Holy Week Worship Opportunities
Maundy Thursday:
7:00pm The Amazing Marys of the Bible: A Dramatic Retelling
(Community Life Center)
Good Friday:
7:00pm Tenebrae Service (Sanctuary)
Easter Sunday:
9:30am Radio Broadcast [AM 1430 KBRK]
10:00am Celebration Worship Service (Sanctuary)
Remembrance
Please keep Leola Rust and her family in your prayers. Leola was a long-time member of our family. Leola’s memorial service Monday, March 25 at 2pm in our sanctuary. (POSTPONED due to the impending weather).
Lucian "Lou" Prohaska, age 86, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Eidsness Funeral Home with a prayer service beginning at 6:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 27th in our sanctuary. A private family burial will be held in Adel, Iowa.
Dick Nichols passed away on March 21, 2024, his funeral will be in our sanctuary at 10:30 on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Blessed be his memory.
Lucian "Lou" Prohaska, age 86, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Eidsness Funeral Home with a prayer service beginning at 6:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 27th in our sanctuary. A private family burial will be held in Adel, Iowa.
Dick Nichols passed away on March 21, 2024, his funeral will be in our sanctuary at 10:30 on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Blessed be his memory.
Communion Class
If you would like your child or your child would like to know more about communion, they are welcome to take part in a communion class on Sunday, March 24. They will make communion bread and learn about communion with Pastor Pete. And they are invited to serve the communion bread on Easter Sunday which they made! This class is open to children in the PreK – 7th grade classes. Youth in 8th– 12th grades are invited to join as helpers (please let Gretchen know at
education@brookingsmethodist.org.) The class will take place from 3:00-4:00.
education@brookingsmethodist.org.) The class will take place from 3:00-4:00.
Lenten Boxes
Lenten Boxes are available at the Welcome Centers. When you fill your Lenten Box, the funds will be used for seminars on maternal health care, building fuel efficient mud stoves, educating community members on good agricultural practices and much, much more. Please follow the Brookings First UMC mission Facebook page (Missions at Brookings FUMC) or check out the GYTTE webpage (www.gytte.org).
Summer Church Camp
Registration is open now! If you have a specific camp in mind, be sure to register soon at www.dakcamps.org. Spaces are limited, and we want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to attend their preferred camp. Don’t forget to take advantage of the 75% scholarship for campers again this year by simply entering the code ‘brookingscampers’. Reach out to Gretchen at education@brookings methodist.org. or call 605-692-4345 if you have any questions.
Prayer Chain
Have Faith in God—Ask in Jesus’s Name—Pray with Great Desire
Contact Betty Ruth Mennis at 605-693-3070 or 605-690-5338 to activate the First United Methodist Church prayer chain. We pray to thank Him, rejoice with Him, bring our pain, sorry needs and sorrow to Him—He cares so we join together in prayer.
Contact Betty Ruth Mennis at 605-693-3070 or 605-690-5338 to activate the First United Methodist Church prayer chain. We pray to thank Him, rejoice with Him, bring our pain, sorry needs and sorrow to Him—He cares so we join together in prayer.
Church Office Closed
The church office will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The Harvest Table will serve on Easter Monday.
Online Giving
Vanco Payment Solutions offers a giving app for your donation using your Apple or Android device called “Vanco Mobile”. Once you have the app downloaded, in the Search bar type “Brookings” and then select FUMC. Please contact our Finance Office if you have any questions (605-692-4345 or finance@brookingsmethodist.org).
Radio Broadcast Sponsorship
The 2023 Radio Broadcast signup spots are filled on SignUp Genius. Thank You! Look for the 2024 schedule for signups on SignUp Genius and the Welcome Centers soon! An announcement will be made when it is available. These broadcasts are greatly appreciated by many people. The cost is $60 and can be heard on KBRK 1430AM every Sunday at 9:30am.
Connect With Us!
Church Office Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-12:00 pm
Need prayer? Email prayer@brookingsmethodist.org and our pastor will pray with you. We can also add you to our Prayer Chain.
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-12:00 pm
Need prayer? Email prayer@brookingsmethodist.org and our pastor will pray with you. We can also add you to our Prayer Chain.
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Church Staff
Lead Pastor - Pete Grassow
Education Director - Gretchen Knutson
Community Life Center Director - Vonda Kirkham
Office Manager - Lynelle Hagedorn
Finance Coordinator - Linda Kay Hai
Worship Tech/Media Director, Facility Manager - Sam Becker
Tech Coordinator - Paul Schmidt
Music Coordinator - Bunny Christie
Worship Coordinator - Maria Schlueter
Choir Director - Shawn Stemsrud
Wednesday Activities Coordinator - Sammi Carney
Congregational Care Coordinator - Joanie Holm
Organists - Joan Riessen & MK Hugghins
Manna Cook - Katie Knutson
Choir Accompanist - Thomas Tvedt
Education Director - Gretchen Knutson
Community Life Center Director - Vonda Kirkham
Office Manager - Lynelle Hagedorn
Finance Coordinator - Linda Kay Hai
Worship Tech/Media Director, Facility Manager - Sam Becker
Tech Coordinator - Paul Schmidt
Music Coordinator - Bunny Christie
Worship Coordinator - Maria Schlueter
Choir Director - Shawn Stemsrud
Wednesday Activities Coordinator - Sammi Carney
Congregational Care Coordinator - Joanie Holm
Organists - Joan Riessen & MK Hugghins
Manna Cook - Katie Knutson
Choir Accompanist - Thomas Tvedt