
Joy Connection
You are invited to a delightful Tea Party to be held on the 3rd of May. Brunch will be served, and the cost for this charming occasion is $5 per person.
Mrs. Cindy Williams is seeking the assistance of ten gracious ladies willing to take on the delightful task of setting a table for six for the event. For those interested in contributing their talents, a separate sign-up sheet has been placed at the Connect Wall.
Mrs. Williams kindly requests that all attendees sign up at the Connect Wall at their earliest convenience.
Connect Group: Start Strong, Stay Strong
Come and participate in our monthly 45-minute chair-based movement opportunity. We will work on our balance, flexibility, and strength. Guided by Kelli and Dixi Coates, this group is for ages 18 and older, and both men and women are welcome. come and participate in a monthly combination of strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance workout. The majority of the workouts are chair-based.
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STL Pancake Fundraiser - No Sunday School
On Sunday, May 11, we will NOT have Sunday School. Instead, the Anchor Youth will be doing a Speed The Light pancake (and more) fundraiser.
We hope you will still come to church during the Sunday School hour and enjoy a warm breakfast with us! 9:30 - 10:20 a.m.
Cost is $5 for adults & $3 for kids.
Connect Group: Lunch Bunch
This group is for anyone available during lunch on Tuesdays. Join Dean and Ermalea Pierce at Golden Corral West at 11:30 am for lunch. Golden Corral is an all-you-can-eat buffet for great value. Come and dine together and enjoy some fun!
616 S. Ridge Road
Meeting Dates:
May 20

Graduation Sunday
Are you graduating in 2025 from High School or College? Please let us know. We would like to include you in our graduate recognition service.
Join us on Sunday, May 25 as we celebrate our graduates.

Promotion Week
Students will be promoted to their new classes on Sunday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 4. Students will be promoted to the grade they will start in Fall 2025. Preschool-age children are promoted by age on their birthday.

Kids Camp
Kids Camp 1 is from Sunday, June 1 - Wednesday, June 4. For kids who have completed 2nd grade (in May) to those entering into 6th grade.
Register with our group (Colonial Heights Church) before April 14 for early registration ($170). Only $20 is needed at the time of registration. You can register HERE & follow the steps below:
Step 1: Select male or female camper quantity. Then select Continue.
Step 2: Add your camper’s information!
Campers will need to meet at the campgrounds (Wheat State Retreat Center) on June 1 at 3 p.m. Wheat State Retreat Center is located at 11105 SW 86th St, Augusta, KS 67010. Campers will need to be picked up on Wednesday at noon.
Mrs. Emily or the camp office will be able to tell you what cabins Colonial Heights Church students will be staying in.
Please take a look at the Parent/Camper Help Sheet to learn details about medication, food allergies, homesickness, guidelines, and what to bring.

Youth Camp
We are attending Youth Camp (High School and Middle School combined) June 9-13. Campers will need to meet at the campgrounds (Wheat State Retreat Center) on June 3 at 12:30 am. Wheat State Retreat Center is located at 11105 SW 86th St, Augusta, KS 67010. Campers will need to be picked up on Friday, June 13 at noon.
Register online HERE
$20 due when you register by APRIL 14
Pastor Cheira or the camp office will be able to tell you what cabins Colonial Heights Church students will be staying in.
Download this Parent help sheet for details about camp and what to pack.

Family Service
We will be having a Family Service on Sunday, April 27. Family service will be led by Pastor Cheira and Laban. This will be a fun service for the whole family! we will not have any nursery, preschool, or elementary classes.
We will not have Sunday School classes on this Sunday.

No Sunday School - April 27
We will not have Sunday School classes on Sunday, April 27.
Connect Group: Our Gang Card Company
Be part of the card gang and come play cards! Dan and Barb Walters are the gang leaders. Meet them in the Colonial Room on February 8, March 22, and April 26 for adult game time at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting Dates:
April 26
Connect Group: Family Adventures
Bring the family and join the fun! Come Saturday, April 26 from 11 am-1 pm at the church for a glow-in-the-dark Easter Egg Hunt. Lunch is provided!
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Connect Group: Quaint Quilters
Jennifer Mason wants you to join her quilting group! If you are a seasoned quilter or a beginner, you are welcome to join this group. They typically meet every other Saturday morning at the church in room 201. Bring your supplies and come ready to share stories! 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
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The Babysitters Club (Parents Night Out) - STL Fundraiser
Anchor Youth Group is creating a Babysitters Club and is offering to babysit your kids for a parents’ night off! On April 25, drop off your children (infants—5th grade) at the church at 6 PM and pick them up at 8 PM. Please bring their dinner along as a meal is not provided. The cost is $5 per child for the two hours. This event is a Speed The Light fundraiser!
Connect Group: Gals' Gratitude and Grace Gathering (4G)
Hey gals! Gather with Kim Hovey for brunch! 4G will meet at each location from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. We’ll share moments of Gratitude during this time of Grace Gathering to build each other’s faith.
Meeting dates:
April 24 at Home Grown Downtown

Easter Sunday & Baptism Sunday
We hope you join us on Easter Sunday to celebrate our risen King! Service begins at 10:30am.
We will not have K-5th grade classes. Grade schoolers will attend Easter service with the adults.


Connect Group: Book Club - Mark's Story
Join Teresa Baker in a book study on Mark’s Story: (The Jesus Chronicles). This volume is a thrilling account that vividly depicts the last day before Jesus’ crucifixion and the danger that early believers faced as they boldly proclaimed Jesus as Christ the Lord. Their bravery laid the foundation for the early church, and their fervent passion for the Word reverberates throughout the world today. This group will meet on Thursdays at 6:30 in the Colonial Room. February 20, March 6, March 20, April 3 and April 17.
Meeting Dates:
April 17

Water Baptism
If you are interested in being Baptized on Easter Sunday, April 20 during service, please sign up below.
There will be a quick meeting following service on Sunday, April 13 for those who are interested in being baptized. Please plan on meeting in the Chapel.

Easter Egg Hunt
Our community Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 12.
This is a free event! Toddlers through 5th graders can participate in the hunt. Doors to register for the hunt will open at 1:30. The Hunt will start promptly after registration ends. We will have activities, hunt time, storytime, and candy & prizes for all the hunters! All activities will conclude by 3 pm.
Our community Egg Hunt will be canceled if it is raining.
If you attend our church and would like to volunteer for this event, please sign up here.
Individually wrapped candy donations are needed! Please leave your donations in the designated bin in the foyer.

Lent Prayer
Join us in the chapel on Friday mornings during Lent at 7 a.m. for Prayer. March 7 - April 11
Connect Group: Food, Faith & Friends
Join Bill & Wendi Martinez. Meet them in the Colonial Room on February 11 for a catered meal from Hog Wild.
Meeting Dates:
April 8 at Stroud’s, 3661 N. Hillside

Annual Business Meeting
Business meeting will follow morning service. Lunch will be provided.
Connect Group: Movie Night
Laban, Cheira Massey, Lydia, and Jonathan Mettee will host young adults for a movie night at their home. The premier event will be in September at Cheira and Laban’s home. If you are signed up, you’ll receive a text with more information!
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Lent Prayer
Join us in the chapel on Friday mornings during Lent at 7 a.m. for Prayer. March 7-April 11

BGMC giving Sunday
K-5th graders have an opportunity on the last Sunday of every month to give to BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge).
On Sunday, March 30 our students will be serving coffee and donuts that day and you can leave a special offering at the coffee bar for BGMC.
What is BGMC?
BGMC is the only long-standing missions ministry partner in the Assemblies of God that awakens and activates creative compassion in kids within the local church so that the next generation is empowered to pray, give, and go. We are engaging storytellers, givers, local leaders, and directors who challenge kids to embrace sacrificial living for the sake of the gospel. We see every generation personally responsible for the Mission of the Church and strive to instill a missional worldview with the goal of compassionate Missions Champions who discover how God’s heart can be their heart.”
Where Do BGMC Offerings Come From?
Young children giving in Buddy Barrels
Older children making faith promises
Parents and other adults receiving special offerings
What Does BGMC Money Buy?
Our missionaries can use BGMC funds for any ministry supplies that relate to evangelism and discipleship.
Puppets, music, and videotapes
Tracts, Bibles, and literature
Sound systems, computers, and copy machines
And a whole lot more!
Why Give Offerings To BGMC?
BGMC goes to where the need is the greatest, where the timing is the most urgent, and where people's lives can be changed forever.
When you give to BGMC, you are helping our entire ministry team all at once!
Our Goal:
For the year of 2025, our church giving goal is $1,800.
In 2024, we gave $1,693

Lent Prayer
Join us in the chapel on Friday mornings during Lent at 7 a.m. for Prayer. March 7- April 11

Lent Prayer
Join us in the chapel on Friday mornings during Lent at 7 a.m. for Prayer. March 7 - April 11

Wednesday Worship and Prayer
Adults, Youth and Kids will meet at 7 p.m. for an evening of worship and prayer

Spring Breakaway
We will join Life Point Church’s youth group for a Spring Breakaway Retreat March 16-18! The cost is $75 (including lodging, food, and other fees during the retreat). This retreat will be an overnight event at Camp Hiawatha in Wichita (1601 West 51st Street North, Wichita KS). The guest speaker, Taylor Johnson, will be sharing the following:
Please pick up a packet information from the foyer.

Guest Speaker Missionary Austin Brown
We hope you join us for a special service on Sunday, March 16 as we hear from Missionary Austin Brown. Over the last 20 years, Austin and Shanda served in many different aspects of missions ministry including church planting, discipleship, college ministries, and evangelism. Their journey began in Brussels, Belgium, and has taken them across Germany. The Browns now call southern Germany home and are excited to be a part of what God is doing in their Region. They are pastors of Life Church Heidelberg! Heidelberg is an international city of 160,000 рeople, 35% of the population are of a non-German background. Life Church exists as an international church dedicated to reaching both the German and international populations of Heidelberg with the hope of the Gospel!

Lent Prayer
Join us in the chapel on Friday mornings during Lent at 7 a.m. for Prayer. March 7 - April 11

Homework Night - The Anchor Youth
We are planning a Homework Night in on March 12! This will be a night given to the students to be able to bring anything they need to work on! We will have study time broken up with breaks in between! Make sure your student brings something to work on! We want to lessen the stress that comes with school work!


Lent Prayer
Join us in the chapel on Friday mornings during Lent at 7 a.m. for Prayer. March 7 - April 11
Connect Group: JayHawk watch party
Cheer on the KU Jayhawks with a group of friends. Randy and Linda Esterline invite 16 of you to come watch the games at their house on March 1 at 3 p.m., March 1 at 1 p.m., and one TBD date following their advancement to the playoffs. Bring your favorite game day munchie to share and wear your crimson/blue. Be sure to sign up!
Meeting Dates:
March 1 at 1 p.m. - pizza provided
TBD following their advancement to playoffs

Connect Groups
Connect Groups will be launching on Sunday, January 26. Come sign up for the Connect Group(s) that you’re interested in!
Groups meet on various dates and involve different activities. If you enjoy going out to eat, playing games or are looking for a new hobby, there will be something for you! Deeper connections and fun are headed your way. Be sure you join at least one group.
If you missed the opportunity to sign up, you can contact the church office for group details and information. 316-524-3068