THIS SUNDAY

 Prayer Meeting at 8 a.m.

 Service at 9 & 11 a.m. 

Grades K-4 Sunday School | Downstairs | Second Service 

Youth Group Ice Skating | After First Service (see update below)

January 2026

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

25 - Student Ministry Ice Skating - see update

28 - Wednesday Prayer at 6:30 p.m.

28 - Student Ministry 6:30-8:30 p.m

29 - CPR/AED Class at 6:30 p.m.

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

Visit the website or app for all events.

A Message From Pastor Andy Keppel

Update from Refugee Ministry

Student Ministry Ice Skating

Waterbrooke APP

CPR/AED Class

Outreach - Facebook Ads

Women's Bible Study - Winter 2026

Lines, Lures, & Brotherhood

Dinners of Eight

This Week's Fighter Verse

Next Steps & Ministries

Giving Options

This Sunday, Andy Keppel will continue his series on Jonah, covering Jonah 3.

You can preview the text below:

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ² “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” ³ So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth.⁴ Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” ⁵ And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

⁶ The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. ⁷ And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, ⁸ but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. ⁹ Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

¹⁰ When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Our Refugee Ministry team has been in close contact with our Afghan refugee family (the Rasooli’s) amidst all the turmoil recently in Minneapolis. Before coming to the U.S., the Rasoolis have been granted all of the necessary visas and work permits by the federal government, as well as a special visa (the SIV), which is awarded to foreign nationals who have helped the US government overseas.

However, our ministry partner, Arrive Ministries, knows of numerous cases of refugees who are in possession of  all of the appropriate papers, who don’t have any criminal charges, yet have been detained, with some being sent away to Texas. As you can imagine, this has cast a huge cloud of fear and anxiety, on the entire refugee community in general and specifically, our friends the Rasoolis.

Our refugee team is working to improve security for the family.  Sohaila (the mom) normally has a 3-bus, 1 1/2 hour ride home from her job at a daycare center.  There are a lot of Federal agents at the bus stops, so our team will be providing daily rides home from work for as long as needed (Naim can drive her to work in the morning).  Other areas that we’re trying to help include: grocery shopping at ethnic grocery stores on their behalf, helping with laundry instead of having them go to the laundromat and gas for the car so that Naim (the dad) can drive to work instead of taking the bus. 

If you are interested in showing God’s love to these vulnerable friends, here is how you can help:

• Pray for safety, and knowledge of God’s grace
• Holiday gas card to help with all of Naim’s extra driving
• Volunteer to help do their laundry
• Funds to buy extra basic clothing items so that laundry can be done less frequently
• Be a backup to driving Sohaila from work (Crystal) to home in the evening (near Lake Street)
• If you’d like to contribute financially, our online giving platform offers “Refugee Ministry” as an option

Thank you, and if you have any other thoughts and ideas, please contact Steve Kowalke.

Due to the dangerously cold temps predicted for this weekend, we are adjusting our ice skating outing to Plan B.  

• Indoor Waconia Ice Arena for their open skate
• 12-1:30 p.m.

This change in venue also requires an adjustment in our timing and cost.

New Details:
11:00 Lunch at Waterbrooke provided by Student Ministry
11:30 Departure for Waconia Ice Arena- We will have rides available to anyone who needs transportation
12-1:30 Open Skate
1:30-1:40 Students depart, or parents pick up from Waconia Ice Arena

Waconia Ice Arena charges $7 for open skate admission and $4 for skate rentals (if needed)

Would you like to stay connected with all things Waterbrooke as well as having resources like a prayer wall, notes for the Sunday sermons, the church directory and more?  

We've got you covered with the Waterbrooke app!  Just scan the QR code above!

To be prepared in the event of an emergency, Waterbrooke would like to have several people CPR & AED certified. Certification is good for two years, and the certification for the last training held at Waterbrooke has lapsed.

We have scheduled a CPR/AED training for January 29 at  6:30 p.m. and are seeking 5 more participants.  If you are interested in attending the training on Thursday, January 29, at 6:30 p.m., please let me know as soon as possible, and I will add you to the list. 

Loving our neighbors includes being prepared to help in an emergency. Our upcoming CPR/AED training is a simple way to serve our church and community—join us and be ready to make a life-saving difference.

Waterbrooke Outreach

We Need Help from You!

We're going to be running weekly facebook ads starting in January to reach out to our neighbors in Victoria.  We'll be inviting them to visit Waterbrooke.  

As part of each ad, we'd like to include a brief (2-3 sentence) testimonial from someone who attends church - a different person each week.

Please click on this link to watch a brief video describing what we're doing and why.  In this video, you'll meet Kenneta, who is collecting the testimonials after each service for the next few weeks.

You are invited to join the Women of Waterbrooke this February as we dive into the book of Hebrews!  This rich book will lift our eyes to Jesus, our great High priest, our “sure and steadfast anchor of the soul”. 

*Note: This study will be hot off the presses! It is available on Amazon and Crossway. 

Grab your boots, bundle up, and join us on the ice!
 
Men of all ages are invited to a laid-back ice fishing event focused on fellowship, food, fun, and faith. Whether you’re an experienced angler or have never drilled a hole before, this is a chance to connect with other men, enjoy God’s creation, and build meaningful relationships. Come for the fishing and stay for the brotherhood.  

And if fishing isn't your thing, that's fine, come enjoy the fellowship.

Please bring a dish to share.

We are planning an event for our adults to meet, get to know one another better and enjoy an encouraging evening of fellowship! A number of families have agreed to host a group of 8 in their homes and will prepare a main course.  

Once people have signed up, we will organize groups (based on geographic location as much as possible). The host will contact you to bring a side dish, salad or dessert or some sort to round out the meal.

First come, first served!  Sign up deadline Sunday February 8th.  Please click here, fill out the requested information and submit.  You will be contacted after February 8th with information on who will be hosting you and more details.

Note:  some of our hosts can accommodate young children and we may be able to work with food allergies and preferences in some cases as well.  You will be asked about these things when you fill out the form.