Orchard Hill Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa

According to research by the Pew Institute, 94% of Americans have prayed in the last 3 months. Many of us pray when life gets difficult and these are definitely difficult days as we walk through this era of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this series called Powerful Prayers, our teachers want to invite us to pray four prayers found in scripture as a next step in our individual journeys of prayer. Each o...

According to research by the Pew Institute, 94% of Americans have prayed in the last 3 months. Many of us pray when life gets difficult and these are definitely difficult days as we walk through this era of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this series called Powerful Prayers, our teachers want to invite us to pray four prayers found in scripture as a next step in our individual journeys of prayer. Each o...

According to research by the Pew Institute, 94% of Americans have prayed in the last 3 months. Many of us pray when life gets difficult and these are definitely difficult days as we walk through this era of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this series called Powerful Prayers, our teachers want to invite us to pray four prayers found in scripture as a next step in our individual journeys of prayer. Each o...

Stories From the Seats: Sam Hess by Orchard Hill Church

Stories From the Seats: Abby Wieland by Orchard Hill Church

We believe that by learning how God works in the lives of others, we more clearly see the way God works in our own. Listen to stories from the lives of people who attend Orchard Hill.

Easter 2020 - Alice Shirey by Orchard Hill Church

According to the Apostle Paul the cross lies at the very heart of the Christian faith. In the letter to the church at Galatia, Paul wrote: “God forbid that I should boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14) The cross is the centerpiece. But why? Have you ever wondered that? Why did Jesus have to die? And why did Jesus have to die on a cross? Why did Jesus have to...

According to the Apostle Paul the cross lies at the very heart of the Christian faith. In the letter to the church at Galatia, Paul wrote: “God forbid that I should boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14) The cross is the centerpiece. But why? Have you ever wondered that? Why did Jesus have to die? And why did Jesus have to die on a cross? Why did Jesus have to...

According to the Apostle Paul the cross lies at the very heart of the Christian faith. In the letter to the church at Galatia, Paul wrote: “God forbid that I should boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14) The cross is the centerpiece. But why? Have you ever wondered that? Why did Jesus have to die? And why did Jesus have to die on a cross? Why did Jesus have to...

According to the Apostle Paul the cross lies at the very heart of the Christian faith. In the letter to the church at Galatia, Paul wrote: “God forbid that I should boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14) The cross is the centerpiece. But why? Have you ever wondered that? Why did Jesus have to die? And why did Jesus have to die on a cross? Why did Jesus have to...

We humans are creatures of habit. Sometimes our habits are good, healthy and helpful. Other times, however, our habits are not good, unhealthy and unhelpful and they lead to real problems in our marriages and in our families. We feel helpless to fix things. We feel stuck. We believe that Jesus wants to help us become Unstuck. We believe that the Bible offers practical help for us in our most intim...

We humans are creatures of habit. Sometimes our habits are good, healthy and helpful. Other times, however, our habits are not good, unhealthy and unhelpful and they lead to real problems in our marriages and in our families. We feel helpless to fix things. We feel stuck. We believe that Jesus wants to help us become Unstuck. We believe that the Bible offers practical help for us in our most intim...

We humans are creatures of habit. Sometimes our habits are good, healthy and helpful. Other times, however, our habits are not good, unhealthy and unhelpful and they lead to real problems in our marriages and in our families. We feel helpless to fix things. We feel stuck. We believe that Jesus wants to help us become Unstuck. We believe that the Bible offers practical help for us in our most intim...

We humans are creatures of habit. Sometimes our habits are good, healthy and helpful. Other times, however, our habits are not good, unhealthy and unhelpful and they lead to real problems in our marriages and in our families. We feel helpless to fix things. We feel stuck. We believe that Jesus wants to help us become Unstuck. We believe that the Bible offers practical help for us in our most intim...

We humans are creatures of habit. Sometimes our habits are good, healthy and helpful. Other times, however, our habits are not good, unhealthy and unhelpful and they lead to real problems in our marriages and in our families. We feel helpless to fix things. We feel stuck. We believe that Jesus wants to help us become Unstuck. We believe that the Bible offers practical help for us in our most intim...

We humans are creatures of habit. Sometimes our habits are good, healthy and helpful. Other times, however, our habits are not good, unhealthy and unhelpful and they lead to real problems in our marriages and in our families. We feel helpless to fix things. We feel stuck. We believe that Jesus wants to help us become Unstuck. We believe that the Bible offers practical help for us in our most intim...

God has created us to be in relationships with other people. ALL kinds of other people! So, one of the earliest things we learn is how to get along with other people. Remember that assessment category on your kindergarten report card - “Plays well with others?” Playing well with others is not always easy. In fact, it can be downright difficult. People can be difficult! We can be difficult! But the...

God has created us to be in relationships with other people. ALL kinds of other people! So, one of the earliest things we learn is how to get along with other people. Remember that assessment category on your kindergarten report card - “Plays well with others?” Playing well with others is not always easy. In fact, it can be downright difficult. People can be difficult! We can be difficult! But the...

God has created us to be in relationships with other people. ALL kinds of other people! So, one of the earliest things we learn is how to get along with other people. Remember that assessment category on your kindergarten report card - “Plays well with others?” Playing well with others is not always easy. In fact, it can be downright difficult. People can be difficult! We can be difficult! But the...

God has created us to be in relationships with other people. ALL kinds of other people! So, one of the earliest things we learn is how to get along with other people. Remember that assessment category on your kindergarten report card - “Plays well with others?” Playing well with others is not always easy. In fact, it can be downright difficult. People can be difficult! We can be difficult! But the...

God often turns up unannounced, uninvited, unrecognized. God appears in the Bible as stranger more often than we realize. God also appears in our lives as stranger more often than we recognize. This is true in the Advent story. God appears in this story as both friend and stranger. He comes to earth in ways none of us would ever have dreamed of. His interactions with the people involved are often...

Behold: Christmas Eve 2019 by Orchard Hill Church

God often turns up unannounced, uninvited, unrecognized. God appears in the Bible as stranger more often than we realize. God also appears in our lives as stranger more often than we recognize. This is true in the Advent story. God appears in this story as both friend and stranger. He comes to earth in ways none of us would ever have dreamed of. His interactions with the people involved are often...

God often turns up unannounced, uninvited, unrecognized. God appears in the Bible as stranger more often than we realize. God also appears in our lives as stranger more often than we recognize. This is true in the Advent story. God appears in this story as both friend and stranger. He comes to earth in ways none of us would ever have dreamed of. His interactions with the people involved are often...