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Are you the kind of person who wants to help people feel more connected and engaged at Central? If you are, we've got good news. We're hosting an interest meeting and training for Regional Service volunteers on Monday, March 27 from 5:30-7:00pm in our Oakwood Chapel. A light dinner and childcare will be provided. To sign up, please register at centralsf.org/regionaltraining.

Central's 8th annual special event for dads/father figures and girls is coming soon! The Dance will be held on Friday night, April 28 from 6:00 to 8:30pm, and you can purchase a FAMILY TICKET for just $20 beginning March 18 by visiting centralsf.org/dance2023. You can stop by the table in the Concourse this weekend (March 18-19) for more information or to pick up an invite card with the details.

Calling ALL ladies ages 10 & over! Join us and invite your friends for a Game Night on Friday, March 17 between 6:00 and 9:00pm in the Studio (in the lower Family Life Center). Bring a snack and/or beverage to share. We'll provide board and card games, but feel free to bring your favorite! Please register to attend by Thursday, March 16 at centralsf.org/ladiesnight.

Let’s come together and celebrate! Families, if you have a 5th grader, we would love for you and your 5th grader to join us here at Central in the Oakwood Chapel for a celebration lunch on April 30 at 12:15. If you are planning to come, please register at centralsf.org/5thgrade.

In an effort to provide a space for you to meet your neighbors from Central, we’re kicking off Regional Services! Each month, starting in June, you can choose to meet with people from your “region” in Oakwood Chapel at 8:30am for a community-oriented service. You can check out the sermon from Pastor Jeff below for more details. To volunteer for our Regional Services, visit centralsf.org/regionalsurvey or email [email protected] https://www.youtube.com/live/Eq5_wKB1K1g?feature=share&t=2267

Central's new men's group, Forged, is hosting a Men's Night. Join us Friday, March 31 at Central for BBQ, some competitive cornhole, worship, and a challenge from Pastor Jeff. You can sign up to attend at centralsf.org/mensnight.

Wondering how to get connected in all that Central offers? Hoping to receive help, grow spiritually, or find community? Looking for a way to volunteer your time and interests? On April 15-16 and 22-23 throughout Grand Central, you'll find staff and ministry representatives to help you do just that! Learn more about anything from making coffee, to joining or leading a LifeGroup, to playing on the Worship Team, to finding a support group or social event, and more! No need to register, but don't forget to come through Grand Central and check it all out! We look forward to connecting with you there!

It may not be summer yet, but CPK Summer Fun registration is now live! Summer Fun is a chance for kids age 3-6 to explore fun summer topics like camping, sandcastles, watermelons, and more. It includes learning centers, sing-along time, Bible lessons, and snacks. Summer Fun meets for three straight weeks on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00am to 11:30am. There are three sessions to choose from. Session 1: June 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 Session 2: July 5*, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 (*due to the 4th of July on Tuesday) Session 3: July 25 & 27 and August 1, 3, 8, 10 Sign up for Summer Fun at centralsf.org/summerfunreg. (Please note: children must be potty trained and have preschool/large group experience.) Registration fee is $65 per session, tuition is $130 per session.

Central's singles group, No One Walks Alone (NOWA), is for single adults—whether unmarried, divorced or widowed—with an approximate age range of 40-60 years old. On Saturday, March 25, NOWA will meet after the 5:00pm service in the lower Family Life Center at Central. The group will be ordering pizza (please bring cash to contribute) and enjoying games and great conversations.  To learn more about this group, visit the NOWA Facebook group or email [email protected]

Join Bob Goff & Friends On Tour for a night of encouragement, laughter, and music on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00pm. You can buy tickets at centralsf.org/bobgoff.

Ready to celebrate Easter with our Central Church family? We'll have more info coming soon, but here are our upcoming service times so you can get it on your calendar: Good Friday - 4:30 & 6:00pm Easter Saturday - 4:30 & 6:00pm Easter Sunday - 7:15, 8:30, 9:50 & 11:15am

The Conquer Series provides men a safe place for hope and healing to process their life story: learning how family of origin, traumatic experiences, and wounding messages impact relationships. More than 100 men from Central have gone through this 10-week series, which focuses on educating and equipping men through small group resources leading the way in the battle for sexual integrity in the church. Pure Desire groups help you discover how to break free of denial and face the truth before God and others. Meeting info: Wednesdays at 6:00am (March 15-May 17) | Central’s Family Life Center (FLC), Room 167 (Limit of 15 men. Books and materials cost is $50.) For more details or to sign up, visit centralsf.org/conquer or click here. To get more info, contact Pastor Roger Anderson at [email protected], or call (605) 940-7426.

Central's Worship Team is looking for trumpet players for our Easter services! If you are interested, please email [email protected]

Central's Downtown Campus is looking for CDL licensed drivers for various events. We need someone to drive the youth kids in our mini bus on Monday evenings from 5:30-7:00pm starting Feb. 13. We are also always in need of substitute drivers for the preschool students if you have daytime availability. Both opportunities are paid. Please reach out to Jessi at [email protected] if you are interested or have further questions. Thanks!

Do you have a heart for serving children with special abilities? If you do, we’d love to plug you in to volunteer in a one-on-one capacity with some of those awesome kids during our 11:15 service. Please contact [email protected] to get more info and get plugged in.

On Sunday, March 26 we're hosting a FREE LUNCH for newcomers looking to get plugged in and meet some of our Central staff and attendees. The event is 12:15-1:30pm in the Hearth Room, and along with a meal, you'll get to connect with others and learn a little more about Central. Childcare IS provided after the lunch portion of our time together. You can visit centralsf.org/connect to sign up.

Are you the kind of person who wants to stay plugged in at Central? If you are, we've got great news—we just launched our Subsplash app! If you want dynamic content, sermons streamed right to your phone, quick access to our events, and useful resources for LifeGroups or personal study, then it's time to get the app on your phone. To download it on Apple, visit centralsf.org/iphoneapp. To download it on Android, visit centralsf.org/androidapp. We'll be sharing more about the app in the future, but we hope you'll download it and start using it to stay more connected with Central!  

Are you a young adult who wants to connect with other young adults on a Sunday morning? If so, join us for coffee and a light breakfast on the third Sunday of each month! After the 8:30 and 9:50am services, we'll be hanging out in the Central Perk Lounge. Email Haley Wiggers at [email protected] if you have questions!

DivorceCare and DivorceCare 4 Kids will start at Central on Sunday, Jan. 15 and will meet weekly from 3:00 to 5:00pm. Meetings take place in room #167 of Central's Family Life Center and space is limited. DivorceCare is for anyone going through a divorce or separation as well as couples facing difficulties in their relationship, with the goal of helping them find help, hope, and healing. About half of first marriages in the U.S. end in divorce, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Pew Research Center reports that the U.S. has the world’s highest rate of single parenthood, with nearly a quarter of children under the age of 18 living in single-parent households. DivorceCare & DivorceCare4Kids (more info below) offers a 13-week video/workbook course that teaches how to process and share the feelings and disappointments associated with divorce. DivorceCare 4 Kids is for children ages 6-12 and it offers a safe, caring, fun environment where children can explore…

Registration for our 2023-24 preschool and kindergarten school year will open in January. This year's registration will be ONLINE-ONLY, so visit centralsf.org/cpk to get the full registration details. Please note: it's important to pre-register your child so his or her information is ready to go in our system on registration day. To pre-register, visit centralsf.org/cpkprereg. Please email CPK Director Melissa Ludens or call (605) 336-2303 for more details. We look forward to having your son or daughter in preschool or kindergarten with us next year!

We’re blessed at Central to have people like you who support Central’s mission with your financial gifts. Thank you for your continued kindness and generosity. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to do the work God has called us to do. We want you to know that we’ve switched our online giving platform from Online Giving to Subsplash Giving. Why did we make the change? One of the main reasons is that, with Subsplash, giving a financial gift online will be easier than ever. Please use the giving portal found at centralsf.org/give to give a one-time gift or set up a recurring gift. For step-by-step instructions on how to set up your account, click here. **PLEASE NOTE: You will need to cancel your current recurring gift in our old system, Online Giving, as you make the switch Subsplash Giving. For instructions on how to do that, please click here. Be sure to switch as soon as possible if you haven't switched already.

Starting January 8, college students are invited to come hang out Sundays from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the Hearth Room for dinner, connection, spiritual conversations, and growing in Jesus together! On Reveal Nights we will worship together at 6:00pm and gather for a quick snack after the service. PLEASE NOTE: We will not meet on the following Sundays: Jan. 29, Mar. 5, Apr. 9

If you are a female and are college-age or older, this opportunity is for you! Woven exists to develop faith-based, intergenerational relationships among the women of Central Church through Bible study and small group accountability. We gather in a large group on the first Saturday morning (8:30-10:30am) of every month, October through May. Small groups will meet together at least one other time each month. To learn more about signing up for Woven, visit centralsf.org/wovensignup. For any urgent questions, please email [email protected] and we'll get back to you as quickly as possible!

If you're a fan of Pastor Jeff's morning prayer times but don't want to watch on Facebook, you can now watch them on YouTube at https://centralsf.org/youtube. Just click the "Videos" tab and you'll find them each day!

Join us at 6:00pm on Sunday, March 26, for a night of worship where we will reveal ourselves to God, knowing that He will be faithful to reveal Himself to us. We'll sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. We'll pray for each others' needs. We'll glorify God, and seek Him with all of our hearts. We'll let Him have His way. These nights have been POWERFUL, so put it on your calendar, invite a friend, and we'll see you there! Childcare will be provided for ages 5 & under.

We have not one, not two, but THREE great opportunities to serve in Pettigrew Heights. The first is a new Downtown Tutoring Program that will run on Monday nights from 5:30-7:00pm. It will be a 1-to-1 tutoring opportunity that will provide adults with a chance to pour into the lives of elementary students, helping them build character, talk about Bible stories, and more. You can sign up at centralsf.org/helptutor. The next opportunity is for people who can join us as needed as preschool assistant substitutes when members of our Downtown Preschool staff need to be gone for a day. This occurs at various times Monday through Friday between 9am-3pm. Substitutes come in and assist staff with preschool students ages 3-5 through the school day and it IS a paid position. Finally, we’ll start our English classes again at the Downtown Campus in partnership with Reach Literacy. We’re looking for volunteers to help with childcare or assist with conversations and help the English teacher…

As our church continues to grow, our Kid Central children's ministry is growing along with it. In order to provide safe, effective programming for our kids, we need more volunteers to step up on Sunday mornings. If you’ll answer the call to serve for just a single service, email [email protected] and let us know. We’ve got spots available for both early childhood and elementary classes, and we’d love to get you plugged in as soon as you’re willing.

As some of you know, Pastor Jeff leads a morning prayer on Facebook live every Monday-Friday at 8:00am. If you want to receive text message alerts a few minutes before prayer time starts, just text morningprayer to (855) 221-4567. You’ll get one text message each morning with a reminder and a link to the Facebook page.

Want to know which songs we’re playing this coming weekend? Want to hear the playlist from this past weekend’s services? To hear our upcoming worship setlist, visit centralsf.org/thisweeksworship. To listen to last weekend’s setlist, visit centralsf.org/lastweeksworship.

Central is excited to be launching new resources for reaching your oikos effectively. Visit centralsf.org/oikos to get the info and resources. The site offers tips and suggestions for helping you declare the Gospel—both scripturally and personally—defend the Gospel, and dialogue the Gospel. If you have more questions about reaching your oikos, contact our Pastor of Outreach, Nathan Pruett at [email protected]

Central has a an app that works with our church database software. The app will let you connect with your LifeGroup, register for upcoming events, pre-check your kids in to Kid Central, and more—all from your phone! Here's what you do to download the app and start using it today: Download the Church Center app via the Apple Store or Google Play store. Type "Church Center" in the search box and select the app with the icon in the image above. Open the app. Select "Central Church Southwest Campus." Enter your phone number. Follow the on-screen prompts. You are officially on the Church Center app platform! Be excited. If you have questions or issues, email [email protected] VOLUNTEER APP For volunteers, we are also asking you to download the Planning Center Services app, which lets you see your volunteer schedule, your family's volunteer schedule, submit blockout dates, and more. This will be one of the key ways we partner…

Need a personal Bible Study pick-me-up? Need new curriculum for your LifeGroup? Want to start doing family devotionals? We've got just what you need. Central has a church-wide subscription to RightNow Media, dubbed the "Netflix for Christian Bible Study." You can stream video content from a huge variety of sources, from Francis Chan to VeggieTales. All for free. It's our gift to you. Click the image above to watch the video, then visit centralsf.org/rightnowmedia to access your subscription.

If you're a college student or college aged and want to receive text updates, we've got you covered. Just text CollegeCC to (855) 221-4567. We'll send occasional texts with updates on events as well as lunches (so you never have to worry about missing a free meal).

Central is always looking for talented photographers who occasionally want to use their gifts to serve the church during weekend services and special events. If the idea of capturing the life of Central through photos excites you, just fill out a brief questionnaire at centralsf.org/photoapp. We can't wait to get you plugged in!

To listen to our sermons on iTunes, visit centralsf.org/itunes. To check them out on Spotify, visit centralsf.org/spotify. Now you can catch up on messages you might have missed and/or share them with friends and family who might be interested. Enjoy!

Central’s weekend sermons are available on Tuesday of the following week. Click the thumbnail to access our sermon archive.

Can’t join us in person for worship at one of our campuses? Get connected online! 1) Visit www.centralsf.org/live or click the thumbnail. 2) On Facebook – “like” our page (Central Church), receive an alert when the service begins, and watch on “Facebook Live.”

Staff contact information is available when you click the thumbnail.

Weekly attendance information, giving information, and sermon notes are available in the weekend bulletin insert, which is also available when you click the thumbnail.

Want to submit your prayer request online? To submit a private prayer request to our Central staff, click the thumbnail.

Want to submit your prayer request online? If you’d like to share it on our prayer wall (names can be kept anonymous), click the thumbnail.

Pre-service prayer is held in the PRAYER CHAPEL ten minutes before each service. Please join this elder-led prayer time.

Sunday at 11:00am (Downtown Campus) Our Downtown Campus is reaching the Pettigrew Heights neighborhood in Sioux Falls. We meet Sundays at 11:00am at 1117 W. 11th St. We can't wait to see you there!