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Skip with his ever-present coffee cup!
Today we (as in everyone who calls New Creations home) hit the big time. Below the fold on the front page of the Carroll County times and first on Yahoo! Local for the surrounding zip codes. WOOHOO!
Now the idea of being and doing church takes on a whole new level of excitement and responsibility. The excitement stems from the fact that a little over six years ago, the church consisted of a half dozen families meeting in a barn heated by kerosene heaters. Today, three hundred people on an average Sunday morning meet at Sandymount Elementary. In a couple of weeks, the Lord willing, really, we will be able to celebrate moving into our own permanent location for the foreseeable future.
There has been many moves over the last six years. With every move there was the realization that it wouldn’t be the last. Lots of work has been done for years by the staff and volunteers, every Sunday, to set up and tear down. Now, finally, we can have a place to call HOME. That is why the excitement is palpable and growing.
With the move comes the responsibility of being the kind of church that God wants to use to encourage His people, strengthen the Body of Christ, and bring the life changing message of redemption to a world desperate for hope and hungering for answers that make a difference in their daily lives.
At New Creations Fellowship, we have one simple goal, “to lead people to life changing faith in Jesus Christ.” We believe, from our own experiences in faith, that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith. Christ-centered. Bible-believing. People focused. That is a goal that is worth living for. Jesus thought it was a goal worth dying for.
The adventure of faith continues. One person at a time. One day at a time.
Come join the fold!
link to Carroll County Times article: www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/02/17/news/local_news/newsstory5.txt
February 17th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
WooHoo!
February 18th, 2009 at 11:05 am
So happy to see the cctimes article re your church. all good things come when we follow slowly where God leads.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Congratulations on your new building where your “church” will come to worship. I remember also the years that our church family, Grace Fellowship Chapel persevered through while loving and serving God. Brings back those memories of setting up and tearing down school cafeterias. We too started out at Sandymount Ele. School before moving onto East Middle and into our present building on Bell Rd. God is so faithful! How exciting for you. May your worship of our Almighty cause many to seek you out and find their true love! God’s Blessings be upon you!
February 26th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Congrats on all of the progress Harv. Looking forward to what God is up to with all of you.