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Bereavements, Happy Father's Day, VBS 2018 (Pastoral Emphasis for 6/17)

Please be in prayer for the families that are experiencing the following bereavements:
  • After a long battle with illness, Sis. Audrey Person has passed away. The funeral service will be held in Virginia on Tuesday. 
  • Sister Brenda Hancock's mother (Minister Brandi Hancock's grandmother), Gladys Underwood, has passed away.
  • Minister Kevin Coppage's uncle, who had cancer, has passed away. 
Happy Father's Day to all the dads! Fatherlessness is a big issue in our community but despite all the rhetoric about lack of fathers (especially black fathers), I praise God for the fathers in this church who are leading their families.


 Similar to Mother's Day, I know that today can be tough for many if you've lost your father or desire to be father but that has not happened yet. May God comfort you. The biggest issue can be for those who did not have a good relationship with their father. Those wounds can last a very long time. But even when our earthly fathers fail us, we can trust and depend on our Heavenly Father. We have a Heavenly Father who will never leave or forsake His children.

My prayer is that fathers will strive to demonstrate (albeit imperfectly) unconditional love, grace, discipline, instruction to our children so that these concepts will not be foreign when we teach them about our Heavenly Father.


Have you registered for VBS yet? VBS is a family affair so bring the whole family. This year's theme is "Game On". Let's gear up for life's big game! God has given us His ultimate playbook. He wants us to join His team, train hard, celebrate salvation, and encourage one another. VBS will be each evening on 6/20-6/22 at 6:30pm. On Saturday, 6/23, starting at 9am, we'll do a VBS outreach, lunch, fellowship, and a movie. Then on Sunday, 6/24, we'll wrap up with a VBS Sunday School at 9am and have Food Trucks after the church service.

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