I told someone today that I feel refreshed and renewed! I am ready for the fall! I was blown away by the kindness and generosity of Church at the Grove on Sunday Aug. 15. Jill and I have laughed and cried as we read all the notes written to us from so many people that have become part of The Grove. THANK YOU! We are ready for the next chapter in the life of Church at the Grove. I am more excited than ever about this fall! Here are a few thoughts regarding the last few weeks and what we have to look forward to this fall.
- We are excited about our opportunity to partner with the Bruski’s and the Hardins and the ministry they are doing in Romania! Our team of 16 had an incredible trip to Romania and we were able to contribute to “Belief In Motion’s” ministry in Romania. One of our couples, Tony and Tonya Nelms shared with many of their friends, co-workers, and family what God is doing in Romania and collected almost $3500 toward the work the Hardins and Bruskis are doing in Romania. YES!!!
- We have the best volunteers and leaders in the world! I am so proud and excited about our volunteers and we are celebrating them and their families this Saturday! We have reserved the Lenora Park Water park for this Saturday night for our volunteers, leaders and their families to celebrate all they do to make Church at the Grove a great church! 6:30-8:30pm. I can’t wait to see them their.
- I am blown away by what is happening with our Community Groups! We set some aggressive goals for our Community Group ministry this fall. We wanted to start 15 Community Groups for this fall and we have reached our goal! We also have set a goal to have at least 75% of our adult attendance in Community Groups this fall. Please help us reach this goal.
- I loved our Community Group block party this past Sunday! Thank you to all our hosts and leaders and their work to make it awesome! I loved seeing so many people out in the hallways hanging out and talking!
- I am so excited about Michael Houk coming on board with us this fall to lead our Children’s Ministry for our elementary students. He has some exciting plans in place. Please consider joining Michael and serving as a leader in our children’s ministry!
- We had almost 40 students at our fall kickoff last night at our Student Gathering! Awesome! I love our students and I am so thankful for Nathan, Katelyn and Michael Houk and their leadership with our students!
- I love the name-tags on Sundays! I love being able to see everyones name and it helps me to remember names and put them with the right faces. It builds community! Thank you to Leo and Monica Shababy for leading the way and the being flag-wavers for Community at The Grove!
Please reach out to a few friends, family members and neighbors and invite them to our Sunday Gathering this coming Sunday. Who can you invite? Who can you be praying for? Who do you need to have a conversation with?
Keep praying, Keep investing, Keep inviting!
