{"id":13539,"date":"2023-12-13T12:02:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jfbelievers.com\/?p=13539"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:02:26","slug":"duluth-fall-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/duluth-fall-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Duluth Fall Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking a look back at Fall 2023 in Duluth, we&#8217;ve got a lot of reasons to be thankful. Our crew made a lot of memories together, from serving to just hanging out. We\u2019ve welcomed lots of new faces and continue to grow. Here are the highlights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Street Level and Young Adult Ministry <br><\/strong>Street Level, our college-age ministry, has moved from campus to the first floor of the Street Level house. Here, every Monday night, we host a home cooked meal and Bible study. In September we organized a rummage sale at the Street Level house garage. Our new coffee trailer made an appearance and we gave away plants to students. We also threw a Halloween party and some of us enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-sale.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-sale.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-sale-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-sale-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-sale-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-halloween.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-halloween.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-halloween-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-halloween-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SLM-halloween-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Young Adult Ministry embraced the fall season with activities like apple picking, pie baking and hiking. They\u2019ve also been meeting at a local brewery occasionally for \u2018beer and bible study\u2019 to go deeper with some of the new people who have been coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-apple-picking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-apple-picking.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-apple-picking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-apple-picking-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-apple-picking-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-bike-hike.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-bike-hike.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-bike-hike-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-bike-hike-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YAM-bike-hike-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coffee and community outreach<br><\/strong>We served coffee at Fall Festival and Boo at the Zoo, two annual events that are much-loved by locals. It was a great way to meet people, get the word out about our church, and raise money for missions. We also just really like serving together. We had an awesome time at both!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Coffee-trailer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Coffee-trailer.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Coffee-trailer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Coffee-trailer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Coffee-trailer-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chester.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chester.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chester-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chester-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chester-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every Thursday, RavenFed Underground Gathering hall (aka the lower level at our church) is now open, offering bakery and a full espresso bar. A few of us across different ministries gather there for service at that time. Our addiction recovery group Most Excellent Way meets there as well. It makes for a lively, coffeehouse atmosphere where anyone can join to study, play games or just hang out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/open-thurs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/open-thurs.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/open-thurs-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/open-thurs-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/open-thurs-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learning and fellowship <br><\/strong>Mid-October marked the commencement of a new Believers Class session, with about a half a dozen students. This group will be diving into a year-long journey through fundamental doctrines of Scripture. In November, we had a baby dedication for the Jersett kiddos. Additionally, in December our volunteers for the Douglas County Jail ministry got together for breakfast and a training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/baby-dedication.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/baby-dedication.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/baby-dedication-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/baby-dedication-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/baby-dedication-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the fall season drew to a close, we squeezed in one last game of kickball, enjoyed a game night, and decorated for Christmas. These moments of fellowship capped off a full and memorable season together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/game-night.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/game-night.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/game-night-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/game-night-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/game-night-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holiday-potluck.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holiday-potluck.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holiday-potluck-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holiday-potluck-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holiday-potluck-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back on everything, it\u2019s not hard to be thankful for the blessings and growth we&#8217;ve experienced. Thank you for your prayers and ongoing support. As we get ready for the winter months, we\u2019d love for you to keep praying for us. Stay tuned for more updates to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/decorating-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/decorating-tree.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/decorating-tree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/decorating-tree-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/decorating-tree-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve been up to in Duluth,  Fall 2023!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ministry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.jfbduluth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}