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Cooks Hill Community Church
Centralia
WA
98531-9078
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Who we are
Our Mission Statement
Worship God. Love People. Transform Lives.
Our purpose
To glorify God by fulfilling the great commandment and the Great Commission.
Our vision
A community sacrificing to bring hope and wholeness through Jesus Christ.
Worship God. Love People. Transform Lives.
Our purpose
To glorify God by fulfilling the great commandment and the Great Commission.
Our vision
A community sacrificing to bring hope and wholeness through Jesus Christ.
Street Address
2400 Cooks Hill Rd
Centralia,
WA
98531-9078
United States
Phone: (360) 736-6133
Fax: (360) 736-8033
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Church Pastor
Mitch Dietz
Lead Pastor
2400 Cooks Hill Rd
Centralia,
WA
98531-9078
United States
Phone: (360) 736-6133
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Quote of the Day
Acts 18:9
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
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Becca Brasher
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Cooks Hill Community Church Centralia Service Times
REGULAR MEETING TIMES
SUNDAYS
9:00 AM
Classical/Traditional Worship Service in the Chapel (No Nursery/Childcare is available at this service)
10:30 AM
Contemporary Worship Service in the Ministry Center
Jr. & Sr. High Youth Sunday School Classes (with exception of the 1st Sunday of the month and holidays)
Children's Sunday School (ages 3 yrs - 5th grade)
Nursery available for ages 2 & under
WEDNESDAYS (Sept. - May)
6:00-8:00 PM - Includes Dinner
Kids Ignited (K - 5th grade)
Youth Group (6th - 12th grade)
American Sign Language interpreter and Nursery Care (ages 2 and under) available during our 10:30 AM service. As well as, Sunday School for PreK-5th grade & Jr./Sr. High Class.
Service Times last updated on the 1st of January, 2018
SUNDAYS
9:00 AM
Classical/Traditional Worship Service in the Chapel (No Nursery/Childcare is available at this service)
10:30 AM
Contemporary Worship Service in the Ministry Center
Jr. & Sr. High Youth Sunday School Classes (with exception of the 1st Sunday of the month and holidays)
Children's Sunday School (ages 3 yrs - 5th grade)
Nursery available for ages 2 & under
WEDNESDAYS (Sept. - May)
6:00-8:00 PM - Includes Dinner
Kids Ignited (K - 5th grade)
Youth Group (6th - 12th grade)
American Sign Language interpreter and Nursery Care (ages 2 and under) available during our 10:30 AM service. As well as, Sunday School for PreK-5th grade & Jr./Sr. High Class.
Service Times last updated on the 1st of January, 2018
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Sunday Morning Children's Church
Sunday School starts at 10:30am(2nd service) every Sunday and is divided up into different age groups.
Wednesday Night Children's Group
This is a HIGH ENERGY, FUN ATMOSPHERE, where children from K-5th Grade can come together and learn about the love of God, His plan for them, and how they can apply God's word and love to any situation. We use everyday situations to teach God's word, as well as: Science, Games, Small Group Discussion, Crafts, & Team Building Activities.
We Start At 6:00PM With A FREE Dinner & End At 8:00PM
Sunday School starts at 10:30am(2nd service) every Sunday and is divided up into different age groups.
Wednesday Night Children's Group
This is a HIGH ENERGY, FUN ATMOSPHERE, where children from K-5th Grade can come together and learn about the love of God, His plan for them, and how they can apply God's word and love to any situation. We use everyday situations to teach God's word, as well as: Science, Games, Small Group Discussion, Crafts, & Team Building Activities.
We Start At 6:00PM With A FREE Dinner & End At 8:00PM
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YOUTH
The goal of Cooks Hill Community Church’s Youth Program is to show kids the love of Christ and to help them build relationships - with Christ and each other - to strengthen them in their daily lives. We do this through meeting together and events that bring kids together to “play” (such as lock-ins, hikes and other outdoor activities) to worship, to learn (with teaching that they can apply to their lives) and to find meaning (through short-term missions and serving opportunities).
The program is headed up by a Youth Leadership Team - a committed group of adults and young adults that are also engaged in these activities alongside the kids. We desire that all kids should feel included and that they matter.
Our weekly Sunday mornings start with worship in the main service at 10:30 AM and then we break out for our Jr. High and Sr. High Sunday School classes. Youth Group is held on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 PM (a meal is included).
The goal of Cooks Hill Community Church’s Youth Program is to show kids the love of Christ and to help them build relationships - with Christ and each other - to strengthen them in their daily lives. We do this through meeting together and events that bring kids together to “play” (such as lock-ins, hikes and other outdoor activities) to worship, to learn (with teaching that they can apply to their lives) and to find meaning (through short-term missions and serving opportunities).
The program is headed up by a Youth Leadership Team - a committed group of adults and young adults that are also engaged in these activities alongside the kids. We desire that all kids should feel included and that they matter.
Our weekly Sunday mornings start with worship in the main service at 10:30 AM and then we break out for our Jr. High and Sr. High Sunday School classes. Youth Group is held on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 PM (a meal is included).
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Cooks Hill Community Church History
Our History
Cooks Hill Community Church is a member of the Free Methodist Church of North America.
We are not a new church. In fact, in 1999, we celebrated one hundred years of continuous service in Centralia. In 1897, Rev. Edwin H. Stayt, a pioneer minister from the state of New York, debarked from a train in Centralia to gather a Christian congregation. He was successful. Within two years the Centralia Free Methodist Church was incorporated and a building purchased. The church prospered. Five decades later (1948), finding its facilities inadequate, a new church was built at the corner of Rock and Main Streets in Centralia.
Following the relocation, the church continued to grow and have a fruitful ministry. Even so, certain problems emerged. Parking was increasingly difficult, being limited mostly to the surrounding streets. Many of the younger generation migrated from Centralia to larger urban centers. Slowly the church weakened in numbers, strength and vision. They had the foresight in 1986 to purchase the present nine-acre church site on Cooks Hill Road. In 1992 they sold the Rock and Main building to a business firm.
The church, however, did not immediately rebuild. The nucleus remained together. Through the kindness of local churches, they were able to rent places to meet. They faced a number of dilemmas. How could they regroup their strength? Where would adequate financing be found? For a time they were without a pastor. They seriously considered disbanding. As they searched their hearts in prayer, however, they felt God was leading them to become a ministry-centered church. They prayed about how they could, to the glory of God, serve Centralia and Lewis County.
At this juncture, it was decided to ask Rev. Leslie Whitehead, retired pastor, and former superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference of the Free Methodist Church, to be their minister, on a half-time basis. Although in his seventies, Pastor Whitehead consented. With remarkable love and insight he led the congregation. Within a short time he had led the small group to build on the Cooks Hill Road site. It was a venture of faith. In 1994, the building on Cooks Hill Road was started and soon completed.
Mid-term in his short, but very significant, ministry, Rev. Whitehead was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His reaction was, “For over forty-five years I have talked to people about how to live. Now God is asking me to show them how to die!” During the few remaining months he led approximately thirty persons to Christ. Many of these converts now have active leadership roles in Cooks Hill Community Church. Rev. Whitehead died in 1997. Rev. Mitch Dietz, a man known to, and recommended by Rev. Whitehead, became the pastor.
Cooks Hill Community Church is a member of the Free Methodist Church of North America.
We are not a new church. In fact, in 1999, we celebrated one hundred years of continuous service in Centralia. In 1897, Rev. Edwin H. Stayt, a pioneer minister from the state of New York, debarked from a train in Centralia to gather a Christian congregation. He was successful. Within two years the Centralia Free Methodist Church was incorporated and a building purchased. The church prospered. Five decades later (1948), finding its facilities inadequate, a new church was built at the corner of Rock and Main Streets in Centralia.
Following the relocation, the church continued to grow and have a fruitful ministry. Even so, certain problems emerged. Parking was increasingly difficult, being limited mostly to the surrounding streets. Many of the younger generation migrated from Centralia to larger urban centers. Slowly the church weakened in numbers, strength and vision. They had the foresight in 1986 to purchase the present nine-acre church site on Cooks Hill Road. In 1992 they sold the Rock and Main building to a business firm.
The church, however, did not immediately rebuild. The nucleus remained together. Through the kindness of local churches, they were able to rent places to meet. They faced a number of dilemmas. How could they regroup their strength? Where would adequate financing be found? For a time they were without a pastor. They seriously considered disbanding. As they searched their hearts in prayer, however, they felt God was leading them to become a ministry-centered church. They prayed about how they could, to the glory of God, serve Centralia and Lewis County.
At this juncture, it was decided to ask Rev. Leslie Whitehead, retired pastor, and former superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference of the Free Methodist Church, to be their minister, on a half-time basis. Although in his seventies, Pastor Whitehead consented. With remarkable love and insight he led the congregation. Within a short time he had led the small group to build on the Cooks Hill Road site. It was a venture of faith. In 1994, the building on Cooks Hill Road was started and soon completed.
Mid-term in his short, but very significant, ministry, Rev. Whitehead was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His reaction was, “For over forty-five years I have talked to people about how to live. Now God is asking me to show them how to die!” During the few remaining months he led approximately thirty persons to Christ. Many of these converts now have active leadership roles in Cooks Hill Community Church. Rev. Whitehead died in 1997. Rev. Mitch Dietz, a man known to, and recommended by Rev. Whitehead, became the pastor.
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