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About Our Church

Living Stones Fellowship is a small church in beautiful Side Lake, MN. We are committed to proclaiming — by word and deed — Jesus as Savior, Healer, and Lord throughout the Side Lake community and northern Minnesota. We have ministries for all ages at Living Stones; check our calendar for service times, upcoming events, and ministry opportunities. As believers who are joined by a common faith, we invite you to be built up and grow with us.

“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house….” (1 Peter 2:4-5)

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We are an Assemblies of God church. Currently the Assemblies of God USA and Assemblies of God organizations around the world make up the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination with some 67 million members and adherents.

The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. The Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths lists the tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to.

Experiencing God • Engaging People • Connecting Generations

1 Peter 2:5 You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

> God’s Word: Scripture is used as our basis for faith and actions.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. (Psalms 119:105)

> Spirit Empowerment: Experiencing God’s presence and being transformed by Him.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

> Growth: To become more like Jesus ourselves and help those around us to do the same.

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:11-16)

> Integrity: Speaking and living the truth in love.

The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. (Proverbs 10:8-9)

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8)

> Authenticity: To be the people God made us to be.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9)

> Relationships: To reflect God’s heart by loving people.

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. (Matthew 22:37-40)

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

> Respect: To see and honor people as God does.

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. (Romans 12:10-13)

Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. (1 Peter 2:17)

We embrace the five-fold ministry roles listed in Ephesians 4, appointing apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers as elders who will serve, equip, and build up the church in unity to reach its full potential.

Missions

We support Assemblies of God missionaries as well as other missionaries and ministries outside of the AG network. Through our partnerships, we seek to accomplish the mutual goal of reaching the world for Christ by evangelizing the lost, showing compassion, discipling believers, and training leaders to proclaim the message to their own people and to other nations.

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Eldership Team

Mike & Martha Laulunen
Mike & Martha Laulunen
Mike has been the lead pastor of Living Stones since 2009. After beginning their ministry in Duluth, Mike and Martha felt called to Side Lake where Martha spent her summers growing up.
Mark & Jenni Krhin
Mark & Jenni Krhin
Born and raised on the Iron Range, Mark and Jenni have a love for this area and a passion to lead worship as well as minister to youth and families.