Churches

St. Paul's Church celebrated the start of Epiphany on Jan. 5 with a parish potluck. On Jan. 9, Jack Fish was proclaimed "King" after finding the ring in the Epiphany cake. Episcopal Church Women will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday. All women of the parish are welcome. For more information call the church office at 829-3834.

Zion Lutheran guest

Jim Olsen, Nashville, Tenn., will lead the worship services at Zion Lutheran Church, Brainerd, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Olsen will also lead the Bible study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The public is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be gathered.

New pastor

CROSSLAKE -- Crosslake Presbyterian New Church Development has a new full-time ecumenically minded minister. The Rev. Roger Grussing brings experience accumulated in academic, city-center and international settings. Crosslake Presbyterian has 12 acres of property near the Crosslake Community Center on Daggett Pine Road. The congregation expects to begin construction of a church building early in 2001. In the meantime, worship is conducted at 9:30 a.m. Sundays at the Brenny Chapel in Crosslake. Grussing can be reached at 692-GROW or 631-1176.

King's Academy

First Presbyterian Church, Brainerd, will begin its second semester of a Wednesday afternoon school club for grade schoolers called the King's Academy.

The academy begins with a short object lesson or skit on practical Christian living followed by Scripture memory. Money earned from memory work enables participants to buy store items. Singing, crafts, recreation and snacks are included in this 1 1/2-hour program, which starts at 4 p.m.

Tuition is 50 cents per night. For more information or to register, call the church at 829-6069.