First Church of God, Kendallville, Indiana

08/09/2026

07/08/2026

Just 4 more days! Sunday July 12th at 11:15am.
First Church of God's Annual Picnic on the east side of Bixler Lake. There will be porkburgers, hamburgers, and hot dogs on the grill with tons of yummy desserts. The weather's looking mighty fine that day and Pastor Regan will be baptizing folks in the lake. Don't miss it!

06/12/2026

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06/07/2026

Pastor Ford will be baptizing people during our annual church picnic on July 12th which starts at 11:15 am. If you or someone you know would like to be baptized, please contact Pastor Regan Ford directly.

05/17/2026

Mark your calendars! July 12th at 11:15am.

Our annual church picnic will be held at the pavilion on the east side of Bixler Lake. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and too many yummy desserts to count!

Pastor Regan Ford will be doing baptisms in the lake. Message him directly if you, or someone you know, would like to be baptized.

05/11/2026

First Church of God, Kendallville, will be serving up shredded chicken sandwiches, barbecue pulled pork, chips, and pop at the Fairy Festival this coming Saturday. Our booth and tent with tables will be set up on Main Street at the William St. intersection. Come see us!

01/03/2023

Every once in a while, a ewe will give birth to a lamb and reject it. There are lots of reasons she may do this. If the shepherd tries to return the lamb, the mother might even kick the baby away. Once a ewe rejects one of her lambs, she will never change her mind.

These little lambs will hang their heads so low that it looks like something is wrong with their little necks. Their spirits are broken.

These lambs are called "bummer lambs."

Unless the shepherd intervenes, that little lamb will die - rejected and alone.

Do you know what the shepherd usually does?

The shepherd will take that rejected little lamb into their home, hand-feed it and keep it warm. They will wrap it up with blankets and hold it to their chest so the little lamb can hear their heartbeat. Once the lamb is strong enough, the shepherd will place it back in the field with the rest of the flock.

That sheep never forgets the shepherd's love and care when their mother rejected them. When the shepherd calls for the flock, guess which sheep runs first? That sheep knows the shepherd's voice.

The bummer lamb isn't loved more, it just knows intimately the one who loves it. It trusts the shepherd because it has experienced love from the shepherd.

Many of us are bummer lambs. Rejected and broken. But Jesus is the good Shepherd. He cares for our every need and holds us close to His heart so we can hear His heartbeat.

We may be broken but we are deeply loved by the Shepherd who will never leave us.

~ Author Unknown