NEIGHBORS IN CHRIST PARISH
Gibbon & Winthrop MN Communities
WELCOME to
Neighbors in Christ Parish
REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP - 8:30 & 10:00
JOINT SUNDAY WORSHIP - 9:30
WELCOME to
Neighbors in Christ Parish
REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP - 8:30 & 10:00 AM
JOINT SUNDAY WORSHIP - 9:30 AM
OUR CHURCH LOCATIONS
St. John's Lutheran
24484 561st Ave - Bismarck Township
28662 Sleepy Hollow Rd (mailing address)
Winthrop MN 55396
320-583-3788
Communion - 1st Sunday
WHAT'S NEW AT NIC
NIC Announcements
A few ways to send us an Announcement Requests:
Email: nicparish1@gmail.com
OR Email one of our Church Secretaries
Amy TenEyck - sjbismarcksecretary@gmail.com
Sue Bentz - augustana.secretary@gmail.com
OR click this CONTACT link, create your message & select submit
Text & Email Notifications
If you are not currently, but would like to receive text messages or emails regarding important Church announcements & updates, please contact one of our Church Secretaries
Weather related announcements
We will communicate event cancellations by text & email messages & post that communication on our website home page.
A lot of important events are happening within our Parish and communities. Check out all the new information added to our site!
Let us know if there is other information we should be posting.
Visitation request Contacts
When people are in need of a visit by our Visitation Teams or Pastor, please notify one of the following:
* Augustana - Bonnie Hartmann
* First Lutheran - Carolyn Johnson or Peggy Jones
* St. John's - Mary TenEyck
TECHNOLOGY TEAM
Meet the NIC Technology Team: Carol Forst, Lisa Tarelseth & Amy Schimmelpfennig
We are the group managing our NIC Website, recording & posting weekly Worship Video's, managing our Parish Text communications. We work very closely with Pastor & our Church Secretaries; Amy TenEyck & Sue Bentz to gather and post our Parish news. We are available to help anyone get connected, just contact one of us & watch for more Tech News in the bulletins.
Just as we open our church doors with hospitality & care, our website opens a digital door to our neighbors. Technology is not about replacing relationships, it’s about supporting our ministry, inviting connection, helping us connect more with our Parish family, serving together & carrying Christ’s light to places people already are – online, at home & in daily life.
2025 Christmas Program
HELPING PEOPLE FOLLOW JESUS
Looking for NIC Worship times? Also find special Sevice events & printable Worship times.
Navigate to our Giving page and schedule one-time or recurring Giving schedules.
FAQ
Have questions? We have the answers!
Neighbor's In Christ is a 3 Point Parish. Our Churches are located in Gibbon and Winthrop, MN. See the physical locations in the footer of all web pages or the map's provided on our Home page.
NIC Sunday Worship services are held at 8:30am and 10:00am, rotating between locations. We hold Joint Parish services, where all congregations Worship at 1 location - these services are at 9:30am.
Check out our Church Worship schedule on our Worship page or click the link on the Home page.
Each location has ample parking. You can park in the parking lots or on the streets around the Churches.
There are children's sermons each Sunday.
We also have our Christian Education - WOW, every Wednesday evening at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon. The night starts around 6:00pm with a light supper, followed by an education event for kids, Confirmation & Adult Bible Study, then a short service at the end of the night.
Everyone is welcome - bring your friends!
A service will typically involve the singing of hymns, reading of scripture/gospel, a childrens sermon along with the daily sermon and fellowship.
Communion at each Churches:
Augustana - 3rd Sunday
First Lutheran - 1st & 3rd Sunday
St. John's - 1st Sunday
Contact one of the Churches Concil Members to get information on joining one of the Churches.
Contact a Council Member about joining groups - they will direct you to the right Church Leader.
Contact your Council Presidents if you need to set up a time to meet with a Pastor.
Pastor's WELCOME
Hey there, Pastor Leonard Hummel here! Thank you for stopping by our website. If you are searching for a good church, we know we are the place for you. Feel free to check out the "What's New" page linked above, for new information about the Parish. If you have never been to our church's before, come by this Sunday! We would love to get to know you. We want to see lives changed here by the power of Jesus Christ, and we see that happen every week when someone steps through our doors. We look forward to meeting you! God bless.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website today! We are glad you stopped in.
Feel free to contact us with any questions you might have - plan a visit with Pastor Leonard!
Welcome to Neighbors in Christ Parish, we would love to see you soon!