ELEVATE @ the High School – see you in the fall
We are excited for another school year of ELEVATE and participate in God’s work among our community! In a world that changes so quickly we get to draw near to Jesus who “is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
To help us keep you informed take a moment to register here for the ’25/’26 school year: ELEVATE Registration & Waiver
For more information on ELEVATE read on (some of these details are also shared on the form)!
WHERE: High School Auditorium
WHEN: Wednesdays from 7 to 8:45 pm during the school year
WHY: To lift up Jesus and lift up each other
WHO: Any middle or high school students not already connected to another church’s ministry (so invite someone needing a place to connect)
WHAT:
- Weekly birthday recognition and prizes
- Life Stories – better than comics, Saturday morning cartoons, real life TV and VLOGs – it’s our people sharing their ups and downs in light of God’s consistent character
- Mixers engaging a few in fun challenge or moving the entire group in a friendly competition
- Worship with our student-led worship teams
- Teaching rooted in the Bible
- Small groups by grade and gender (6th grade girls, 6th grade boys, 7th grade…) or go with the friend who invited you
- Games in the gym or in our Breakout Space
- Snack before you head home
2025-2026 ELEVATE Schedule
Oct 15 – No Elevate – MEA
Nov 26 – No Elevate – Thanksgiving
Dec 17 – Night2Unite for Small Groups
Dec 24 – No Elevate – Christmas Break
Dec 31 – No Elevate – Christmas Break
Feb 11 – Night2Unite Large Group Event
Mar 25 – No Elevate – Spring Break
May 6 – Senior Sayonara
May 13 – Night2Unite for Small Groups
PIT CREW – LAST CALL – APPLY BY OCTOBER 1
If you’re a 10th, 11th, or 12th grade student growing in your relationship with Jesus…
and if you long to grow more by discovering and utilizing gifts the LORD has given you through instruction and service…
and if you get excited about making sacrifices for the One who sacrificed everything so your peers could be saved and find new life in Him…
then you should check out THIS DESCRIPTION of our PIT Crew ministry.
With a new season underway, it’s time to decide if you’re ready to commit to a year of service on this team. If, after praying about it and discussing with your parent(s)/guardian(s) you believe it’s time, submit your application through the above link.
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EVENTS
REALITY Student Apologetics Conference – November 7-8
Take a deep breath. Feel the air enter and exit your lungs.
Now, let me ask you something: before I said that, were you actively thinking about your breathing? Probably not. Yet, you’ve been doing it all day—at least, I hope you have.
Breathing is essential. You can’t survive without it. But most of the time, you don’t even notice it. It’s usually when you’re out of breath or choking that you suddenly realize just how important it is.
Now, think about a goldfish swimming in a fishbowl. It eats, sleeps, and moves through the water. Water shapes everything it does, yet the fish doesn’t notice it. It only realizes water exists when it’s suddenly out of it.
For a fish, a world without water is drastically different than a world with it. In the same way, a world without the Word—without Christianity—is radically different from a world shaped by it.
Whether we realize it or not, Christianity is like the water to a fish or the air we breathe. Many of the values, institutions, and advancements we take for granted—like modern science, universities, human rights, and justice—exist because of the Christian worldview. But because they’ve always been there, we don’t recognize their connection to Christianity. At this year’s Reality Apologetics Student Conference, we’re pulling back the curtain to show students how Christianity has impacted our world.
We have 60 tickets reserved for what will be our 6th year of this faith-anchoring conference…and we would love to have you join us (if you’re not out taking the breath away from some deer)! And don’t wait to register. The quicker I know if we need to order more tickets the better our chances of taking more students!
For details, and/or to register, click HERE.
RAKE THE TOWN – Saturday, November 15 * 9am to 12:30pm
Faith In Action has requests for elderly people in our area needing help with their fall yardwork. And while we work on the yard we’ll get to connect with the homeowners to listen to them, encourage them, and pray for them!
If enough people show up we could be done much sooner, so grab a friend or two and take some time to brighten someone’s day!
BRING: gloves, a rake. If you have tarps, a trailer, or a blower, text Pastor Chris to see if it’s still needed (763.244.4957).
LOOKING AHEAD:
November 1: Women’s Retreat
November 7-8: REALITY Conference
November 15: Rake the Town
December 30 or 31: Pack-N-Play – Packing food at Feed My Starving Children; Pizza; Play at an indoor facility
February 20-22: Slope SLAM (location TBD)
Tentative Date February 28: ELEVATING Teen Girls Conference
April 26: Brandon Lake Worship Night
April 30: Josiah Queen Concert
June 16-23 or July 7-14: High School Mission Trip to Ensenada, MX
July 30-August 2: August BLAST
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FUNdraisers
RAISERIGHT
The easiest FUNdraiser we have ever done is RAISERIGHT All it entails is creating an account by downloading the “RaiseRight Fundraising” app and entering our church’s enrollment code to link your proceeds to our church. Then you purchase gift cards to make your purchases at restaurants, grocery stores, clothing/retail stores, etc. and a designated percentage gets credited to your account. For example, you go on a date to Texas Roadhouse and when it comes time to pay the bill, you open your app, order the amount needed to pay your bill with the amount coming out of your linked checking account a day or two later, submit the gift card number for payment, and then the rebate (usually 8 to 10% from Texas Roadhouse) will go to your account!
You’re not going on the mission trip? Designate who or what you’d like the proceeds to go toward!
For more information, contact Amanda Wheece or Pastor Chris! We’ll gladly show you how it works on the RaiseRight app!
BEST
We have a crew of people who serve as security at major venues in the Cities. When we take on these events we usually receive anywhere from $17 to $20 per hour…and we get to serve together! Participants do need to be 18 years-old or older. Viking games, T-wolves games, Gopher games, and concerts have been opportunities for us! If interested, let PC know!
FUNdship TEAM
If enough interest is expressed, we’ll organize our FUNdship Team to start putting some other opportunities together!
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Sunday School – 9-9:45am
Sunday school meets during the school year.
These classes are geared to the student who is ready to take the next step in their walk with Jesus, growing their personal relationship with Him. This happens as students participate in the weekly studies of God’s Word, spend time in the suggested readings for the upcoming week, memorize key scriptures, pray together, and put what they learn into action.
Middle School
Teacher: Jon Norberg & Heather Enyart
Curriculum: Godly SWAG of Old Testament Peeps
High School
Teacher: Pastor Chris Salvevold & Jim Enyart
Curriculum: Know What You Believe
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ELEVATE Merch
Orders for ELEVATE merch are closed.
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Our ministry to students exists to…
Celebrate life in Jesus Christ as we
Link with pre-believing students, and
Introduce them to other Christ-followers who will encourage them to
Mature in their faith as they
Bring their gifts and talents to serve.
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