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Two Years

by Craig Finnestad March 11, 2020

I can’t believe it’s been two years.  Our first Sunday in worship was March 18th, 2018. We weren’t quite ready. Lots of staff and volunteers worked around the clock for a solid week to make our grand opening happen. So…

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Consecration from a Building to a Church

by Craig Finnestad April 7, 2018

This is only going to happen once. We will consecrate our new structure. It happens Sunday afternoon, April 8th at 4:30. I encourage you to attend. Consecrate isn’t a word we use too much these days. It means to make holy…

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Our First Sunday

by Craig Finnestad March 23, 2018

I always wondered what last Sunday would be like. We started The Water’s Edge in 2006. I never thought it would take twelve years to move into a building. I woke up in doubt. I wondered if my sermon contained…

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Our Church Will Change Today

by Craig Finnestad April 6, 2017

Our church will change today. And that is a good thing. After our 10:30 worship experience WE will travel a few miles to our land. We will thank some of the women and men who have paved the way for…

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Groundbreaking

by Craig Finnestad March 30, 2017

I was creating a list of people who no longer attend The Water’s Edge or people who have never attended The Water’s Edge. The list ended up with a couple dozen names. They all have something in common—all were investors…

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Church Conference This Sunday

by Craig Finnestad September 29, 2016

I had a couple ask me to say the following at their wedding: “If any of you has a reason why these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace.” It was a strange request. I’ve…

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I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out. -John Wesley

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