Pastoral Emphasis from 1/27 and Church Family Meeting

Thanks to everyone who signed up to disciple our young men & women. We have all of our boys and girls assigned to someone who will help them become disciples of Jesus Christ.

Ladies, you are invited to accompany the Deaconess' Ministry to help serve dinner at the Helen Wright Center in Raleigh on Thurs., Jan. 31st. The sign-up sheet is available at the Welcome Center.

Thanks to all members who attended our Church Family Meeting on Monday. Some important points from the meeting:

• We are in the process of updating our Constitution & By-Laws and policies and procedures with information regarding our new meeting room scheduling and church discipline. There will some more updates coming so we will let everyone know when all updates are done so that you can download the most recent copy from the church website.
• We also encourage families to sit together during worship service. We don't want the teens to congregate in one location and end up talking and passing notes. It's the parents' responsibility to make sure their children are not being disruptive in the service.
• Sacrificial Giving Update : So far we have given 79% of our vows. Even though our campaign is over, I encourage everyone to continue to fulfill your vows. Just as I stated at the beginning of the campaign, your vow is not to the me or the church, it is to God.
  
• Part of our vision is to help spread the Gospel to the world. We want to start financially supporting overseas missionary ministries. So on one Sunday each month, we will raise an offering for this purpose.
• I also announce that Sis. Rachelle will be transitioning out of the financial secretary role after about 20 years to pursue other interests. Minister Amekuedi will become our new financial secretary. In the meantime, we are updating our financial procedures and Elder Bullock is handling this.
• Your 2007 giving statements are now available for pick up at the welcome center.