Outreach Success!!!

What an exciting time it is for our church. We have our new pastor in place and many new ideas that are starting to take shape on their way to reality. Many of these ideas were part of our Church Revisioning Process that so many of us participated in. Thank you to everyone who took part.

I want to highlight one of the exciting initiatives right now. Almost every one of the groups that worked on the Revisioning discussed the need for community outreach right here in our back yard. There is a great opportunity to bring God’s message to many people within a 5 mile radius of our church.

We have been able to accomplish this goal of the church by allowing a Hispanic Church – The Church of the Seventh Day Adventists to use our facilities for their membership. This group was worshipping at the Shepherd of the Lake Church for the past several years. Due to all of the building expansion, senior housing, and other activities they were being squeezed on their time. They come highly recommended and the church indicated they were great tenants during their time there.

Our church actually fits their needs ideally. We are in a close proximity to many of their members and our schedules mesh well together. They worship on Saturday mornings and evenings and on Tuesday nights. They have been very appreciative and gracious for our hospitality and we are receiving rent for use of our property. As with any new venture, we may have hiccups along the way, but with both parties committed to make this work it truly is a great day for our church.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Pastor Bev or any of the session members. This is truly a great day when we can provide a place for more people to worship God.