Pioneer Pulpit

January 3 – "Under the Oil" – Jacob Gibbs

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January 10 – "Today, If You Hear His Voice: Enter His Rest" – Erhard Gallos

Prayer Promise

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV

Pioneer Office Closure

Please be aware that the Pioneer church offices will be closed for the holiday season from December 29 to January 2. We will reopen on January 5. Our church services will continue as usual during this time. Thank you for your understanding. Wishing you a happy New Year!

Thank You to the SS Leaders

The pipe-replacement project significantly disrupted several of the Children's Sabbath Schools for several months. The Stewardship Committee and the Pastoral team want to publicly acknowledge the leaders who managed the disruption so well. In the Primary Grade 1 class, Sharyl Turon, Amy Rosenthal, and Dick Mackie;
Primary Grade 2 class, Linda Helm and Brenda Siebold; Primary Grade 3 class, Chantal Joanis and Thiago Fiuza; Junior Grade 4 class, Paola Paquini, Anita Jones, and Susan Zelaya Fenner; Junior Grade 5 class, Ileana Segui, Joel McArthur, Kerstin Zywietz, and Linda Strong; Junior Grade 6 class, David Randall, Peter & Karen Koran, Tim & Karen Case.
Thanks for your leadership during this reconstruction, and thanks for all you do every Sabbath for our children.

Study Helps for the Adult Sabbath
School Quarterly

Study aids for the Adult Sabbath School Quarterly are available at the James White Library. You can use the Ellen G. White Notes and Teacher's Edition of the Adult Bible Study Guide in the library, and commentaries on Philippians and Colossians can be checked out. Visit the Circulation Desk for these items from December 29, 2025, to January 9, 2026.

Year-End Giving

Thank you for your charitable giving in 2025! The last worship service to return tithes and offerings will be December 27. Online contributions at pmchurch.org/giving must be completed by 11:59 PM EST, December 31, postal donations must be postmarked by December 31 to be counted on your 2025 tax-deductible receipt. Contribution Statements for 2025 will be emailed by the end of January 2026. Please email claudia.sowler@pmchurch.org if you will need a printed copy of your contribution statement.

Pizza and Parables

Pizza & Parables, Where faith meets flavor! Every Wednesday from 6:30–7:30 PM, high school students are invited for pizza, Bible study, and friends. Come hungry for both food and the Word! Meet in the Pioneer Youth Chapel.

Something in Common

Sabbath Mornings • 10:30-11:30 AM
Pioneer Board Room

Join us for the Vertical Marriage video series through January 17! This small-group study features humorous video sessions led by Dave and Ann, followed by discussions to help couples strengthen their marriages on a foundation of faith. Don't miss out on this engaging experience!

January 3 – "To Cheer and to Cherish"
January 10 – "God In The Bedroom"

2026 First Quarter Sabbath
School Lessons Overview

January 17, 2026 • 4:00-5:30 PM
Pioneer Commons

Dr. Cedric Vine, seminary professor, will present an overview of the Sabbath School quarterly, "Uniting Heaven and Earth: Christ in the Philippians and Colossians." This event is scheduled for January 17, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM at the Pioneer Commons. All are invited. For further information, please get in touch with Melchizedek Ponniah at 269.876.7476 or melponniah@gmail.com.

Pray Unceasingly

Pioneer has joined with "Michiana Prays," a regional collaboration of 31+ churches and organizations committed to unceasing prayer throughout 2026—together seeking the Holy Spirit’s guidance, revival, reformation, and the outpouring of the former and latter rain. Pioneer and friends will cover the 3rd Wednesday of each month, ensuring 24 hours of continuous prayer. Click the link below to find out more information & to sign up. Contact Erin Dockerty with questions: 269.487.8313 or erinldockerty@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Events

JANUARY
17 – 2026 First Quarter Sabbath School Lessons Overview

Fellowship Dinner

There will not be a fellowship dinner this Sabbath.

Offering for January 3, 2025

Pioneer Operating Budget

There is something special about the beginning of a new year. It’s the energy and the excitement. It’s the opportunities that it offers. It provides the chance to forget the past and its challenges, while we embrace the possibility to start over. The New Year offers the opportunity for us to look at the future with optimism and gratefulness. For this reason, I like new, don’t you?

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