Join us for a cookout on the Student Center lawn as we launch into our summer programming! Mike and Matt Jaderston will share their vision and plans for the summer with parents.

Immediately following the kick off and parent meeting, high school students are invited to stay and enjoy a movie on the lawn to celebrate the beginning of summer! Bring snacks, blankets and friends!

High school students, want to be a leader for the middle school program? Pick up an application from the Student office and mark your calendar for the training.

June 1 – 7

We will work with an EPC church in Puerto Rico to assist them and their community as they recover from the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year. Registration is now closed, but watch for updates and prayer opportunities from the team as the trip draws closer.

We are thrilled that some of our friends from The Oaks congregation, Jeanvier and Seline, are in the process of building a house with Habitat for Humanity. Jeanvier and Seline are wonderful people with five beautiful children and the house will be such a blessing to them! Eastminster’s Relief Team from Local Missions is organizing build days on three Saturdays. The (tentative) work scheduled is listed by each date, though they will only assign you tasks you feel comfortable doing.

• Saturday, April 13 – Sheet Roof, Apply Underlayment, and Interior Prep Work, Interior framing
• Saturday, May 18 – Painting Doors/Trim, Drywall final touches and spot sanding, Interior Prime, Interior Paint
• Saturday, June 1 – Flooring, Countertops, Set Interior Doors, Trim, Closet Shelving

The work day is from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (lunch provided) and you must be 16 or over to work. We need at least eight people each day, and could use up to 15. Please register using the link below (reservation code: Eastminster). Questions? Contact Tommy Phelps (TLPhelps@foleyeq.com or 3650.5316) or Ann Ramseyer (local@eastminster.org or 258.0200). If you want to help but can’t work those Saturdays, there are other dates available to volunteer directly with Habitat.

Our graduating fifth graders will join Middle School for the first time (in the MS Basement), and graduating eighth graders will join High School (Student Center). All other grades will move up at the fall semester.

Sundays, Snacks and refreshments provided
June 2: Ramseyer home – 642 N Longford, Wichita 67206
June 9: Student Center
June 16: No meeting for Father’s Day
June 23: Haengii home – 15247 SW 130th St, Rose Hill, KS 67133

For Incoming Sixth Graders
Libby Derby’s house (call 634.0337 for address)
New sixth graders are encouraged to join Mike, Libby and other middle school staff for s’mores, stories and games as they look forward to being part of the middle school program.

Wednesdays in June for middle school students (No Wednesday programming July 3 – August 14)
Are you ready for another round of Wild Wednesdays?! This summer is sure to be a memorable one! Everyone is invited and be sure to bring your friends.
June 5 – WIPEOUT!
The Eastminster interns have put together their own obstacle course complete with inflatables, mud pits and shaving cream. Get ready for some hilarious wipeouts as you try to complete the course with your team!
June 12 – The Great Escape
Work as a small group to solve an elaborate escape room, with some fun surprises along the way. The team with the fastest time will win an epic prize.
June 20 – Intern’s Choice
You never know what the interns will come up with. More details to come!
June 26 – The Blue Gnu
Your leaders can be found all throughout Towne East mall, but they are in disguise. Can your group be the first to find them all? And more importantly, can anyone find the Blue Gnu? Pick up and drop off at Towne East, exact location TBD.

This summer, we invite you to join us for a few evenings of worship! Our worship is ever and always a response to God’s initiating and transforming love and this is best done in community. These nights will be informal and intimate, creating space to revel in the Father’s grace, exalt the name of Jesus, and follow the leading of the Spirit in song, prayer and intercession.

You are invited to a celebrate, launch and learn lunch! Landi and DeAnne Sula have graduated from Gordon-Conwell Seminary. They moved to the U.S. from Albania to complete post-graduate degrees and are ready to return home to Tirana with their family. As veteran church planters, they are invested in seeing the gospel planted among unreached Albanians of the Balkans.

What is being launched?
The Sulas will return to continue church-planting and discipling among the predominately Muslim culture of Albania. Landi is going back “home” after rigorous studies here in America – graduate biblical studies all in English! DeAnne returns equipped to develop a Christian counseling ministry with the added hope to assist with the successful launch of the Tirana Christian school. Landi will serve as Lead Pastor at Disciples of Jesus church in the capital city.

What will we learn?
Come and hear how we can pray for, encourage, visit and mobilize others to join in all God is doing among the unreached people of the Balkans. Followers of Jesus in Albania are committed to reaching Albanian-speaking Muslims scattered across Central Europe and the Balkans.

What about lunch?
Lunch reservations should be made by Wednesday, May 5, at noon. The cost is $10 per person for the catered meal can be paid by check, credit card or ACH online by clicking below, or to Dana Miller in the church office.

June 10 – 14 | Registration deadline: March 31
Eastminster middle school and high school students will work with the Hispanic congregation of Avery Presbyterian Church on the outskirts of Omaha. Adults and families are also welcome to join this trip. A bilingual VBS, service projects in the community, and sight-seeing in Omaha will make for an unforgettable experience that builds relationships with our beloved Hispanic brothers and sisters!

Meet outside the Student Center. Cost: $5/ person or $15 family max
Everybody is invited to our fifth annual fish-off! We’ll have hot dogs and brats available. Several prizes will be awarded for different categories. Don’t have a fishing pole? Extra fishing equipment will be available for those who need it. See you there!

For boys going into first through fifth grade
Come join Mr. Gummy for an afternoon adventure as we discover faith, fun and wonder all around us! RSVP to Julie Pritchard at 634.0337, ext. 2026, or jpritchard@eastminster.org by June 12.

Free!
We want to bless our Eastminster families! Free dinner and activities for Eastminster kids ages birth through fifth grade, so parents can have a mini summer break. Register below by June 16/July 28.

Visiting Eastminster and want to learn more about who we are and where we’re going? This fun, informative lunch is for you! Pastor Stan and Pastor Warren will share more about life and ministry at Eastminster, and you’ll get the chance to connect with members and others 0who are new to the church. We promise you’ll have fun and meet some great new people! RSVP to Ginger.

Enjoy a pizza lunch and hear an update from our team members who traveled to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and Bellevue, Nebraska, this summer. The intergenerational Puerto Rico team partnered with an EPC church on hurricane relief, vacation Bible school and outreach. The Nebraska team served the Hispanic EPC church plant to plan and run their vacation Bible school, and to help local families both in flood relief and general needs.

For girls going into first – fifth grade. Location TBA
Miss Libby invites you to come have some fun, make new friends and more! RSVP by June 21 to Julie Pritchard at 634.0337, ext. 2026, or jpritchard@eastminster.org.

Meal 6 – 6:30 p.m. ($15/family), worship 6:30 – 8 p.m. For families with kids of all ages.
Come for an evening of intentional community and high-energy worship.

Hear directly from Bishop Charles, TUMI Church planter leading an incredible work of God in East Africa! Join us for coffee and sweets as we learn how God’s Word is GOing into tribal villages and transforming lives!

We’ll come together as one church family (including the Oaks Congolese congregation) for a traditional service thanking God for the freedoms he’s given us. We’ll enjoy favorite hymns and songs with the Chancel Choir, organ and orchestra. Then, stay for an all-American picnic as we kick back and grill out. Last names A-L: bring a dessert to share, M-Z: bring a side.

RADIATE

Ephesians 5:8-10

Registration is now open! Register below then fill out the release forms. Cost: $300. Scholarship and Registration Deadline: Monday, June 24.

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Come sit with your kids and Mr. Gummy for a morning of stories, puppets and silliness for all ages! No registration necessary.

Ready to join the Eastminster family? Take your next step through membership at this one-day class designed to equip you for life and ministry at Eastminster. Register with Ginger Cox at 634.0337, ext. 2011, or gcox@eastminster.org by July 16.

Cost: $275. Registration deadline: July 28. Meetat Eastminster at 9 a.m. We’ll return August 4 by 5 p.m.
High School seniors, start your last year off with an incredible trip to Kansas City! Enjoy three days of fun, delicious food and leadership training in preparation for a great senior year.

At Wichita’s Hunger Challenge we will gather with other believers and friends in the community to pack food and send hope to refugees and/or victims of famine or natural disaster — wherever it is most needed in the world. It’s a hands-on activity for ages 3 and up as we send food and hope to those who need it. Registration opens in July at wichitahungerchallenge.com.

October 7 – 14 | Registration deadline: August 7 | Estimated Cost: $2,000 (scholarships available) | Final payments due: August 23

Eastminster’s vision is to “take the land” God gives us for the gospel. One of our seven territories of focus is Macedonia, specifically planting a church among the Albanian-speaking Muslims of Macedonia. Currently there are no churches for this people group. We are partnering with the EPC Great Plains Presbytery to send a church planting team to Tetovo, where they will partner with missionaries already on the ground.

Eastminster’s mission team will travel together and stay in Tetovo in western-style hotel accommodations, serving at the Shift Center (a local community gathering place established by our mission partners) and visiting ministry sites in the area. Our team will assist with conversational English classes, and is invited to participate in practical ways in the Center activities based on the skills, talents and experience of the travelers God calls. Opportunities could include music, art, drama, crafts, cooking and various professional development presentations in any number of areas (medical, business, ethics, law, etc.). As God assembles our team of travelers, we will determine the service opportunities we can offer as we enter the Tetovo ministry field. Team trainings will be held in the month of September and are required for participation.

If you’re interested in being part of the team, click “register now” below to fill out a preliminary application. Questions? Contact team lead Don Lear at donlear@cox.net or 685.9197.