MAY SEASON OF SERVICE: We have begun planning and looking for service projects we can do during our May Season of Service! If you are aware of a service project that church members can work together to complete in the month of May please complete our Service Project Request Form with all the details.
RI Veteran’s Cemetery Clean Up Day: For our May Season of Service we will be headed to refresh the grave markers of deceased Veterans and their families at the RI Veteran’s Cemetery (301 South County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822) on Friday, May 16th at 9am. We expect to be there until 12pm. We ask those coming to please bring your own tools, buckets, brushes and elbow grease! Sign Up Online and let us know if you are available to help!
If you have any questions about this or any other potential service projects you can reach out to Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com
LHCC CLOTHING CLOSET: We have set a date to start open community hours for our LHCC Clothing Closet and that will be Thursday, May 1st from 4-7pm. We will then have weekly open hours every Thursday from 4-7pm and Sundays from 12:30-2:30pm. We are looking for people to make themselves available on those dates to move racks, help shoppers, and keep things organized so if you would like to help please Sign Up Online. if you have things to donate, right now we are looking for mens clothing, infant clothing, young girls clothing, kids shoes, women’s dresses, and coats for anyone. If you have donations of these items please reach out to Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com.
CREATING HOPE PAINT NIGHT: Monday, May 5th from 7-8:30pm will be our next Creating Hope Paint Night. You don’t need to be an artist just someone 13 years or older who would like to enjoy some fellowship and exploration of your creative side! Please Sign Up Online so we can ensure materials and seating and we hope to see you there!
PURSUING PEACE IN ALL OUR RELATIONSHIPS: We all have conflict in life: in our home, workplace, school, and even in our church! Would you like training in being a biblical peacemaker? MTN is sponsoring a seminar on Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 8:30am to 4:30pm with speaker Dr. Robert Jones, Professor of Biblical Counseling and Practical Theology at Southern Semenary in Louisville, KY. He is also the author of “Pursuing Peace: A Christian Guide to Handling Our Conflicts”. This seminar will be held at Exter Chapel (765 Ten Rod Road, Exeter) and the cost of $50 for individuals and $75 per couple includes lunch, snacks, and seminar materials. You can register at www.ministrytrainingnetwork.org
SAVE THE DATE - LHCC SUMMER CELEBRATION: This year our Summer Celebration will happen on Sunday, June 29th from 10am to 4pm at the NK Bandstand and Community Center! This is an outdoor service followed by a FREE food, music, games, face painting, bouncehouse, and more all open to the community. It takes a lot of people to make this happen so mark your calendars, plan to be there, plan to help, and plan to invite someone!
POINT MEN MINISTRY: Our next Monthly Point Men Meeting would then take place on Thursday, May 8th at 6:30pm. This meeting will start with some food and fellowship followed by our continued discussion in the “Experiencing God” study. You can join this meeting from home through this ZOOM Link.
WOMEN OF HOPE: Our Ladies Bible Study meets every Tuesday night at 7:15pm. We are in the book of Ezekiel and you can take a look at the study questions here and jump in anytime in person or from home through this ZOOM Link.
LADIES MAY BREAKFAST: Ladies Sign Up today for our next fellowship togethe! We will be having a Ladies May Breakfast on Saturday, May 10th at 10am. No need to bring anything just come, fellowship, and enjoy time with your sisters in Christ.
YOUTH GROUP: Our LHCC Youth Group, which is for middle school (6th-8th grade) and high school (9th-12th grade) kids, meets on the first and third Sunday each month (see the LHCC website calendar for full schedule). Our next meeting will be Sunday, May 4th from 6-7:30pm for some fun, food, fellowship, and discussion time together!
AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS: AHG Troop RI3130 is a Christ-centered leadership and character development program for girls 5 to 18 years of age. AHG meetings are every other Wednesday from 4-5:30pm (see the LHCC website calendar for full schedule).
If you have a child who would like to attend or if you are interested in getting more information please contact our troop vice coordinator!
TRAIL LIFE: Trail Life Troop RI2206 is a Christ-centered, boy-focused mentoring program that engages boys age 5 to 17 in service & outdoor adventure to develop godly & courageous leaders. Trail Life weekly meetings are every Tuesday from 6-7:30pm (see the LHCC website calendar for full schedule).
If you have a child who would like to attend or if you are interested in getting more information please contact our troopmaster!
USHER MINISTRY: Ushers play an important role at LHCC. They are men and women who welcome, direct, and help seat people on Sunday mornings. They also help keep the church safe and running smoothly for everyone during our services. Current usher can view the LHCC Usher Schedule here. If you are looking for more information on becoming an usher, please contact Gary Blanchette at (401)346-5402.
PRAYER MINISTRY: LHCC has many opportunities to receive prayer, pray with other, and resources to help build your own prayer life…
24/7 Day of Prayer happens the third Monday of each month when we commit to have someone from LHCC praying every hour of that day. Next one is on May 19th
Monthly Prayer Breakfasts on the third Saturday of each month at 9am we have a time to fellowship and pray together. Next one is May 17th
Church Prayer Times happen several times every week; Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm or Sunday mornings at 9:15am.
Prayer requests can always be emailed to Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com.
SUNDAY SCHOOL / NURSERY MINISTRY: LHCC offers Sunday school classes for Prek to K, 1st-3rd grade, and 4th-5th grade as well as Nursery for children under 3 years each week during the sermon portion of our service. We appreciate our wonderful teachers and helpers serving in these ministries each week. Current Teachers/Helpers can view the Sunday School Schedule or Nursery Schedule here to confirm the week you are on or the lesson you are teaching.
CARE MINISTRY: Are you aware of a particular need in our church body? Our Care Ministry is our ongoing effort to show love of God to our church family in a tangible way. We can provide meals, visits, transportation to appointments, and even care giver relief when needed. You can reach out to Dawn Webster at (860)481-0750 with a need or if you wish to be a part of helping someone in our church family.
LOOKING TO SERVE IN A MINISTRY? If you have a desire to serve in any of the many ministries at LHCC you can reach out to Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com for more information and we can get you in touch with the right leadership for that ministry.
Please Note: Anyone working with youth at LHCC must have a current BCI check on file with the church and have been a church member for at least on year.
DAILY ONLINE BIBLE STUDY: Do you struggle to find the time to join a Bible study?
Our online Bible study allows you to be in God’s word with others anytime, anywhere through your phone or computer. Just go to lhcc.info/bible, read the passage listed for that day or something on your own, and then leave your thoughts or questions under the comments section making this a truly interactive Bible study experience with your church family.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDY 7:30PM: All are welcome to this study led by Pastor Peter and meets here at church. If you can’t join in person, you can also join from home through this ZOOM Link.
Prayer Time 6:30PM: There is a time of corporate prayer before the Wednesday night study each week that you can join in person or from home using this Zoom link.
THURSDAY MORNING STUDY 10AM: All are welcome to this study led by Pastor Peter that meets here at church. If you can’t join in person, you can also join from home through this ZOOM Link.
SATURDAY MORNING STUDY 7AM: All our early risers are welcome to this study led by Mike DeFrancesco here at the church. If you can’t join in person, you can also join from home through this ZOOM Link.
LADIES TUESDAY NIGHT STUDY 7:15PM: Ladies are welcome to this study led by Amy Brock. We are studying in Ezekiel and you can access the study questions in advance of the study if you would like. If you can not join in person at the church you can join from home through this ZOOM Link.
LHCC MISSION TEAM: LHCC has the privilege to provide regular support to several different missionaries and ministries both overseas and locally. Often we also have the opportunity to come alongside other missions and missionaries as needs present themselves and provide information and education to our church family about missions.
If God has put on your heart to become more involved with missions at LHCC please reach out to Ruth Napolitano at rlc0898@verizon.net for more information.
MISSION PRAYER CORNER: Oded & Bimini Cohen, who serve in Israel, have asked us to please continue praying for the release of all of the remaining hostages, and for God’s salvation and healing for all! Please also remember to pray for those Gazans who do not want to kill them, they are beginning to protest against Hamas, placing their lives in grave danger.
LHCC CHURCH FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: Have you been attending LHCC and consider us your Church Family but are not sure how to make it official?
Becoming a member of LHCC is more about you chosing us than us choosing you. Pastor Peter is always available for questions regarding our beliefs, our mission, and our vision here at LHCC to help you make that decision. If you have decided that LHCC is home for you and your family, all we ask is that you complete a New Family Album Form and return it to someone in leadership or email it to Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com.
UPCOMING CHURCH FAMILY BIRTHDAYS: If you get a chance this week be sure to wish some of our LHCC family members some very Happy Birthday Blessings…
APRIL: 28th-Linda Leslie & Finleigh Callahan, 29th-Regina Pimental, 30th-Aidan Brock
CHURCH FINANCES: Weekly Budget $5554.96 This Week’s Offering 04/27/2025-$7471.00 Previous Week’s Offering 04/20/2025-$3441.00
We are always overwhelmed by God’s provision for LHCC through the generosity of our church family. Your faithfulness giving allows us to bring the light and love of Christ to so many in our community. If you wish to give you can leave donations in the locked box on the information table at church or you can give directly through our app or website at lhcc.info/give.
GIVING PROGRAM / DONATION TRACKING: Only giving that is made through the envelope program or through our online donation platform is counted toward your end of year tax statement.
1. Want to Join: If you would like to join the envelope program to give directly at church, please email Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com or leave a note in the lock box at church with your name, address, and phone number and we will get you a box of envelopes.
2. Need to ReOrder: If you are in the program and need more envelopes, you can email Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com or leave a note in the lock box at church with your current donor number located on your envelopes and indicate that you need more.
3. End of Year Statements: If you are in the envelope program you will receive end of year donation statement from the church that you can use for your tax filings.
4. Online Giving: Donations given online through lhcc.info/give are tracked seperately than donations given directly at church. You will receive an email donation statement for each year that can be used for tax filing. You can make one-time donations or set up automatic, reoccuring donations through this method of giving.
LHCC FAMILY ALBUM: Our church Family Album contains the names, addresses, phone/emails, birthdays, and even a picture of everyone that considers LHCC their church family. You will find a master copy of it on the information table and you can request your own copy anytime by contacting the Kelly at kholdridge5@gmail.com.
If you consider LHCC your family you can be added to the album by completing a New Family Album Form and for those of you who are already a part but your information has changed you can complete an Update Family Album Form so we can keep everything current.
Don’t Forget the Pic! The best part of our family album is putting faces to names, so be sure and get a current picture to Kelly when you join and periodically update that picture if it has been a while ;)