Here’s what our Co/Mission Couples ministry has been up to this summer:

In May, we joined forces with the Kindred Singles group and traveled to River Falls to celebrate the grand opening of the new Street Level Coffee/Believers church space there. We were able to hang up posters, hand out flyers, serve coffee & ice cream, and grill out. It was a blessing to take part in what God is doing through the ministry in River Falls.

June began with a wrap-up of our book discussion groups at the church campground with dinner, fire, and camping. We had great weather, and the beautiful weather continued for our next event, which took us out of our back yards to Como Park in St. Paul for a night of Shakespeare in the Park. We took in a free performance of one of his lesser known plays, All’s Well That Ends Well and while we may not have caught all of the dialogue (old English), we were still able to figure out what was going on! It was a picturesque evening at the pavilion on Lake Como.

Next, we got active on our bicycles on the Chippewa River State Trail. We biked from Tarrant Park in Durand to the Dunnville Bottoms and got to enjoy a pretty close to perfect summer picnic in the park after the ride.

At the beginning of this month, we were able to team up with the Kindred Singles again for a community cleanup both in Menomonie and River Falls to bless our cities. We wrapped up the time with a grill out and prize for the most interesting find. (Please ask Nick about his group’s submission and the prize!)