Worship Schedule

Sunday

10:30 a.m.

Thursday

Sunday School

and

Adult Education

will resume on

Sept. 20th

with Rally Day

Breakfast on

Pastor

Rev. Steven P. Gutzman

Office: 509-299-4114

Home: 509-299-7321

Cell: 509-990-7754

Email Pastor at:

stjohnschurch1@centurytel.net

BUY COFFEE - CHANGE LIVES

The WELCA group at St. John's is joining the LWR Coffee Project.  Most Sundays after church, Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Gourmet coffee will be offered for sale and sometimes served fresh-brewed for you to sample.  You may either buy from supplies on hand or order from a select list.  Travel mugs and tee shirts will also be available.  Prices are comparable to other specialty coffees.  Orders may also be placed by calling Margie Bonk at 299-3038.

For many of us, coffee is an essential part of community--a warm invigorating beverage to enjoy in the company of friends and neighbors.  But, it is also a vital source of income for thousands of small farmers and their families in some of the poorest countries in the world.  Cut off from markets they are forced to accept low prices.  Without affordable credit, they become trapped in a cycle of debt.  Many lack access to adequate housing, health care, education, or even running water and electricity.  Through the LWR Coffee Project and Equal Exchange, farmers are paid a fair price for their coffee.  In addition, for every package of coffee sold through the project, a contribution is made to LWR's Small Farmer Fund for relief and development projects in coffee producing communities.  All of this helps build a better economic suture for these families and communities.

A short video was placed in the church library where it can be checked out.  Your purchases will make a difference in the lives of small farmers in the Latin American, Africa, and Asia.