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Today was our Youth Sunday with our children leading us in worship by presiding, reading Scripture, praying, singing, and bringing the message. All of the kids did a great job. Miss Lydia Sallis brought a short but powerful message from ​John 1:9-13 entitled "This Little Light Of Mine". Bereavement: Minister of Music Spence Martin 's older brother passed on Saturday morning after a short battle with illness. Please keep him and the family in your prayers. It’s almost time for the 2018 Youth Explosion. We need your help to make this year’s explosion an even bigger success than our inaugural event last year. If you are interested in serving on the Youth Explosion Team, please contact Jakayla Allen or Tracy Dunn for more details. We had our Church Family Meeting after the service. I will have a separate post on some of the important items that were mentioned but I'm pleased to share that Bobby Dunn will become an Elder candidate. We're excited to have h...

Next Sunday, we will have our next Church Family Meeting right after the service. We have a special announcement to make. All members are asked to be present. We had a special prayer for Todd Hayes, Jr . who left for the Air Force on Tuesday.  Please continue to pray for him as he goes though basic training and beyond. Also, next Sunday is our Youth Sunday so our youth will lead us in the worship service. We'll also take a break from The Prayer Series and have a youth speaker. We also praise God for the two young ladies, 20 and 17, that were baptized! We look forward to discipling and encouraging them in their Christian walk.

Thank you all for your prayers for my family as we traveled to Michigan to visit my mother. Please keep her and Anita's mother in your prayers.  Now based on some comments that I've heard, I need to give some of you a geography lesson. The following is a map of Michigan: Notice those big blue bodies of water.  Those are called the Great Lakes ...there are beaches along the Lakes particularly along Lake Michigan where my family and I went. So yes, there are beaches in Michigan! Mark your calendar for our next Church Family Meeting that will be on Sunday, 7/29, right after the service. There was a brief meeting after the service today for all married & engaged couples to discuss upcoming events and survey future interests. We have a family in our congregation in need. So next Sunday, we want to raise a love offering for them. If you're ready to give prior to next Sunday, give to the love offering with the note "Family in Need".

Congrats to the newlyweds, Ulysses & Junève Toche, on getting married yesterday! On last Wednesday, we started a series for our Adult Bible Study and a summer Bible Study for youth (ages 5-13). Due to the July 4th holiday there will be no Bible Study classes this Wednesday. We'll resume the following week. Bro. JacQuan Downing, on behalf of the Young Adult Ministry, announced the winner of the Father's Day wear your favorite college/pro team attire. And the winner is...   Bro. Jerome Norton! I solicit your prayers for my family and I as we'll be traveling to Michigan tomorrow to visit with my mom. We'll be gone all week and won't be here on next Sunday.  Have a great week and 4th of July!