Pastor Linda Grenz has been serving at Crossroads AOG for five years and is a great friend to Love INC and the Sturgis community. She has hosted classes for us, taught on how to restore JOY to the holidays, and encouraged others to engage with Life INC classes. Currently, Crossroads is hosting a Friday Summer Hangout, and you can see the information for that in the Community Events section below!

Every summer the church loves to host up to 15 missionaries, one of whom regularly gives out around 300 Bibles on the streets of Sturgis. Pastor Linda says she is grateful for all the missionaries and teams that have come over the years to serve and to help keep the church property in good shape.

Her prayer request is that God's Spirit of comfort and understanding be heavy on them.

You are invited to visit them at 1201 Cedar St, Sturgis, Sunday's at 9:00am for Sunday School, 10:30am for Service, and Wednesdays 4:30pm for Bible Study.

MB Services is a multi-faceted lawn care, snow removal, sprinkler repair, septic system, dirtwork, and handyman services company serving the northern Black Hills and surrounding area. It is the goal of owner Matt King to provide you with professional, affordable, and reliable lawn care, sprinkler repair, septic systems and dirt work during the summer months, while taking care of all your snow removal needs during the winter.

Matt grew up working on rural farms in SD and worked driving snow plow for the SD Department of Transportation in Brookings, SD. Matt is a combat Veteran, having served as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Army National Guard.

Matt obtained a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture and Biological Sciences from South Dakota State University. While in school, Matt spent his summers working for the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks at Rocky Point Recreation Area, near Belle Fourche, SD. He was then hired by the Bureau of Land Management as a Park Ranger at Fort Meade Recreation Area in Sturgis, SD. Matt continues to serve as a non-commissioned officer in the SD National Guard.

Click here for their business website.

We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating Bill’s invaluable contributions to Love Inc. Throughout his time with us, Bill has played a pivotal role in advancing our mission and achieving significant milestones.

Please join us at the Love INC Rapid City office, 414 E. Omaha, as we express our gratitude and recognize his dedication to the organization.

We at Sturgis are especially grateful for his commitment to develop and sustain this great ministry in the Northern Hills!

Get a team from your church and join us in Sturgis on June 29th for this fun event hosted by Love INC Sturgis.

WHAT: 1st Annual Inter-Church Bowl-Off
WHEN: June 29th. Taco Bar Dinner at 5:00pm, Bowl-off after.
WHO: Teams of 4 from each church. Other spectators are welcome.
WHERE: Sturgis Strikers, 910 1st St, Sturgis, SD 57785-1506
COST: $20/person. This includes dinner, shoe rental, and three games of bowling. Payment can be brought the night of, checks made payable to Sturgis Strikers. Spectators are welcome to dinner, $10/person for the taco bar.
WHY: A fun opportunity to build fellowship with community churches.

You are invited to join us in July to slow the pace down, quiet our minds, and focus on God's goodness. You can sign up for Live Well; Be Well by clicking right here! REGISTER NOW!

At Love INC, through our volunteers and church partners, while meeting material needs, we are sharing this Good News: that you have worth, you are not trapped, you have something to offer, you have choices, and there is hope in Christ.

To make a financial donation, you can click the button below.

Larger furniture items can be scheduled for a pick-up by calling our office at 605.206.3515.

Address: 1242 Sherman St., Sturgis, SD 57785

Interested in volunteering? Just call 605.206.3515 or email sturgis@love-inc.us. It would be our pleasure to partner with you in advancing God's Kingdom here in the Black Hills!

These community events are hosted by friends of Love INC. If you have an event you would like to add, email sturgis@love-inc.us

Understanding Our Times and the Biblical Way Forward is Dr. Tackett's most recent Biblical worldview conference. Drawn from a livestream series (7 Threats in Our Culture) and his latest video small group study (The Engagement Project), Dr. Tackett shows us from the Scripture what we are seeing play out in our culture today as we rapidly depart from Biblical foundations and exchange the Truth of God for a host of lies.

Hosted at Hills View Church in Piedmont. Click HERE to register and to get more info.

Churches Care for Whitewood invite you to join us for Vacation Bible School as we seek to discover the BIGNESS of God!

What: Vacation Bible School! A free and fun summer event for kids featuring games, crafts, and learning about who Jesus is!Who: Pre-K – 6th graders. Must be at least 4 years old to attend.    

When: Sunday, July 13 – Thursday, July 17, 5:30pm – 8:00pm

Where: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 920 Fillmore, Whitewood, SD

Why: To have fun with friends, play lots of games, and learn about Jesus!

A responsible adult must register your child before he or she can attend VBS for the week. Call Pastor David at 605-269-2104 or Pastor Sean at 605-641-1352 with any questions.

Churches Care for Whitewood is a cooperative ministry of Immanuel Lutheran, First Presbyterian, and Black Hills Baptist Church to support our community

The next part of the mission statement of Love INC is to TRANSFORM COMMUNITES...IN THE NAME OF CHRIST.

Last week we highlighted transforming LIVES. That comes first because it is the individuals who make up a community. But has more and more lives move onto God's agenda and experience the reality of his transforming grace, our vision is to see whole communities transformed and moved to care for those in need and to collectively lift up the arms of those in crisis.

For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body — so also is Christ. -- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (CSB)

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