Two Rivers Church

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  • Becoming Beloved Community

    Becoming Beloved Community

    This is an important opportunity to join a movement for positive change in our community. People from three churches are invited to participate in this groundbreaking program. Two Rivers UMC, The House, and Riverside UMC will be coming together for frank discussions and powerful learning. The workshops will take place from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Mondays, starting June 10. The location will rotate between the host churches. There will be refreshments at the gatherings.

    The six-week dialogue workshop and training is led by Kaleidoscope Institute facilitator, Rev. Dr. James Fielder. The course is designed to help embrace and enact the vision of Becoming a Beloved Community, a lifelong spiritual journey. Change happens in the space between comfort and fear, what has been described as the Grace Margin.

    The work of the Kaleidoscope Institute is based on respectful communication and building relationships where people can change and learn. This is powerful anti-racism training that includes exploring historical and contextual instances of oppression and racism in which we all participate.

    Through invitational dialogue, wondering together, questioning assumptions, telling historic truth, we can begin to overcome systems and patterns and begin to plot a new course.

    This is an important step toward making our community stronger. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of what it means to live toward the Kingdom of God and work together for justice and inclusion. This can be the start of something big here in the Quad Cities, and you can be a part of that vision.

    REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE

  • Native American Ministries Sunday

    Native American Ministries Sunday

    The relationship between Native American people and Christianity is a complicated one. Part of the process of healing and reconciliation is to learn about history and culture. It is also important to know that Native spirituality and Christianity are not mutually exclusive. On Sunday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Camp Milan Retreat Center, there will be a worship service sponsored by two United Methodist Churches that honors Native American Ministries Sunday.

    Portions of the offering at this service will go to fund scholarships, help people in native reservations, and fund ministries in Illinois specifically allocated for Native American ministries. The service will be led by retired United Methodist pastor Rev. Dan Lybarger, who is of Cherokee and Ojibwe descent.

    Lybarger is a Native American historian, storyteller, and flute player. He is a retired United Methodist Elder who served many years as the pastor for Native American Fellowship Dayspring Church in East Peoria. Dayspring is a unique faith community in that they are centered on the gospel of Christ, but their worship include flute playing, drum circles, dance, and other traditional native customs. Lybarger knows there is great potential for such an expression of Christianity in the Quad Cities area.

    Organizers hope that this Sunday will be the first step in a more sustained effort to minister to people of native American descent. Pastor Lisa Wiedman of Trinity United Methodist Church in Milan will be a part of the service. She is of Cherokee descent and will share Communion with indigenous elements.

    “Black Hawk is all over the Quad Cities. It a college, a hotel, a bank, a park, historic site. You can’t go far through the Quad Cities without running into something recalls the leader who once dwelt in this land. How many people however, know much about the man?” wondered Pastor Robb McCoy of Two Rivers United Methodist Church, one of the hosting churches.

    McCoy will take a back seat in the service, allowing the other leaders to teach and share their faith from their indigenous perspective. He will share his findings from local historians as well as his research into the local history and some insight he has found from reading books like The Autobiography of Black Hawk.

    After the 10:30 a.m. worship service, there will be a pot-luck picnic. Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share. There is refrigeration and electricity at the site to keep dishes either hot or cold until the 12:00 lunch. The service and picnic will be outside under the covered pavilion unless there is inclement weather. If there is rain, everything can be moved inside to the retreat center.

    Information and a map to Camp Milan can be found at campmilan.org. The street address is 12905 13th Street in rural Milan, south of the main town, off of route 67.

  • Holy Week

    Holy Week

    Palm Sunday, March 24, 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul UMC, Cedar Rapids

    We will have our regular worship service at 9:30 a.m. After we worship, a group from Two Rivers Church will leave from Rock Island at about 11:00 a.m. in order to get to St. Paul’s UMC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There, we will worship with the African Nationals multilingual service. It is our ho

    Maundy Thursday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. at Church of Peace, Rock Island

    We will gather at the Church of Peace (UCC) in Rock Island for our pot-luck and worship service. If you can, bring a dish to share for a wonderful dinner. Then, after dinner we will remember Jesus’ last supper, denial, betrayal, anguish, and arrest. The entire service will take place in the Church of Peace fellowship hall. The address of Church of Peace is 1114 12th Street, Rock Island, IL.

    Good Friday, March 29, 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Two Rivers Church

    Stations of the Gospel is a self-guided tour through the Gospel of Matthew from baptism to crucifixion. It is a chance to reflect on Jesus’ life, ministry, and the reasons why he went to the Cross. The church will be open from 3:00-6:00 p.m. and the ten stations will take about 30 minutes to get through.

    Easter Sunday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. at Two Rivers Church

    Our worship service on Sunday will be an extraordinary expression of joy and resurrection. A talented local brass player will join our choir. We will share Communion – where all are welcome to the Table. We will welcome new members. After the service, the kids will be invited to a egg hunt in the fellowship hall where they can win prizes.

  • Pizza

    Pizza

         If you enjoy tasty hot pizza, now is the time to order your pizzas from the Two Rivers Youth Group as they prepare to make them all fresh for you. Orders for pizzas are being taken Sundays, February 2, 9, 16, and 23 at the west entrance of the church before & after worship. There will also be online orders available on the church website. The pizzas come wrapped in plastic and freeze well. Order some extra and put them in the freezer for later.

    The pizza selections include cheese, pepperoni, sausage, sausage and pepperoni, veggie, and supreme. The cost will be $12 for all selections, except cheese which will be $10.

    Two Rivers Youth have some big plans for 2025, including a camp and a mission trip. Proceeds from the pizzas will help kids have a life-changing summer. Buy some for yourself. Buy some as gifts. Put a stack in your freezer. Pick up a blank order form and sell some to your neighbors. This is a great cause, and they are great pizzas.

    Pizzas will be ready for pick-up only on Saturday, March 1, between 3:30-5 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church. Delivery arrangements can be made, but please tip generously.

    PIZZA ORDER FORM

  • GriefShare coming in January

    GriefShare coming in January

    A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 12-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way.

    The group at Two Rivers Church will be led by a team that is combined laity and clergy. It will meet on Monday evenings, starting January 15. It is open to all – you do not need to be a member of Two Rivers Church to participate. There is a $10 registration fee, which helps cover the cost of the GriefShare workbook. Each session will include a video presentation, group discussion, and each week people will be invited to reflections in their workbook.

    REGISTER FOR OUR GRIEFSHARE GROUP

  • New Member Luncheon

    New Member Luncheon

    There will be a special luncheon for those considering membership at Two Rivers Church on Sunday, January 21at 11:00 a.m. RSVP below at the link below.

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