Our Story/Journey

West Shore Community Church’s Beginnings

In 1910, there were two churches in ‘downtown’ Big Arm, Montana.  They were located on the same street that the Post Office now occupies.  Twenty years later, the churches had closed their doors because of the decline of the population.

Fast forward to October 2012 when I (Lee Engbretson) asked God for a “yes or no” answer to a spiritual question one evening.  Within a matter of a few seconds, I heard a voice (in my mind) that said, “I want you to start a church.”  I was taken aback by what I heard.  Yet, I knew that it was the answer to my question.  I proceeded to give a variety of reasons that I really was not the one cut out to start a church.  For example, since it had just snowed the day before (remember this was October in Montana), I said, “Who will plow out the parking area when it snows?”  The answer that I received was, “Don’t worry about it. Someone else can do that.”  (By the way, that is exactly what happened these past ten winters.)

The next morning, I related what had taken place to my wife, Sonya.  She said, “well then, let’s do it.”  Being summer residents for the past eight years, we had discussed the need for a church on the west shore of Flathead Lake stretching from the north side of Polson to the south side of Dayton.  This idea would come and go and was fading until the experience that I just related.

Again, fast forward to January 2013.  We decided to sell our home in Tucson, Arizona after having lived there for fifty-plus years and become full-timers here.  After all, we believe that you can not start a church and be ‘part-timers.’

Our major goals are to “bring people together with Jesus and each other” and “build disciples who bring Jesus to our world.” 

“The Rest of the Story”

West Shore became part of the Easthaven Baptist Church family (Easthaven is located in Kalispell) with Frank Shelt along with his wife Karen, co-pastoring with Lee and Sonya Engbretson. Our first service was held August 11, 2013. They sponsored us for eight plus years. Frank was our co-pastor until 2016.

Over the past ten years, we have faced some challenges. Our attendance dwindled to the single digits for a short period of time (although, it seemed longer than it really was). We also had to navigate through the Covid-19 epidemic as we were not able to physically meet for a period of time. Despite the challenges, God was and continues to be faithful. Yes, there will be more challenges ahead, but with God being for us, who can stand against us!

West Shore called Ted Van Dyken to be our new pastor along with his wife, Jean on August 29, 2021. On November 14, 2021, the baton was passed to Ted as he officially became our pastor.  We are now part of the Rocky Mountain Bible Mission Association.

“May God richly bless Ted and Jean’s ministry.” Lee and Sonya Engbretson

“To Be Continued”

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April 28, 2024 – 16 people came out on a bright Montana morning for a time of worship and to hear the message, “What Became Of Jacob – Part 1?” from Genesis 37.

April 21, 2024 – 17 people showed up on a breezy morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Final Chapter of Isaac’s Account” from Genesis 35.

April 14, 2024 – 19 people were in attendance on a gorgeous Montana Spring morning and heard an encouraging message brought by Pete Wetendorf from Paul’s letter to the Philippians. 

April 7, 2024 – A damp morning saw 25 people in attendance to praise God and hear the message, “THE “AHA” MOMENT” from Luke 24:13-35.

March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday brought 27 people together to praise our risen Lord and hear the message, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? HE IS NOT HERE. HE IS RISEN!”

March 24, 2024 – 22 people were greeted with a snowy morning, but yet united in worship and heard the message, “From Supposed Triumph to Tragedy.”

March 17, 2024 – 17 people made their way on a beautiful Spring like morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Revenge: A Dish Best Served Cold” from Genesis 34.

March 13, 2024 – 15 ladies enjoyed a delicious brunch and fellowship time.  Lots of laughter and great food.

March 10, 2024 – 28 people joined together for a time of worship and hear the message, “Reconciliation” from 2 Corinthians 5:13-18.

March 3, 2024 – 22 people were in attendance to praise God, observe the Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “The Lord’s Prayer” from Matthew 6:5-15.

February 25, 2024 – A breezy morning greeted the 23 people who gathered to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Brothers” from Genesis 33.

February 18, 2024 – 25 people praised God and heard the message “The Struggle With God” from Genesis 32 followed by a wonderful pot-luck meal and business meeting.

February 11, 2024 – 25 people came together for a time of worship and to hear the message, “How To Deal With __(Fill in the blank)___In Laws” from Genesis 30-31.

February 4, 2024 – 20 people were on hand to praise God and hear the message, “Two Sisters + One Husband =?” from Genesis 29-30.

January 28, 2024 – 23 people showed up on a ‘balmy’ winter morning to worship God and hear the message, “Two Sisters – Divine Retribution” from Genesis 29.

January 21, 2024 – 16 people joined together for a time of worship and to hear the message, “What Is Our Bethel?” from Genesis 28.

January 14, 2024 – Church was canceled due to below zero temperatures.

January 7, 2024 – 29 people kicked off the new year with a time of worship, celebration of the Lord’s Supper and hearing the message, “HELLO 2024” from Acts 12:24-31.

December 31, 2023 – As 2023 drew to a close, 18 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Jesus Christ – Lord of Lords & King of Kings” from Romans 12:1-2 and celebrated the end of the year with a great time of fellowship while sharing a wonderful pot-luck meal.

December 24, 2023 – 26 people gathered together for a time of worship and to hear the message, “Love – Is It Real?” from Titus 3:4-7.

December 17, 2023 – 22 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Joy – Is It Real?” from Luke 2:8-20.

December 13, 2923 – 19 Big Arm ladies enjoyed a wonderful Christmas luncheon at the Fire Hall.

December 10, 2023 – 20 people were in attendance and worshiped our Lord, observed The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Peace – Is It Real?” from Ephesians 2:11-22.

December 3, 2023 – 17 people made their way for a time of worship and hear the message, “Hope – Is It Real?” from Romans 8:8-39.

November 26, 2023 – 15 people came out on a brisk Montana Fall morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Jacob and Esau” from Genesis 27:41-46, 28:1-9.

November 19, 2023 – 16 people worshiped God with Kenny leading worship while John and Jeanne led worship at the Hot Springs Bible Church.  The message was “Giving Thanks.”

November 12, 2023 – 14 people were in attendance on a beautiful Fall morning and worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Be Not Dismayed” from Matthew 24:6-14, John 14:27, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Peter 5:7, Romans 15:13and Ephesians 6:13.

November 5, 2023 – 19 people came out on a cool Montana Fall morning to worship and celebrate “The Lord’s Supper” and then heard the message, “Sibling Rivalry” from Genssis 27:1-29.

October 29, 2023 – 16 people braved a ‘nippy cold’ Montana morning for a time of worship and to hear the message, “Isaac” from Genesis 26:1-33.

October 22, 2023 – 23 people including 2 children worshiped God and heard the message, “Contention” from Genesis 25:29-34.

October 15, 2023 – 24 people were on hand to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Abraham Gathered To His People” from Genesis 25:1-28.

October 8, 2023 – 25 people were in attendance on a beautiful Montana Fall morning to worship God and hear Part 2 of the message, “Improving Our Serve” from Genesis 24:50-66 and after the service, 8 people joined us for a delicious meal and fellowship celebrating our 10 year anniversary.

October 1, 2023 – 19 people celebrated “The Lord’s Supper” and heard the message, “Improving Our Serve” from Genesis 24:1-49.

September 24, 2023 – 24 people including 5 children came out to worship our Lord and hear the message, “The Covenant Signed and Sealed” from Genesis 22:15-24.

September 17, 2023 – 27 people including 5 children were in attendance on another beautiful Montana morning to honor God and hear the message, “The Best Illustration Of God’s Love” from Genesis 22:1-19.

September 10, 2023 – 21 people including 3 children showed up on a gorgeous Montana late summer morning to praise God and hear the message “A Matter of Trust” from Genesis 21:22-34

September 3, 2023 – 25 people including 5 children joined together on a cloudy morning to worship and celebrate “The Lord’s Supper” along with hearing the message, “A Miracal Child Is Born” from Genesis 21:1-20.

August 27, 2023 – 23 people including 5 children ventured out on a beautiful Montana morning to worship and hear the message, “God Promises, God Fulfills” from Genesis 20.

August 20, 2023 – 24 people including 5 children came out on a smoky morning for a time of worship and to hear the message, “Facing Tough Times” from Exodus 14:3-4.

August 13, 2023 – 22 people including 5 children were in attendance to worship God and hear the message, “Paul’s Hall of Fame” from Colossians 4:7-18.

August 6, 2023 – 20 people worshiped our Lord and celebrated “The Lord’s Supper” along with hearing the message “Wise Witnessing” from Colossians 4:5-6.

July 30, 2023 – 18 people gathered together on a rather ‘toasty’ Montana summer morning to worship God and hear the message “Prayer” from Colossians 4:2-4.

July 23, 2023 – 29 people including 5 children were on hand for a time of worship and to hear the message “Family” from Colossians 3:18-4:1.

July 16, 2023 – 27 people including 5 children made their way to WSCC to worship God and hear the message “Let the Peace of Christ be Your Umpire” from Colossians 3:15-17.

July  9, 2023 – 17 people joined together to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Wear The Right Clothes” from Colossians 3:5-14.

July 2, 2023 – 15 people came out on beautiful Montana morning to worship our Lord and hear the message from Colossians 3:1-4.

July 1, 2023 – 60 + people enjoyed a concert and bbq headlined with the Kenny James Miller Band on a rather warm and windy afternoon.

June 25, 2023 – 15 people attended followed by a quarterly business meeting and a pot-luck meal.

June 18, 2023 – 14 people attended.  Report is that the worship time and message were excellent!

 June 11, 2023 – 19 people welcomed Charles Lutz as our guest speaker with the message from Genesis 12:1-3.

June 4, 2023 – 16 people were led in worship by Kenny Sederdahl.

May 28, 2023 – 19 people worshiped God and heard the message “Are you following “the rules”? from Colossians 2:9-23” 

May 21, 2023 – 13 people joined together for a time of fellowship and worship.

May 14, 2023 – Mother’s Day found 21 people in attendance to worship God and hear the message, “Hannah” from 1 Samuel 1 - 2:11.

May 10, 2023 – 26 ladies enjoyed a time of fellowship and great food at the Ladies Mother’s Day Brunch.

May 7, 2023 – Once again, 22 people gathered together to worship and celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Uprooted” from Colossians 2:6-8.

April 30, 2023 – Another beautiful Montana Spring morning – 22 people were in attendance for a time of worship and to hear the message, “The Struggle, Labor, Striving of Paul” from Colossians 1:15-2:5.

April 23, 2023 – A beautiful Montana Spring morning greeted 19 people who gathered together to worship God and hear the message, “The Mystery” from Colossians 1:15 - 2:5.

April 16, 2023 – 13 people were on hand to worship God and hear Doug’s message, “I Shall Never Leave You.”

April 9, 2023 – 20 people came together to worship God on a beautiful Easter morning and heard the message, “The Positive Side of Suffering” from Isaiah 53 and Acts 8:26-40.

April 2, 2023 – 17 people observed The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Who Is He” from Colossians 1:15-23.

March 29, 2013 – 17 ladies enjoyed a time of fellowship and a great brunch.  These gatherings are what ‘community’ is all about!

March 26, 2023 – 15 people were in attendance for a time of worship and heard the message “Colossians – What Is This Letter All About?” from Colossians 1:1-14.

March 19, 2023 – 16 people found their way to WSCC to worship God and hear the message, “Ancestry.Bible” from Genesis 19:30-38.

March 12, 2023 – 15 people attended and heard the message, “Looking Back” from Genesis 19:1-29.

March 5, 2023 – 18 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Unexpected Visitors” from Genesis 17 and Genesis 18.

February 26, 2023 – 19 people were treated to a wonderful time of music/worship and heard the message , “Christ’s Kingdom” presented by Sean Carney from Matthew 5.

February 19, 2023 – 24 people made the journey to WSCC for a time of worship and heard the message, “Waiting” from Genesis 16.

February 12, 2023 – 16 people were in attendance to worship God and hear the message, “The Smoking Pot” from Genesis 15.

February 5, 2023 – 14 people gathered to worship our Lord and observe The Lord’s Supper along with hearing the message “Abram Goes To War” from Genesis 14.

January 29, 2023 – 5 people ventured out on a very chilly morning to worship God and hear the message, “Abram Goes To War” from Genesis 14.

January 22, 2023 – Zero people made their way to WSCC because the church service was canceled due to an outbreak of Covid.

January 15, 2023 – 17 people found their way to WSCC on a foggy morning to praise God and hear the message, “Abram in Egypt….” from Genesis 12:10-20 and Genesis 13:1-18.

January 11, 2023 – 16 ladies enjoyed a wonderful New Year’s luncheon.

January 8, 2023 – 20 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message “Thoughts On Our Church” from Ephesians 4:11-16.

January 1, 2023 – 18 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message “Let The Truth Set You Free in 2023” from John 8:31-38.

December 24, 2022 – 13 people enjoyed a time of fellowship and heard the message, “Beyond the Veneer” from Luke 2:1-40.

December 18, 2022 – 15 people enjoyed a time of singing Christmas songs led by Ann, Mary Katherine, Ken, John and Jeanne.

December 11, 2022 – 12 people joined together to praise God and hear the message from John 1:1-14.

December 4, 2022 – 19 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Covenants – A Deep Dive.”

November 27, 2022 – 18 people enjoyed a time of praise and worship and heard the message, “Shem to Abram” from Genesis 11:10-32.

November 20, 2022 – 21 people gathered together for praise and worship and heard the message, “The Fruit of Thankfulness.”

November 13, 2022 – 14 people attended and heard the message, “The City and the Tower of Babel” from Genesis 11:1-11.

November 6, 2022 – 15 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “After The Flood” from Genesis 9 and Genesis 10.

October 30, 2022 – 22 people found their way to WSCC for a time of worship, fellowship (pot-luck lunch after the business meeting) and to hear the message “After The Flood” from Gensis 8 and Gensis 9.

October 23, 2022 – 18 people came out on a brisk Montana morning to worship our Lord and hear the message “No More Flood” from Genesis 8 and Genesis 9.

October 16, 2022 – 15 people were in attendance for a time of worship and to hear the message “More Flood” from Genesis 6 and Genesis 7.

October 9, 2022 – 19 people gathered to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear he message, “Flood” from Genesis 6:9-22.

October 2, 2022 – 22 people praised God and enjoyed a wonderful Music Sunday led by Kenny, Ken, Ann, John and Jeanne.

September 25, 2022 – 22 people were on hand to worship our Lord and to hear the message, “Armor Up!” from Psalm 91 and Ephesians 6:10-18.

September 18, 2022 – 24 people saw their way to WSCC to worship God and hear the message, “The Flood” from Genesis 6:5-8.

September 17, 2022 – 90 plus people enjoyed our outdoor Blues Festival Concert and BBQ on a gorgeous Montana Fall day.

September 11, 2022 – 19 people came out for a time of worship and hear the message, “Nephilim-Who Are They?” from Genesis 6:1-4.

September 4, 2022 – 26 people found their way to WSCC to worship our Lord and hear the message, ” EPITAPH” from Genesis 5.

August 28, 2022 – 22 people were in attendance for a time of worship and hear the message, “What We Have In Christ – Part 2.”

August 21, 2022 – 14 people gathered together for worship and to hear the message, “What We Have In Christ.”

August 14, 2022 – 23 people joined together to worship God and hear the message, “This Is The Way” from Genesis 4.

August 7, 2022 – Another smoky day saw 23 people gathering together to observe The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Genesis – The Way of Cain” from Genesis 4.  Later, that evening, 21 people enjoyed a gospel and country concert as well as celebrating WSCC’s 9 year anniversary with a dessert pot-luck.

July 31, 2022 – A hot smoky day greeted the 25 people who came together to worship God and hear the message “Genesis – How Did We Get Into This Mess?” from Genesis 4.

July 24, 2022 – Another toasty day brought forth 18 people to worship our Lord and hear the continuing message, “Journey Through Genesis 3.”

July 17, 2022 – A toasty day saw 26 people coming together to worship God and hear the continuing message, “Journey Through Genesis 3” and then enjoyed a tasty potluck meal immediately following the service.

July 10, 2022 – Another beautiful Montana summer morning brought out 24 people who worshiped our Lord, observed The Lord’s Supper, and heard the message “Journey Through Genesis 3”

July 3, 2022 – 24 people came out on a beautiful July day to sing patriotic songs and hear the message about the history of our founding fathers and God’s Providence in the founding of our nation.

June 26, 2022 – 26 people attended WSCC on a beautiful Montana Summer morning to praise God and hear the message, “The Trail of the Serpent” from Genesis 3.

June 19, 2022 – 28 people joined together in fellowship, praise and heard a Father’s Day message from Genesis 3.

June 12, 2022 – 28 people came out on a rainy Montana morning to praise Jesus and hear the message, “Did God Really Say…?” from Genesis 3.

June 5, 2022 – 28 people were on hand to praise our Lord, celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “The First Wedding” from Genesis 2:18-25.

May 29, 2022 – 21 people joined together to praise God and hear the message, “God, Where Are You?” prompted by the mass shootings and the on-going invasion of Ukraine.

May 22, 2022 – 19 people were in attendance on a gorgeous sun shinny Montana morning to sing praises to our Lord and heard the message, “Adam, Where Are You?” from Genesis 3:1-15.

May 15, 2022 – 24 people came out on a beautiful Montana Spring Morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Zero In On Man and Marriage” from Genesis 3:1-17.

May 8, 2022 – 26 people gathered together to celebrate Mother’s Day and hear the message, “Living With Regret” from Genesis 3.

May 1, 2022 – 21 people were in attendance on another gorgeous Montana Spring Morning to worship our Lord and observed The Lord’s Supper along with hearing the message, “The Sabbath” from Gensis 2:1-3

April 24, 2022 – 25 people assembled on a beautiful Montana Spring Morning to worship God and hear the message from 2 Corinthians 5:20 brought by Charles Lutz.

April 17, 2022 – 20 people attended an Easter celebration of our Risen Savior and heard the message, “Evidence That Changes Lives” from 1 Corinthians 15:3-9.

April 10, 2022 – 20 people met to worship our Lord on Palm Sunday and heard the message, “Who Is This Jesus?” from Matthew 21:1-11.

April 3, 2022 – 23 people joined together to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Male and Female” from Genesis 1:20-31 and Genesis 2:1.

March 27, 2022 – 28 people came out on a beautiful Montana Spring morning to praise God in song and hear the message “The Creation Account” from Genesis 1:20-31.

March 20, 2022 – 24 people were in attendance to worship God and hear the message “The Creation Account” from Genesis 1:3-14.

March 14, 2022 – 22 people came out on a Montana Spring like morning to praise God and hear the message “The Creation Account” from Genesis 1:1-3.

March 6, 2022 – 23 people gathered together to worship our Lord along with observing The Lord’s Supper and then hearing the beginning message of the series on Genesis, “Beginnings” from Genesis 1:1.

February 27, 2022 – 25 people met to worship our Lord and hear the concluding message, “To Elders and Young Men” from 1 Peter 5.

February 20, 2022 – 33 people praised God through song and heard the message, “To Elders and Young Men” from 1 Peter 5.

February 13, 2022 – 25 people joined together in a morning of worshiping God through song led by Ted, Charles, John and Jeannie, Wilford, Kenny, Ann and Katherine.

February 6, 2022 –  Once again, 21 people gathered to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the concluding message from Titus, How Do We Do Church According to Titus 3?”

January 30, 2022 – 21 people worshiped our God and heard the message “How Do We Do Church According to Titus 2?”

January 23, 2022 – 27 people met to praise our Lord and hear the message “How Do We Do Church?” from Titus 1:1-16.

January 16, 2022 – 24 people praised God and heard the concluding message of “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?” from Romans 6:1-23.

January 9, 2022 – 10 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?’ from Romans 5:1-21.  For those who could not attend, you missed a great message.  Stay tuned for chapter 6 of Romans  this coming Sunday.

January 2, 2022 – Church was canceled due to some of our members being exposed to Covid.  Hopefully, we will be able to gather together this coming Sunday.

December 26, 2021 – 21 people came out on a snowy Montana morning to worship our God and hear the continuing Advent series message, “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?” from Matthew 2:1-12.

December 19, 2021 – 28 people were in attendance to sing praises to our Lord and hear the continuing Advent series message, “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?” from Luke 2:1-20.

December 12, 2021 – 22 people gathered together to worship our Lord and hear the continuing Advent series message, “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?” from Luke 1:26-56.

December 5, 2021 – 23 people gathered to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?” from Luke 1:57-80.  Later in the afternoon, 22 people were treated to songs of Michael Card performed by Charles Lutz and in addition enjoyed a great pot-luck meal.

November 28, 2021 – 21 people came out on ‘balmy’ Montana fall morning to worship and hear the message, “How Does The Christmas Story Anchor Us In Hope?’ from Luke 1:1-25.

November 21, 2021 – 22 people were in attendance to worship God and hear Ted bring the message from Psalm 100, “Thanksgiving Is More Than Just Giving Thanks.”

November 14, 2021 – 20 people were greeted by a rainy Montana Fall morning.  The leadership ‘baton’ was passed to our new pastor, Ted Van Dyken and his wife Jean.  Ted then brought the message, “It is Time to Get Out of the Boat” from Matthew 14:22-36 and Mark 6:45-56.

November 7, 2021 – 27 people gathered together to celebrate The Lord’s Supper” and hear Charles Lutz’s message, “Suffering for Being a Christian” from 1 Peter 4:12-19.

October 31, 2021 – 23 people attended and had a great time of music worship and enjoyed each other’s company after the service with a pot-luck lunch.

October 24, 2021 – 17 people were in attendance to worship our Lord and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Following the Example of Christ” from 1 Peter 2:21-3:22.

October 17, 2021 – A beautiful fall day saw 16 people attend and hear the message, “It’s About Time” from 1 Peter 4:1-11.

October 10, 2021 – A cloudy October day greeted 15 people as they worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Submission to Rulers” from 1 Peter 2:13-25

October 3, 2021 – Another beautiful Montana Fall day brought out 17 people to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Chosen People – Part 2” from 1 Peter 2:11-12.

September 26, 2021 – A beautiful Montana Fall day was on hand as 17 people praised God and heard the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Chosen People” from 1 Peter 2:9-10.

September 19, 2021 – 23 people ventured out on a slightly soggy Montana morning to worship God and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “The Living Stone” from 1 Peter 2:4-8.

September 12, 2021 – 22 people attended and heard the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Born Again” from 1 Peter 1:23-28 and 1 Peter 2:1-8.

September 5, 2021 – A smoky morning greeted the 27 people who gathered to worship, observe The Lord’s Supper and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Prepare For Action – Part 2 from 1 Peter 1:13-25.

August 29, 2021 – A momentous day for WSCC – First – 32 people came to worship our Lord and hear the message brought by Ted Van Dyken, “Do You Have A Puny Jesus” from Hebrews 1:1-4.  Second – we then celebrated WSCC’s 8th anniversary with a great pot luck meal.  Third – Ted was approved to be our next pastor.

August 22, 2021 – A clear and comfortable Montana morning saw 24 people in attendance and heard the message brought by Ted Van Dyken, “God Spoke” from Hebrews 1:1-4.

August 15, 2021 – A toasty and smoky morning greeted the 17 people who ventured out to worship our Lord and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Prepare For Action – Part 1” from 1 Peter 1:13-25 and 1 Peter 2:1-3.

August 8, 2021 – 10 people enjoyed a time of fellowship and prayer along with a great breakfast before the service and then were joined by 8 more to worship God and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Looking” from 1 Peter 1:6-12.

August 1, 2021 – 22 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message “Our Living Hope – Part 2” from 1 Peter 1:1-5.

July 25, 2021 – Yet another smoky morning.  27 people joined together to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Our Living Hope – Part 1” from 1 Peter 1:1-5.

July 18, 2021 – Another smoky morning greeted the the 19 people who worshiped God and heard the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Imitating the Good” from 3 John 9-14.

July 11, 2021 – 20 people came out on a smoky morning to worship our Lord and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Living For the Sake of the Name” from 3 John 1:1-8.

July 4, 2021 – 27 people celebrated our Independence Day through songs and also celebrated The Lord’s Supper and then heard the message brought by Charles Lutz  “Acknowledging Christ For Who He Really Is” from 2 John 1:7-13.

July 3, 2021 – About 50 people were treated to an outdoor concert, “Patriotic and Gospel Music” at the Big Arm Schoolhouse.

June 27, 2021 – 24 people joined together to worship God and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Walking in Truth and Love” from 2 John 1:1-6.

June 20, 2021 – 23 people came together on a beautiful Montana morning to worship our Lord and hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “To the Chosen, Loved, and True” from 2 John 1:1-3.

June 13, 2021 – 23 people were in attendance and heard the message brought by Charles Lutz, “God is ‘Agape’ Love!” from 1 John 4 and 5.

June 6, 2021 – 27 people worshiped God, celebrated “The Lord’s Supper” and heard the message brought by Charles Lutz, “What is God’s Love?” from 1 John 3:16-24.

May 30, 2021 – 21 people gathered on a beautiful Montana Spring morning for a time of worship and to hear the message brought by Charles Lutz, “Living as God’s Beloved Children” from 1 John 3:1-24.

May 23, 2021 – 22 people came out on a rainy Montana Spring morning to praise our Lord and hear the message, “Dangers to Avoid” from 1 John 2:15-27.

May 16, 2021 – 24 people were on hand to worship our Lord and hear Charles Lutz bring the message, “Walking in the Light” from 1 John 1:5-2:2.

May 9, 2021 – 31 people worshiped God and celebrated “The Lord’s Supper.”  We began an 11 week series “Truth and Love” from 1 John 1:1-4.

May 2, 2021 – 13 people traveled to Hot Springs and enjoyed a time of fellowship with the Hot Springs Bible Church.

April 25, 2021 – 24 people were in attendance and heard the message “Before and After the Resurrection” from Matthew 24.

April 18, 2021 – 24 people joined together to worship our Lord and heard the message “After The Resurrection – Part 1 Continued.”

April 11, 2021 – 22 people gathered together to worship and heard the message “After The Resurrection – Part 1” followed by lunch celebrating Lee and Sonya’s 60th wedding anniversary.

April 4, 2021 – 24 people celebrated our Lord’s Resurrection and “The Lord’s Supper” led by the music of John, Jeanne, Charles, Ann and Katherine.

March 28, 2021 – 19 people praised God and heard the message “The Joy Set Before Him” from Matthew 26:38, John 12:27; Psalm 16″9-11; Hebrews 12:2 and Jude 24.

March 21, 2021 – 22 people joined together on a beautiful Montana Spring day to praise our Lord and heard the final message of our Joseph series, “What Was Intended For Evil, God Intended For Good” from Genesis 50:15-21

March 14, 2021 – 18 people enjoyed a time of prayer, fellowship and heard the message “Goshen – God’s Protection from the Borg” from Genesis 47:1-12 and Genesis 47:27.

March 7, 2021 – 17 people praised God, observed The Lord”s Supper, and heard the message, “Land of Goshen – Part 1” from Genesis 47:1-12.

February 28, 2021 -22 people joined together to praise our Lord and head the message, “The Power of Forgiveness” from Genesis 45:1-18.

February 21, 2021 – 20 people praised God and heard the message from Charles Lutz, “Recognized and Remembered” from Genesis 42:1-20.

February 14, 2021 – 15 people enjoyed a time of prayer and breakfast before the service began and were later joined by 5 more to worship and heard the message, “From the Pit to the Palace” from Genesis 41:41-57.

February 7, 2021 – 18 people braved cold and snowy weather to worship our Lord, observe the Lord’s Supper, and heard the message, ” Waiting – God’s Timing” from Genesis 40-41:1-45.

January 31, 2021 – 17 people came out to worship on a mild January morning and heard the message, “Staying In God’s Lane” from Genesis 39.

January 24, 2021 – 15 people praised our Lord and heard the message, “God’s Hand in the Middle of Adversity” from Genesis 37:12-36.

January 17, 2021 – 13 people were in attendance and heard the message, “Jacob, Joseph, and Jealousy” from Genesis 37:1-11.

January 10, 2021 – 17 people gathered to praise our Lord and heard the message, “Choices” from Romans 12:9-21 and Psalm 37:1-8.

January 3, 2021 – 17 people began the new year by praising God and hearing the message, “COVID 19 or PSALM 91” from Psalm 91 and Luke 21:10-19.

December 27, 2020 – Church was canceled because many of us were involved in Christmas gatherings and once again did not wish to possibly expose anyone to the Covid virus.  Church will resume next week.

December 20, 2020 – 17 people joined together to sing Christmas hymns for the entire morning led by Catherine, Ann, Charles, John, and Jeanne. 

December 13, 2020 – Our church service resumed with 13 people attending.  The final message of the Colossian’s series was “Unsung Heroes” from Colossians 4:7-18.

December 6, 2020 – Once again church was canceled.  The plan is to begin gathering again next Sunday, December 13th.

November 29, 2020 – Church was canceled because many of us had been involved in Thanksgiving gatherings and did not wish to possibly expose anyone to the Covid virus.

November 22, 2020 – 13 people joined together to praise God and hearx the message from Colossians 2:15 through 3:1-11.

November 15, 2020 – We gathered once again with 14 people attending.  We had a great time of worship and also heard the message from Colossians 1:15 through 2:15.

November 8, 2020 – Church was canceled due to snow and icy road conditions.

November 1, 2020 – 12 people were in attendance and celebrated the Lord’s Supper.  The message for the morning was supposed to be “Jesus and Nothing Else” from Colossians 2:2-15.  However, a visitor from the past by the name of Tychicus dropped in to deliver the entire Colossian’s letter to us.

October 25, 2020 – 17 people (3 of them by smartphone) journeyed out on a frigid Montana October morning and had a great time singing praises as the entire morning was devoted to a Sing-Along.  This is the link to our Sing-Along video.  https://youtu.be/VQlqI6Tzq6k

October 18, 2020 – 10 people came out on a snowy Montana morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Jesus, Front, and Center” from Colossians 1:15-23.

October 11, 2020 – 18 people joined together in praise and worship after a great continental prayer breakfast and heard the message, “Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding” from Colossians 1:9-14.

October 4, 2020 – 18 people shared The Lord’s Supper and heard the opening message of the Colossian’s series, “Reputation and Reminder” from Colossians 1:1-8.

September 27, 2020 – 15 people returned to the Big Arm Firehall on a beautiful Montana Fall morning and heard the concluding message from Philippians – “Rejoice in the Lord and Press On” from Philippians 3:1-14.

September 20, 2020 – 18 people attended the service to praise God and hear the message, “Shining Stars” from Philippians 2:12-18.

September 13, 2020 – 34 people joined together on a smoky morning to hear Jeremy Lee bring the message, “Unity in the Servanthood of Jesus: Part 2 from Philippians 2:6-11 and also to celebrate West Shore’s Seven Year Anniversary with a luncheon following the service.

September 6, 2020 – 35 people celebrated The Lord”s Supper and heard Jeremy Lee bring the message, “Unity in the Servanthood of Jesus” from Philippians 2:1-5.

August 30, 2020 – Another beautiful Montana morning greeted the 23 people who attended and heard the message, “Standing Strong” from Philippians 1:20-30.

August 23, 2020 – 27 people found there way to WSCC on a beautiful morning and worshiped together and heard Jeremy Lee bring the message, “Advancement of the Gospel” from Philippians 1:1-19.

August 16,2020 – 26 people came out on a beautiful Montana August morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Making Jesus the Meditation of Our Heart” from Psalm 19:13-14 and Ephesians 6:12-18.

August 9, 2020 – 27 people joined together for a time of worship and heard the message, “Making Jesus the Center of Our Lives” from Matthew 22:37-39.

August 2, 2020 – 25 people were in attendance for a time of worship, celebration of the Lord’s Supper and the message, “Worthy is the Lord!” from Romans 14:7-12.

July 26, 2020 – 20 people attended WSCC at the Big Arm Schoolhouse pavilion to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Rome At Last” from Acts 28:11-31.

July 19, 2020 – 20 people met and worshiped outdoors on a beautiful summer day and heard the message, “Unexpected Opportunities” from Acts 28:1-10.

July 12, 2020 – John and Jeanne Bras led 15 people in singing and worship and the message was “Shipwrecks and Anchors” from Acts 27:1-44.

July 5, 2020 – Charles Lutz led 20 people in singing and worship and the message was “It’s All About Jesus” from Acts 25:13-26:32.

July 4, 2020 – About 40 people attended our Patriotic and Gospel concert featuring Charles Lutz and Friends on a beautiful Montana summer evening.

June 28, 2020 – 11 people worshiped together and heard the message, “Trial #3” from Acts 25:1-12.

June 21, 2020 – A beautiful (with a little rain) morning greeted 16 people who were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “When It’s Convenient” from Acts 24:1-27.

June 14, 2020 – 18 people joined together to sing praises to our Father and hear the message, “A Bunch of Hungry Guys” from Acts 23:11-35.

June 7, 2020 – 17 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message “Uproar” from Acts 22:22-23:11.

May 31, 2020 – 17 people gathered together to sing praise to God and hear the message, “Another Surprise” from Acts 21:37-22:21.

May 24, 2020 – 15 people were able to attend our service for the first time in the Firehouse since the virus lockdown.  Charles Lutz led our singing and the message “Freedom?” was based on Acts 21:15-36.

May 17, 2020 – 19 people came together to sing praises to our Father and hear the message “Doing God’s Will” from Acts 21:1-14.  Thank you, John and Jeanne, again for allowing us to meet in your garage/workshop.

May 10, 2020 – Mother’s Day 2020 – 24 people gathered once again at John and Jeanne’s to worship and hear the message, “Gate Keeping” from Acts 20:22-38.

May 3, 2020 – 21 of us gathered at John and Jeanne’s (in their huge garage/workshop) for a time of singing and also to hear the message “The Here and Now” from the series, “Bound and Determined” and the scripture for it was Acts 20:1-12.

April 26, 2020 – We gathered in the church’s parking lot for a time of distancing fellowship and singing.  22 people enjoyed each others company (from a distance) and praising God.  It was 55 degrees and a bit breezy.  The message for the week (on the website) was “Time In Ephesus” from Acts 19:1-41 and 20:1-3.

April 19, 2020 – Another Sunday without walls – 26 engagements (phone calls and e-mails) were made to our church where prayer requests and praises were shared.  The message for the week was “An Unforgettable Walk” from Luke 24:13-35

April 12, 2020 – An Easter to remember – 18 of us were able to gather together in our cars for a sunrise service.  Even though it was 19 degrees, we were able to worship our Risen Lord with singing and a responsive reading.

April 5, 2020 – Palm Sunday arrived without us being able to meet as a body, but we were able to communicate with one another by phone and e-mails.  The on-line message was “Two Parades” from Luke 19:29-40.  There were 26 engagements either by telephone or e-mail.

March 29, 2020 – We launched a new series titled “The Main Event” focusing on the days leading up to the cross and the aftermath.  The message was from John 12:1-8 and was titled “Preparation.”  There were 25 engagements again either by telephone or email.

March 22, 2020 – We entered uncharted territory with the suspension of our gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak.  There were 19 engagements, either by telephone or email, during the morning.  Many watched live streams from other churches.  Many prayer requests were shared with one another as the day unfolded.  Even though we were physically disconnected, we continued to be spiritually connected.  God is in control!

March 15, 2020 – 13 people met despite the heightened awareness of the coronavirus and worshiped our God and heard the message, “Be Not Troubled” from Psalm 91; Philippians 4:6-8; Matthew 24:7 and Proverbs 1:7.

March 8, 2020 – 5 people enjoyed a great breakfast and prayer time before church began and were later joined by 13 more to worship God and hear the message, “Early Mother’s Day Special” from Proverbs 31:10-31.

March 1, 2020 – 15 people celebrated the Lord’s Supper and heard a message centered around it from Frank Shelt.

February 23, 2020 – 18 people gathered together to worship and hear the message “Better” from Proverbs.

February 16, 2020 – 19 people worshiped our Lord led by John and Jeanne Bras and then heard the message, “Faith and Trust” from Proverbs.

February 9, 2020 – 9 people joined us for a wonderful breakfast and prayer time with 10 more joining us to worship and hear the message from Proverbs, “Honesty and Integrity.”

February 2, 2020 – Winter has come back for a short stay – 18 people came out on a brisk morning to fellowship and  hear the message from Proverbs, “Relationships.”

January 26, 2020 – This is redundant – Another mild January winter morning – 19 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message “The Power of the Tongue” from Proverbs.

January 19, 2020 – Yet another mild Montana winter morning saw 17 people in attendance to hear the message “Wisdom” from Proverbs 2:1-7.

January 12, 2020 -Another mild Montana winter morning greeted 17 people with a dozen meeting before the service for another great breakfast and prayer time.  “The Fear of the Lord” from Proverbs was the opening message from our new series, “Heavenly Wisdom.”

January 5, 2020 – 2020 got off to a good start with a mild Montana winter morning with 20 people in attendance.  A discussion of “What’s Next” took place about the health of our church and then focused on ensuring the future of WSCC.  This was followed by a delicious potluck luncheon and fellowship.

December 29, 2019 – A rather nice Montana winter morning (light snow and 30 degrees) greeted the 15 people who made it to our last 2019 service.  The concluding message of our “Overwhelming” series focused on looking to Jesus as our antivenom in a venomous world from John 3:1-21; Numbers 21:4-9; Isaiah 5:3-9 and Matthew 27:57-60.

December 22, 2019 – 12 people came out on a ‘warm’ 48 degree December day to worship God and hear the message, “Overwhelming – Virgin Birth” from Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; and Luke 1:26-27, 34.

December 15, 2019 – 12 people attended the service and heard the message “Overwhelming – Bethlehem” from Micah 5:1-2; Matthew 2:1-6 and Luke 2:4-7.

December 8, 2019 – 14 people joined us for a wonderful breakfast and prayer time followed by 3 more who joined us for our worship time and to hear the message “Overwhelming – Betrayal” from Mark 14:26-52.

December 1, 2019- 17 people were in attendance to help light the first candle (Hope) of Advent, participate in the Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Overwhelming – The Nazarene” from Matthew 2:22-23.

November 24, 2019 – 22 people joined together to worship God on a beautiful sunny Montana Fall morning and heard the message, “Overwhelming – The Suffering Servant” from Isaiah 52:14-16; 53:11; and 1 Peter 2:18-25.

November 17, 2019 – 15 people came out on a rainy Montana morning to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Overwhelming – The Healer” from  Isaiah 35: 1-6; Matthew 11:1-5; Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24.

November 16, 2019 – About 65 people enjoyed our 7th annual community Thanksgiving dinner on a beautiful sunny Montana fall day.  In addition, about 10 dinners were sent out into the community for those who were unable to attend.  We could not have hosted this event without the help of our wonderful volunteers led by April Wood – Alma Wood, John and Jeannie Bras, Sonya Engbretson, Ann Murphy, Linda Kittle and Darline Hoyt.  Thank you so much for cooking the turkeys, dressings, and pies along with serving the delicious meal. Also, thanks to those who donated turkeys – Jim and Jan Phillips, Ann Murphy, Gene and Sylvia DeCamp and Ron and Marilyn Roberts.

107 pounds of canned goods and staples along with $194.60 in donations (to be matched by Town Pump) were donated for the Loaves and Fish food bank in Polson by those who attended.

November 10, 2019 – 12 people joined us for a wonderful prayer breakfast honoring our veterans and later 3 more joined us for the worship time and to hear the message, “Overwhelming – The Forerunner” from Isaiah 40:3-5; Luke 1:76-80, 3:1-6 and 7:27-28.

November 3, 2019 – 17 people observed the Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Overwhelming – Prince of Peace” from Isaiah 9:6 and John 14:25-27.

October 27, 2019 – 13 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Overwhelming – Forsaken” from Psalm 22:1-18; Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23:34-36; and John 19:24-34.

October 20, 2019 – 11 people came out to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Overwhelming – Descendant of David” from 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 1:32-33.

October 13, 2019 – 12 people joined together for a wonderful prayer breakfast with 7 more joining us for a special time of David and Tammy Rosenbrock sharing their ministry in the Elmo area.

October 6, 2019 – A beautiful Montana Fall day was on hand to welcome 17 people who worshiped our Lord and heard the beginning message of our new series on the prophecies of Jesus found in the Old Testament.  The message was entitled, “Overwhelming – Seed of Woman” from Genesis 3:15 and Galatians 4:4.” 

September 29, 2019 – 15 people braved a winter-like day to worship God and hear the message, “The Lord’s Prayer – Part 4” from Matthew 6:9-13.

September 23, 2019 – 23 people raised the roof with their singing and heard the message, “The Lord’s Prayer – Part 3” from Matthew 6:9-13.

September 15, 2019 – 19 people had a great time of singing and worshiping our Lord.  The message, “The Lord’s Prayer – Part 2” was based on Luke 11:1-4.

September 8, 2019 – We celebrated our 6th anniversary as a church at the Big Arm State Park.  A great time of worship, testimonies, food, and fellowship were had by the 18 people who attended.  Special thanks go to April for coordinating the event, LaVerna for providing extra tables and chairs along with a tent and John for leading us in our worship time.  And of course, thanks go to all those who prepared food for the event.

September 1, 2019 – 19 people joined together to worship our Lord and hear the message, “The Lord’s Prayer” from Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4.

August 25, 2019 – Another beautiful Montana summer morning greeted 19 people who praised God in song and worship and heard the message, “Reconciliation” from 2 Corinthians 5:15-21.

August 18, 2019 – 22 people came together to worship and hear the message, “Crazy?” from 2 Corinthians 5:11-15.

August 11, 2019 – A beautiful morning was on hand as 12 people joined together for a wonderful breakfast and prayer time prior to the service.  2 more people joined us for the time of worship and to hear the message, “Waiting Time” from 2 Corinthians 5:1-10.

August 4, 2019 – A ‘toasty’ morning saw 16 people in attendance to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “When The Going Gets Tough” from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.

July 28, 2019 – A warm Montana morning greeted the 16 people who were in attendance to hear the message, “The Treasure In Clay Jars” from 2 Corinthians 4:7-15.

July 21, 2019 – 13 people were in attendance to enjoy a time of worship and hear the message, “Christ On Display” from 2 Corinthians 4:1-6.

July 14, 2019 – 13 people enjoyed breakfast and prayed together before the service began with another 8 joining us to worship the Lord and hear the message, “Freedom In Christ” from 2 Corinthians 3:7-18.

July 7, 2019 –  Beautiful summer weather was on hand as 20 people were in attendance to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Competency” from 2 Corinthians 3:1-6.

June 30, 2019 – 22 people showed up to enjoy the presence of the Lord and hear the message, “Essential Fragrance” from 2 Corinthians 2:12-17.

June 23, 2019 – 13 people joined together to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Forgiveness and Restoration” from 2 Corinthians 2:5-11.

June 16, 2019 – A beautiful end of spring day greeted the 17 people who were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Clearing Up Misunderstandings” from 2 Corinthians 1:12-24 and 2:1-4.

June 9, 2019 – 13 people were in attendance to worship God and hear the message, “Death Sentence = Life Sentence” from 2 Corinthians 1:8-11.

June 2, 2019 – 18 people came out on a beautiful summer-like morning to sing praises and hear the beginning message from the new 13 week series from 2 Corinthians – “The Real Deal” from 2 Corinthians 1:1-7.

May 26, 2019 – 13 people attended WSCC to worship our Lord and hear the message, “The Aftermath” from Genesis 11;1-8.

May 19, 2019 – 19 people joined us on a cool windy morning to sing praises, pray and hear the message, “God’s Faithfulness” from Genesis 8:1-22.

May 12, 2019 – Yet another great prayer breakfast before church.  12 people enjoyed a delicious breakfast and were later joined by 5 more to hear the message, “A Global Catastrophe” from Genesis 7:1-24.

May 5, 2019 – An overcast morning greeted 22 people who celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Salvation Thru Judgment” from Genesis 6:1-13.

April 28, 2019 – A touch of winter with a dusting of snow showed up along with 21 people who worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Death Comes” from Genesis 4:1-16.

April 21, 2019 – A beautiful Easter morning saw 18 people in attendance.  The main focus was a celebration and appreciation of the Resurrection of Jesus with a reading of chapter 24 of the book of Luke.  “If He couldn’t, we can’t.  But He could, so we can!”

April 14, 2019 – A soggy drippy morning greeted 19 people who worshiped our Lord on Palm Sunday and heard the message about the number of changes that Jesus instituted during the Passover Supper (the Last Supper) by our guest speaker, Frank Shelt.  Prior to our service, 13 people attended a great prayer breakfast.

April 7, 2019 – 16 people attended WSCC on a slightly rainy morning and heard the final message of the “Unbreakable” series entitled “Position” from Ephesians 1:1-23 and 2:1-10.

March 31, 2019 – 20 people were able to join together on another beautiful spring day to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Provision” from Genesis 22:1-14

March 24, 2019 – A beautiful spring day saw 18 people coming through the door to worship and hear the message, “Persecution” from 2 Timothy 3:10-13.

March 17, 2019 – An almost spring morning greeted 16 people who worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Preservation” from John 10:22-30.

March 10, 2019 – 14 people joined together for a wonderful prayer breakfast before the service began and then 2 more joined us for the worship and message time where they heard the message, “Protection” from Psalm 91:1-3.

March 3, 2019 – A record-setting low temperature (-1 degrees) for the gathering of our church saw 13 brave people in attendance to celebrate the Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Presence” from Matthew 28:19-20; 1 John 4:13-16 and Psalm 139:7-10.

February 24, 2019 – 12 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “The Choice” from chapter 3 of Genesis.

February 17, 2019 – Another snowy and chilly morning greeted 12 people who worshiped together and heard the message, ” Creation – Day 7″ from Genesis 2:1-3.

February 10, 2019 – 10 people braved a very chilly morning (2 degrees above zero) to attend our service.  We had a great time of singing plus we heard the message “Creation – Day 3-6 from Genesis 1:14-31.

February 3, 2019 – Our church service was canceled due to blowing snow and frigid temps.

January 27, 2019 – 15 people were on hand to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Genesis – Day 1 to Day 3 from Genesis 1:1-13.

January 20, 2019 – 17 people gathered in God’s house to worship Him and hear the message “In The Beginning” from Genesis 1:1.

January 13, 2019 – 18 people joined together to worship God – the creator of everything – and heard the opening message of the Genesis series, “Origins!”  Prior to the service, 8 people enjoyed a hearty breakfast, fellowship and prayer time for our nation as well as personal requests.

January 6, 2019 – Another mild morning was on hand as 16 people gathered together to worship, observe The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “True Happiness” from Galatians 5:22-23.

December 30, 2018 – A fairly mild Montana December morning greeted 12 worshipers who heard the message, “The Christmas Story And The Magi” from Matthew 2:1-12.

December 23, 2018 – 17 people gathered together to sing Christmas songs and hear the message, “The Christmas Story And The Stable” from Luke 2:1-7.

December 16, 2018 – 11 people came out to worship our Lord and hear the final message of the Proximity series, “Jesus and the Harvest” from Matthew 9:35-38.

December 9, 2018 – 13 people were in attendance to hear the message, “Jesus Heals Two Blind Men And A Mute” from Matthew 9:27-34.  In addition, we had a wonderful prayer breakfast before the service began.  Great waffles and fellowship!

December 2, 2018 – The Christmas season began with 12 people attending and hearing the message, “Jesus Heals A Woman And Restores A Girl” from Matthew 9:18-26.

November 25, 2018 – 11 people attended and heard the message, “Jesus Answers A Question” from Matthew 9:14-17.

November 18, 2018 – 16 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Jesus Calls Matthew” from Matthew 9:9-13.  There was a breakfast and prayer time before church that was well attended.  We enjoyed a time of fellowship and also great food!

November 11, 2018 – Veteran’s Day greeted 19 people who praised our Lord and heard the message, “Jesus Heals The Paralytic” from Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26.

November 10, 2018 – Our 6th Annual  Community Thanksgiving Dinner was again a huge success.  A bright sunshiny day was on hand as 81 delicious meals were served to members of the community.  Over 160 lbs of canned goods were donated along with $125 (Town Pump will match that amount) to be delivered to the food bank in Polson.  We could not have done it without our great group of volunteers – Jill, Sonya, Jeff, Nancy, Bonnie, Gene, Sylvia, Linda, Ann, Lena, LaVerna, Darline, John and Jeanie along with donated turkeys from Jan, Ron, Gene, and Sylvia.

November 4, 2018 – A rather windy morning greeted 13 people who worshiped God and heard the message, “Jesus Deals With Demons” from Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39.

October 28, 2018 – A rainy morning found 15 people worshiping our Lord and hearing the message, “The Cost of Following Jesus” from Matthew 8:18-22 and Luke 9:57-62.

October 21, 2018 – 14 people were in attendance and heard the message, “Jesus and Peter’s Mother-in-law” from Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:21-34; Luke 4:31-41 and Isaiah 53:4/

October 14, 2018 – An even crisper Fall day greeted 12 people who worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Jesus and the Centurion” from Matthew 8:5-13 and Luke 7:1-10.  In addition, there was a wonderful breakfast and prayer time prior to the service.

October 7, 2018 – Another crisp Fall day saw 16 people attending to worship and heard the message, “Jesus and the Leper” from Matthew 8:1-4.

September 30, 2018 – 9 people were in attendance to hear the message, “The Holy Spirit – Part 4” from Judges 14;5-6; Romans 8:26-27 and Luke 2:25-38.

September 23, 2018 – The beginning of Fall greeted 11 people who worshiped God and heard the message, “The Holy Spirit – Part 3” from Acts 10 and Judges 15.

September 16, 2018 – 14 people gathered together to worship and hear the message, “The Holy Spirit – Part 2 from John 16:7

September 9, 2018 – It is hard to imagine that the past five years have gone by so quickly.  Gorgeous weather greeted 30 of us who celebrated West Shore’s 5th year anniversary at the Big Arm State Park in place of our regular Sunday service.  Great food and great fellowship.  Thanks to John Bras leading us in our worship time.

September 2, 2018 – Another beautiful Montana early fall morning brought 14 people together to worship and hear the first message of the mini-series entitled “The Holy Spirit – Part 1” that included numerous scriptures to show that the Holy Spirit is a He and not an ‘it.’

August 26, 2018 – 10 people gathered together to worship God and hear the message, “Parting Company” from Acts 15:35-41.

August 19, 2018 – A pleasant Montana morning was in store for the 15 people who attended and heard the message, “A Dispute” from Acts 15:1-35.

August 12, 2018 – A cooler morning greeted the 16 people who worshiped and heard the message, “Beaten – But Not Broken” from Acts 14:1-28.

August 5, 2018 – 18 people were in attendance to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and to hear the message, “Mixed Responses” from Acts 13:13-52.

July 29, 2018 – A total of 14 worshiped God and heard the message, “Church Planting” from Acts 13:1-12.

July 22, 2018 – Another beautiful Montana summer day found 14 people who came to worship God and hear the message, “Don’t Be Surprised With What God Can Do” from Acts 12:1-25.

July 15, 2018 –  A rather ‘toasty’ morning greeted the 14 people in attendance who gathered together to worship and hear the message, “Antioch – Breaking Down Walls” from Acts 11:19-30.

July 8, 2018 – 11 people joined together to worship and hear the message, “Two Visions – The Conclusion of the Story” from Acts 11:1-18.

July 1, 2018 –  12 people were in attendance to celebrate the Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Two Visions – Almost the Rest of the Story” from Acts 10:17-48.

June 24, 2018 – 13 people attended on a beautiful Montana Sunday morning to worship and hear the message, “Two Visions” from Acts 10:1-20.

June 17, 2018 – 12 people gathered together to worship God and hear the message, “Hopelessness Becomes Hope and Death Becomes Life” from Acts 9:32-34.

June 10, 2018 – A rainy morning saw 13 people in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Holding the Rope for Others” from Acts 9:20-31.

June 3, 2018 – A beautiful Montana morning greeted 15 people who gathered together to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the opening message of our new series from the book of Acts entitled, “The Impossible Becomes The Possible” from Acts 9:1-19.

May 27, 2018 – 9 people joined together to worship God and hear the message, “King Josiah’s Death and His Legacy” from 2 Kings 23:24-30 and 2 Chronicles 35:20-27.

May 20, 2018 – We had 12 people attending on another beautiful morning.  The message was entitled, “The Passover Is No Longer ‘Passed Over'” from 2 Kings 23:21-23 and 2 Chronicles 35:1-19.

May 13, 2018 – 8 were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “King Josiah and Spiritual Renewal” from 2 Kings 23:1-3 and 2 Chronicles 34:29-33.

May 6, 2018 – Another fantastic Montana Spring morning found 14 people in attendance.  The morning message was “King Josiah and Judgment Foretold” from 2 Kings 22:14-20 and 2 Chronicles 34:22-28.

April 29, 2018 – 12 people ventured forth on a damp morning to worship together and hear the message, “King Josiah and Finding God’s Word” from 2 Kings 22:8-13 and 2 Chronicles 34:14-21.

April 22, 2018 – A beautiful Montana Spring day greeted 16 people who ventured forth to praise our Lord and Savior and hear the message, Josiah and Temple Repairs” from 2 Kings 22:3-7 and 2 Chronicles 34:8-13.

April 15, 2018 – 12 people came out to fellowship together and hear the message, “Josiah and Religious Reforms” from  2 Chronicles 34:3-7; 2 Kings 23:4-20 and Romans 12:9-11.

April 8, 2018 – A somewhat Spring morning greeted 13 people who were in attendance to worship and hear the opening message from the new 8 week series about King Josiah.  The message, “Josiah – Reign & Responsibility of Royalty” from 2 Kings 22:1-2 and 2 Chronicles 34:1-2, 5.

April 1, 2018 – 11 people attended Easter service and observed The Lord’s Supper remembering what He did for us.  The title of the message was “What If There Had Been No Easter?” from 1 Corinthians 15:12-19.

March 25, 2018 – 10 people were in attendance to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Palm Sunday – Two Parades” from Luke 19:29-40 followed by a delicious meal and great fellowship.

March 18, 2018 – A nice end of winter morning greeted 9 people as they worshiped together and heard the concluding message from the “Being Fruitful” series, entitled “Being Fruitful In Family Life” from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:19-27.

March 11, 2018 – 12 attended the service to worship God and hear the message, “Being Fruitful In Service” from 1 Corinthians 12:12-26.

March 4, 2018 – 9 people gathered to worship and hear Frank Shelt’s message, “Being Fruitful By Being Righteous” from Galatians 6:1-5.

February 25, 2018 – 7 people were on hand to hear Frank Shelt bring the message, “Being Fruitful In Investing In Others”  from 1 Timothy 1:1-2.

February 18, 2018 – Service was canceled due to wind and snow.  “Being Fruitful In Service” is rescheduled for 3-11-18.

February 11, 2018 – 11 people came out on a very chilly 11-degree morning to worship our Lord and Savior and to hear the message, “Being Fruitful By Giving” from Leviticus 27:30-34 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-7. 

February 4, 2018 – A damp morning greeted 13 people who worshiped together, observed the Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Being Fruitful In Our Witness” from Acts 4:5-12.

January 28, 2018 – 9 people were able to gather to worship and hear the message, “Being Fruitful By Our Prayer Life” from Daniel, chapter 6 with the focus on verse 10.

January 21, 2018 – 13 people joined together to worship God and hear the message, “Being Fruitful By Being Nurtured” from Psalm 1.

January 14, 2018 – 11 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Being Fruitful in Bible Knowledge” from Psalm 119 and Ezra 7:1-10.

January 7, 2018 – A very icy parking lot greeted 19 brave people to begin the new year.  They worshiped and celebrated The Lord’s Supper and then heard the first message from our new series “FRUITFUL” “Stay Connected To The Vine” from John 15:1-8.

December 31, 2017 – 12 people helped ring out the old year by worshiping and hearing the last message of our “To Be Continued” series entitled “Lonely, Disappointed, Angry, Grateful, Confident and Adois” from 2 Timothy 4:9-22.

December 24, 2017 – A very chilly morning greeted 13 people who worshiped by singing numerous Christmas carols and then reading the Christmas Story from the first 2 chapters of Matthew and Luke.

December 17, 2017 – A chilly morning saw 15 people come out to worship and hear the message, “The Marathon Person!” from 2 Timothy 4:6-8.

December 10, 2017 – 15 were in attendance to celebrate the second Sunday of Advent and to hear the message, “Proclaim With Persistence And Patience” from 2 Timothy 4:1-5.

December 3, 2017 –  Here we are already in December.  A brisk Montana morning found 13 people in attendance.  We had a time of worshiping and observing “The Lord’s Supper.”  In addition, the message of the morning was “Equipped” from 2 Timothy 3:10-17.

November 26, 2017 – Another beautiful day greeted the 13 people who were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Difficult Times Ahead” from 2 Timothy 3:1-9.

November 19, 2017 – A very nice sunny day was in store for the 15 people who joined together to worship God and hear the message, “Sanctified And Useful” from 2 Timothy 2:20-26.

November 18, 2017 – Our 5th annual community Thanksgiving dinner provided about 75 delicious meals to our local community members.  A big thank you to the many volunteers (Jill, Mariana, Ann, Nancy, Jeff, Darline, Alma, April, Sherry, LaVerna, Sonya, Jeannie, Linda, and Daniel) who set up, decorated, cooked, served and reset the room.  

November 12, 2017 – 14 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “A Wise and Focused Witness” from 2 Timothy 2:14-19.

November 5, 2017 – 16 people braved the snowy weather to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Mission and Message” from 2 Timothy 2:8-13.

October 29, 2017 – A beautiful crisp morning brought 13 people together to worship and hear the message, “Legacy of Mentoring” from 2 Timothy 2:1-7.

October 22, 2017 – A cool and rainy Montana morning greeted  11 people who joined together in prayer and worship and heard the message, “Guarding the Truth” from 2 Timothy 1:13-18.

October 15, 2017 – 13 people joined together to worship our Lord and hear the message “Keep On Blazing” from our new series, “To Be Continued” beginning with 2 Timothy 1:1-12.

October 8, 2017 – 12 people were in attendance and heard the last part of the message from last Sunday, “Spiritual Armor – Part 4” from verse 18 of Ephesians, chapter 6.  New series, “To Be Continued….” was delayed because we did not want to skip over the importance of prayer in being ‘armored up’ for spiritual warfare.

October 1, 2017 – A cool morning greeted 16 people who joined together for worship and to hear the message, “Spiritual Armor – Part 4” from Ephesians 6:17-18.

September 24, 2017 – Another beautiful morning with 14 people in attendance who came to worship and hear the message, “Spiritual Armor – Part 3” from Ephesians 6:15-16.

September 17, 2017 – 15 people came out on a beautiful morning to worship and hear the message, “Spiritual Armor – Part 2” from Ephesians 6:14.

September 10, 2017 –  A little less smoky day was in store for the 14 people who were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Spiritual Armor – Part 1” from Ephesians 6:10-13.

September 3, 2017 –  A smoky filled sky greeted 11 people who worshiped our Lord and heard the message, “Spiritual Warfare – Know Your Adversary” from 1 Peter 5:8-9.

August 27, 2017 – A beautiful Montana Sunday morning greeted 15 people who came out to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Be Alert and Stand Fast” from 1 Peter 5:8-14.  This was the final sermon of the 19-week series “Resolute” from the letter of 1 Peter.

August 20, 2017 – 12 people were in attendance to worship our Lord and hear the message, “God Cares For You” from 1 Peter 5:6-7.

August 13, 2017 – 1 child was baptized at the Big Arm State Park (3 more baptisms are scheduled for Friday, September 1 at 3 p.m. at the park) followed by 19 people enjoying a time of fellowship and lunch in celebration of our four-year anniversary as a church.

August 6, 2017 – 9 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Suffering Well” from 1 Peter 4:12-19.

July 30, 2017 – Yet another warm morning greeted 15 people including 5 children as they worshiped together and heard the message, “Time is of the Essence” from 1 Peter 4:7-11.

July 23, 2017 – 16 people including 3 children were greeted by another warm Montana morning and heard the message, “Resolute Living” from 1 Peter 4:1-6.

July 16, 2017 – 11 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Second Chance?” from 1 Peter 3:18-22.

July 9, 2017 – A rather warm morning greeted the 20 people, including 6 children for our worship time and to hear the message, “Undeserved Suffering” from 1 Peter 3:13-17.

July 2, 2017 – 10 people joined together to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message, “Navigating The Roundabouts of Life”  from 1 Peter 3:8-12.

June 25, 2017 – A bright sunny day greeted 14 attendees including 3 children.  The message was from 1 Peter 3:7 entitled “Investment Tips In Growing Relationships.”

June 18, 2017 – 8 people, including 2 children joined together to worship our Lord and hear the message, “Living A Beautiful Life” from 1 Peter 3:1-4.

June 11, 2017 – 11 people enjoyed a gorgeous Montana Sunday morning as they worshiped together and heard the message, “Follow In His Steps” from 1 Peter 2:21-25.

June 4, 2017 – 14 people including 3 children celebrated “The Lord’s Supper” and heard the message, “Doing The Right Thing” from 1 Peter 2:11-20.

May 28, 2017 – 13 people joined together for praise and worship on another beautiful Montana morning and heard the message “Living Stones” from 1 Peter 2:4-10.

May 21, 2017 – 14 people, including 3 children met on a gorgeous sunny morning to worship and hear the message, “The Truth In Love” from 1 Peter 1:22-25 and 2:1-3.

May 14, 2017 – 13 people, including 3 children gathered to worship and hear the message, “A Call To Fear God” from      1 Peter 1:17-21.

May 7, 2017 – 8 people gathered together on a rainy morning to celebrate The Lord’s Supper and hear the message “A Call To Holy Living” from 1 Peter 1:13-16.

April 30, 2017 – 11 people made up our gathering to worship and hear the message, “Privileged” from 1 Peter 1:10-12.

April 23, 2017 – 7 people were in attendance to praise and worship our Lord and to hear the message, “Real Hope Through Trials” from 1 Peter 1:1-9.

April 16, 2017 – A beautiful Easter morning greeted the 11 attendees to praise our risen Lord and hear the message, “Joy” from Matthew 28:1-10.

April 9, 2017 – 8 people joined together to hear two messages – first a Psalm Sunday message and then the final message from the 14-week series “Journey With Jesus.”  The title of that message was “Praise for His Redemption and Wisdom” from Psalm 111:9-10.  A time of fellowship followed with great food.

April 2, 2017 – A rainy – windy – then sunshiny day greeted 16 people, including 6 children who celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Praise for His Truth and Justice” from Psalm 111:7-8.

March 26, 2017 – 9 people enjoyed another beautiful Spring morning by worshiping and hearing the message “Praise for His Provision and Power” from Psalm 111:5-6.

March 19, 2017 – 9 people came together on beautiful almost Spring morning to worship our God and hear the message, “Whole Hearted Worship” from Psalm 111:1-4.

March 12, 2017 – 10 people, including 3 children were in attendance to hear the message, “The Only Way” from Acts 4:8-13.

March 5, 2017 – 12 people, including 3 children ventured forth on a snowy morning to worship God and hear Frank’s message, “How Do I Go?” from 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
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February 26, 2017 – 7 people came out to worship and hear the message, “He Alone Is Worthy” from Revelation 5:8-14.

February 19, 2017 – 11 people, including 4 children enjoyed a time of worship and heard the message, “Don’t Worry – Be Hopeful” from Matthew 6:25-34.

February 12, 2017 – 12 people, including 4 children came together on a beautiful sunshiny morning to worship together and hear the message, “Prayer” from Matthew 6:5-15.

February 5, 2017 – 8 people were in attendance to hear the message, “Doing the Right Thing in the Right Way” from Matthew 6:1-4.

January 29, 2017 – 12 people joined together to worship our Lord and hear the message, “You Have Heard It Was Said…But I Tell You….Part 2 from Matthew 5:38-48.

January 22, 2017 – 15 people, including 3 children had a good time worshiping our Lord and hearing the message, “You Have Heard It Was Said…But I Tell You….Part 1” from Matthew 5:20-37.
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January 15, 2017 – 7 people were in attendance to hear the message, “Give the World a Taste and Glimpse of Jesus” from Matthew 5:1-16.

January 8, 2017 – 10 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Pay Attention” from Matthew 7:13-29.
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January 1, 2017 – Happy New Year!……Church service was canceled due to blowing snow and bad road conditions.
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December 25. 2016 – 10 people braved a snowy morning to celebrate the birth of our Savior and heard the message, “You Are The Reason There’s A Season” from Mark 1:1-8.

December 18, 2016 – 8 people were in attendance to observe the fourth Sunday of Advent (Love) and heard the message, “The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus” from Mark 1:9-13.

December 11, 2016 – 11 people gathered together to observe the third Sunday of Advent (Joy) and heard the message, “It’s Gardening Time” (the parable of the sower) from Mark 4:1-20.

December 4, 2016 – 9 people observed the second Sunday of Advent (Peace) and shared “The Lord’s Supper” along with hearing the message. “Calming the Storm” from Mark 4:35-41.

November 27, 2016 – 10 people observed the first Sunday of Advent (Hope) and enjoyed a time of worship and heard the message, “Fish, Loaves and Water” from Mark 6:30–51 and 8:1-10.

November 20, 2016 – 11 people were in attendance to praise our Lord and hear the message, “Bad News – Good News” from Mark 8:31-33, 9:30-32 and 10:32-34.

November 19, 2016 – Approximately 85 thanksgiving meals were served to people in our community.  It was a great time of fellowship with delicious food.  A big thank you to Jill, Sonya, Darline, Jeff, Jan, Reg, Kaye, Kristin, Bonnie, Ann, Gillian, Larry and Joanie for preparing food, serving, decorating, setting up and taking down.  It was once again an amazing display of planning, coordination, and cooperation.
 
November 13, 2016 – 14 people worshiped together and heard the message, “The Triumphal Entry and Cleansing the Temple” from Mark 11:1-11 and 15-19.

November 6, 2016 – 11 people participated in The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “The Last Supper” from Mark 14:12-26.

October 30, 2016 – 10 people gathered together to hear the message, “Denied By Friends” from Mark 14:27-42 and 14:66-72.  A delicious lunch was shared by everyone after the service in honor of Lee and Sonya and their service to the church.

October 23, 2016 – 12 people once again joined together for praise and worship and heard the message, “Betrayal, Arrest, Trial” from Mark 14:43-15 and 15:1-20.

October 16, 2016 – 12 people were in attendance to worship our Lord and Savior and hear the message, “Paid In Full” from Mark 15:21-41 and John 19:30.

October 9, 2016 – 6 people raised their voices in worship to God and heard the message, “He Is Risen!” from Mark 15:42-16:8.

October 2, 2016 – 10 people celebrated  The Lord’s Supper and heard the first message from the Mark series entitled, “Mission Accomplished” from Mark 16:8-20.

September 25, 2016 – 14 people heard the last message from “Promises” from Micah 4:1-8.

September 18, 2016 – 16 people enjoyed a time of worship led by Matt Aznoe.  In addition, they heard the second message from “Promises” from Genesis 22:1-14.

September 11, 2016 – 13 people heard the first message of the three-week series, “Promises” from Genesis 8 and 9.

September 4, 2016 – 15 people celebrated the Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Hezekiah – The Deliverer” from chapter 32 of 2 Chronicles.  After the service, over 50 people joined together in celebrating Ross and Darline Hoyt’s 50th wedding anniversary.

August 28, 2016 – 13 people heard the message, “Hezekiah – The Rebuilder” from chapter 31 of 2 Chronicles.

August 21, 2016 – 22 people joined together in worship and heard the message, “Jesus – The Ultimate Mediator”
from 1 Timothy 2:5 and also enjoyed a great meal and each others company in celebrating our church’s third anniversary.

August 14, 2016 – 13 people were in attendance on another beautiful Montana morning to hear the message, “Hezekiah – The Intercessor” from 2 Chronicles 30:16-21.

August 7, 2016 – 14 people made their way to worship and celebration of the Lord’s Supper.  The message for the morning was “A Uniter” from 2 Chronicles 30:1-15.

July 31, 2016 – 10 people joined together on a windy morning to worship God and hear the message, “The Worship Change Agent” from 2 Chronicles 29:20-36.
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July 24, 2016 – 9 people came out on a beautiful Montana Sunday morning to hear the message, “Making Judah Great Again – First Things First” from 2 Kings 18:1-6 and 2 Chronicles 29:1-11.
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July 17, 2016 – 12 people heard the opening message from the 8 week series on the life and reign of King Hezekiah entitled “The Ripple Effect – Trust that leads to Transformation.”  The message was entitled, “The Overcomer and the Reformer” from 2 Kings 16:1-4, 18:1-6 and 2 Chronicles 28:1-4, 29:1-11.

July 10, 2016 – 18 people worshiped together and heard Jason and Jessica Edwards and their children deliver a message entitled, “Immersed In The Spirit Of The Law.”
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July 3, 2016 – 12 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the concluding message “Carry One Another’s Burdens” from Galatians 6:1-18 from the series, “Jailbreak – Freedom to live for Him.”

June 26, 2016 – 17 people plus 1 dog heard Frank bring the message “Choices” from Galatians 5:16-26.

June 19, 2016 – 11 people heard the message “Our Only Source of Freedom” from Galatians 5:1-15.
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June 12, 2016 – 13 people were in attendance to worship God and hear the message “Are You Living In Freedom?” from Galatians 4:21-31.

June 5,  2016 – 29 people celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message from Galatians 4:8-20, “No Turning Back.”

May 29, 2016 – 19 people came together on a beautiful Montana morning to worship and hear the message, “A Certain Inheritance” from Galatians 3:27-29 and 4:1-7.
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May 22, 2016 – A windy and wet day greeted 16 people who heard the message “If Grace, then why the Law?” from Galatians 3:19-26.

May 15, 2016 – 20 people gathered together to worship God and hear the message from Galatians 3:10-18 entitled “The Curse and the Promise.”
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May 8, 2016 – A beautiful Mother’s Day brought together 13 people to hear the message “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” from Galatians 3:1-9.

May 1, 2016 – A bright sunshiny day greeted the 16 people in attendance.  They celebrated The Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “What Matters” from Galatians 2:11-24.

April 24, 2016 – A rainy day greeted  9 people as they came together to worship God and hear the message, “What If? from Galatians 2:1-10.
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April 17, 2016 – 16 people were in attendance on a beautiful sunny Montana Sunday morning to hear the message,     “But When God” from Galatians 1:10-24.

April 10, 2016 – 8 people gathered together to worship God and hear the message, “The Gospel of Grace” from Galatians 1:1-9.

April 3, 2016 – 13 people celebrated “The Lord’s Supper” and heard Frank’s message, “Why Should We Trust The Bible?”

March 27, 2016 – 12 people celebrated Resurrection Sunday.  The message was from John 20:1-30 and 1 Corinthians 15: 1-58.

March 26, 2016 – 27 people enjoyed a delicious Easter dinner.  This was a dinner for the community.  Special thanks go to all those who helped make it a success – Ann, Jill, Jeff, Darline, Lana, Joanie, and Sonya.

March 20, 2016 – 15 people praised God and heard the message, “Palm Sunday and the Day After” from Mark 11:1-19.

March 13, 2016 – 10 people fellowshipped and heard the message, “The Power of Prayer” from Ephesians 6:18-20. 

March 6, 2016 – 14 people shared time together of song and heard the message “Anchored” from 2Timothy 3:10-17.     In addition, The Lord’s Supper was observed.
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February 28, 2016 – 13 people came together to worship and hear the message “Apologetics 101” from 1 Peter 3:13-17.

February 21, 2016 – 19 people heard the message, “Share Globally” from Acts 1:1-9 and then had a great time of fellowship and good food after church.

February 14, 2016 – 16 people were on hand to worship together and hear the message, “Share Locally” from 2 Peter 4:1-5.

February 7, 2016 – A bright sunshiny morning greeted 13 people who observed “The Lord’s Supper” and heard the message, “Living In Holiness” from John 14:15-26.

January 31, 2016 – 14 people joined together for worship and heard the message, “The Church” from Acts 4:32-35.
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January 24, 2016 -16 people were in attendance to hear the message, “Baptism” from Matthew 28:18-20 and             Romans 6:1-11.

January 17, 2016 – 13 people heard the message, “Assurance” from Romans 8:31-39.

January 10, 2016 – 11 people worshiped our Lord and heard the message about the Holy Spirit, “Better to have the Holy Spirit in you than Jesus beside you?”

January 3, 2016 – 24 people came together on a ‘crisp’ morning to hear Jason Edward’s message “A Mountain of Promise, An Unlikely Place, Getting to See Him” from Micah 4:1-5, 5:205 and John 1:14-18.

December 27, 2015 – 9 people were in attendance to worship and hear the message, “Step Out Of The Blur” from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28.

December 20, 2015 – 19 people heard Frank bring the message, “Who Is This Jesus?”  The scriptures for it ranged from Luke 1:26-38 to Matthew 1:18-25 to Isaiah 53.

December 13, 2015 – 19 people worshiped together and heard the message “Wake Up, Clean Up, Dress Up” from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.  The candle of Joy was lighted as we celebrated the third Sunday of Advent.

December 6, 2015 – 11 people observed the Lord’s Supper and heard the message, “Graveside Grace” from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.  The candle of Peace was lighted as we celebrated the second Sunday of Advent.

November 29, 2015 – A chilly morning greeted 17 people as they worshiped and heard the message, “Love is the Key” from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12.  The candle of Expectation was lighted as we celebrated the first Sunday of Advent.

November 22, 2015 – 17 people were in attendance to worship God and hear the message, “Blameless” from 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13.

November 21, 2015 – Approximately 90 thanksgiving meals were served to people in our community.  It was a great time of fellowship with delicious food.  A big thank you to Sonya, Nita, Jill, Darline, Marina, Jeff, Nancy, Jim, Jane, Lana, Leeanne, Jan, Erika and Joanie for preparing food, serving, decorating, setting up and taking down.  It was an amazing display of planning, coordination, and cooperation.  

November 15, 2015 – 13 people heard the message from our series, “Newsflash”

January 2014 – November 8, 2015 – Missing 

December 29, 2013 – We closed the year with 19 people attending  (8 first time visitors).  A West Shore ‘report card’ was given (average attendance since the church began in August was 22) and then there was a discussion of our ‘vision’ for 2014 and beyond.

December 22, 2013 – Great day sharing the birth of Saviour with 20 people along with a special potluck fellowship following the service.

December 15, 2013 – 12 people joined together to worship and the hear the conclusion of the Romans series from chapters 6, 7 and 8 (Grace = Good News).

December 8, 2013 – 16 hardy people (zero degree weather) showed up for worship (led by Sophia Sisler singing 3 Christmas carols) and to hear the fourth part of the Romans series from chapters 3 and 4 along with chapter 11 of Hebrews.

December 1, 2013 – 15 people came to worship and hear the third part of the Romans series from chapter 2 on a rainy morning.

November 24, 2013 – 18 people joined us despite a chilly morning to hear Lee bring the second part of the Romans series from chapter 1.

November 23, 2013 – 60 people joined together for our first community-wide Thanksgiving dinner.  The food was delicious and everyone had a good time visiting with one another.  Many thanks go to Sonya’s team who did the set-up, cooking and clean-up:  Ross and Darline, Jeff and Nancy, Joanie, Leanna, Penny, Marina, Bob and Lana, Jim and Jan and Tom and Laverna.

November 17, 2013 – 18 people dodged some snowflakes to join us for Frank’s message from the first chapter of Romans.  It was the beginning of our Romans series entitled “Without Excuse…Both them and us!”

November 10, 2013 – 19 people came out on a rainy morning to hear the message from Psalm 25:16-22 dealing with God’s integrity and our integrity.

November 3, 2013 – 10 people braved a little bit of snow and heard the third message from the four-part series of Psalm 25:10-15.

October 27, 2013 – 14 people heard Lee’s message from Psalm 25:8-15.

October 20, 2013 – 20 people heard Frank’s encouraging message from Psalm 25:1-7.

October 13, 2013 – 22 people met together to worship and hear the final message of the I AM series.  The title of the message was “I AM the Alpha and Omega” from Revelation 21 and 22.

October 6, 2013 – 26 people joined together to hear Frank’s message “I AM One who Serves.”  We also observed our first Lord’s Supper.  The message provided encouragement for us to also serve one another.

September 29, 2013 – 27 people braved the cool and rainy weather to join together for worship and the hear the message “Before Abraham…..I AM” brought to us by Daniel Lambert, senior pastor from our sponsoring church, Easthaven Baptist Church in Kalispell.  The message helped expand our appreciation of the greatness of our Lord, Jesus.

September 22, 2013 – 17 people were on hand to worship and hear the message “I AM the True Vine” found in John 15.  Staying connected to the vine (Jesus) through prayer, reading and studying the Bible on a daily basis is primary in our spiritual growth and daily walk with Him.

September 15, 2013 – 30 people joined us for worship and hear the message “I AM Teacher and Lord.”  Our mission, therefore, is to pass on to others what the Bible and Holy Spirit have taught us and continues to teach us.

September 9, 2013 – 25 people met to worship and hear the message about Jesus being God’s Son.  Being fully God and fully man provides encouragement and confidence that He fully understands our challenges and difficulties that we have encountered and will encounter in the future.

September 1, 2013 – 40 people chose to join us for worship and study.  Lee’s message focused on Jesus declaring that He is the Door (notice not a door, but the Door) and that He is the Good Shepherd who chose to lay down His life for us (the sheep).

August 25, 2013 – 24 people joined together for worship.  Frank’s message focused on Jesus being the Light of the World from chapter 8 in the book of John.

August 18, 2013 – 36 people joined together for worship and to hear Frank’s message on Jesus being the Bread of Life from chapter 6 in the book of John.

August 11, 2013 – we had our first service and 30 people attended.  It was a great day worshiping our Lord, Jesus Christ and getting to know Him better as the “I AM.”  Pastor Frank Shelt brought the message of the morning about the encounter that Jesus had with the woman at the well in chapter four of the book of John.  In that encounter, Jesus proclaimed that He was the “Living Water” and the promised Messiah.