Author: Gordon Govier

From its humble beginnings on Monroe Street in 1985, to its present location on MacArthur Road, Care Net has expanded their service offerings multiple times in response to the needs of the community. Their mission has always been to provide women in Greater Dane County who faced unintended pregnancies with the resources and help they needed to say “yes” to their unborn children. Their leadership and board have not wavered in their commitment to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance in serving women, protecting their unborn children and sharing the love of Jesus. Today these services, which are offered free of…

Uchenna Jones went from being told she’d never be able to run again to founding a Madison 5K focused on “faith, fellowship and fitness.” The 42-year-old married mother of three sons is the force behind the 3-year-old Madison Gospel 5K, modeled on a similar event she came across in Chicago in 2017 as she was just starting her distance-running journey.

The Madison Area Jail Ministry is a “Ministry of Presence” according to Michael Marshall, volunteer Executive Director. The ministry was founded by 3 Lutheran pastors who recognized that no one was paying attention to the spiritual needs of thousands of people in the Dane County jail. Many of the people in the jail are filled with uncertainty waiting for their trial or sentencing, stressed about their children, family and future. While there are community programs designed to assist people coming out of the state prison system, there are few programs available to those released from the Dane County jail, according…

Midvale Elementary School sits on an enviable stretch of land with lots of room for playing and gardening, but with that space comes lots of upkeep. So when a group offered to send in volunteers to tame the school grounds right before Midvale opened its doors to students again this fall, it wasn’t turned down. Nicola Porto, director of engagement of the Collaboration Project, which organized the work, said she was struck when she heard Principal Becky Galvan say, “What a relief,” in the midst of the undertaking on Aug. 28. The Collaboration Project was formed in 2019 for the…

At Care Net, we work hard to show women facing an unplanned pregnancy they have alternatives to abortion. But sometimes all the love, compassion and support we offer isn’t enough to offset the influence of the father of the baby – F.O.B. The encouragement and support of the father –or lack of those things—can mean the difference between life and death for his precious, unborn child.  And that’s why the fatherhood program at Care Net is so vitally important.  Here’s how it recently saved a baby’s life. Devin* felt abortion was the best option for him and his girlfriend but…

We want to update you on some exciting news about the Madison Christian Giving Fund. In collaboration with the National Christian Foundation-Wisconsin, we recently hired a full-time director, Mike Powers, formerly with Life 102.5FM. This past year the contributions received, and the grants made were $100,000, bringing us to a total of $840,000 distributed to further God’s Kingdom in the Madison Area over the last 8 years. None of this would have been possible without your generous support. We prayerfully believe that with staff and support from the National Christian Foundation, eventually enough funds can be raised to triple our…

SUN PRAIRIE — This growing city is well known for its sweet corn festival, an ear-nipping groundhog named Jimmy and Sunday night races around the clay oval of Angell Park Speedway, a tradition here since 1903. Habitat for Humanity of Dane County is also making its mark. Over the past 21 years, Habitat has constructed 48 homes in the city but that number is about to double with what will become the largest Habitat development in state history.

Have you noticed that there is increasing interest in the Holy Spirit? A friend of mine told me “people are tired of fluff and entertainment. They want the hard truth. As God touches them they become fired up to learn and experience more of the Holy Spirit. The fish are jumping in the boat!”

Over 165 years, the congregation of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Downtown Madison has always been willing to change for the sake of ministry, the Rev. Peter Beeson said. Now the church is planning for its most dramatic change ever with a proposal to demolish its building at 322 E. Washington Ave. for a $25 million to $31 million, 10-story redevelopment that would feature a new sanctuary, community spaces and offices on the first floor, topped by nine floors of mostly lower-cost apartments with below-ground parking.

Dane County After 5 Women’s Connection is holding a Guest Night on Monday, August 16, 2021. That means men are invited too. Randy Zemlicka of Monroe, Wisconsin, will be speaking on “Running the Marathon of Life.” We all have struggles whether it is our health, anxiety, or losing someone you love. Randy encourages us that “Life is a marathon we were never intended to run along.”