Prayer Promise

Pioneer Office Closure

Please be aware that the Pioneer church offices will be closed for the holiday season from December 22 to 26 and again from December 29 to January 2. We will reopen on January 5. Our church services will continue as usual during this time. If you have any announcements to share, please submit them by December 19. Thank you for your understanding. Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!

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.

Christmas Blessing Opportunity

Join us in spreading Christmas blessings this year! Chiang Mai Adventist Academy, which primarily serves Buddhist students from across Thailand, needs a set of Bible story felts for their Sabbath school classes. FARM STEW missionaries will be traveling to Thailand in January to deliver these materials. If you have a felt set to donate or would like to contribute towards purchasing a new set, please reach out to Deby Andvik at andvik@andrews.edu or call/text 269-277-4145. Thank you for your support!

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.

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!

December 27 – "Fight Me Like a Man"
January 3 – "To Cheer and to Cherish"
January 10 –  "God In The Bedroom"

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.

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." All are invited. For further information, contact 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.  

Upcoming Events

JANUARY
17 – 2026 First Quarter Sabbath School Lessons Overview

Fellowship Dinner

There will not be a fellowship dinner this Sabbath.

Offering for December 27, 2025

Michigan Advance Partners

When I was in my teens, I read a powerful promise, "Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us of which we know nothing. Those who accept the one principle of making the service of God supreme, will find perplexities vanish and a plain path before their feet" (Ministry of Healing, p.481).

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