Orchard Christian Church

Address: 800 5th Ave., PO Box 568, Howard Lake

Phone number: (320) 543-3955 office

Web: www.orchardchristianchurch.org

Senior Pastor: Rick Messer

Secretary: Traci Drake

Established: 1887

Current number of members: 120

Regular schedule: Sunday worship at 10 a.m. (nursery provided); fellowship time before worship at 9:30 a.m.; youth group for grades 7-12 takes place at 6:30 p.m. Sundays (during school year); and AWANA for kindergarten through sixth-grade is Wednesdays at 6 p.m. A Puggles and Cubbies program takes place Sunday mornings during worship service for toddlers and preschool-aged children.

Church organizations: Home fellowship groups, worship team, youth program, vacation Bible school, summer camps.

To join or for more information: Call (320) 543-3955, visit on Sunday morning, or visit web site