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a review of Friday’s concert at Subkirke in the Observer

This was published yesterday here:
Portland-based indie folk band Horse Feathers is one of those bands you really should know. They stopped in South Bend Friday to play a concert at Subkirke, the South Bend Christian Reformed Church’s concert venue, for a small but enthusiastic audience. They are currently on tour promoting their newest album, “Thistled [...]

Hospitality, Patience, and Subkirke

According to the recent article in the Elkhart Truth,
Mark Roeda, pastor of SBCRC, and David Banga, director of worship and arts at the church and artistic director of Subkirke, conceived the idea of the venue last summer [in response to discussions revolving around] where the church was going in [...]

Pastoral Care at SBCRC (Part 2): Filling in the Cracks

This is the second of four posts on the subject of pastoral care here at SBCRC.  As in the last post, the focus here is on “pastoral care” in a broad sense, on efforts made by church leadership (i.e. the pastoral staff and council) keep in contact with individuals and families within the congregation and [...]

Concerts as Mission

Calvin College’s Student Activities Office  or SAO brings a number of bands to that campus.  In fact, Samantha Crain will be there the night before she plays here, and the Great Lake Swimmers will be here the day after they’re there.
As mentioned in an earlier post, Ken Heffner (pictured), Director of the SAO, was helpful [...]

Hosting Concerts at SBCRC (or Subkirke)

THE BASIS.
In its discussion of evangelism, The Weather Report’s states, “We believe that God is calling us to think more strategically about our outreach to college students. Our church is uniquely gifted with resources for making the gospel a reality in the lives of graduates and undergraduates.” Subkirke is an attempt to fulfill this [...]