Church members gather to ride the bus to St. Thomas UMC for the fall mission servce conducted three times a year by the Northern Valley Parish.   Photo submitted by Rev. Lee Gale, Northern Valley Parish. 

GRAFTON, NORTH DAKOTA --Three times a years the Northern Valley Parish has a combined service for the purpose of coming together for missions. A bus is rented from the local school and parishioners are bused to the church sponsoring the service.

Recently all three churches came together at St. Thomas UMC for service. Food was collected for the Pembina and Walsh County Food Pantry and Christmas Shoe boxes were collected for Spirit Lake Ministry.

A dinner followed the combined service. The dinner this time was provided from the bounty of local farmers.