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TUESDAY COFFEE & PRAYER
Join with us every Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM for devotions, prayer, coffee, and conversation. It is all laid-back and an opportunity to jump-start your day in a positive way! |
SENIOR CITIZEN WORSHIP
On every other Sunday, we provide afternoon worship for the residents of American House at 5812 Village Dr SW, in Wyoming.
Gather with us at 2:00 PM for singing, devotions, prayer, and communion.
Fall dates: September 11; October 2, 16, 30; November 13 and 27, and December 11.
On every other Sunday, we provide afternoon worship for the residents of American House at 5812 Village Dr SW, in Wyoming.
Gather with us at 2:00 PM for singing, devotions, prayer, and communion.
Fall dates: September 11; October 2, 16, 30; November 13 and 27, and December 11.
Orchard View and New Life Church will be coordinating together under the direction of the Grand Rapids Dream Center to provide a door-to-door grocery ministry. Let us know if you would be interested in participating in this easy outreach ministry in northern Grand Rapids.
Orchard View Church proudly partners with and
supports our foreign missionaries
supports our foreign missionaries
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Daniel and Christy Kihm represent us in the Netherlands where they are involved with church plants and reaching our to younger couples needing the hope of Jesus Christ.
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Joseph Kiwanuka Amooti, of Mission Trips Uganda, is currently in a church plant in the village of Buwooya. There is no church in that village and the people are starving for God there.
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Bobby and Jenny Mihsill serve in the Church of God in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa. They organize mission teams and work with organizing Children of Promise sponsors.
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Joseph Kiwanuka Amooti, of Mission Trips Uganda, is currently in a church plant in the village of Buwooya. There is no church in that village and the people are starving for God there.
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Bobby and Jenny Mihsill serve in the Church of God in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa. They organize mission teams and work with organizing Children of Promise sponsors.
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Ocho Rios Street Church serves homeless persons in Jamaica. Pastor Mike's mother helps to coordinate this mission effort with weekly Bible study and connection times as well as Sunday morning worship at the bus stop in Ocho Rios. Many of the people are in need of basic medical supplies that the mission is attempting to assist with.
Orchard View Church is the practice facility for The Great Lakes Chorus!
The Great Lakes Chorus was formed in 1938, and in 1947 was chartered as the official Grand Rapids chapter of what was then known as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (now the Barbershop Harmony Society). The chorus offers men the opportunity to learn barbershop harmony in a large group, helps them develop their skills, and encourages them to sing in quartets.
The Great Lakes Chorus is grant award recipient from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affair (MCACA) with federal support through the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Great Lakes Chorus was formed in 1938, and in 1947 was chartered as the official Grand Rapids chapter of what was then known as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (now the Barbershop Harmony Society). The chorus offers men the opportunity to learn barbershop harmony in a large group, helps them develop their skills, and encourages them to sing in quartets.
The Great Lakes Chorus is grant award recipient from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affair (MCACA) with federal support through the National Endowment for the Arts.
NOVICES IN THE
SCHOOL OF LOVE
Novices is a group of ordinary, everyday people who long for more in their walk with God.
An offshoot of the Grand Rapids chapter of The International Thomas Merton Society, Novices in the School of Love takes its name from the way monasteries have been described down through the centuries: schools of love. Places to learn the depth and breadth and profound meaning of God’s love. Because such learning is a life-long practice, we choose to consider ourselves novices - perpetually. Always learning. Always seeking to better ourselves. Novices in the School of Love. It fits.
We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Community Room at Orchard View Church to discuss classic books of spirituality, monastic practices, The Rule of Saint Benedict (the governing structure for monastics worldwide for many centuries), contemplation, prayer, silence, meditation, and how to apply what we learn about monastic spirituality and the monastic life to our everyday, non-monastic lives. We also laugh a lot and build each other up in our Christian walk, which is a wonderful Holy-Spirit led benefit to gathering together with like-minded folks.
The group is facilitated by Jeff Maskow, who was a Trappist monk for a number of years in The Abbey of Our Lady Of Gethsemani in rural Kentucky - the same monastery where acclaimed author/poet/contemplative Thomas Merton lived for several decades before his untimely death in 1968.
Our monthly meetings start at 7pm and usually end around 9pm. They are free and open to anyone who desires to lead a deeper, more fulfilling spiritual life.
SCHOOL OF LOVE
Novices is a group of ordinary, everyday people who long for more in their walk with God.
An offshoot of the Grand Rapids chapter of The International Thomas Merton Society, Novices in the School of Love takes its name from the way monasteries have been described down through the centuries: schools of love. Places to learn the depth and breadth and profound meaning of God’s love. Because such learning is a life-long practice, we choose to consider ourselves novices - perpetually. Always learning. Always seeking to better ourselves. Novices in the School of Love. It fits.
We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Community Room at Orchard View Church to discuss classic books of spirituality, monastic practices, The Rule of Saint Benedict (the governing structure for monastics worldwide for many centuries), contemplation, prayer, silence, meditation, and how to apply what we learn about monastic spirituality and the monastic life to our everyday, non-monastic lives. We also laugh a lot and build each other up in our Christian walk, which is a wonderful Holy-Spirit led benefit to gathering together with like-minded folks.
The group is facilitated by Jeff Maskow, who was a Trappist monk for a number of years in The Abbey of Our Lady Of Gethsemani in rural Kentucky - the same monastery where acclaimed author/poet/contemplative Thomas Merton lived for several decades before his untimely death in 1968.
Our monthly meetings start at 7pm and usually end around 9pm. They are free and open to anyone who desires to lead a deeper, more fulfilling spiritual life.
Mom's in Prayer for Orchard View Elementary School will be meeting at Orchard View every Monday morning from 9:00-9:45 AM with Jessica Gregory. All moms wishing to pray for the students at Orchard View Elementary School are welcome to attend.
Orchard View Church
Advent Schedule of Events 2022
Sunday, November 27 “Hanging of the Greens” -
Stick around after the morning as we decorate the church for the Christmas season. Pizza lunch will be served for all who help out!
Sunday, December 18 “Christmas at Leffingwell”-
Gather with us for our regular service followed by Christmas refreshments and drinks in the church lobby after the service. We will be receiving our Christ Birthday Offering during this service. This year’s goal is $700.
Saturday, December 24 “Christmas Eve at Orchard View”-
Gather with us at 4:00 PM for a special Christmas Eve service of music, readings, candles, and a complimentary Christmas tree ornament for each family in attendance.
Sunday, December 25 -No service on Christmas morning-
Take this special morning to spend with family as you celebrate His birth in the comfort of your own homes. Join a Facebook Live Christmas message from Pastor Mike at 10:30 AM on our church FB page.
Sunday, January 1 -New Year’s Day service at Orchard View
Gather with us as we ring in 2023 with encouraging words and prayer beginning at 10:30 AM.
Poinsettia Orders-
Each year, we like to decorate our sanctuary with poinsettias in honor of those whom we love and in memory of loved ones passed. We will be decorating the service for our December 18 Sunday service and our December 24 Christmas Eve service. If you would like to purchase a poinsettia for the sanctuary, please complete the order form in the lobby. Poinsettias will be $8 each and money can be given to Pastor Mike or put in the offering plate in a marked envelope for the flowers.
The Orchard View Post Office Box will be open for the Advent season for those who wish to leave Christmas cards to members of the faith family. The mailbox system is alphabetized for quick location by last names.
Christmas cards for Jesus!
If you could send Jesus a Christmas card, what would you say to Him? This year, we have a bulletin board to hang our Christmas cards for Jesus and for others to read as encouragement. Be sure to leave your family card on the bulletin board in honor of Jesus.
Advent devotional booklets are being provided this year again from the Women of the Church of God. These devotionals are written by pastors and laypersons in the Church of God international. We have a copy for each family.
Our holiday outreach project this year will be hygiene and laundry products to supplement our Dream Center grocery distribution. These products may be brought throughout the month of November and December and left on the table in the lobby area.
The Koinonia Players are performing, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens on Friday, December 9 at 7:00 PM and on Saturday, December 10 at 2:00 PM and again at 7:00 PM. bring out the family for this classical Christmas presentation.
In keeping with the “Christmas Carol” scenery for the month, Pastor Mike will be sharing messages during Advent related to this classic piece.
Advent Schedule of Events 2022
Sunday, November 27 “Hanging of the Greens” -
Stick around after the morning as we decorate the church for the Christmas season. Pizza lunch will be served for all who help out!
Sunday, December 18 “Christmas at Leffingwell”-
Gather with us for our regular service followed by Christmas refreshments and drinks in the church lobby after the service. We will be receiving our Christ Birthday Offering during this service. This year’s goal is $700.
Saturday, December 24 “Christmas Eve at Orchard View”-
Gather with us at 4:00 PM for a special Christmas Eve service of music, readings, candles, and a complimentary Christmas tree ornament for each family in attendance.
Sunday, December 25 -No service on Christmas morning-
Take this special morning to spend with family as you celebrate His birth in the comfort of your own homes. Join a Facebook Live Christmas message from Pastor Mike at 10:30 AM on our church FB page.
Sunday, January 1 -New Year’s Day service at Orchard View
Gather with us as we ring in 2023 with encouraging words and prayer beginning at 10:30 AM.
Poinsettia Orders-
Each year, we like to decorate our sanctuary with poinsettias in honor of those whom we love and in memory of loved ones passed. We will be decorating the service for our December 18 Sunday service and our December 24 Christmas Eve service. If you would like to purchase a poinsettia for the sanctuary, please complete the order form in the lobby. Poinsettias will be $8 each and money can be given to Pastor Mike or put in the offering plate in a marked envelope for the flowers.
The Orchard View Post Office Box will be open for the Advent season for those who wish to leave Christmas cards to members of the faith family. The mailbox system is alphabetized for quick location by last names.
Christmas cards for Jesus!
If you could send Jesus a Christmas card, what would you say to Him? This year, we have a bulletin board to hang our Christmas cards for Jesus and for others to read as encouragement. Be sure to leave your family card on the bulletin board in honor of Jesus.
Advent devotional booklets are being provided this year again from the Women of the Church of God. These devotionals are written by pastors and laypersons in the Church of God international. We have a copy for each family.
Our holiday outreach project this year will be hygiene and laundry products to supplement our Dream Center grocery distribution. These products may be brought throughout the month of November and December and left on the table in the lobby area.
The Koinonia Players are performing, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens on Friday, December 9 at 7:00 PM and on Saturday, December 10 at 2:00 PM and again at 7:00 PM. bring out the family for this classical Christmas presentation.
In keeping with the “Christmas Carol” scenery for the month, Pastor Mike will be sharing messages during Advent related to this classic piece.
WE SUPPORT..........
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We support "Helping Hands in Motion" which provides funding for our church orphanage in Haiti as well as a church plant in India. The ministry is directed by Pastor Richard Fields.
We support "Helping Hands in Motion" which provides funding for our church orphanage in Haiti as well as a church plant in India. The ministry is directed by Pastor Richard Fields.
We support the new church plant in Big Rapids, Michigan known as Connect Church. Pastor Mark and Heather Robb are leading this endeavor.
We support the Grand Rapids Dream Center which oversees neighborhood ministries throughout Grand Rapids. In addition to financial support, we have members of the church who participate in neighborhood ministries.
