Prayer Changes Things

Even when life pulls one away from church family, it is so important to continue to pray for the fellowship 'back home'. Lifting in prayer, and being lifted equals pure encouragement. And we were told to be courageous.
Tonight is Pioneer Club, and those children need our attention, encouragement and prayers. Continue in this!

Wordless Wednesday Creativity at It's Best!

Gifts from the heart!

Candles ready to be given.

Wonderful Wednesday Night

Pioneer Clubs call us together for an evening of fellowship, fun and learning. We do it all! Starting the night, our opening, all of the clubs gather for a time of singing, moving, chatter and prayer requests. Songs lift the heart and spirit. Last night the older group, our teens had a full evening planned without the song time. That happens. Flexibility is key, and we are courageous!

Before the lesson and a good snack, the Trailblazers and Pathfinders took time to play some Fruit Basket Upset... or some called Fruit Basket Upside Down! No matter the phrase, the fun was there.

Thank you for all who participate! We enjoyed it!

Pioneer Club Hats Off!

Games: they are truly for all ages, and all props! We played a game of pass the hat. These games can really get the kids moving. Everyone needs some smiles, giggles and laughs - and we have them every week! Do you know of any children in your neighborhood who should be in this picture too? Invite them to come out on Wednesday night at 6:30. Be there or be square :)

Pioneer Club: Trailblazer Act! Not pretend, but get into action.

The Trailblazer Club took action and volunteered last Thursday.

They left the comforts of home, the routine of school and went forward and saw the needs of others and joined the community based volunteer organization and worked on putting together lunches for those who need this support. Thank you members of our church, our town, our community.


The leaders have opened the eyes of our youngsters. Hopefully we as adults will see the need to volunteer in our community, where we see need too!


Please see the pictures on the Middleville Wesleyan Church facebook page. Leave your comments too! Interaction is always welcome.

Wonderful Wordless Wednesday

Pioneer Club. Welcome to our great group of young people... leaders included. There is so much to say... but this time, I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Hope you enjoy them, as we certainly do! Here is a glimpse of a Wednesday night at Middleville Wesleyan Church. Starting with the Pathfinders: *K* and *I* went to the prize bucket to take thier choice for saying the books of the New Testament in perfect order... they are Pathfinders you know! :)

Pioneer Clubs

We did it!
The new year has officially been kicked off! Not kicked off the bus, or kicked off the team... Quite the opposite!
Fireworks could have been going off at Middleville Wesleyan Church on October 7, 2009. Clubs were a hopping, songs were shouted out with joy... the rooms were vibrating with youth. Even the leaders who haven't been called youths for some time were recognizing that youthfulness is catchy.

I have first hand experience with the Pathfinders... nine 3rd and 4th graders who were ready to have some good ole fellowship. Meaning ready to play some games, laugh out loud, win in the sword drill, and know that God loves them more than anything they can or ever will imagine.
It was a new club: last year's second graders were now in third and therefore in Pathfinders. New leader: Mrs. Jo jumped in and gave her warm smiles to all. AND we have a new classroom. WOW. The room is ours.
Want to be part of this experience? There is always room for more volunteers, and MORE Clubbers! Bring the kids, bring the neighbors! Let's stretch the walls a bit further.

Pioneer Clubs Dinner

We are ready to set the year in motion! Pioneer Clubs is exactly the vehicle to get us moving. Clubs alive and well with our church and local children. The ministry of Pioneer Clubs cannot be measured with any simple gauge that I know of!

On September 25, 2009 Middleville Wesleyan Church will be hosting a kick off dinner. All proceeds will go toward the costs that are associated with the different clubs.

Please come out and support these youngsters as they grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord. And don't forget the leaders... we grow too. I didn't know my heart could get this big.

Psalms 119:105 Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my path...

No better map for life than the Word of God!

Pioneer Club Getting Ready to Set the Place Jumping!

Dear Middleville Wesleyan Family,

Church family - October is our month to start! The Kick-off of another year of Pioneer club. We have a great team assembled once again who are getting excited about having the opportunity to teach our children ages 2 through high school about the Word of God.

We will be registering Pioneer Clubs members at the end of September before and after our 11 :00 service, as well as at the first club meeting.

There is a fee per child to help offset the costs of supplies that will be collected at the time of registration. It our desire that each child desiring this experience be able to participate so please contact Pastor Patchett if there is a concern about the costs involved.

Please let us know if there are any questions!

Pioneer Club Leader Wrap Up

Fun Food and Fellowship have always been a part of my church experience. And the Pioneer Club leader wrap up fit right into that tradition. Our joy in working with the kids from each club was highlighted during the evening's discussions.
Each leader filled out a list of questions relating to 'bests' of the year.
* Going to TK for a special day and having all the Pathfinders from 4th grade yelling 'hi' to us!
* A child's heartfelt prayer: a witness that the Lord loves the little children.
* Voyagers class was asked to bring in school supplies for EGO (International Fun Badge). One student remembered just before heading off to club. He went through his own 'supplies' and came in with a bag full of crayons, pencils and erasers.
* The 'Best Friend' pictures at them all when we took only the 6th graders.
* Watching the kids enter church each week: full of smiles and energy!
* Watching one child during opening songs and at the Sunday award ceremony.
* One leader was given a special pendant so the he would not forget that God loved him and so did the student!
* On young boy revelling in the dress up time as he wore a suit coat and tie and announced: I'm Pastor Mark!"

Absolute Fun Times
* Chariot Races in the sanctuary and Human Bowling!
* Club interaction: Friends are friends forever when teh Lord is the Lord of them.
* Voyager club was invited to their leader's house to cook. The kids were so cute at preparing the food - and they ate and ate and ate!
* The Puppet Show
* Making S'Mores and the sudden look of " I know" on their faces during discussion time.
* Each openning night during song time.

These are just a few chosen times... there were so many it was hard to pick a best!

Pioneer Club Brings out the "Kid" in Everyone

Wednesday night will soon be here. It is a highlight of our week. Some look at it as hump day - half way in between weekends. Dale and I look at it as 'time to smile and laugh out loud! We lead the 3rd and 4th graders at Middleville Wesleyan Church. We range from 12 to 16 'clubbers' each week. Third and fourth grade young people do not like to sit still. They do not like to have a lesson plan read to them. They LIKE interaction. They LOVE participation. They ARE fantastic.

Our children come from as many different backgrounds and home life situations as can be imagined - in Club life is good. In club, we all listen. In club, we play games, and pray and sing and KNOW that God loves us individually. We also have a responsibility to God to listen to and interact with our families. There are no accidents or 'whoops' with God. He knows, and cares.

Thank you for sending your children to us each Wednesday. It would be a quiet night without them!