As I write to you each month, one of the unexpected blessings I receive is the opportunity to look back over the previous calendar page and reflect upon God's work in and through His church.  The month of October presented us with opportunities to speak, pray, serve, and share the love and message of Jesus with many new people in our community.  I hope you will take a few moments to visit our website and see the photo highlights from a sampling of these ministry opportunities such as 5th Quarter, Montgomery County Food Bank, Family FUNFest, and the annual Homecoming Bonfire.

This Sunday will be the fourth week in our "Live Without Fear" series.  As we began this new study, we also emphasized the importance of getting involved with one of our LifeGroups.  It was so encouraging to see 64 adults register to participate for six weeks in one of five Bible study groups.  At the present time, we also have two Bible study groups meeting for teenagers which have totaled 34 in attendance.  Combine those statistics with the 122 kindergarten through 12th grade students that are meeting at our facilities on Wednesday evenings and you can understand why we are so humbled and amazed with what God is doing.

For nine months, our staff and members of the Administrative Team have worked diligently to revise the church's bylaws.  On October 5, the Administrative Team approved the Amended Bylaws and proposed submitting the document to the church membership for their approval.  On October 24, a vote of the church was taken and the majority voted to accept the 2010 Amended Bylaws.  If you still have not read through our bylaws, I would invite you to do so by clicking on this link which, for the next few weeks, will take you to our website and a copy of this document.

I want everyone to know how grateful to God I am for the men and women who, in the young life of this church, have given hours upon hours of their lives to prayer, planning, and God's purpose for His church.  Those who have served on our Administrative and Finance Teams since my arrival as pastor have included: Dude, Gayle, Gary, Carl, Kirk, Ish, Jana, Rodney, Cathy, Gay Nell, Dean, Skip, and Ken.  On behalf of a grateful staff and a blessed church family, I thank you for your sacrifice and service unto the Lord!

I hope you will be with us this Sunday for worship and that you'll invite someone to join you.  For all of eternity they'll be glad you did!

May the Lord continue to bless you and bless His church as we Bring People In, Build People Up, and Send People Out in the name of our Savior, Jesus!

Pastor Dale