Location:
Green Ridge United Church is a 1 1/2 hour drive from Winnipeg. Travel down Highway 75, through Morris to Letellier. At Highway 201 turn east (left). Follow 201, past Dominion City to a sign on the left hand side of the highway which says Green Ridge United Church. Turn north (left) and drive about 1 mile. The church is located just past the cemetary.

Sunday Service Time:
11 am.

Announcements:

Coffee and goodies served before worship on the second Sunday of the month.

August 22, 2010 – 9:45 AM – Green Ridge Church Board meeting prior to Worship.

August 22, 2010 - 2:00 PM – Worship at Vita Personal Care Home led by Bob & Myrna. Green Ridge congregation invited to attend and worship with those who live in the Care Home.

NEW CARE AND OUTREACH PROGRAM - "HELPING HANDS" is in place to care for our brothers and sisters in Christ any time we meet them or hear of their needs. You are invited to list those things you might be able to do. There will be a “sign-up sheet” posted on the bulletin board in early August, where you can list things you might be able to do for somebody who needs a helping hand; perhaps- a meal, a visit with some cookies, a plant, a drive to an appointment, a drive to just get out of the house or care home for awhile, baby-sitting for a family with a sick child or other emergency, a pot of soup, a birthday cake, a casserole, a pizza ... wherever your imagination and abilities can lead you.  Mary Anne Calder will be the Coordinator of this Project - and will be counting on YOU to let her know of people in need or ways we can help. Contact Mary Anne by phone at 427-2185 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   She will take over at that point, using the list provided by this congregation, to respond and reach out to others



About the Green Ridge congregation and community:
Green Ridge is a small rural farming settlement, dating back to the eraly 1800's. It is the farthest point east in the Charge, located ten miles east from Dominion City on Highway 201. Its congregation consists of members from small adjacent farming communities.

Many of these communities each had its own church in past days, but as populations declined, they closed their doors and amalgamated with the Green Ridge Church. These roots are the center of the church as evidenced by the cross atop the building. pointing in four directions, representing the four founding church communities that have given birth to the present day congregation. Those leaving the physical borders of the area to communities such as Morris, Winnipeg, Dominion City, and Emerson continue to return on a regular basis to worship and call this home.

The church is located on a picturesque landscape on what is known as "the Ridge", the change in land between the flat prairie grain land to the west and the rougher cattle and bush land to the east.

Green Ridge has the newest of the three buildings, having been opened in the fall of 1988. The population of the churchhas been in a state of change in the past number of years as communities struggle with a change in their formations. The congregation is a multicultural group of individuals united in their membership in the church. Members originally came from a traditional Anglo Saxon Presbyterian background and have now embraced ethnic and cultural changes of a new world. A large part of the congregation now claims a Mennonite heritage, as well as Ukrainian and French ancestry, and new immigrants to Canada.

The economic base of the congregation is also in a state of change. The traditional farming base of the church is being diversified as more of the farming community reaches retirement age. Many of the younger members are working out of the area, commuting to nearby larger communities to find employment. The appreciation of different life styles and the commitment requirements of employment have been areas of growth within the congregation.

The main population base of the church has shifted eastward in recent years, with many members living in the Stuartburn Tolstoi area. This makes travelling and awareness of happenings in the church a concern to many.

The church has a WONDER-ful choir and engeretic board (The board has been compared to a Harley humming down the highway.) Pastoral care is strong. The Sunday School is committed to engaging the children with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

There are many old pioneers still living in Green Ridge. However they are becoming older as the years go on, and sadly there are typically a number of funerals at Green Ridge United. The congregation has taken on this task as its ministry.