Pastor Bill’s Babbling Brook
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Weekly Edition of Church News & Notes: 3.28.2024
Fabulous “Refresh Our Zest” Weekend
We prayed. We came. God met with us! Our revival exceeded our expectations. Dr. Eddie Estep brought timely messages at each service that we will not soon forget. The praise portion of our gatherings were especially inspiring. If you were able to attend, please go to our youtube page and check them out. Here is a recap. On Friday night, Mike and Melinda McAdory led us in singing songs like “The Goodness of God” and “I Speak Jesus”. As you can imagine, the Holy Spirit fell upon us as we worshipped. Then Dr. Eddie spoke about how there is 5% of what we do that only we can do. God wants to use that percentage to touch our world. He told of how a lady who cared for children made a significant impact on the church by praying for a little boy who would later become a judge. We definitely want to use our 5% for God’s glory. On Saturday night, the Sharpes sang for us and the message was about how sometimes God leads us to a bitter place but He doesn’t want us to stay there. At the end of the service, many came forward to be healed from physical ailments and past experiences. We give all the glory to God for His healings. Then on Sunday, our praise team led us in worship and our people sang as well as we ever have. The place was rocking. Then Dr. Estep spoke about the different ways the crowd understood John's proclamation that Jesus is the Lamb of God. Many of us received help around the altars. Lastly, let me mention how wonderful our Saturday’s Ladies Praise Brunch was. Mrs. Diane spoke about abiding with Christ and the 65 women who attended were greatly encouraged. A big thank you to Peggy Self and her volunteers for putting this together. As you can see, it was an amazing time. We were refreshed in our spirits.
Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 19th
Our children’s ministry team has set a goal of reaching at least five new families in our community through our Easter Egg Hunt. They plan to send out invitations and canvass the new neighborhoods by our church. Please pray that God will open the doors so that many could be reached during this Holy Week. At the actual event, there will be plenty of eggs for our children to find and lots of games and crafts for them to enjoy. Pastor Regina Martin, Julie Spires and Kim Hursey are organizing the Egg Hunt. We need many volunteers to pull this off. If you are interested, please see one of these ladies.
Church YouTube Channel: Another Place To Watch Services
Thanks to Lamar Self who oversees our Facebook Live production each week, we can now watch our Sunday services on the church’s Youtube channel. Just put “West Columbia First Church of the Nazarene” in the youtube search engine and select the service you would like to watch. We hope this will enable even more people to enjoy our church.
Cutting the Church’s Lawn Ministry
There are a variety of ways we can serve the Lord. One such option is by mowing the grass at the church. We have the riding lawn mowers and even the weed eaters and blowers. We just need your help. The signup sheet will be in the foyer. Thank you for your service.
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Wednesday Nights are Growing
Wednesday nights are full of excitement at WCFN.
Our children’s bible groups are growing each week.
We couldn’t be happier!
But, we could use a few helpers that love children.
If you would like to be a part of influencing a child’s life, please talk to Regina.
It’s a wonderful experience and, of course, our kids are the best!
Food Pantry Drive
Our monthly food pantry has grown to provide nourishment for
around 30-35 families. While we are grateful for everyone who is
bringing in goods, we realize there might be some who would like
to sponsor a family each month. The estimated cost
of the couple of bags of groceries is $30. We’d love to get 30 donors! Please let
Anne Shaw know if this might be your way of assisting this
important program and pick up a magnet in the foyer.
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Worship Opportunities this week:
Sunday Life Groups at 10 & Worship at 11
Worship in Spanish (In Youth Building) at 11 AM
Sunday Afternoon Parking Lot Praise Service at 4 PM
Choir Practice at 5
Wednesday Youth & Teens at 6:30 PM
Wednesday Men's Bible Study at 6:30 PM
Wednesday Ladies Bible Study at the Church or on Zoom at 6:30 PM
Adult Bible Study at 6:30 PM
Encouraged By People’s Giving
People have been giving to the Lord and the church. We can’t tell you how much this means to us. There are five ways one can give. We have resumed Sunday morning worship services at 11 am at the church so you may bring your offerings with you. Many like to use the church’s secure website (wcfn316.com) to give their tithes and offerings. A few might like to text their gift to 803-219-4288. While others will mail it to the church at 350 Wattling Rd, West Columbia SC 29170. If you would like me to pick it up or if you would like to drop it off at the church, please just call me to set up a time. Again thank you for your faithfulness.
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Letter From Pastor Bill
Hello Friends,
I hope you are still basking in the glow after our refresh your zest weekend. It was truly invigorating. If you happened to miss out, be sure to go to our new youtube page. Type in West Columbia First Church of the Nazarene. Hope to see you on Sunday!
God Bless,
Regina
