We offer children entering 1st (or kindergarteners that are ready*) through 5th grade a unique opportunity to worship and learn during our 10:45 AM service on Sunday mornings. After joining their parents in the sanctuary, families have the choice to dismiss their children from service to KW2, an interactive teaching time geared for younger hearts and minds. Parents can pick their children up from KW2 in the Heritage Center Gymnasium following the worship service.
* We offer two options for kindergarteners, depending on what they are ready for. They can either stay in Kidville with younger children or participate in KW2, which is more advanced in content and expectations.
Each January, we encourage the entire Word of Life family to embark on a time of Prayer and Fasting.
Each year has a theme that builds off the prayer, "“O Lord, give us ONE DESIRE: Make our hearts beat as one with yours..."
For 2026, the theme is "Expand Our Desire" and our key verse is Psalm 73:25 - "Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth I desire besides you.”"
- Season of Preparation -January 4-24, 2026
- ONE Desire Prayer & Fasting Week - January 25-31, 2026
Resources for the 2026 One Desire Prayer and Fast:
- Book Download (Free): "The Dangerous Duty of Delight" by John Piper
- Fasting Resource - Wagner
- Information About Fasting
- Fasting Week Opportunities
- Fasting Week "Commitment Card"
- Kindling Thoughts Devotional - 2026, Week 1
- Kindling Thoughts Devotional - 2026, Week 2
- Kindling Thoughts Devotional - 2026, Week 3
- Kindling Thoughts Devotional - 2026, Week 4 (Week 5 without a Week 4 just looks wierd)
Are you a guy who likes to play basketball?
We have a group of men who gather to shoot hoops, enjoy each others' company, and have a time of supporting each other in prayer.
Though it can get competitive it's meant to be a fun time for all.
Tuesday nights at 6pm.
Thursday mornings at 6am.
Contact Brandon Sasser or the church office for more information.
Most weeks, a small, but friendly group of people meets up, after the morning service, in the lobby of MidMichigan Medical Center of Alpena. They gather some hymnals and sing some hymns and/or choruses at the ends of the hallways on multiple floors. A few of the patients/families may make requests or even join in as we sing two or three hymns in each spot. It may remind you of Christmas caroling, but with regular hymns. Expect to spend around an hour at the hospital, depending on how much visiting (with the team and/or patients) you happen to do.
Does that sound like something you would like to do or try? Contact the church office for more information.
Start the new year off on the right foot!
Join us at Word of Life for our Men's Breakfast on the last Saturday morning of January, February, March (note adjusted date below) & April.
We will begin at 7:30 am, and we will start serving breakfast at 7:45 am.
A speaker will then lead us in a God-led devotional to help prepare us to be Godly men in today's world.
We look forward to growing in the Word with all of you while enjoying food and fellowship.
Dates for 2026: January 24, February 21, March 21, and April 18.
Axis Student Ministries (6 th – 12 th grades) meet on Wednesday nights from 6:00 – 8:10 PM during the school year. The Summer Schedule is more event based, and can be found here: 2026 Axis Summer Schedule.
A typical night involves food, fellowship, musical worship, and biblical teaching. Middle and High Schoolers join together food, worship, and "circle time, but separate for teaching, small group discussions, and games.
Axis students are also invited to participate in several big events throughout the year, like bike and rafting adventures, mission trips, service opportunities, and both winter and summer retreats.
Axis is based on 1 Peter 2:9 which says that God has turned us from darkness into His light. As a generation, we give Him our praise.
We challenge students to let their one life make a difference.
You can find Axis on Facebook and on Instagram