchester.  This service will be repeated in Manchester and Marquette on Sunday, January 3rd, at our regular worship times.

Hi parents,

Here's what you need to know to start online Sunday School with your kids!

1. We have ordered a packet of lessons for each of your kids.  You can pick them up on the front porch of the parsonage.
2. Included with the lesson packet are instructions for viewing the online lessons.  These are not live lessons.  They are prerecorded and can be viewed at any time.
3. We are also including a schedule of lessons. Since we waited a few weeks to see if we could start in-person, we are behind the schedule that is online.  We have included our schedule in case we are able to return to in-person Sunday School at church.  If that happens, we wanted to show you what story we will be teaching on the Sunday we return.
4. If you want to get started viewing the lessons before you pick up your packet, the website is:  online.nph.net/ss-remote.  The lessons are at the bottom of the page, and there are four age levels.
5. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Pastor Plagenz.  You can call, text, or use the contact page of this website.

We have recently made a change to how our church services are post on our website.  You may have noticed that when you click on the service that you want to watch (on the "Sermons and Videos" page), the service will play on YouTube.  Hopefully the service will play better for you this way.  It also enables us to keep more videos on our website longer.  You can also still find our services on Facebook.

What if your computer says that "Adobe Flash Player" is blocked?

If you are using Chrome to access our website, our webmaster has told us that the default for Chrome is to block Adobe Flash Player.  If you are having trouble with this, click on the "Not Secure" tab.  You should find this on the far upper left of your screen, just to the left of the web-address bar.  You should then find that Adobe is blocked.  You should be able to click on a drop-down arrow and find a place to allow Adobe.  If you click on this, you should be good to go.  If you have troubles, you can call the pastor, and he will try to help you.  Thanks!