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Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship

Senior Pastor Michael Osminski

“Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”  Matthew 9:37-38

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”  Psalm 27:13-14

SUNDAYS

Our Sunday worship service begins at 10:15 am every Sunday.

Masks are required inside the building.

We will continue to live-stream the service on our Facebook page and at lhcfwarren.com/live on Sundays.

ORDER OF SERVICE:
10:15: Opening Scripture & Prayer
10:20: Praise & Worship
10:55: Communion (Sunday School students will be dismissed after Communion)
11:00: Service continues

Sunday school students will meet in the kitchen for a snack after communion, then children in preschool through grade 4 will have class in the classroom closest to the steps while students in grades 5-10 will remain in the kitchen. Online Sunday school will only be offered to the preschool-4th grade class at this time. Please see Pastor Andrea if you have any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: Masks are required inside the building.

If you are not able to attend the Sunday service but your preschool-4th grade student would like to attend Sunday school via Zoom, please sign up below to receive the Zoom credentials. You only have to sign up once.

Please list the full names and ages of your children who will be attending online Sunday school.
We only need your phone number if you would like a text invitation to the class.

We have reopened the nursery room for children age 1 (and walking) through preschool. For complete details, please see Pastor Andrea if you have toddlers and preschool children and would like to use the nursery during service.

GIVING

Online giving is available using Zelle or PayPal. To donate online, go to lhcfwarren.com/support, choose your donation format, and follow the instructions. Please include your mailing address so we may send you a tithe statement at the beginning of next year for tax purposes. You may use the optional note or memo section to allocate your donation to a program other than your tithe. Donation options include:

Tithes and Offerings | Food Pantry | Kenya Mission Rescue | Uganda Divine School | Building Fund | Family Connections Team

You may also mail in your offering to the PO Box:

Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship | PO Box 26505 Fraser, MI 48026

Please consider sponsoring a student of the Divine Nursery and Primary Day and Boarding School in Fort Portal, Uganda, Africa, whose overseer is Bishop Jimmy Katuramu. The 2020 school year starts January 26th and has 3 terms. The cost for non-boarders is $50/term, for a total of $150/year. The cost for a student who boards at the school is approximately $115/term, for a total of about $350/year. If you want more information about sponsoring a student, talk with Mary-Jo Asher.

The Mana Foundation ministers to women by offering courses in food cultivation, hygiene training, workshops on Christian mindset and training women and girls in the acquisition of practical skills. They also provide access to essential food and daily necessities. For detailed information or to donate, go to Mana-Foundation.com.

United Pentecostal Churches International of Uganda under the leadership of Bishop Jimmy Katuramu are in desperate need of food. LHCF is taking up a special collection of any amount of money that you can give to be used specifically to provide food for our brothers and sisters in Uganda. You can donate via PayPal or by check made out to LHCF and mailed to  P.O. Box 26505, Fraser, MI, 48026. Please make a notation in PayPal or on the check that the donation is meant for Uganda food missions.

Meijer’s holiday Simply Give campaign will run from March 30, through Saturday, June 28. For every $10 Simply Give card purchased, Meijer will match contribution of $10. Customers are invited to fight hunger by purchasing the $10.00 Simply Give cards to be added to their grocery total. On double Match Day, June 14, Meijer will provide an additional $20 for every $10 Simply Give card contributed, bringing the total to $30 for a single customer purchase. In order for Lord of the Harvest food pantry to receive credit donations will need to be made at our designated Meijer location: #306-Warren, 25225 Schoenherr Road (on the corner of Schoenherr and 10 Mile Road). Simply Give cards are available in the church foyer and at Meijer check-out.

  • GoodSearch Browser // go to goodsearch.com, sign up, designate Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship as charity
  • Bottles/Cans // designate return money for mission fund on envelope or give to Kathryn Elliott for Family Connections Team

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Stamp Out Hunger Post Office Food Drive
Saturday, May 10

Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00 pm
Why Jesus? Women’s Bible Study meets at the building and on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

Wednesdays, 6:15-8:30 pm
Kingdom Education Bible Study is offered on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

Thursdays, 11:00 am
Bible Study is offered on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Corporate Prayer meets on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10:00 am
Women’s Fellowship at the home of Allyson and Kathryn Elliott

Saturdays, 5:00 pm
Most Excellent Way Recovery Meeting meets every Saturday at the building

The next Why Jesus? Women’s Bible Study will be Wednesday, April 30.  All women are invited to join us in person or on Zoom. This meeting is a great way to connect with other women to go deep into the word of God, support one another, and enjoy a time of fellowship. The Why Jesus class recordings are available at lhcfwarren.com/why-jesus. If you would like to be a part of this meeting please email the church at lhcf1@comcast.net to request an invitation or fill out this form:

Kingdom Education Bible Study meets on Wednesdays from 6:15-8:30 pm on Zoom. The next meeting will be April 30.  This class on Biblical principles is taught by Pastor Oz. The recording of this class is available at lhcfwarren.com/kingdom-education. If you are interested, please email us at lhcf1@comcast.net for the Zoom invite or fill out the form below. “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” Hosea 4:6

The Thursday morning Bible study led by Pastor John will be held on Thursday, April 24, at 11:00 am on Zoom. To join contact the church at
lhcf1@comcast.net and request a Zoom invite. Recordings of the class are available at lhcfwarren.com//thursday-bible-study.

We are holding our weekly Thursday night corporate prayer meeting from 7:00-8:00 pm on Zoom. The next meeting is April 24. If you are interested, please contact LHCF at lhcf1@comcast.net or fill out this form:

We only need your phone number if you would like a text invitation to the meeting.

The Most Excellent Way Recovery Meetings meets every Saturday at the building. For more information please contact Jerome Trombly.

Join us for our women’s fellowship on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month! The next meeting will be on April 19, 2025, beginning at 10:00 am. We pray together, then we spend 30 minutes reading through scripture as a group and 30 minutes discussing what was read. This meeting will take place in person at the home of Allyson and Kathryn Elliott and on Zoom. Reading and discussion will begin at 10 am. Reach out to Allyson or Kathryn for more information!

The Ten38 Discipleship Bible Study led by Wes Cain, Jr., is a course for believers in every profession—artists, entrepreneurs, vocational ministry—to come together to build each other up, network, and grow in theological wisdom about their work. This fellowship isn’t just a gathering; it’s a movement to equip the next generation of Christian leaders and disciple makers to do their jobs, run businesses, and create art in a way that reflects God’s kingdom. When we unite, we get clarity on how our faith shapes our work, find encouragement in community, and develop strategies to turn our passions into purpose and impact culture for Christ. Meetings will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 pm at the church building. The next meeting is May 14.

PRAYER

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PRAY OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WILL
1. Sense God’s presence (Heb. 13:5)
2. Know we are praying for them (2 Tim. 1:3)
3. Experience God’s comfort (2 Thess. 2:16-17)
4. See God open doors to evangelism (Col. 4:3)
5. Boldly share the gospel (Acts 4:29)
6. Mature in their faith (Col. 1:28-29)
7. Be granted wisdom in covert ministry work (Acts 9:23-25)
8. Remain joyful amid suffering (Acts 5:41)
9. Forgive and love their persecutors (Matt. 5:44)
10. Be rooted in God’s Word (2 Tim. 3:16-17)
The Voice or the Martyrs | persecution.com

COMMUNITY

The LHCF food pantry will be open on Tuesdays, December 24 and 31 and closed on Wednesdays, December 25 and January 1.

The pantry will resume the regular schedule on Tuesday, January 7:  Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, drive-through only. Clients are asked to pull into the parking lot, make a horseshoe, turn in the large lot, and pull up to the back door. Groceries will be brought out. Please stay in your car. For more info please call (586) 362-2061 or email the church at LHCF1@comcast.net.

If you need additional help, you may try the following (call pantries first to make sure listings are current):

If you are in a domestic violence situation and in crisis needing immediate help or know someone who is in crisis, please call the Turning Point Crisis Line at 586.463.6990. For more info go to turningpointmacomb.org.

True North to Freedom is a nonprofit whose goal is walking alongside trafficking survivors, assisting them as they move toward recovery and providing spiritual, emotional, and some financial support, believing that every survivor is beautiful, valuable, and worthy, created in the image of God and deeply loved by Him. For more information or to volunteer go to their website truenorthtofreedom.org.

SAVE THE DATE: The next fundraiser will be held on Friday, October 3. Watch the bulletin for more information.

In Luke 4:18, Jesus declared that He came to “heal the brokenhearted” and set the captive free. In the original language, the phrase “brokenhearted” means shards of glass as if one broke a mirror. Jesus knows that when we experience trauma, abuse, and neglect; our hearts are shattered like a mirror. Breakthrough Prayer Ministry brings wounded people into the presence of the Lord where He can heal the wounds in their hearts and put the pieces of broken hearts back together.

The basic class teaches important foundational principles of inner healing prayer. The advanced class builds upon these principles and teaches peer prayer ministers how to address more complex issues that often arise when dealing with significant trauma. If you’ve successfully completed the Basic Breakthrough Prayer Ministry class through Reconciliation Ministries, you are eligible to participate in the advanced class. If you haven’t yet completed the basic class, we’ll likely be offering it later this year.

The Advanced Breakthrough Prayer Ministry Class explores…

  • A review of the basic steps for healing prayer, guardian lies, and forgiveness.
  • Additional tools like the narrative technique and self-coaching.
  • Keys for working with those who have experienced significant trauma and abuse.
  • Helping people overcome habitual and addictive sin patterns.
  • Working with the broken pieces of the heart.
  • Addressing spiritual oppression.

The Advanced Breakthrough Prayer Ministry class is tentatively scheduled to start on Thursday, April 24th and run through June 12th. We’ll be meeting every Thursday evening from 7pm to 9:30pm at Paradox Church in Warren. There is no charge for this training. Participants must have successfully completed the Basic Breakthrough Prayer Ministry class, and complete the application process for the advanced class. To download an application or for more information, email info@recmin.org.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

You are invited to come to the church to help clean and maintain the building. We will be meeting once a month on a Saturday. The next church beautification day is Saturday, April 26, from 9:00-11:00 am. Wear some old clothes and come ready to shine up our church! If you can do any type of cleaning, then you are welcome! See Pastor Andrea if you have any questions.

The Annual Post Office Food Drive will be held on Saturday, May 10, and LHCF is a drop-off point for our neighborhood. Post office workers will pick up donated canned goods as they drive their regular routes and then drop off at our church. Volunteers are needed from 12:00 to 4:00 pm to help unload and sort the canned goods. If you would like to help, please see Mary Reiland and let her know when you are available.

RACISM AND INJUSTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

Alliance of Warren Evangelicals Denounce Racism and Injustice

June 3, 2020

Warren, MI—As members of the church in the city of Warren, MI, we deplore the actions that have occurred in our nation with the senseless death and precious loss of life of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police officer. We recognize that the abuse of police authority in this situation represents not an isolated incident, but a pattern of injustice in which Blacks and other people of color have been unjustly treated by the very arm of society that is meant to protect, serve, and nurture peace for all members of our society. We stand with all the people of this nation and ask for transformation of societal practices to reverse the course of history in this nation. We ask our leaders in government, in the judicial system, in the legal system to begin to address these matters, which are not new issues, but have represented the practices at work in this nation for over 400 years.

Psalm 89:14 reads, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.” We cry out to God for His grace and blessing to pour these out upon our city and nation in this most fateful hour. We ask for a vision to remove ourselves from national immoralities, and not to sanction national complacency. We ask for healing for the trauma perpetrated upon the Black members of our society and ask that you would transform the ways in which we, as citizens, have sanctioned or tolerated abuses against humanity.

We stand with the right of those so harmed by racism in all its forms to gather to peacefully protest and to lift their voices in calling this nation to return to justice. While we do not approve of violent and destructive behavior from some of the protesters, we do not wish in doing so to summarily fail to recognize our own complicity in the injustice perpetrated through years and centuries upon Blacks and other peoples of color. We must recognize, confess, and turn from all injustice and begin to create a national and social climate that provides equal access for all peoples to peace and the blessings of God for which we all strive.

Finally, we join together in the church of Jesus Christ with all our brothers and sisters in this nation, and we pray that the Lord would look down upon us in this time of trouble and pour out His compassion and mercy on us so that the changes necessary, changes unprecedented in our American history, will be granted to us.

Alliance of Warren Evangelicals

LEADERSHIP

Senior Pastors Michael & Janice Osminski

Associate Pastors Philip & Janine McLatcher

Associate Pastors John & Cyndi Helvey

Associate Pastors Rob & Andrea Elliott

Associate Pastor Adrian Byrd

Elders Jerome & Louise Trombly

Joe & Terisa Vandervest