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Waterbrooke Christian Church
Waterbrooke Newsletter, October 30, 2026

Reminders & Announcements

Important!

 

THIS SUNDAY

**Daylight Saving Ends - Set clocks back one hour!**

Prayer Meeting at 8 a.m.

Services at 9 & 11 a.m.

Sunday School during the 11 a.m. service

Upcoming Events

View all FALL Opportunities 

October

31 - Men's Bible Study | 7:30 a.m.

31 - Student Ministry |Sever's Fall Festival | 1-4 p.m.

November

2 - General Election Set Up

2 - Young Adults | Meeting offsite

3 - General Election | All Day

3 - NO Women's Bible Study

4 - General Election Tear Down

4 - Wednesday Prayer & Praise | 6:30 p.m.

4 - Student Ministry | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

7 - Men's Bible Study | 7:30 a.m.

7 - Art & Coffee for Karise | 9:45 a.m.

9 - Young Adults | 6:30 p.m.

10 - Women's Bible Study | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

11 - Wednesday Prayer & Praise | 6:30 p.m.

11 - Student Ministry | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

13 - Student Ministry Reality Conference | Grace Church

14 -  Men's Bible Study | 7:30 a.m.

14 - Student Ministry Reality Conference | Grace Church

 

For more infomation visit:

https://www.waterbrooke.church/pages/events

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Inside this Edition

A Message From Andy Keppel

Student Ministry Fall Festival

Daylight Saving Ends November 1

Election Location 

Art & Coffee for Karise

Student Ministry | Reality Apologetics Conference

Missionary Spotlight - The De La Vega Family | Honduras

This Week's Fighter Verse

Next Steps & Ministries

Giving Options

A Message from Andy Keppel

A Message from Andy Keppel

Psalm 28

This Sunday, Andy Keppel will be preaching on Psalm 28. Here is the text if you'd like to preview it:

To you, O Lord, I call;
    my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
    I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
    when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
    toward your most holy sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,
    with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
    while evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
    render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
    or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!
    For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my song I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people;
    he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
    Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.waterbrooke.church/podcasts/media

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Youth Group | Sever's Fall Festival

Youth Group | Sever's Fall Festival

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Students are invited for a festive afternoon of fall fun!  A giant corn maze, hay bales, extreme pit, obstacle course and lots of time to laugh and have fun together! 

Cost is $10/student which can be paid when you sign up here https://waterbrooke.breezechms.com/form/2026SeversFallFestival

For more infomation visit:

http://waterbrooke.church/events/youth-group-severs-fall-festival/2026-10-31

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Daylight Saving Ends November 1

Daylight Saving Ends November 1

Remember to set your clocks back one hour.

Election Location

Election Location

Tuesday, November 3

Waterbrooke has been asked to be a voting station for upcoming elections on Tuesday November. 3.    

The Hub and overflow seating areas of the church will be set up accordingly on Sunday, November 1 after church, the election officials will set up on Monday 11/2, the election will be held on the Tuesday 11/3 , and then the church will be back to normal by about mid-day Wednesday 11/4.    

We hope this causes no inconvenience to our congregation.  If you had planned to have meetings or do work on set up or take down days, you may want to reschedule, or plan to use the farmhouse or lower level.  We recommend that the congregation not plan to use the church at all on the actual election day Tuesday 11/3, but the farmhouse will be available if needed.

Please pray that God will use the influx of many people who might not normally attend church to soften hearts and create curiosity about Jesus!

If you have any questions, please contact the church office at 952-443-0062.

Art & Coffee for Karise

Art & Coffee for Karise

November 7 | 9:45a.m.-noon - Saturday, November 7, 2026

Join us on Saturday, November 7, from 9:45 a.m. to noon for a fun and creative morning of art and coffee! Led by Andrea Merboth, this event is open to ages 13 and up, with a cost of $40 per person.

Enjoy time to create, connect, and sip some coffee while supporting a wonderful cause!

All proceeds will go to Karise Pagano and her mission work in Italy.

Tap to sign up and be part of this special morning!

For more infomation visit:

http://waterbrooke.church/events/art-coffee-for-karise/2026-11-07

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Student Ministry Reality Apologetics Conference

Student Ministry Reality Apologetics Conference

Friday, November 13, 2026

This annual Student Apologetics conference is something we look forward to each year! 

This year’s theme is The Challenge of Reality. At this season’s Reality Student Apologetics Conference, we’re tackling challenges to reality—from rival worldviews, to technology, to the exclusivity of Jesus, and more.

This conference is excellent year after year!  We encourage students not to miss!  Tickets are $69 through October 30th and do sell out! 

*If helpful, scholarship money is available when you click on “register now.”

Here's the link to grab your tickets now.  https://www.realityapologetics.com/mn/  

**Waterbrooke will be providing a pizza lunch at Grace Church for all of our students and leaders who attend, so no need to add the lunch option to your ticket unless you want to.

For more infomation visit:

http://waterbrooke.church/events/student-ministry-reality-apologetics-conference--87/2026-11-13

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De La Vega Family Update

De La Vega Family Update

Hi Dear Waterbrooke Church Family,

We are so thankful for your consistent prayers and love to our family. We miss you and look forward to Lord willing seeing you all this year if God allows!

As many of you knew - we spent 6 months in Canada this year seeing if God would have us make a move as a family and to be a part of the church there. It became much more of a vision trip where we were so blessed by God’s goodness and challenged in many ways. We are so thankful that our newest addition, August Leon, was born safely while we were there as well. For now we have our calling here in Honduras - but that door continues to be a possibility for us. We are waiting for Diego’s permanent residency to be processed and will continue to pray over that mission as a family. 

We are very thankful to have our home here in Honduras and be able to love people here in the grace of Jesus. We are now hosting a small group from our church every Thursday evening. This past week our kids also began sitting and studying alongside us. While talking about opposition on the mission field our daughter Ellie shouted out “Jesus will fight for us!” This was a sweet moment that silenced our group to reflect on how our Savior is our protector in all the senses. He gives us what we need while we are on mission and He fights for us! We are thankful to also be able to lead worship with this small group and bless the families that attend from our mountain. 

Something else that is exciting is that God has allowed me to be in the process of publishing my second children’s book which is called “JOY!”. It is a gospel centered Christmas book for kids and it has been so much fun working with our artist to design the visuals to go alongside the message of Jesus!

We praise God for our kids growing in their love for Jesus and desire to be in His Word. August is getting a lot of love from his older siblings as well. Diego and I have been feeling overwhelmed in gratitude for this season and the precious gifts our children are. 

We are so thankful for your encouragement and the blessing you are to us!

In Christ,

Lauren, Diego, Ellie, Joaquín, Rowan and August 

Fighter Verse | October 25, 2026

Fighter Verse | October 25, 2026

Proverbs 3:5-6

For more infomation visit:

http://waterbrooke.church/blog/fighter-verse-october-25-2026

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Connect & Next Steps

Connect & Next Steps

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