{"id":203,"date":"2011-09-14T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T09:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krmc.net\/wp\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:46:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krmc.net\/wp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div><!-- .spacer (end) -->\n<div class=\"title-box clearfix \"><h2 class=\"title-box_primary\">Are you looking for genuine community?<\/h2><h3 class=\"title-box_secondary\"><strong>We are glad you found us!<\/strong> <\/h3><\/div><!-- \/\/.title-box -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PFdTTzSvglE?si=90Efcfvq2mHJ2B7z\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Worship | 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Formation Hour | Begins 15 minutes after the conclusion of worship<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">If you live in South Bend, northwest Indiana, or southwest Michigan, and are looking for an authentic and diverse community of faith and a place to belong, you\u2019ve come to the right&nbsp;place! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Through the down-to-earth, committed lives of Kern Road members and attenders, you'll see signs of God transforming the world, sometimes in small ways, occasionally in profound ones. Our commitment is to welcome, challenge and inspire <strong>all<\/strong> people to experience God\u2019s love and grace, regardless of who you are or your previous background (please see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/krmc.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/KRMC-welcome-statement-March-Final-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extending Hospitality to All<\/a><\/strong> statement).  Our hope, over time, is that each will experience something of God\u2019s power through the loving spirit of Jesus Christ. We are intergenerational, international, and interchurch.&nbsp; Our membership represents many places and experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">We invite you to explore this site, then visit us some Sunday morning, in person or via Facebook live. Worship begins at 10:00 a.m. and is followed by coffee\/tea, conversation, and community connections as we seek to learn, love and live God\u2019s dream of peace, healing, and hope in the midst of an often broken and hurting world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row \"><\/div><!-- .row (end) -->\n<div class=\"span8 \"><h2>Our Vision Statement:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row \">\n<div class=\"span3 \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2061\" src=\"https:\/\/krmc.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/welcome-243x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"450\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"span5 \"><div class=\"spacer\"><\/div><!-- .spacer (end) -->\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div><!-- .spacer (end) -->\n<p><center><strong>\"God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to grow as communities of grace, joy, and peace, so that God's healing and hope flow through us to the world.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div><!-- .spacer (end) --><\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .row (end) --><\/div>\n<div class=\"span1 \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"span3 \"><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n<h3>useful links<\/h3>\n<div class=\"list styled arrow-list\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<p>Visit the following websites for history and context for Mennonites in the US and around the world.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Who We Are: A Visual Guide (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/mennoniteusa.org\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\">Who We Are: A Visual Guide<\/a> (connected to diverse Mennonite people across the US)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/im.mennonite.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference <\/a>(our regional MC USA group)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mennonite Church USA  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/mennoniteusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mennonite Church USA <\/a>(our denomination)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mennonite World Conference (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mennonite World Conference<\/a> (connecting our church with Mennonite groups around the world)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mennonite Mission Network (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mennonitemission.net\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Mennonite Mission Network<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mcc.org\/\">Mennonite Central Committee<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mennonite Disaster Service (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mds.mennonite.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mennonite Disaster Service<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Everence (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everence.com\" target=\"_blank\">Everence<\/a> (faith-based financial services)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"parallax-box \"><div class=\"parallax-content\">\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\"Learn, love, live God's dream for the world!\"<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div data-speed=\"2\" class=\"parallax-bg\" style=\"background:url('wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/parallax.jpg') no-repeat center 0; left:50%; margin-left:-750px; width:1500px\"><\/div><\/section><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worship | 10 a.m. Formation Hour | Begins 15 minutes after the conclusion of worship If you live in South Bend, northwest Indiana, or southwest Michigan, and are looking for an authentic and diverse community of faith and a place to belong, you\u2019ve come to the right&nbsp;place! 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