- Christian Education Board meeting: October 16, 6:30 pm.
- Deacons meeting: October 17, 6:30 pm.
- October is packing month for Operation Christmas Child. The entire church is invited to a packing party on October 26 at 6:00 pm. We’ll have a light supper, so please RSVP at the Welcome Center. This is another opportunity to gather as a church family and work together for His purpose!
- Most needed for Operation Christmas Child in October is the $9.00 shipping fee. There is a box for this in the foyer.
Longer Than…
My wife and I got married on December 26th, 1976. She was 18, I was 20. (Sometimes people ask me, “Preacher, would you tell our kids they’re too young to get married?” And I always say, “I’ll talk to them if you want me to, but I don’t really have any higher moral ground here.”) Not long after we came to Linton in 1997, Rae Anne and I had our twentieth wedding anniversary. (Virginia Miller used to introduce Rae Anne by saying, “And here’s his little wife of twenty years.”) The thought occurred to me: “I have been married to Rae Anne longer than I lived before we got married.” And I took great satisfaction in that thought.
I entered the ministry in June of 1978, not long after I graduated from Bible college, serving a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma as their associate pastor and youth director. The next year I took my first pastorate in rural Indiana, and I’ve been pastoring Indiana churches ever since.
I had been in the ministry for 19 years when in the providence of God we came to Linton and you called me to be your pastor. That was on August 6th, 1997. As we walked through the process of getting to know each other, asking each other questions and praying for God’s guidance, for a time we really didn’t know how God would lead. When, somewhat to my astonishment, the deacons told us they would like to proceed to a church vote in view of calling me as pastor, Rae Anne and I agreed.Read More
Weekly Update for Sunday, October 1, 2017
- Pastor’s Anniversary Dinner: after the morning service, to celebrate Pastor David’s 20th anniversary with our church. Come join us!
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: October 2, 1:00 pm.
- Trustee meeting: October 8, following the morning service.
- October is packing month for Operation Christmas Child. The entire church is invited to a packing party on October 26 at 6:00 pm. We’ll have a light supper, so please RSVP at the Welcome Center. This is another opportunity to gather as a church family and work together for His purpose!
Weekly Update for Sunday, September 24, 2017
We appreciate everyone who came out to the revival services. Hopefully they were encouraging and … revitalizing!
Coming up:
- Glenburn Nursing Home service: this Sunday at 3:00 pm.
- Pitch-in dinner: Sunday, October 1 after the morning service, to celebrate Pastor David’s 20th anniversary with our church. Everyone is welcome!
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Oct. 2, 1:00 pm.
Revival Services
Dr. Scott Kallem will be joining us to bring a series of revival messages. Join us for worship in music and a message starting September 17 during our usual Sunday services (10 AM and 6 PM) as well as Monday through Wednesday evenings (September 18-20) at 7 PM.
Weekly Update for Sunday, September 10, 2017
- In addition to our regular offering, we will have a special offering taken this morning at the close of the service for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The money will be donated through Send Relief, the Southern Baptist relief agency. Every penny that is donated will go to the relief of the victims.
- Trustee meeting: this Sunday, following the morning service.
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Sept. 11, 1:00 PM.
- There will be a cottage prayer meeting at 7:30 PM this Thursday at the home of Gary and Pat Woodall. This is specifically to pray for our upcoming revival meeting.
- We are designating this Friday, Sept. 15, as a Day of Prayer for our church. Please pray for our church on this day. The sanctuary will be open during business hours (8:00 AM-2:30 PM) if you’d like to pray here.
Weekly Update for Sunday, September 3, 2017
There is no evening service this Sunday due to Labor Day.
Trustee meeting: Sept. 10, following the morning service.
Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Sept. 11, 1:00 PM.
There will be a cottage prayer meeting at 7:30 PM this Thursday at the home of David and Rae Anne Tyra. This is specifically to pray for our upcoming revival meeting.
Ladies Bible Study: Sept. 14, 12-2:00 PM, a 7 week study of Hebrews with Lisa Harper. Linda Heaton must have the $20.00 book payment before Sept. 7.
Revival services: Sunday, September 17 at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and Monday through Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
The ROC club needs helpers. Please see Kim Collins.
September is “Baby Bottle” month for Pregnancy Choices. Fill a bottle with money and return it by the end of the month. They are located at the Welcome Center.
Disaster Relief
Here are some wise words from Bob Weeks. Bob is a former pastor now serving Southern Baptist churches in our area as a Regional Church Planting Catalyst (that means he encourages and helps pastors, churches and new church plants). He has preached at our church twice, the first time giving his testimony of how he came to faith in Christ. He is also helping our church leadership digest and understand the results of our recent Transformational Church Assessment Tool. He has been a blessing to our church, and has become a friend as well.
Bob had this to say about the Hurricane Harvey disaster unfolding down in Texas:Read More