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Baptism

We were blessed to celebrate the baptism of Leo Gabriel Kabongo, son of Nathan and Emma Kabongo and little brother to Malcolm.

On April 14, the board met for its regularly scheduled meeting. We continue to review the principles of Policy Governance and this month we reviewed principle nine, The Role of the Lead Pastor. Here is the link for this month’s education segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJR-e8QL488

As of April 15, Pastor Jamie is celebrating his 10-year anniversary with Centerpoint. We spent a little time celebrating him and his service to the church. We’d encourage you to also thank him for his dedication to Christ and the Church by serving as Lead Pastor of Centerpoint. Each month the board spends some time reviewing one of the five Ends that we have as a church. As a reminder, the five ends include: Worship; Discipleship; Missional Engagement; Multiplication; and Healthy Culture. This month we reviewed the End of Worship which reads: Centerpoint will heavily invest in awakening people in our region to the purpose for which they were created, to worship God and enjoy Him forever. Our discussion included the things that are going well (which are many) while also making sure we don’t take what we have for granted.

As a reminder, June 1 will be our annual celebration event. This will be a connect event where both campuses will meet in Sioux Center, and we will ordain and install our new elder(s) as well as celebrate the life of Centerpoint over the past year. A meal will be provided following this service. Volunteer opportunities will be published for this event in the coming weeks.

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On Wednesday, April 2 our AWANA kids had the opportunity to participate in a Service Night. The kids served eagerly and with joy in their heart, and it was a great night! During our time, we sorted over 9,600 diapers into bags of 20 or 25. These bags will be given to moms who attend the NW IA Baby Shower on April 26. In addition, the 4th graders made over 130 jugs of laundry soap for the Hope Food Pantry.

Our Centerpoint Kids celebrated Palm Sunday. They waved branches, saying, "Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!"

Our group had a great weekend at Middle School Retreat! We had 6 leaders and 21 students attend. The theme was "Hold Fast", and we focused on who our anchor is. Throughout the weekend we read stories from the Bible that included storms and reflected on the storms in our lives and how they are caused. Our speaker than gave us anchor verses to remind us of who God is. He is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. The anchor verses included 2 Corinthians 12:9, Isaiah 41:13, 1 Peter 5:7, and Hebrews 6:19a. We were challenged to memorize them so that we can remain anchored to who God is in the midst of the storms we face in life.

Maundy Thursday - April 17 at 6:30pm | Sioux Center

Good Friday - April 18 at 6:30pm | Hawarden

Easter Sunday - April 20 at 9:30am | Sioux Center & Hawarden

NO CENTERPOINT KIDS/STUDENTS: In observation of Holy Week, there will be no Kids or Student ministries Wednesday, April 16, 2025. We hope you all enjoy your Easter break.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL: The last Wednesday Night Meal of the season is April 23! Hamburgers, hot dogs, and fries will be served. Bring the whole family to the Sioux Center campus from 5-6pm. All are welcome!

JUNE CELEBRATION: Mark your calendars and save the date for Centerpoint's June Celebration on June 1, 2025. This is a Connect Sunday where both campuses come to Sioux Center and together, celebrate the blessed year we've had as a community.