Bulletin
February 15, 2026
All Campus Announcements Bloomington Bedford
ALL CAMPUSES
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.
Prayer and Worship Night
Join us Wednesday night, February 18 for a Prayer and Worship Night in the Fellowship Hall starting at 6:00pm. Everyone is invited to join us and no registration is required.
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.
Costa Rica University Mission Project
Indiana University's Christian Student Fellowship & Sherwood Oaks Christian Church College and Young Adults Ministry will serve with AMCA mission in Los Gido neighborhood inter-city San Jose, Costa Rica and in La Cumbre camp in the mountain jungles of central Costa Rica May 10-17, 2026. The team will be working with under-resourced families and rural children's outreach. There will also be some work projects at La Cumbre during each day. $1450 includes airfare, ground transportation, meals and lodging, medical travel insurance. Some optional free-day activities, meals in transit, and souvenir shopping will be out-of-pocket. Click below to register to join us for this mission project by March 1.
Following Jesus
Following Jesus is a class for 1st–12th graders and their parents to grow in faith together. It’s ideal for students considering following Jesus or wanting to understand more before baptism. Families learn who Jesus is, why He matters, and how to live with Him daily through lessons, stories, and discussions on reading the Bible, prayer, and living out God’s love. The class will be held in room 040 on Sunday morning February 22 and March 1. Click below to register.
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
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
IF: One Night
Ladies: Join us for IF 2026: One Night on Friday night, February 27 with doors opening at 6:00pm. IF: One Night is a special evening filled with worship, teaching and community streamed live from Dallas. We'll begin at 6:30pm and the live stream will run from 7:00-11:00pm. The teaching is fun and engaging! This event is free; click below to register so we know you're coming!
Middle Mayhem
All Middle School students are invited to our next Middle Mayhem coming up Friday night, February 20! We'll meet in the Fellowship Hall for some fun, games and mayhem! Bring a friend or two! No registration is required; just show up. See you there! If you have questions about Middle Mayhem, contact Grant Gardner.
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!
Sherwood Kids : Spring Session Core Classes
Join us this spring on Wednesday evenings for Sherwood Kids Core for children ages 6 weeks through 5th grade. This spring session is from February 25-April 8 (with no programming on March 18 due to spring break and April 1 due to Easter week). Each evening will include a time for games, worship, and a Bible lesson with an application activity. We'll be focusing on what it means to follow Jesus, including spiritual disciplines such as reading the Bible, memorizing Scripture and sharing our faith. Sherwood Kids Core is offered at no charge. Join us! Click below to register you child.
Sherwood Kids SuperStart
Get ready for SuperStart—a high-energy overnight event just for 5th graders! This fun and faith-filled experience on February 27–28, 2026, at Traders Point Christian Church in Whitestown, IN helps students grow in their faith, build friendships, and connect with leaders and prepare for their next step into our middle school ministry. Cost is $70 and includes registration, lodging, and transportation. Click below and Register by February 8, 2026!
Women's Wednesday Evening Live Free Study
Ladies join us Wednesday nights starting February 25 at 6:00pm for the Live Free Study. In this study, author and Bible teacher Elizabeth Woodson reveals that the struggle to fully embrace our freedom in Christ is not a new problem. Walking verse-by-verse through Paul's letter, Elizabeth highlights how this letter teaches us that in the gospel alone do we gain what we desire—freedom from sin and freedom to experience true peace, living the abundant life Jesus offers. Join us on Wednesdays, starting February 25 at 6:00pm in room 222.
Women's Wednesday Evening Live Free Study Registration
Women's Wednesday Morning Armor of God Study
Ladies: Join us Wednesday mornings starting March 4 at 9:30am in room 222 for our study on the Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer. All day, every day, an invisible war rages around you — unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout every aspect of your life. A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your relationships, your resilience, your dreams, your destiny. But his battle plan depends on catching you unaware and unarmed. If you're tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you. The enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer's inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory. Click below to register and purchase your study materials.
Women's Wednesday Morning Armor of God Registration
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.
Daddy Daughter Dance
Our Annual Daddy Daughter Dance is back this winter! Join us on February 14 from 5:00-7:30pm at Sherwood Oaks Bedford. Bring your daughter for an evening of connection, fun and dancing! Dinner is provided. Register by February 6 below!
Daddy Daughter Dance Registration
God Owns It All (Bedford)
Join us for a scripture-based approach to personal financial wellness! We will cover financial basics, budgeting, credit, investing, and planning for the future - all with the approach that God owns it all and we are simply stewards of His resources. This series is based on Ron Blue's approach and has something for everyone, whether you are young and just starting out or are looking forward to your golden years ahead. Joby Jerrells will be leading this class on Tuesday evenings at 6:00pm at the church, beginning February 10. The class will not meet on February 24th. Click below to register.
Bedford God Owns It All Registration
Preschool Open House
Interested in Sherwood Oaks Bedford preschool? We have classes for ages 1-pre-k. Join us for an Open House on February 19 at 6:30pm. You'll have a chance to meet the director, see the space, and get all your questions answered.
Wednesday Night Programming
Spring classes for Wednesday nights at Bedford kick off January 14 from 6–7:00pm, with engaging opportunities for men, women, and kids. On Wednesday nights, kids (nursery–5th grade) will enjoy a fun, interactive study of Bible Heroes with games, crafts, snacks, and more. Youth (6th–12th grade) are encouraged to sign up to serve with kids' programming or can join a class called "Defending Your Faith Through Relational Conversation". Women are invited to a 7-week study of Colossians exploring the life-changing truth that Jesus is enough. Men are invited to a Bible study called "The Playbook", giving men a game for handling hidden dangers and possibilities for personal growth in various seasons of life. Please note, we will not meet March 25 (Spring Break) or April 1 (Holy Week), and all studies conclude April 29.
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, 2024, we started a new fiscal year.
Attendance 02/08/2026:
In-person: 1703 | Online: 329
*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: November 9, 2025
Thank you for your support.