Horizon Newsletter
reflecting on 2025
All-Staff Gathering
In September, Horizon Network hosted an all-staff gathering for our churches. We gathered for a time to get to know each other and network for future opportunities. We began the meeting with devotions from Pastor James Runcorn (Hope Church, Spencer, IA).
After devotions, we broke into our ministry teams to celebrate our ministries and discuss the challenges we face in our particular context.
We ended the day with lunch from a local Mexican Food Truck and enjoyed a time of fellowship!
One of our ministry teams meeting at our Horizon Network All-Staff Gathering
Our staffs getting food from Vero’s Mexican Bites food truck at our All-Staff Gathering
Annual Gathering
On October 26, 2025, pastors and leaders from the Horizon Network came together at New Life Church in Sioux Center, IA, for their annual gathering. The day was filled with prayer, celebrations, and a reminder to remain focused on being Gospel-centered churches.
A Gospel-Centered & Innovative Network
Pastor Jamie Dykstra (Centerpoint Church, Sioux Center, IA) led us through our Network vision, mission, values, and priorities. He unpacked how we seek to be Gospel-centered, innovative for the Kingdom of God, and empowering the local church. We also restated our commitment to be about three main priorities: leadership development, missional engagement, and multiplication.
Shining a Light on Horizon’s Churches
During our meeting, we celebrated what God was doing in our respective congregations. Church leaders celebrated the different ways they were engaging in leadership development, missional engagement, and multiplication. Pastor Dan Kruse (New Life Church, Sioux Center, IA) and Pastor Chris Godfredsen (Centerpoint Church, Sioux Center, IA) led us in times of prayer, praying with and for each other and our churches.
Celebrating Pathways Candidates
Pastor Jesse Henkle (Central Reformed Church, Sioux Center, IA) gave an update on our Network Ordination Team. We were able to celebrate the pastors who have been going through Pathways, as well as over a dozen Pathways candidates. We also celebrated the work of our coaches and their investment in all of our Pathway candidates.
Five-Year Renewal Process
Pastor Bobby Van Otterloo (New Life Church, Sioux Center, IA) gave an update on the Covenant Keepers Team and shared with churches how Horizon will handle the five-year covenant renewal process.
A ministry team enjoying lunch together at our Horizon Network All-Staff Gathering
Grants
In 2025, the Horizon Board awarded multiple grants to Horizon churches. Some of the grants helped fund an internship, a residency program, and a mission trip to Mexico. Over the last few years, every church in Horizon has been awarded a grant from the Network!