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People seated in wooden pews during a Sunday service

Come as you are

Small church. Open doors.

Join us this Sunday on Third Street. We sing the old hymns and a few new ones, we open the Bible together, and the coffee is on early.

Jeans are fine. Kids are welcome in the service, and there's a class for them too.

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A small white church with a steeple between two fall trees

Our story

Same pews, new faces, since 1911

Third Street Church started with eleven families and a borrowed piano. The building has been added onto three times since, but the pews are the originals, and so is the bell.

Today we're about ninety people on a good Sunday: ranchers, teachers, retired folks and a lot of kids. Some of us have been here for sixty years. Some of us showed up last month. Both are just right.

  • WorshipOld hymns, a few new songs and the Bible read out loud.
  • FamilyGrandparents, toddlers and everyone in between, in the same room.
  • ServiceMeals, firewood and rides to Boise when somebody needs one.
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When we meet

There's a seat for you at all of these. Come a few minutes early and somebody will show you around.

Sunday worship

9:00 & 10:30 AM

In the sanctuary. Coffee and cinnamon rolls in the foyer from 8:30.

Wednesday supper

Wed · 5:30 PM

Fellowship hall. A hot meal, a short study, and kids eat free.

Youth group

Thu · 6:30 PM

Grades 7 to 12, in the basement or out at the fire pit.

Kids church

During the 10:30

Ages 4 to 10 head downstairs after the first song.

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Ministries

Most of what we do happens around a table or a fire. Pick one, show up once, and see how it feels.

Friends sitting down to supper at a long tableWednesday supperA long table and a hot meal every week.Friends sitting around a bonfire at nightYouth groupGames, questions and the bonfire pit.Kids and grown-ups working on crafts at long tablesKids churchCrafts, songs and a Bible story.Folded hands resting on an open BibleBible studyTuesday mornings with coffee.People filling their plates at a potluck lineCommunity mealsFunerals, harvest and hard weeks.Light coming through an arched church windowPrayer chainCall or text and we start praying.
An open Bible lying on a table

Latest sermon

Bread for the road

Pastor Dale Merritt · October 12 · Mark 6:30-44

Five loaves, two fish, and a crowd that wasn't going anywhere. A sermon about having enough when it doesn't look like enough.

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Rows of wooden pews in an empty church

Plan your visit

Your first Sunday

What should I wear?

Whatever you'd wear to the grocery store. You'll see boots, jeans and a few Sunday dresses.

Where do I park?

On Third Street or in the gravel lot behind the hall. Save the spots by the door for folks with walkers.

What about my kids?

Kids are welcome in the service. At 10:30, ages 4 to 10 can head downstairs for kids church after the first song.

How long is the service?

About an hour and ten minutes. We sing, pray, read Scripture and hear a sermon of around half an hour.

Will I have to stand up or say anything?

No. Nobody will single you out. Somebody will probably say hello and offer you coffee, though.

Tell us you're coming
We moved to Council not knowing a soul. By the second Wednesday supper, somebody knew our kids' names and there was a casserole on our porch.

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A white country church with a black roof in the evening light

Ways to join in

Coming up on Third Street

  • Every Wed
    Wednesday supperKids eat free, 5:30 in the fellowship hall
    $5 a plate
  • June 22
    Summer camp weekGrades 4 to 8, scholarships for anyone who asks
    $140 a camper
  • Any day
    Hall rental for familiesMemorials, showers and reunions
    $50 a day

Sample prices. Nobody is ever turned away for money.

People sitting outside a lit-up church on a summer night

Find us

We'll save you a seat

  • Where214 E. Third Street, Council, Idaho
  • Sundays9:00 and 10:30 AM
  • Call208-555-0163
  • OfficeTuesday to Thursday, 9 to 1

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