Join us for Teen Night on Friday May 25th. This will be our last Teen Night before summer break. We hope to continue these in the fall. Teen Night is from 6-9pm on Friday night once each month. We show movies, eat pizza, popcorn, play games, and share about Jesus Christ. Bring a friend!
May 18-20 we are sending a team on a mission trip to rural Appalachia in southeast Ohio with Good Works, Inc. Good Works is an organization that serves the poor and homeless in and around Athens, Ohio. Please consider joining us! There is a sign up sheet in the hallway outside of the sanctuary for those who are interested.
New Life will be hosting a FREE Parents’ Night Out on Friday May 4th from 7-10pm. This will be the last one before Summer break. We plan to resume this in the fall. This is free baby sitting for people in the community with kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy an evening to yourself while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
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On Sunday April 29th we will be having a guest worship band play at our 10:45am worship service. According to their website, Souled Out is a contemporary praise and worship band whose sound is as original as its members. Known for its wide repertoire of contemporary worship songs with Latin, jazz and blues influences, as well as original pieces, Souled Out has been a standard on the local Christian music scene since 2000. Comprised of members from several local churches, Souled Out began as a Sunday morning praise team. As the band grew and added instruments, as well as diverse vocals, it became a popular favorite among local worship events and venues.
Michael Van Arsdale, the Executive Director of Love, Inc. of Northern Medina County and the former, founding pastor and planter of Harvest Presbyterian Church in Medina will be preaching this Sunday at New Life. Please welcome him back to our pulpit this Sunday morning.
Join us in the Sanctuary at 9:30 this Sunday for a new adult study. The NET is an eight-week evangelism training tool designed to help believers share the gospel through their story/testimony in a culturally relevant way. For the next eight weeks we will be combing both adult classes for this special study. Frank Haugh will be teaching the first week of this training.
This month’s Teen Night will occur on Friday April 27th from 6-9pm. Join us at New Life for movies, pizza, popcorn, games, and discussion about Jesus Christ. Bring a friend! If you would like to help and serve for this event or if you have ideas regarding future events like this let us know!
Stay after church this Sunday April 15th to get information about the upcoming mission trip to Athens, Ohio with Good Works, Inc. This is the organization headed by Keith Wasserman who spoke at New Life last November. Good Works is an organization that serves the poor and homeless in rural Appalachia in southeast Ohio. We plan on going and serving in Athens and the surrounding areas on May 18th-20th. There is a sign up sheet in the hallway outside of the sanctuary for those who are interested.
Ladies! Join us for a night of fun and fondue at Brenda Bolenski’s house (5249 Morning Song Drive) on Friday, April 13th at 7pm. Bring fondue or a dippable item if you can. If not, just come and hand out! Can’t wait to see you there!
Starting this Sunday we are expanding our youth ministry by adding another Children’s Church class! Our original class was designed to serve kids 3-5 years old. We will continue to offer nursery services at this time also. Our new class will be for the older kids ages 6 and up. The material is targeted at K-5. It is the Praise Factory curriculum from Mark Dever’s Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.. We hope that this will be another way that we can better serve our visitors and our children. We are calling this expanded Children’s Church system KidLife. KidLife is now the children’s ministry that occurs during the worship service. As always, this ministry is optional. Children are always welcome to remain in the main worship service with their family. We will continue to offer Sunday School classes during the 9:00 hour for all ages.
Join us Easter Morning April 8th!
Join us at 7:00 PM on April 6 for a Holy Week Service that commemorates Good Friday – the crucifixion and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Join us at 7:00 PM on April 5 for a Holy Week Service that commemorates the Last Supper
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV)
We will be observing Good Friday on April 6th this month, so there will be no Parents’ Night Out during the month of April. See you in May! We usually plan on having PNO on the first Friday of each month from 7-10 for ages 3 and up. Since Good Friday falls on the first Friday of April, how about bringing your whole family and joining us for a special Good Friday service at New Life at 7pm instead?
Join us for some western fun at our Chili Cook Off on March 24th at 5pm. Rustle up a batch of your favorite chili and see who makes the best chili at New Life! Soups are also welcomed.
If you want to have your chili judged must have it at the church no later than 5pm.
Invite your friends for a time of fun and fellowship!
NCAA Basketball shown on the big screen.
Remember: we have a church business meeting March 18th after the worship service. We will be voting to approve next year’s budget and church council members.
Join us on Friday March 16th for Teen Night from 6-9pm. We will have movies, games, pizza, popcorn, discussion, and fun. As always, the focus is on Jesus Christ. If you are interested in helping to serve for this event or if you have ideas regarding future events like this let us know!
Bring a friend!
New Life will be hosting a FREE Parents’ Night Out on Friday March 2nd from 7-10pm. We are offering free baby sitting for people in the community with kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy a grown up evening while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
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<<<<<<< Register Here >>>>>>>
We are starting a new class titled Parenting from a Christian Perspective. The kickoff for this class will be on Monday night February 27 at 7-8:30pm in Community Room A (just across from the main circulation desk on the 1st floor). Our study will be based on the video series for Tedd Tripp’s book Shepherding a Child’s Heart. This will be the start of a weekly series that we will continue throughout the remainder of winter and into spring at the Halls’ residence. This study is free and open to the public and all are welcome!
Women’s Brrunch 9-11 Saturday February 25th at 733 Twin Oaks Blvd in Medina. Come in from the cold for a morning that matters. Friends, food, and learning about winterizing your soul. Bring a brunch item and a smile!
Anyone and everyone with musical talent is encouraged to bring an instrument to play and sing some songs together!
“Teen Life” will be going to the Strongsville Toboggan Park on Friday, Feb. 17th. We will meet at the church at 6:00pm. Park closes at 10:30pm. All guests will need to complete a waiver and medical release. See JoEtta or Amy for forms. Cost is $8 for unlimited rides. $6 for kids 11 and under. Must have gloves. All are welcome to come! http://www.clemetparks.com/recreation/tobogganing/
Men. Join us Saturday February 11th at 9am at New Life for breakfast, fellowship, and discussion about leadership and the future of New Life.
Join us February 5th at 5pm at New Life to watch the Super Bowl on the big screen. Bring your favorite snacks and/or appetizers to share for the big game.
Register early!
New Life will be hosting a FREE Parents’ Night Out on Friday February 3rd from 7-10pm. We are offering free baby sitting for people in the community with kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy a grown up evening while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
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<<<<<<< Register Here >>>>>>>
Sunday night Jan 29th at 5pm meet at the church if you want to join up with the Cabacungan Community Group to go to the Winter Jam concert at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Admission is $10 and there is no need to purchase a ticket in advance. There will be 10 acts performing including Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler (formerly of the Newsboys), Building 429, and Kari Jobe. It looks like we have a big group going. It should be fun!
Please join us at 6pm Friday January 27th for soup, salad, and sewing! We’ll be making dresses to send to little girls in Africa. We need cutters, pinners, and sewers. So even if you don’t sew, we still need your help! A signup sheet is on the bulletin board by the drinking fountain. Please feel free to invite your friends and family!
Supplies to bring:
Bring a standard size pillowcase, 3 yards of bias tape and thread close in color of pillowcases and 1/4 inch elastic.
If you can bring a sewing machine please do. We also need pins, scissors, tape measures/rulers, irons and anything else you think we might need!
Join us on Friday January 20th for Teen Night from 6-9pm. We will have movies, games, pizza, popcorn, discussion, and fun. As always, the focus is on Jesus Christ. If you are interested in helping to serve for this event or if you have ideas regarding future events like this let us know!
Bring a friend!
Register early!
New Life will be hosting a FREE Parents’ Night Out on Friday January 6th from 7-10pm. We are offering free baby sitting for people in the community for kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy a grown up evening while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Release Form <<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<< Register Here >>>>>>>
We will be gathering at 10:45 am on Christmas Morning. There will be no 9:30 Sunday School.
Join us on Christmas Eve at 7pm for a night of traditional singing and worship by candlelight! The children’s choir will be singing too! Come as you are. All are welcome.
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
(Luke 2:8-14 ESV)
Buddy and Julia Bahun from Windhoek, Namibia will be visiting on Sunday December 18 to share about their experience in the mission field in Southern Africa. Buddy is originally from New Carlisle, Ohio and is living full time in Namibia with his wife Julia. He was originally sent to Africa by Apex Community Church in Dayton, Ohio where Ted and Amy Hall were once members. They have two blogs about their life and ministry http://buddyandjulianamibia.blogspot.com/ and http://bahunsinnambia.blogspot.com/
Thursday December 15th at Medina Library at 6pm we will be screening the “JESUS” film. Free popcorn and drinks!
Every eight seconds, somewhere in the world, another person indicates a decision to follow Christ after watching the “JESUS” film.
Every eight seconds… that’s 10,800 people per day, 324,000 per month and more than 3.8 million per year! That’s like the population of the entire city of Pittsburgh, PA coming to Christ every 28 ¼ days. And yet, if you are like many people, you may have never even heard of it.
Through use by The JESUS Film Project, and more than 1,500 Christian agencies, this powerful film has had several billion viewings worldwide since 1979. On top of that, the great majority of those heard the story of Jesus in a language they easily understand. To date, the “JESUS” film has been translated into more than 1,110 languages.
As a result, more than 200 million people have indicated decisions to accept Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.
We would love to see you Monday December 12 from 6:30-8:30pm at Mark and Brenda Bolenski’s home for fellowship, sharing, and a cookie exchange! Friends and family welcome! RSVP to Brenda or Amy Hall. Plan on bringing six cookies per attendee. We will contact you closer to the date to let you know how many cookies to bring.
Sign up on the bulletin board at New Life to join the New Life women for Friend Day at Miss Molly’s on December 10th at 11am. Each attendee should bring a Christmas ornament to exchange!
Join us on Friday December 9 for a movie night for teens from 6-9pm. We will have movies, pizza, popcorn, discussion, and fun. What movie? Come and find out!
Bring a friend!
Register early!
New Life will be hosting a FREE Parents’ Night Out on Friday December 2nd from 7-10pm. We are offering free baby sitting for people in the community for kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy a grown up evening while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Release Form <<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<< Register Here >>>>>>>
On Sunday Nov 20 from 3-8pm we have been given the opportunity to serve at Cups Cafe just off the square. We plan on serving free hot chocolate. This will be during the Candlelight Walk on Sunday evening. We will have volunteers to helping to serve free hot chocolate and others to go out onto the square to get the word out and tell people to stop by Cups Cafe to warm up with some hot drinks! Let us know if you are interested in helping. You don’t need to volunteer for the full 5 hours. If you can only help for a little bit that would be great!
On Sunday November 20th we plan to have Keith Wasserman from good-works.net visit New Life to share about serving the rural poor and homeless in the Appalachian foothills of Southeast Ohio. Wasserman will be teaching during our Sunday School hour and sharing during our worship service.
For over 30 years, Keith Wasserman has invested his life into serving the rural poor and homeless through the ministry he started in the basement of his home back in 1981. Keith is a Jewish Christian, originally from Cleveland, Ohio who became a follower of Jesus in high school at the age of 17. Good Works, Inc (www.good-works.net) was Keith’s senior class project at Ohio University during his senior year. Today, Good Works serves people struggling with poverty, including the homeless in 9 Appalachian Ohio counties, widows and children living in poverty. Good Works has a paid staff of about 25 and provides opportunities for over 1100 volunteers to serve each year. Keith and his wife Darlene live in Athens Ohio and have one son, Timothy who is 21. From the Good Works mission statement “Good Works exists to connect people from all walks of life with people struggling with poverty so that the kingdom of God may be experienced”.
Join us on Friday November 18 for a movie night for teens from 6-9pm. We will have movies, pizza, popcorn, discussion, and fun. What movie? Come and find out!
Bring a friend!
We are collecting and filling shoe boxes with Christmas gifts to send to children all over the world so that they can hear the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ! Our final date for collecting boxes for Operation Christmas Child at our church in Medina is Sunday November 13.
On November 6 New Life Christian Fellowship in Medina will begin a new adult study that is a video series produced by Francis Chan called “Basic”. Francis Chan is the former teaching pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California, a church he and his wife started in 1994. He is also the Founder and Chancellor of Eternity Bible College and author of the best-selling book, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, which came out in 2009. The study will be held on Sundays from 9:30 to 10:30 am.
The teaching sessions engage challenging, innovative, and accessible discussions of the nature of God and what that knowledge means for those who believe in Him as well as examining the early church and returning to the concept of church described in the Bible.
We have a limited amount of space, so registration is required. Register early!
New Life will be hosting a free Parents’ Night Out on Friday November 4th from 7-10pm. We are offering free baby sitting for people in the community for kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy a grown up evening while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Release Form <<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<< Register Here >>>>>>>
We will be showing a free movie titled, “At The End of Slavery” at the library in Medina on Wednesday November 2 in Community Rooms A and B. This film documents the reality of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. It was produced by the International Justice Mission. It is narrated by Danny Glover with music by Johnny Cash and Moby. Join this movement to end slavery in our world in our times. Following the film we will have a group discussion with information on what you can do to be a part of this effort and make a difference.
We will be showing a free movie titled, “At The End of Slavery” at the library in Medina on Wednesday November 2 in Community Rooms A and B. This film documents the reality of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. It was produced by the International Justice Mission. It is narrated by Danny Glover with music by Johnny Cash and Moby. Join this movement to end slavery in our world in our times. Following the film we will have a group discussion with information on what you can do to be a part of this effort and make a difference.
Join the ladies of New Life on Friday, October 21st from 6-8pm for the Women’s Retreat! An evening of faith, fellowship and fun. Enjoy autumn food and have an opportunity to participate in faith booking or a demonstration on prayer walking and making a Christmas swag. Everyone welcome! Bring a friend!
“Teen Life” is New Life’s new teen ministry. They will be meeting on Sundays at 9:30am. Leaders will strive to help teens make sense of their world through teaching how to apply the truth of the Scripture to their lives daily. Please join us!
Scott and Amanda Whitaker from Frontier Morgantown, a new church start in the college town that is the home of West Virginia University, will be visiting New Life to share their story. Morgantown has a population of 60,000 people. West Virginia University is the home of approximately 28,000 students. The WVU Mountaineers sports teams are members of the Big East Conference. It’s a cultural hub and strategic equipping and sending city. However the population is less than 5% evangelical according to the Association of Religious Data Archives (thearda.org). For more information visit them online at frontiermorgantown.org.
New Life offers free Karate classes on Saturday mornings from 11:00am to 12:30pm and Wednesday nights from 7:00 to 8:30pm. The classes will be taught by Dale Thomas, a 5th degree black belt, police officer, former Marine, and member of New Life Christian Fellowship who has been teaching karate professionally since 1981.
The karate will be taught in the Shorin-Ryu tradition. The instruction will be sport-oriented and helpful for self-defense and encouraging personal, self-discipline. Christian teachings and principles will also be included.
This is for all ages and all skill levels. Families are welcome and encouraged to participate together.
Uniforms will be available for purchase at reasonable prices. Come dressed appropriately and ready to start on time.
This is a program of the Fighting Arts Academy.
Thank You!
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We have a limited amount of space, so registration is required. Register early!
New Life will be hosting a free Parents’ Night Out on Friday September 30th from 7-10pm. We are offering free baby sitting for people in the community for kids 3 and older. Leave the kids with us and treat yourself to a night out. Enjoy a grown up evening while our volunteer staff treats your kids to an evening of fun.
Kids play games, meet new friends, watch movies, learn about Jesus and more.
Please download and fill out the medical release form for each child that will be staying with us and bring it with you!:
>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Release Form <<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<< Register Here >>>>>>>
On Monday September 26 and Tuesday September 27 New Life Christian Fellowship of Medina will begin a new study at the Medina Library titled “Strengthening Your Marriage”. These free classes will be held from 7:00 to 8:30pm in Community Room A at the library. The focus of the classes will be to strengthen traditional marriages through Biblical principles. Everyone in the community is invited to attend.
The series will be taught by Ted Hall and his wife Amy. They have been married for eighteen years and have three children together. Amy Hall has a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Southern Seminary. Ted Hall is New Life’s pastor. He has a Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry from Southern Seminary.
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This fall we are beginning a new curriculum for our children’s Sunday School classes from the publishers at Children Desiring God. These classes will use the series titled Jesus, What a Savior and Faithful to All His promises.
The mission of Children Desiring God is to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things so that the next generation may know and cherish Jesus Christ as the only One who saves and satisfies the desires of the heart.
For more information about this exciting new children’s curriculum, visit CDG online at http://www.childrendesiringgod.org/
On September 11 New Life Christian Fellowship of Medina will begin a new adult study that is an eight week video series by Tim Keller called “Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything.” Tim Keller is pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. The class will be held on Sundays from 9:30 to 10:30 am.
Gospel in Life is an eight-week course on the gospel and how it is lived out in all of life— first in our hearts, then in community, and out into the world.
Week 1 opens the course with the theme of the city: our home now, the world that is. Week 8 closes the course with the theme of the eternal city: our heavenly home, the world that is to come. In between we will look at how the gospel changes our hearts (weeks 2 and 3), changes our community (weeks 4 and 5), and changes how we live in the world (weeks 6 and 7).
Session Titles:
1. City: The World That Is
2. Heart: Three Ways to Live
3. Idolatry: The Sin Beneath The Sin
4. Community: The Context for Change
5. Witness: An Alternate City
6. Work: Cultivating the Garden
7. Justice: A People For Others
8. Eternity: The World That Is To Come
Sept 12th at 7pm
Anyone and everyone with musical talent is encouraged to bring an instrument to play and sing some songs together!
Following our worship gathering on Sunday Aug 21 we will be having a picnic at New Life. All are welcome. We plan on having food and activities. For the kids we plan to have a bounce house, cotton candy, snow cones, and popcorn. Members are encouraged to bring a dish with enough to share! Bring a friend!
Our worship service is at 10:45 with Adult Bible Study and Kids’ Sunday School at 9:30. We will also have special, guest musicians this week!
Mark your calendar for Sunday August 21st. Tom and Esther Duttweiler are coming to Medina from Louisville to lead worship at New Life on Sunday morning. We are also going to be having a picnic on the church grounds following the worship service. So bring a friend! Tom and Esther have experience leading worship at Crossing Church in Louisville and Seacoast Church in Charleston, SC
Cookout at the Hall’s on Thursday August 25 – This will be a kickoff for a new group for young adults (we need a good name for this group!) – 6:30pm @ 733 Twin Oaks Blvd.
Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Saturday August 6th
Meet at New Life at 1:00PM
Meet us at New Life Christian Fellowship at 580 N. State in Medina and we will caravan to Cleveland together for this free event. This is a training camp practice that is open to the public and being held at the Cleveland Browns Stadium. Bring the kids and join us!
For more information go here http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-1/Browns-host-Family-Day-August-6th/351a3425-33ae-4f31-999b-eb03ff15fe0e
Location: 733 Twin Oaks Blvd
Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
Aug 1, Aug 8, Aug 15
If you are interested in finding out more about New Life Christian Fellowship and how you can get involved contact us at info@newlifemedina.org
Location: 733 Twin Oaks Blvd
Wed, Thurs, Fri July 20-22
7:00-8:00 pm
Back Yard Bible Clubs (BYBC) have been designed to replace our traditional, campus-centered Vacation Bible School. Our goal for BYBC is to reach children and families for Christ through relational outreach in our own neighborhoods.
If your children would like to attend or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact
info@newlifemedina.org
Location: 4632 Ledgewood Drive
Wed, Thurs, Fri July 27-29
7:30-8:30 pm
Back Yard Bible Clubs (BYBC) have been designed to replace our traditional, campus-centered Vacation Bible School. Our goal for BYBC is to reach children and families for Christ through relational outreach in our own neighborhoods.
If your children would like to attend or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact
info@newlifemedina.org
Location: 5249 Morning Song Drive
Tues, Wed, Thurs Aug 9-11
Back Yard Bible Clubs (BYBC) have been designed to replace our traditional, campus-centered Vacation Bible School. Our goal for BYBC is to reach children and families for Christ through relational outreach in our own neighborhoods. This will be our third and final BYBC for this year. Come out and join us!
Theme:
God displays His power so that we might see His greatness. Our response to His greatness should be worship. That is what this curriculum is all about-–showing the greatness of God that children may come to worship Him. God is presented as the great Victor who triumphs over all enemies, including Satan, death, and sin.
If your children would like to attend, or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact info@newlifemedina.org
Pictures from previous Backyard Bible Club!
