iMission 2008: Serve Where You Are - November 1-9, Autumn Ridge Church, Rochester, Minnesota

"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here I am. Send me!'"
- Isaiah 6:8

Schedule of Events

    1. Saturday, November 1st

    1. 5:30 pm: Emmaus Service
    2. 7:00 pm: Emmaus Meal

    2. Sunday, November 2nd

    1. 9:00 am: Adoration Service
    2. 10:30 am: Celebration Service
    3. Noon: Missions Luncheon: (Ellis, Rolands, Kim Johnson, Paul Hemenway) RSVP/Sign up now!

    3. Monday, November 3rd

    1. 7:00 pm: iGo: Short-Term Missions Teams informational meeting

    4. Tuesday, November 4th

    1. All day iVote

    5. Wednesday, November 5th

    1. 7:00 pm: iPray - Missions Prayer Service

    6. Saturday, November 8th

    1. 9:00 am: iRun
    2. Afternoon: iServe - service event off campus, to be determined
    3. 5:30 pm: Emmaus service
    4. 6:30 pm: Chinese Meal and Cultural Presentation
      RSVP/Sign up now!
    5. 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: ARC Medical Missions Interest Group

    7. Sunday November 9th

    1. 9:00 am: Adoration Service
    2. 9:00 am: Compassion Evangelical Hospital update
    3. 10:00-10:30 am: Guinea 4 God Prayer
    4. 10:30 am: Celebration Service
    5. 10:30 am: International Care Housing Seminar
    6. Noon: Missions Luncheon: (Lathams, Walters, Reichenbachers) RSVP/Sign up now!

Missions Luncheon

Are you interested in learning more about some of Autumn Ridge Church's supported missionaries? What better way than to share a meal with them! You will have an opportunity to hear more about the specific ministries of each of these missionary families as well as ask questions of your own. Join them at Autumn Ridge Church at the following times.

Dates/Times

  • Sunday, November 2nd: Noon
  • Sunday, November 9th: Noon

The lunch will take place in the café. The menu will be a Panera box lunch. There will be assorted sandwiches to choose from as well as a bag of chips, cookie and beverage. The children's meal will contain, a sandwich (a selection: turkey, ham and cheese, PBandJ etc) a tube yogurt and a cookie.

Cost

  • Adults: $6
  • Children: $4

Money will be collected right before lunch at noon.

RSVP/Sign up now! The deadline is 5 pm, Friday, November 7.

Keynote Speakers

Our keynote speakers for iMission 2008 will be focusing on two areas: the true definition of missions, and the needs in our local communities. Find out more about our speakers:

Action Step Tables

These are the organizations that will be represented by Action Step tables in the Autumn Ridge Church main lobby. They will be there both weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and will have opportunities for you to become involved. Find out more here:

Other action step opportunities include:

Short-Term Missions Teams

Stop by the Action Step table in the main lobby and learn about all the exciting missions opportunities through Autumn Ridge Church in 2009! You can also pick up an application for each of the trips. Find out more about the individual short term missions trips:

World Map Winner!

World Map

The drawing has taken place, and the winner is . . . Viktoria Martin. Congratulations, Viktoria!

Globe Winner!

Globe

The drawing has taken place, and the winner is . . . Esther Pfeifer. Congratulations, Viktoria!

Our Missionaries

Select a missionary and/or country on the world map below. You can also drag and zoom in on the map.

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5K Fun Run and Walk
Saturday, November 8

A 5 kilometer run to raise awareness for world missions will start at 9 am on Saturday, November 8, at Autumn Ridge Church. Times will not be kept, as this run is strictly for fun. Dan Farm will be giving a message afterwards in the Upper Room.

If you are interested in running, please email an RSVP to Jeff Verkerke: Verkerke@us.ibm.com