First Christian Circular
Volume 2, Issue 2
February 2011
The Pastor’s Heart
Starting in May of 2010, most of you have taken your turn greeting people at the front doors as they came into church. You have made visitors (and members too!) feel welcome and important by greeting
them with a smile, a hand shake, or a hug, and by handing them a bulletin. Thank you!
Greeting members and visitors is one of the most important ministries of the church. As Jesus himself says, "If you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others?"
But you are greeting everyone who comes through the doors, extending to them the love of Christ.
When my fiancée Heather lived in Adrian, MI, she had been looking around for a church to attend. At one church she visited, the pastor read his sermon from his notes and the worship was so-so. But what
set this church apart was that many people came up to her to welcome her. “What brings you to our church?” they asked her before the service started; “What did you think of the service today?” they asked her after it had ended. It was because of the warm welcome that she received that she decided to attend this church.
As we continue the greeting ministry of the church, instead of asking every family in the church to take a turn at the door, we would like to have as greeters only those who have the desire to greet. If you would like to take a turn greeting at the doors, please contact me and let me know. Love in Christ, Jon. 269-845-0416 (cell) jondenhouter@gmail.com
Bible Trivia Question
Can you find the answer to this month's Bible trivia question? If you
can, let Pastor Jon know! 269-845-0416 (cell) jondenhouter@gmail.com
In the days of Noah, for how many days did the waters flood the earth?
Answer will appear in next month's newsletter.
Property Committee
Jim Dodd
Jan 4th 2011 meeting- Things we talked about
1) Meeting with fire extinguisher man week in Jan 10th
2) Entrance to Church (Do 1st)
3) New Bathroom (Get with Strategic Committee (Do 2nd)
4) Wall hangers for clothes in small room.
5) New stairway up stairs to get to balcony
6) Elevator (will get with Strategic Committee)
7) Put up 2 motion lights on north east corner of church.
(one facing the office and one facing the alley)
8) Doors on kitchen cabinets (Do 3rd)
9) Steps on east side of the pulpit. Plus a hand rail.
10) Kids need more room downstairs.
Move tables and chairs and stack them away. When we have spring clean up, move all the old and not used things out into parking lot and
anybody help themselves to it.
11) Date for spring clean up is first Sat. of April
April 2, 2011 (Subject to change)
Next meeting will be March 2, 2011
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