Central Information

Central will host a baptism celebration on Sunday, August 29 at 4:00pm. If you want to be baptized or you want to see and support our Central family as people declare their faith and commitment to Jesus Christ, visit centralsf.org/baptism to learn more. All are welcome to attend, so we hope you’ll join us for the fun!

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 will 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 be a part of Woven, attendance at one of the two informational meetings is REQUIRED. Due to the relational nature of this ministry, it's important for potential participants to engage with the leadership team in person. The info meeting dates and times are: Sunday, Aug. 29 at 9:30 am in the Hearth Room Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 pm in Oakwood Chapel We hope you will attend an info meeting to find out more and then decide if you’d like to join us on this journey to grow in Christ and develop meaningful connections with other women! For any urgent questions,…

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 host site discount codes available for Central attendees. 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. Oh, and if you're wondering who will be presenting at GLS…

Do your kids love to worship through music and dance? Are they excited about the idea of sharing Christ's love by performing on-stage? Then it's time to get involved with Central JAM! Central JAM is for kids in 1st-5th grade and meets most Wednesdays this fall starting Sept. 8. Central JAM will host two performances on Saturday, Dec. 18 (2:00 and 5:00pm). **PLEASE NOTE: Your child MUST be available and present for both performances to participate this year. While we want every family to be able to participate, we will not be able to make exceptions. Thank you for your understanding. To sign up for Central Jam this year, click the button below! If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

Are you ready to Live Sent so that you can impact your relational world? Live Sent is a training course that will help you be able to comfortably and confidently bring up spiritual topics and your own spiritual story in conversation with your non-spiritual friends. Live Sent will meet five weeks in a row starting Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 5:30 to 7:30pm in our Oakwood Chapel. Our time together will start with a free meal. After the meal we'll participate in a variety of Bible studies, trainings, and group activities. Visit centralsf.org/LSsignup to register for Live Sent. Live Sent is for anyone who has ever felt like they aren't equipped to have a conversation about their faith. We look forward to seeing you on Sept. 2! Official dates: Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30

We are deeply committed to helping parents as they strive to raise their children in a way that brings God honor. We offer child dedication services as a special time of public ceremony and personal commitment when parents can promise to raise their child in the training and instruction of the Lord. We're excited to be celebrating our next child dedications on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29. To have your child dedicated, visit centralsf.org/dedications. And if you have questions, please email our Next Gen admin, Marianne Mergen, at [email protected]

Although COVID put a pause on this ministry last year, the Backpack Challenge is back! All of the backpacks have been picked up, so please remember that they must be returned no later than August 8. We are planning to pack 550 backpacks this year, so let's see the impact God can make on our community through Central!

Have you always wanted to go overseas on a mission trip, but finances, timeline, or fear of global travel have held you back? Check out what God is doing through Central to see what He might have in store for YOU! Central will be taking a team to Ethiopia, Africa, to work in the capital city, Addis Ababa, October 8th-15th of 2021. We will be doing service work and evangelism with street kids. Visit centralsf.org/ethiopiatrip to get more info about the trip! If you have any questions, Kendra Michael is happy to help at [email protected]

Central’s Intern Development Program is not just an internship—it’s a program designed with personal and professional development in mind. To put it bluntly, we’re not looking for interns to fill hours and perform grunt labor, we want leaders who desire to be challenged, grown, and invested in. If that description fits you or someone you know, visit centralsf.org/internship.

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. Classes began July 21, but you're welcome to join us for any of our meetings. They're held in the Hearth Room starting at 6:30pm on July 28, Aug. 4, and Aug. 11. Space is limited.

Are you one of the thousands of people who recently moved to the Sioux Empire? Are you finding it hard to get adjusted to a new city, neighborhood, workplace, school, church, etc.? Then this class is for you! This Central U course runs four straight weeks on Sunday mornings. It is designed to help you work through the unique challenges associated with relocating, find God’s presence and purpose in your move, and come to embrace this community as your new home. 4-week course: July 11, 18, 25, and August 1 9:30-10:40am Central Church Hearth Room Tuition is free but registration is required For more details or to sign up, visit centralsf.org/centralu.

We've recently switched our TV broadcast from the CW to FOX and the time has changed to 10:00am on Sunday. 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.

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 7:30am. We’ll exercise for one hour and then eat donuts at the pavilion in the park. All are welcome! If you have questions, contact our Pastor of Outreach, Nathan Pruett, at [email protected]  

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.

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]

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.