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April 5, 2026 - Easter Sunday
All Campus Announcements Bloomington Bedford
ALL CAMPUSES
Easter
Easter is quickly approaching on April 5! SOCC Bloomington will host 4 services this year and SOCC Bedford will host 1 service. For more information about Easter, including information for events leading up to Easter Sunday, visit our Easter website below.
Hope and Healing Resources
As we are working through the Hope and Healing series this winter, visit our Hope and Healing website for more resources designed around helping you take your next step toward the living water that only Jesus can provide.
Passion Week Text Messages and Podcasts
Join us Passion week, Palm Sunday (March 29) to Easter (April 5) as we prepare our hearts and minds for Easter! We have 2 opportunities for you. Each day, we'll release a podcast featuring Scripture read by different folks from Sherwood Oaks. You can visit our website to find and subscribe to our podcast on your favorite streaming source. Each podcast is between 5 and 10 minutes in length and features Scripture and prayer. Additionally, text keyword "lent" to 812.324.8644 to receive text messages each day through Passion week, including Good Friday and Easter Sunday. These resources are free to designed to help guide your heart and mind as we approach Easter.
BLOOMINGTON:
Bible App Sermon Online
Follow along online this weekend! Download the free YouVersion Bible app and click the 'events' tab in the lower right corner to find us on the map or click the link below to go directly to this weekend's outline.
YouVersion Bible App Sermon Outline
Bloomington Campus Text Messages
If you are interested in text messages about Bloomington campus specific news and information, text keyword: East to 812.324.8644 to join our texting group.
CIY Mix : Middle School
All middle school students are invited to join us for our summer CIY Mix trip June 28-July 2, 2026. This will be an incredible week of worship, learning, relationship building and more at Taylor University with our Sherwood Oaks Middle School Ministry. Registration is open now! The cost of the weeklong event is $415, which covers transportation, lodging, the conference, most food and more! Click below to register! If you have questions, contact Sarah Bynum.
CIY Move : High School
All high school students are invited to join us for an incredible week of worship, learning, relationship building, fun and so much more at CIY Move, June 15-20 at Bowling Green University in Ohio with our Sherwood Oaks High School Ministry. Registration for the week is $455. This registration covers travel, lodging, the conference, most food and more! This trip is currently full but if you are interested in joining the waiting list or if you have questions, contact Sarah Bynum.
College End of Year Celebration
Hey college students! As the school year is winding down, join us for an end of the school year celebration cookout style on April 26 right after the 11:00am service. We'll enjoy some time and honor our graduates! No registration is required; just join us!
Discover Sherwood Oaks
Our next Discover Sherwood Oaks is coming up on April 12 (note the date change)! If you are ready to take your first step or your next step in your relationship with Jesus, join us for Discover Sherwood Oaks on Sunday, April 12 at 11:00am in the Fireside Room (look for the orange flag in the main hallway between the Worship Center and the Fellowship Hall). You'll have a chance to meet some staff members, ask questions, learn about connect group and serve groups and even take a tour of the building. No need to register; just show up! If you have questions about Discover Sherwood Oaks, send us an email.
Footsteps of Moses Trip
Join us for the Footsteps of Moses with Sherwood Oaks tour, a 13-day trip through Egypt and Jordan, October 12–24, 2026. Led by Brad Pontius and Allen Burris, this journey includes flights, hotels, meals, and guided tours of some of the most significant biblical sites. You’ll even have the option to add a 3-night Nile River cruise before the main trip. Space is limited—visit the website below for more information or register and secure your spot! Additionally, the website features an itinerary for both the pre-trip and main tour so you know what sites and locations will be visited. Contact Brad Pontius or Allen Burris if you have questions.
Footsteps of Moses Trip Information and Registration
Good Friday
Join us for a reflective, family-friendly Good Friday service starting at 6:30pm on April 3 in the Fellowship Hall at Sherwood Oaks Bloomington. Enter the building through door 5. Hope to see you there.
Groups
We believe we're better together! Your group of people might be waiting for you! Take your first step toward finding your people by checking out our groups page below or contacting our Groups Ministry Leader, Beth Long.
Guatemala Family Mission Project
Agua Viva School in Guatemala serves more than 300 under-resourced students, helping them grow emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Join this Family Mission Project—a great first-step mission experience for adults and kids ages 10+—and give your summer vacation a meaningful twist July 4–11, 2026. Cost is $1,550 for adults and $1,450 for ages 12–15, including airfare, lodging, meals, transportation, and medical travel insurance. Register by May 1. Questions? Contact Brad Pontius or Norma Landgraff.
Register for the Guatemala Family Mission Project
Helping Others Find Freedom
God rarely heals us in isolation. He works through people who are willing to walk with others toward grace, truth, and transformation. Re:generation is launching in August, and we are prayerfully identifying Mentors—men and women who will walk alongside participants as they pursue healing in Christ. Mentors are not perfect people. They are simply people who are growing in Christ and willing to help others do the same. If that resonates with you, we invite you to attend a Mentor Information Meeting on Sunday, April 19 from 12:30-1:30pm in the Fireside Room. No registration is required. Contact Allen Burris if you have questions.
A Night with the Son
Indiana University, in conjunction with the various campus ministries at IU, is hosting a night of worship in Simon Skjodt Hall on Wednesday night, April 8 at 8:00pm called "A Night with the Son." This event will feature live worship, testimonies and campus-wide commissioning. Parking will be free in Lots A and C. College students will have an opportunity to connect with campus ministries following the event and join a small group. While focused primarily on college students, anyone from Sherwood Oaks is welcome to attend. Tickets are required. Click below to learn more and reserve your tickets.
A Night With the Son Information and Tickets
Prayer Team
Prayer is one of the most powerful ways we care for one another. We are forming a Prayer Team made up of people willing to lift up the needs of our church and community. Members of the Prayer Team will: receive a weekly document with collected prayer requests via text message, occasionally receive a text with an urgent prayer need, simply pray (no meetings, no follow-up required). To join, text "prayteam" to 812.324.8644. That's it! Receive the requests. Pray! Trust God to work!
Top Notch Branson Christmas Show Extravaganza
Our Top Notch group is putting together a trip to Branson, Missouri, for six fabulous shows, including the Sight and Sound Theater's "Miracle of Christmas" show! The group will depart on November 30 and return on November 4. The trip is open to everyone of any age and the cost includes lodging, transportation, some food, and admission to shows. Click the link below for more information or to register for this trip. For more information or to register, contact Connie Phares.
Top Notch Branson Show Extravaganza
BEDFORD:
Bedford Bible App Sermon Online
Follow along online this weekend! Download the free YouVersion Bible app and click the 'events' tab in the lower right corner to find us on the map or click the link below to go directly to this weekend's outline.
Bedford Campus Email Group
In an effort to get the right information to the right groups of people in a more effective manner, some changes are coming to the weekly Top Three Things email. Starting this August, we'll begin to send out a Top Three Things specifically for Bedford. This will ensure that when you open the Top Three Things each week, you'll see the information you want and need to see quickly and efficiently. In order to facilitate this change, we need you to take a second and click below to subscribe to the Bedford campus email group so you continue to see the information that's important to you!
Bedford Campus Text Messages
If you are interested in text messages about Bedford Campus specific news and information, text keyword: "Bedford" to 812.324.8644 to join our Bedford Campus texting group.
Maundy Thursday / Communion Service
Join us Thursday night, April 2, starting at 6:30pm for our annual Maundy Thursday / Communion Service at Sherwood Oaks Bedford. This family-friendly service is open to all and will be live-streamed on our SOCC Bedford YouTube channel. See you there!
Merch Sale
Hey Bedford: You've asked for merch! We've got a merch sale online right now for you through My Sports Locker. T-shirts, hoodies, hats and more are all for sale right now through Easter Sunday. Visit the website below, make your selections and it will be ready in a few weeks.
Saltshaker Lunch at Apron Strings
Join us at Apron Strings on Friday, April 10 at 12:00pm for lunch with Tim! No registration! Just join us.
Wednesday Night Programming
Bible Studies return April 8 from 6–7pm for a 4-week session designed for men, women, youth, and kids. It’s a great opportunity to grow in your faith and connect with others. Kids (nursery–5th grade) will explore “Bible Heroes” through a fun, interactive station format with snacks, games, crafts, and more each week. Youth (6th–12th grade) will continue meeting Sunday nights from 6–7:30pm and can also join a Wednesday night course, Defending Your Faith through Relational Conversation, led by Brandon and Steve. Students not attending the class are encouraged to serve in Sherwood Kids on Wednesdays. Women will study Ten Words to Live By, a four-week look at the Ten Commandments that focuses on the heart of God and practical, everyday application. Study supplies are provided. Men will walk through the book of Titus in a four-week study focused on connecting sound doctrine to everyday discipleship—because the gospel doesn’t just inform us, it transforms us. All studies will wrap up on April 29; join us.
Bedford Wednesday Night Programming Information and Registration
Weekend Attendance and Giving Update
Your continued financial support enables us to serve our communities and the world. *Note: On July 1, 2025, we started a new fiscal year.
Attendance 03/29/2026:
In-person: 1961 | Online: 293
*We have changed how we track our online attendance. If you have specific questions about how this information is determined, email
January 2026 Offering Update:
Monthly Given: $318,527.17 | Monthly Under: $59,627.83
Yearly Given : $2,729,466.20 | Yearly Over: $82,382.20
Dollar Club: $8,467.10
Starting on February 1, 2025, we are making an adjustment to how we report our weekly financial giving. We will not be sharing weekly numbers in terms of giving totals. We recognize that offering styles and rhythms have changed drastically in the last decade or so. Therefore, weekly numbers tend to fluctuate in a way that's unhelpful in seeing our church's overall giving health. In response to this, we will share a monthly financial and giving snapshot on the first Friday of every month that reflects the previous month's giving and budget numbers. We hope that will give a more accurate picture of how our giving has supported the ministry of Sherwood Oaks. If you have any questions, please contact our Business Office Manager Elizabeth Moore or email .
Join us in giving to Sherwood Oaks
Current Financial Update: February 22, 2026
Thank you for your support.