SHED Church

10/02/2026

Celebrating this local ministry and their amazing work in our community!👏🏻✝️

10 YEARS OF COMPASSION. A VILLAGE THAT KEEPS GROWING.

Every organization has a story. Ours began with a family, a calling and the realization that no one should have to walk the foster care journey alone.

Meet Amy Drehmel, Founder & Director of Compassion Connection.
Amy and her husband, Kevin, have spent years opening their hearts and home to children through foster care and adoption. Over the course of their journey, they've welcomed nearly 100 children into their family.

Along the way, Amy experienced firsthand the joys, challenges and sometimes overwhelming isolation that can come with fostering. She saw the need for something more. Families needed practical resources, encouragement and a community that would continue showing up long after a child arrived. And from that understanding, Compassion Connection was born. What started with a desire to help families has grown into an incredible community of volunteers, donors, businesses, churches and community partners who believe that children and families deserve to be surrounded by support.

Today, we're serving foster, kinship and adoptive families across Central Minnesota, providing everything from clothing, beds and everyday essentials to caregiver connections and encouragement.

But here's what hasn't changed in 10 years. Our heart has always been about people.

The child who needs a safe place to land.
The grandparent unexpectedly raising grandchildren.
The foster parent wondering if they can keep going.
The family working toward reunification.
And the social workers who walk alongside them.

Behind every request is a real family with a real story. And behind Compassion Connection is an entire village of people who continue to show up. It's about what happens when a community chooses compassion and puts it into action.

Ten years later, our mission remains the same: making sure families know they are never alone.

Thank you for being part of our story. Here's to the next chapter! 💙

09/28/2026

Today’s Blessing

Kings and kingdoms will one day tremble before the Throne of Almighty God. King Jesus will rule and reign with kindness, love, and justice. He'll heal the brokenhearted; bind up their wounds, and make them whole again. He'll deal with those who've spent their lives oppressing and terrorizing the weak and vulnerable. He will one day make all things new. Jesus stepped away from His throne to walk this earth, die our death, and defeat the power of sin over us. We—who've been bought by the Blood of the Lamb—are filled with the Spirit of the Living God. We are part of a Heavenly Kingdom. Heirs of God. Joint heirs with Christ. May you remember this day who you are and whose you are. May you walk this earth the way Jesus did, full of love, humility, conviction, faith, and concern for those in need. May His Kingdom come, and His will be done in and through you.

Isaiah 37:16 (NLT) ~ O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth.

09/18/2026

Today’s Blessing

May you become wholly and beautifully devoted to Jesus because He’s wholly and beautifully devoted to you. May He redeem you in ways you never knew you needed and restore you in ways you never dreamed possible. May His provision eclipse your expectations, beyond your wildest dreams. May His love forever change how you live, how you pray, and how you give of yourself to others. May you divinely discern the difference between holy conviction and unholy condemnation. May you walk wisely without walking in fear. May you discerningly guard your heart without walling it off and shutting it down. May you learn to live freely, sensibly, and faithfully with each new day. May you perceive the enemy's attempts to bait you into sin, fear, and captivity and shut him down at every turn. You are a royal ambassador of the Most High God. May holy confidence and humble dependence mark your life in every way and may God's richest blessings be yours today!

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NLT) ~ But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

09/15/2026

Comfort at the end of the day.✝️

Have you ever had a day where you smiled, talked to people, got everything done, and nobody knew how heavy your heart really was?

Sometimes we get pretty good at saying, “I’m fine.”

We show up.

We keep moving.

We take care of everybody else.

And then the house gets quiet, the lights go off, and all the things we pushed down during the day come rushing back.

If that’s you tonight, I want you to remember something.

You don’t have to pretend with God.

He already knows.

He knows the fear you haven’t told anybody about.

He knows the prayer you’re almost afraid to pray again.

He knows the disappointment you’re trying to make peace with.

He knows how tired you are.

And He still loves you.

You don’t have to have the right words tonight.

You don’t have to understand what He’s doing.

You don’t even have to feel strong.

Just bring Him your honest heart.

Sometimes the most powerful prayer is simply:

“Jesus, I need You.”

And friend, He’s not disappointed that you need Him.

That’s exactly where He wants you.

So before you close your eyes tonight, give God the thing you’ve been carrying by yourself.

08/13/2026

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

Religiosity is a deception. Jesus called it out directly, and His message couldn’t be more different: while the Pharisees built walls of impossible hoops to jump through, Jesus simply says, ‘Come. All who are weary.’ Are you tired of religion that feels like a performance? christianity sermonclips

08/12/2026

Faith in a Person, Not Just a Doctrine
Devotional
It is one thing to believe a set of truths about God. It is another thing entirely to know Him personally. There is a difference, and it matters more than we often realize. Paul wrote his famous words in 2 Timothy from a prison cell, awaiting ex*****on, with some of his closest friends having already walked away. And yet his confidence did not waver. His faith was not built on a system of beliefs that could be argued away. It was built on a relationship with a person he knew and trusted. That kind of faith holds when circumstances fall apart. Doctrines can feel abstract when life gets hard. But a person you know and love is something you can hold onto. This is the foundation of the whole journey toward love and wholeness. It begins with faith, not faith as a checklist, but faith as a living, active trust in Jesus Christ. The more you know Him, the more you become like Him. And the more you become like Him, the more naturally that love for God and others begins to flow. If your faith has felt more like a set of rules than a relationship lately, today is a good day to come back to the person at the center of it all.

Bible Verse
"For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." - 2 Timothy 1:12

Reflection Question
When life gets difficult, is your faith anchored more in what you believe about God or in your personal relationship with Him, and what difference does that distinction make?

Quote
"I don’t know how many people will die for a set of doctrines, but I sure will die for Jesus. It’s a person I know in whom I have believed." - Mick Mayhew

08/08/2026

Please vote!
Please like the picture of the shed church float. The pic doesn’t capture the float fully. Look for the blue and green balloons.

08/07/2026

Shed Church showing up for our first parade! Go God!