Acts 1 : 6-11
6 Therefore,
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when they had come together, they
asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time
restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to
them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons
which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But
you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to
Me[a] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1 : 6-11
9 Now
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when He had spoken these things, while
they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud
received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they
looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,
11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand
gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was
taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like
manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
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About the Lord’s church and its work
in Moorhead, Minnesota
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Location
 Brief History
 Demographics
 Misc
 Religion
The Lord’s church
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fargomoorhead.org
Jacksonville, FL to Moorhead, MN = 1707 Miles
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The city of Moorhead is part of a metropolitan area
composed of Dilworth, MN along with Fargo and
West Fargo, ND.
The Red River which flows north into Canada is the
natural divide between Minnesota and North Dakota.
The total population of the “Fargo-Moorhead area”
according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau is 173, 468.
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Fargo, ND is largest city in North Dakota and the largest city
in the metro area at 105, 549.
Moorhead, MN is the second largest city in the metro area at
38, 065
fmwfchamber.com
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Age Distribution
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Racial Distribution
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The largest age group of Moorhead residents are the 20 – 44
year olds accounting for 15, 212 of the 38,065 total population.
The median age is 28.3.
90.7% white
Households
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Total family households – 15, 274
Median household income - $50, 088
ci.moorhead.mn.us & fmwfchamber.com
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Moorhead was founded in 1871 and is named after William G. Moorhead
(1811-1895), a director of the Northern Pacific Railway. The railway
provided the stimulus for economic and population growth in the
Moorhead area. Individuals moved west to take advantage of the
Homestead Act, through which they were given acreage of property in
exchange for farming the land and making their home in the area.
The Red River of the North served as a transfer point for goods and
passengers between the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Goods were hauled by oxcart from St. Cloud,
Minnesota, to Moorhead, then loaded onto riverboats for the journey
north on the Red River.
Moorhead was officially incorporated in 1881, and later that same decade
added electric, water, sewer, fire and police services. That's also when
Moorhead developed a reputation as "Sin City," with more than 100 bars
at a time when neighboring Fargo, ND did not allow the sale of alcohol.
Today, Moorhead is still considered a transcontinental crossing.
Interstates I-94 and I-29 intersect just west of the city limits. While
distribution and transfer industries remain a vital part of our business
environment, education and service industries have played an
increasingly important role.
ci.moorhead.mn.us
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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Minnesota State University
of Moorhead
Concordia College
MAJOR BUSINESSES
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Higher Education
(faculty & staff)
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Eventide (Senior Living)
Minnesota State Community
and Technical College
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American Crystal Sugar
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Globe University
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Hornbachers
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Rasmussen College
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The unemployment rate in F-M
area as of Feb. 2013 was 4.3%
(fmwfchamber.com).
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Religion in Fargo – 59.46% residents of Fargo are
religious (2014 - bestplaces.net)
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Lutheran – 30.12%
Catholic – 17.69%
Methodist – 4.37%
Pentecostal – 1.94%
“Other Christian” – 1.51%
Pres.,LDS, Bapt, Epis. – 3.59%
Islam – 0.21%
Jewish - .05%
Religion in Moorhead (2006 - ci.moorhead.mn.us)
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80 churches represent most of Christendom & some world religions
The predominant denominations are the Lutheran church and the
Catholic Church both at about 40% each of those in Christendom.
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2 Thess 1:7b-9
“7…the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His
mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to
those who do not know God and to those who do not obey
the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 And these will pay the
penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of
the Lord and from the glory of His power” (NASB)
2 Cor 5:10-11a
“10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in
the body, according to what he has done, whether good or
bad. 11 Therefore knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade
men…” (NASB)
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chapel of
Oak Grove Lutheran School
Fargo, ND
We currently have 18 members all of which are first generation Christians with the exception of one.
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It begins with the Lord.
Two men who were lost in sin heard the gospel preached and obeyed it for
salvation.
These two men, one from Minnesota and one from Iowa both went to Bear Valley
Bible Institute of Denver.
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They formed a team.
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They prayed and focused on their studies.
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Roughly six months or less until graduation both men received full financial
support from a few churches of Christ in the south who wanted to be a part of a
stateside planting of the Lord’s church.
After graduation both men and their families moved to Moorhead and on Sunday,
October 27, 1997 the church began in Moorhead.
I am that man from Iowa. My classmate from Minnesota is no longer with us. More
importantly, it was God who used us and our families as instruments for the sake
of the gospel and to put His blood bought church in a community filled with
denominational error and lost souls.
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Joe Lucia & Ryan Kinzler
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Evangelism
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Edification
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Benevolence
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Billboard 2013
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This evangelistic effort held in 2013 was specifically
held for a growing population of African people in the
Fargo-Moorhead.
Daniel B. Sackey Sr. was a visiting preacher from Liberia.
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Fair booth at Red River Valley Fair
in West Fargo, ND – July 2014
Fair attendance is over 100, 000
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PAST
EVANGELISTIC EFFORTS:
OTHER RECENT
EVANGELISTIC EFFORTS:
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Magazine ad in the local
“F-M Summer magazine”
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New Residents mail outs
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(Barnesville, MN)
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DragonFest
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“House to House – Heart
to Heart” magazine
Website
(moorheadchurchofChrist.com)
Fair booth at Clay County Fair
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Gospel Meetings
Vacation Bible Schools
Yellow page ad
Newspaper ad
College newspaper ad
Jail ministry (Clay & Cass County jails)
Door knocking
“In Search of the Lord’s Way”
on local TV
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Over the years we
have taught the
gospel to many
people.
We have baptized 21
souls into Christ for
the forgiveness of
sins.
Moses Ackah - June 16, 2013
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Sermons
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Bible Classes
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Ladies Bible study
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New Convert Bible studies
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Visitation/Fellowship
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Gospel Meetings
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Minnesota Bible Lectureship
(Rosemount, MN)
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Several thousands of dollars have been spent
over the years from the contribution and
privately to help brethren who were in need of
physical necessities.
Brethren have rendered charitable assistance in
service to their brethren in need.
Also, we helped non-Christians on a limited
basis with their needs.
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This is my spiritual family and my fellow workers in the Lord
whom I love in Christ.
God has blessed me with the privilege of teaching and preaching
to these brethren every week the way of the righteousness.
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