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Did you know you can watch Central Church on TV? We're broadcasting on FOX at 10:00am each week. If watching online isn't a convenient option for you, we hope you'll check it out on TV weekly at 10am. *PLEASE NOTE* - Due to technical issues, our FOX broadcast will always be one week behind the live services and internet live streams.

Have you felt the Spirit challenging you to love your neighbor better? We're hosting four evenings of conversation around culture, ethnicity, and race—and some of the barriers that get in the way of being in healthy relationships with people who are different from us. Beginning Wednesday, July 21, these weekly conversations will be held in the Hearth Room starting at 6:30pm. Space is limited. Please RSVP by July 18 to our Outreach Pastor, Nathan Pruett, at [email protected] or our Connections Director, Haley Wiggers, at [email protected]

Do you like to run, walk, bike, or pogo? Every Saturday (weather allowing) Central attendees and their oikos are invited to come to Spencer Park to fellowship and exercise at 7:00am. We'll exercise for one hour and then go to Bagel Boy on Minnesota for breakfast and conversation. All are welcome! If you have questions, contact our Pastor of Outreach, Nathan Pruett, at [email protected]

Families! Make sure you’ve got July 11th on your calendar. At 11:45am on the 11th we’re having a picnic out on Central’s front lawn. We’re talkin’ lawn games, food trucks you can buy lunch from, and other fun stuff. We’ll have more details soon, but don’t forget to put it on your calendar now!

This weekend we’ll take a benevolent offering for churches in our Converge network. The Converge Heartland Benevolence Fund: Provides resources to ministers and Converge Heartland churches to help with urgent needs brought on by disaster, death, sickness, and disease. Confidentially assists ministers and ministry families with counseling expenses. Assists ministers and their families with necessary rest during and/or after times of personal trauma. We'll have more details from Pastor Jeff during the service this weekend, but we hope you'll consider supporting Converge churches with benevolent giving this weekend.

Our Downtown Campus is hosting a Community Day to celebrate Pettigrew Heights on Saturday, June 12 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Join us downtown (1117 W. 11th St., Sioux Falls, SD) for live music, games, food, and all kinds of fun! Whether you live in Pettigrew Heights or you just want to hang out and have a great time, we'd love to see you there! You can also find the event on Facebook at facebook.com/CentralChurchDT.

Do you want to intentionally deepen and rejuvenate your faith before heading back to college or work in the fall? If you do, Central's Summer Discipleship Intensive Groups (DIGs) are for you. These groups are not for the faint of heart and require COMMITMENT, but you will leave changed and energized when you commit to the process. DIGs meet weekly for 6 weeks (June 13-July 18). Meeting days and times vary; you'll list your availability during registration and be assigned a group accordingly. Cost is $10. If that's at all an issue for you, please let us know! REGISTRATION ENDS JUNE 13TH, so don't wait to sign up at centralsf.org/digs.

Due to the arrival of summer, we’ve had a major drop in our Kid Central volunteer numbers. In order to provide safe, effective programming for our kids, we will need more volunteers to step up. 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.

We’re really excited to announce that the Global Leadership Summit will be BACK at Central this year! On Thursday, August 5th and Friday, August 6th, Central will host the Summit IN-PERSON, and we hope you and your oikos will be here for it. The speaker lineup is going to be amazing as always. It features Craig Groeschel, Malcolm Gladwell, Juliet Funt, and more, so make sure you have GLS on your calendar for August 5th and 6th. Central members and attendees can get tickets at centralsf.org/GLS21tickets. We also have early bird discount codes available for people who want to register early. We aren't allowed to publish them on our website, but if you regularly attend Central, you can find them in our physical bulletins, our e-formation newsletter, or by sending us an email at [email protected] If you're a guest who doesn't attend Central regularly, please visit centralsf.org/GLSguest to register for the Global Leadership Summit.

Valet parking is back! If you or someone you know would like assistance parking on Sunday mornings, we'd love to help! We offer complimentary valet services during the 9:30am and 11:00am services each weekend. For those concerned with close contact/safety precautions, our valet drivers will wear masks while inside vehicles and interacting with you. Email [email protected] for more details!

Due to changes in government regulations, Central's text messaging number will be changing. The NEW number for texting will be (855) 221-4567. It will no longer be 94090. If you receive a text from this number, please know that it's from us, not a spammer. If you have any questions about text messaging, please email our Communication Director, Mike Billeter, at [email protected]

GriefShare is a support group for anyone who has lost a loved one by death and needs spiritual and emotional support. GriefShare is an open group, so you can attend anytime and as long as needed. Adult family members of all ages are welcome. WHEN: Mondays starting March 22, 2021 (last meeting is June 28, 2021) | 6:30-8:00pm WHERE: Central Church Prayer Chapel (just inside the West Entrance) 3102 W. Ralph Rogers Rd., Sioux Falls, SD 57108 MORE: The group will practice social distancing and wearing of masks is encouraged. The meeting on March 22, 2021 is an introduction meeting and we start Lesson 1 on March 29, 2021. COST: $15 for the GriefShare workbook If you have any questions, visit www.griefshare.org, email Mari Rogers, or call (605) 201-0554.

Due to space constraints in our building, we are adjusting our social distancing options. Moving forward, we will be opening up our Worship Center seating fully and shifting our socially-distanced seating to our Oakwood Chapel during the 9:30 and 11:00am Sunday services. Our 5:00pm Saturday and 8:00am Sunday services will provide natural social distancing options due to having lower attendance in those services. We appreciate your understanding as we continue doing our best to provide a safe, dynamic worship experience for everyone at Central. For the full details of our updated procedures, please watch the video below.

Registration for our 2021-22 preschool and kindergarten school year is now open! If you want to register online, visit centralsf.org/CPKsignup. 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’ve launched a Bible reading plan to go with our current sermon series, The Life. To participate, just visit centralsf.org/readingplan to pull it up online. Our hope is that you and your family will check this reading plan every week and grow together spiritually.

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 345prayer to (855) 221-4567. You’ll get one text message each morning with a reminder and a link to the Facebook page.

As Covid continues to be a challenge for people in our community, we want to make sure that every person at Central is safe and being cared for well. If you or a family member are sick or having to quarantine, please let us know what we can do to help. If you need any assistance at all please fill out a brief form at centralsf.org/covidhelp or contact our Outreach Pastor, Nathan Pruett, at [email protected]

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 new app that works with our new 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!

After a long hiatus, Central has a podcast again. To listen on iTunes, visit centralsf.org/itunes. To check it out on Spotify, visit centralsf.org/spotify. Now you can catch up on sermons 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.

We offer sign language interpretation at our Sunday, 9:30am worship service.

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!

Saturday at 5:00pm Sunday at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00am Community Worship services at Central are identical in content. Children's programming is available during each Sunday service (infant through 5th grade). There is no programming/childcare during the Saturday evening service.