Please join me in extending kudos (compliments and congratulations for an achievement) to these Elkhorn Hills UMC members.
EHUMC in the News
Elkhorn Hills UMC hosted 65 ladies from communities around Elkhorn for a wonderful day of worship, music, food, fellowship and a fantastic message from speaker, Melissa Hiatt on Saturday, April 13th. God loves us as we are, not as we should be. Psalm 139:13-14 tells us God created our inmost being, he knit us together…
Congratulations to Karissa Heckens who will be doing a 10-week internship here at Elkhorn Hills this summer! During the internship, she will be going on the Middle High Mission Trip, leading worship and preaching, exploring summer ministries for college-age folks, attending Annual Conference in Wichita and the Young Preacher’s Festival in Kansas City. We received…
Food Baskets were provided to nearly 500 families in the western Douglas County area this Christmas thanks to the West O Chamber of Commerce. Jim Tomanek and Amy Dritley coordinated the project. Food Basket Contents Each basket contained a complete Christmas dinner. Along with nonperishable food, each basket received fresh fruit, a ham, turkey breast,…
Karissa Heckens is an active member of Elkhorn Hills United Methodist Church. She serves as accompanist at the 10:30 am worship service, sings with the Praise Team, leads the youth praise band, and serves in various other capacities on an ongoing basis. Karissa is pretty awesome, and we are glad to be able to share…
Elkhorn Hills UMC is proud of our members for their ongoing service to our community. Our congregation has many young Girl Scouts, and two of these young ladies and their mothers are being recognized for achieving Girl Scout awards: Gretchen/Brianna Robinson (Bronze Award) and Brenda/Bailey Klanderud (Silver Award). The awards ceremony will take place in…
Elkhorn Hills UMC is proud of our members for their ongoing service to our community. Our congregation has many young Girl Scouts, and two of these young ladies and their mothers are being recognized for achieving Girl Scout awards: Gretchen/Brianna Robinson and Brenda/Bailey Klanderud. The awards ceremony will take place in May, 2017. Brianna Robinson…
Lyle and Sharon (Oliveri) Dike of Omaha will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on March 5, 2017. They were married on March 5, 1967, at the United Methodist Church in North Platte, Nebraska. Lyle was born and raised in Sutherland, Nebraska, and Sharon in North Platte, Nebraska. They began their married in life in North…
Elkhorn Hills UMC member Lena Beeson was one of nine stories recently included in the “Real Stories of Survival” presented by the Great Plain Colon Cancer Task Force. Lena and her family demonstrated incredible faith and strength during this time. Lena’s Story After a week of stomach distress and doctor appointments, we finally made a…
Elkhorn Hills Methodist Church in Elkhorn recently donated $1,836 to DC West Elementary School in Valley to buy guided reading books for the book room. The money will be used to purchase six copies of 60 different guided reading books for the second grade level. The Mission Committee from the church had received an anonymous…