Road Work and Detours
Posted on February 19, 2012
Perhaps you’ve heard that Highway 59 will be closing soon for road work? A news article was published this morning in the St. Joseph News-Press sharing some details. Obviously, this not only will impact traffic between Atchison and St. Joseph, but will impact access to Missouri Valley!
Based on the information we have right now, beginning March 19th you’re going to need a new route to our church. The map below should help. You can also download and print a copy by clicking here (note that you will need a .pdf viewer).
We are working diligently with MODOT to ensure that the roadwork does not impact the ability of people to get to Missouri Valley! They’re hosting their public meeting about the project at our church (that’s Tuesday, February 28th, from 4:00-7:00 PM if you’re interested). We’re also working to get signs printed to place along both the north and south detours to help you find your way.
Please contact us if you have any problems using the map below, or if you would like someone to personally contact you to help you find your way. We know this will be a bit of an inconvenience for everyone, but in the end we’ll have some safer bridges near the church thanks to the work MODOT is doing.
View Missouri Valley Church Detours in a larger map
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Jesus is Everything!
Posted on February 10, 2012
We teach about the truth of the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ at Missouri Valley, and believe that there is nothing more important in the life of a believer than knowing Jesus personally!
Pastor Jared taught on these things last week, and reminded us to focus on what is truly important. Jesus is to be everything to the believer!
Note that we have other recent sermons posted on our Vimeo page. Be sure to check it out!
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Financial Peace University
Posted on February 3, 2012
Struggling to making ends meet? Always wondering why your debt keeps growing and growing? Need help getting out of the hole you’ve dug so that you can truly honor God with your finances?
Help is here… Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University begins soon at Missouri Valley Baptist Church!
Classes will be held at the church on Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM beginning March 4th, and will run for 13 weeks (through the end of May). The cost is $99 per family, and you can register online here.
Directions to our church can be found linked above.
For more information, please contact us!
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Why We Love Missouri Valley!
Posted on January 12, 2012
Church family, we hope you know how much you are loved by your church leadership, and how much joy we experience in serving alongside you to reach our community with the hope of Jesus! Missouri Valley is filled with people that are easy to love… you exhibit the love of Christ clearly and readily!
A couple weeks back, we received some feedback about this. A first-time visitor to our church shared some observations about how they felt in their first experience with us. They sensed God’s presence among our people and in our worship, were welcomed with open arms, and it was a huge blessing to them.
In case you’ve ever doubted what we’re doing as a church, or whether our church is making a difference in the lives of others…. STOP. Believe it. All of you ARE a blessing, and you’re making a HUGE difference.
Here’s an excerpt of the feedback we received. Read it and be encouraged!
The next day was Sunday, so it meant off to church. I think of all the days, this was my favorite. As I had said before, I was extremely nervous about going to church (it had been over four years since I had went to church). I met up with D to carpool to MoVal (I had heard a lot of good things about it and had watched their YouTube page – check it out here!), and we pulled up to a small church. By then, I think I looked calm on the outside, but on the inside… I was freaking out… hard-core.
We walked in a little late, hearing the worship music playing before the doors were even opened. I took a deep breath and stepped over the threshold… And I didn’t burst into flames… So far, so good.
After going through the aisle and finding a pew to sit down in, I stayed standing, while listening to everyone sing these verse to a multitude of songs, all of but one I didn’t know. So I just stood there, not singing, just listening to band play, the congregation singing and reading the lyrics. Of course, every song was amazing, the band was awesome and the feeling of… you know… God. After the service, I met the pastor (he is so nice!) and he told me to come back to “God’s Country”.
You know, I could try to explain what all happened while I was at church, but it would do no justice. It was just awesome. The message good, the pastor was passionate (more so than any other I had seen during my life), and the people looked genuinely happy (and they sure were friendly– Never been greeted by so many strangers). At the old church I used to go to, if someone looked happy, something other than church must have been on their mind. These people were genuinely happy and in love with God. It was just awesome. This church… Just absolutely amazing. It was just like God was there, saying “You were gone for so long, but welcome back, and I still love you.”
Thanks to ALL of you at Missouri Valley! We’re SO proud of you, our church!
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Journey to Bethlehem: Prophecy Come True!
Posted on December 17, 2011
It’s not too late to join us for our Christmas sermon series, “Journey to Bethlehem: Prophecy Come True!”
We’d love to see you this Christmas season!
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Celebrate Christmas with Us!
Posted on November 28, 2011
Come celebrate Christmas with us! Pastor Jared will be starting his Christmas series this weekend, “Journey to Bethlehem: Prophecy Come True”.
You won’t want to miss it! Services are on Sundays at 10:45 AM!
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Heirs of the Kingdom!
Posted on August 24, 2011
Check out the following excerpt from last week’s sermon on YouTube:
We’re in the process of developing our YouTube channel, where we’ll be sharing video excerpts of sermons, church events, mission trips, etc. We hope to update it frequently, so check it out when you get a chance!
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Egg Launch 2011 Photos!
Posted on April 23, 2011
We sure hope you were able to make it to Egg Launch 2011! As you can see from the following photos, it was a LOT of fun, and we met a LOT of new people in our community!
More photos can be found on our Facebook page.
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Egg Launch 2011!
Posted on April 13, 2011
Thousands of eggs… One giant catapult!
Sound like fun?
Then join us at Lake Contrary Park on April 23rd at 2:00 PM for Egg Launch 2011! Spread the word, it’ll be a BLAST!
** UPDATE: Check out this event on Facebook! Be sure to share with your online friends!
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Welcome Pastor Jared!
Posted on April 10, 2011
It’s official… Jared Hamilton is now our pastor!
Jared has been with us since December on an interim basis, and we’ve all grown to know and love him and his family. We look forward to many years of serving Jesus together with you, Jared!
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