When he first started our church family was in a school cafeteria, now we’re in a building & very soon an extension is being built due to many sheep of his flock come to his sermons and are inspired. He has led a small flock into a larger flock through his inspiring sermons!

Pastor Steve, Thank you for faithfully shepherding the flock at Valley Baptist! You have walked with our family through the good and joyful times and through very difficult times, always pointing us toward Jesus and holding up the Word as Truth. Your love for the Lord is evident, and I am thankful for how He works through you in your preaching, teaching, and care for this congregation.

Pastor Randy is amazing! He always brings laughter and real life scenarios into the sermon. This allows the messages to resonate with me. He’s always so welcoming to new and needing visitors I bring to church with me to share the gospel with them.  Thanks Pastor Randy! You Rock!

Pastor Randy, Many years ago, we prayed for a kids pastor who would train and shepherd our most precious gift – our kids.  God blessed us a thousand times over when he sent you and Karen to our church 9 years ago. You truly have a heart for kids, teaching them how to have a relationship with God at their level. You keep things fun and yet you instill in our kids the eternal importance of being a Christian. You are not afraid to tackle tough social issues, always grounding our kids in what the Bible says and how relevant it is to their situations. You teach them to memorize God’s word with Scripture challenges and Life Truths, you creatively teach the Bible – not just the stories, but how to live a Christian life and the importance of prayer. The impact you have left on kids and on the adults who are privileged to volunteer in your ministry is incredible. When God commands us to “lay up treasures in heaven,” that’s exactly what comes to mind when I think of your ministry. You are instilling a strong Biblical foundation in our kids. Philippians 1:3-6 is all about you:  “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy…” You bring joy to every child that walks through the doors on Sundays & Wednesdays. Thank you seems so inadequate – we are eternally grateful to God for blessing us by sending you to our church.

Shout out to my Pastor Gabe Brennen. What an awesome guy!  He is doing a good work in WhiteBear Lake by trying to plant a church and preach the word in a very dark and anti-Christian world. He works tirelessly to bring others to Christ! He and his wife Melanie are so warm and caring, they are just such a blessing to my husband and I.

I sincerely appreciate your preaching through entire books of the bible, including books of prophecy.  This is the first church I’ve attended that wouldn’t just preach the New Testament (minus Revelation) over and over.  Your commitment to what God’s Word says without regard to current cultural norms is outstanding.

Thank you for your endless encouragement, energy, enthusiasm, passion, support, dedication, commitment, compassion, and sharing your love of God with all of us! We truly appreciate ALL you do!

To our beloved Pastor Toni! Thank you doesn’t cover it, and a single month is not enough time to convey how much you mean to me, to our family, and to our congregation. Your unwavering support and care for each and every member of our little Rice Creek family is inspiring and truly a blessing.  We’re so thankful that God called you to Rice Creek 9 years ago, and that you faithfully followed. I hope you know how very much you mean to us, and how much we appreciate ALL that you do!  You are a living, breathing example of our mission “Love God. Love Others.”

Pastor we encourage you to keep the faith and keep walking with God. You have had some rough challenges but God has brought you. So just hold.

We have had Pastor Jeremiah for only a short while but we appreciate how he has blessed North Center and all the people he’s served throughout his ministry here at North Center.