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Bereavement, The Wind Down, My Testimony (Pastoral Emphasis for 10/17)

It is my sad duty to inform everyone that Bro. Jamaal Porter passed away last Sunday afternoon after a lengthy battle in the ICU. Please be in prayer for his wife, Kristen, and 2 children. For those who may not know, Kristen is the daughter of Minister James and Esther Warmack. So keep the entire Porter and Warmack families in your prayers. Let's surround Kristen and her family with love and support.

Mark your calendar for our last Church Family Meeting of the year on Sunday, 10/31 right after the church service. 





Join us on Saturday 10/23 for our Wind Down event. This will be an opportunity to fellowship and have some fun together. These events will be held outdoors. 

  • At 2:30pm – Get your exercise on with a Body Mechanics Class 
  • At 4:30pm – Express your inner artist at our Paint Night 
  • At 7:30pm – Bring the whole family for a movie on the lawn. We'll be watching Disney's SOUL 
  • Register ASAP on Realm so we can get the right amount of supplies 

I am overwhelmed by everyone's kindness and expressions of sympathy after the passing of my mom. I'm thankful for Pastor Maurice Wright who attended and was totally surprised by Deacon AJ and Elders Bullock and Dunn being there. Then we faced a crisis when Anita and the kids had their American flight from Charlotte to Grand Rapids canceled.  The American Airlines people said the Delta flight to Detroit was full. But God is a provider.  He had a ram in the bush in the form of Sis. Staci Hagood. Staci was able to book my family on that very same Delta flight!  My first cousin had her Southwest flight canceled to Grand Rapids and was stuck in Chicago with no rental cars available. But a Christian couple driving to Michigan gave them a ride all the way to the church!  I had a high school friend who was trying to surprise me but her flight to Grand Rapids was diverted to Milwaukee. They missed the service but made it to the graveside. God really showed up for me and my family during that weekend.

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