More Than a Church—We’re A Place to Call Home

During the month of March, we join with other organizations around the state to support local food shelves. In Minnesota nearly 500,000 people experience food insecurity, including 1 in 8 kids. Our local food shelf — Open Cupboard – bridges the gap for thousands of families in our community and throughout the metro area. In March, let’s MEAT the Need by collecting high-protein, shelf stable items for Open Cupboard.

Items for donation: peanut butter (or any nut butter), canned tuna/chicken, beef jerky

New, sealed items only

Collection dates: March 1 to 31, in the Gathering Space and Office entrance

Our goal is to collect 1583 items. King of Kings address is 1583 Radio Drive. By collecting 1583 items, we’ll create a uniquely King of Kings gift to give to the food shelf this year. Help us make an impact for those in need of food support. Bring your donations to the church during the month of March and add to the 1583 goal for Open Cupboard.

Drop off dates/times:

Sunday, May 7: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Monday, May 8: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

As we prepare for this year’s sale May 11-12 (member presale the evening of May 10), you can help us by following these guidelines:

• Furniture, dishware, home décor, etc. should be current in their design. Please be sure everything is clean and in good condition. Older items considered to be out of style don’t sell well, and then we have to make arrangements to have them picked up for donation.
• Soft goods such as blankets, comforters and clothes should be clean and without damage. As with home goods, clothing should be in style. We are able to sell leftover soft goods for a designated price per pound which further helps the students.
• If you are donating items that have been marked for a previous garage sale, please remove those tags to reduce confusion with our sale pricing.
• Help us keep pieces from toys together by using zip top bags. This is also helpful for seasonal decor, craft kits, jewelry, etc.

We are unable to accept:

• large appliances
• hard wired lighting/fans
• televisions/monitors
• VCR/DVD players
• speakers, answering machines or other electronics accessories
• cribs
• car seats or boosters
• mattresses
• wheelchairs, walkers or other medical equipment
• broken items or items with missing pieces
• out of date sports equipment

Please note:

• If you are donating an item that is of greater value than typical garage sale items, please give us an idea of the item’s worth so that we may price it accordingly.
• We are unable to transport large pieces of unsold furniture to donation centers. You can help by providing us with your contact information so that we may ask for your assistance after the sale in the event that your donated item has not sold. We greatly appreciate your understanding!

Soup suppers are back during Lent this year! Join us in the fellowship hall as we gather for soup, desserts and great conversation on Wednesdays in March (1, 8, 15, 22, and 29). A King of Kings small group will serve each week from 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Midweek Lenten worship will begin in the sanctuary at 6:15 p.m. starting on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22nd)

2nd Saturday of every month

March 11; April 8; May 13

8:30am-10:30am in the cafe

We are happy to announce that we are starting the official process of seeking an Associate Pastor.  Below you can find the members of our official call/search committee. Come back here for more updates on the process, and if you have any questions or would like to share a prayer please email callcommittee@kingofkingswoodbury.org.

Town Hall Meeting updates:

1. Ministry Site Profile – congregational input: The Call Committee has created our Ministry Site Profile (MSP) and received approval from the congregation at three Town Hall meetings on January 15, 2023: 9:30am & 10:45am in the Multi-Purpose Room and 1:00 via Zoom.

2. The Synod will post the MSP to provide prospective pastors with information about who we are as a congregation and our needs for an Associate Pastor.

3. Call for ‘nominations’ from the congregation: In addition, the Call Committee will receive nominations for candidates from the congregation thru February 15, 2023.

4. Use of Search Firms: The Call Committee is beginning the process of identifying search firms who might be able to identify candidates for us. If the Synod is unable to find viable candidates for us, then we will engage a search committee to help us identify external candidates.