I figured I'd try an get one last blog in for 2008. As most of you know my son, Caleb has surrendered to ministry and I am very excited about that. That being said, I found this video comical and thought I'd share it with all of you.
P.S. Ignore to premise and let your baby grow up to be a Pastor!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Well since our building has been completed I've not done a good job of keeping this blog updated. From here on out I will try to do better.
It’s hard to believe that 2009 is already upon us. What an awesome year the Lord gave us in 2008. Obviously, the first blessing that comes to mind, for most of us, is the addition of the new Sheffield Family Fellowship Center. When we stop and think about all that took place the last few years to make this building a reality, only one conclusion can be made…..God is still on the throne and is still in control. But beyond that there were many more blessings in 2008. Our church has had the best year in our history as far as our giving is concerned. Our Faith Promise Missions program increased by an amazing 45%. Our 2008 Sunday morning attendance average grew by 17% and our Sunday School average increased by 16% from 2007. The Lord also enabled us to see a record number of salvations during the Kentucky State Fair this past summer. We sent 22 kids to camp, 3 asked Christ into their hearts during the camp week and 1 (Caleb Kleitz surrendered to preach. I could continue listing blessings until I run out of room on these pages, but I digress.
Although 2008 was an amazing year, I cannot wait to see what God has in store for us in 2009. Starting this month on Wednesday evenings we will have a weekly outreach to kids through our new ministry “King’s Kids”. This ministry is available for all children age 4 - 6th grade. If you would like to help work in this ministry please let me know. Another great blessing in store for this year is that we will be able to bring back VBS which we have not been able to have for the last few years. We will have camps, retreats, youth rally’s, a week of revival services, and our second annual Missions Conference as well. One new activity for this upcoming year that I’m really looking forward to is a “Harvest Carnival” on October 31. This activity will be used to bolster our usually slow Sunday School time from August to November. I truly believe that the Lord will bless our efforts to reach out to young people and give us souls for the Kingdom. This would be a great time for you to jump in and be a part of what God is doing here at Calvary Road Baptist Church.
It’s hard to believe that 2009 is already upon us. What an awesome year the Lord gave us in 2008. Obviously, the first blessing that comes to mind, for most of us, is the addition of the new Sheffield Family Fellowship Center. When we stop and think about all that took place the last few years to make this building a reality, only one conclusion can be made…..God is still on the throne and is still in control. But beyond that there were many more blessings in 2008. Our church has had the best year in our history as far as our giving is concerned. Our Faith Promise Missions program increased by an amazing 45%. Our 2008 Sunday morning attendance average grew by 17% and our Sunday School average increased by 16% from 2007. The Lord also enabled us to see a record number of salvations during the Kentucky State Fair this past summer. We sent 22 kids to camp, 3 asked Christ into their hearts during the camp week and 1 (Caleb Kleitz surrendered to preach. I could continue listing blessings until I run out of room on these pages, but I digress.
Although 2008 was an amazing year, I cannot wait to see what God has in store for us in 2009. Starting this month on Wednesday evenings we will have a weekly outreach to kids through our new ministry “King’s Kids”. This ministry is available for all children age 4 - 6th grade. If you would like to help work in this ministry please let me know. Another great blessing in store for this year is that we will be able to bring back VBS which we have not been able to have for the last few years. We will have camps, retreats, youth rally’s, a week of revival services, and our second annual Missions Conference as well. One new activity for this upcoming year that I’m really looking forward to is a “Harvest Carnival” on October 31. This activity will be used to bolster our usually slow Sunday School time from August to November. I truly believe that the Lord will bless our efforts to reach out to young people and give us souls for the Kingdom. This would be a great time for you to jump in and be a part of what God is doing here at Calvary Road Baptist Church.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mission's Conference results
Well our Missions conference just ended on Sunday and the Lord blessed in a great way. Last year our church gave $314 per week for worldwide missions. This year our comittment is for $449 per week. We also added Josh and Lani Joyce to our Faith Promise Missions program.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Tomorrow is the big day
Tomorrow we open up our new Family Fellowship Center. I'm so excited to see how the Lord uses this building to help us further His Kingdom. I hope to see you at the services tomorrow.
Here is an external picture of the new building expansion:
Here are a few pictures of our Missions wall:
Our new fellowship hall and gym:
The Teen classroom (This took alot of work but the teens really like it):
The Juniors classroom:
The Primaries classroom (this also took alot of effort):
Finally, here are a few pictures of our new kitchen:
Here is an external picture of the new building expansion:
Here are a few pictures of our Missions wall:
Our new fellowship hall and gym:
The Teen classroom (This took alot of work but the teens really like it):
The Juniors classroom:
The Primaries classroom (this also took alot of effort):
Finally, here are a few pictures of our new kitchen:
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Coming Soon!!!
Our open house / dedication services for our Family Fellowship Center will be September 7th. In the meantime, here are a few pictures to give you an idea of the progress being made.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Finally some interior pictures
Our building is set to be in use by September 7th. Here are a few interior pictures taken today (August 7)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Finally, some more pictures
Drywall starts on Thursday
Our entry way from the current building into the new building.
Our entry way from the current building into the new building.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A couple more pictures
This week the Soffit, Siding, HVAC, and Electric are all being installed. I will have alot more pictures later but for now I thought I would put a few up with the soffit completed and the siding being started.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Back from camp
This week was our annual Junior Camp and it was a great week. We took 13 kids 2 adults and we picked up another kid from Grace Baptist Church in Bluffton and took her with us. 3 from our group got saved and 1 surrendered to preach (My 8 yr. old son, Caleb). Praise the Lord!!!
When we returned home we found more progress on our building. The bad thing is that the longer this goes the harder it is to get the entire building into one screen shot. It looks bigger everyday. The electrician will be in on Monday to begin wiring the building and hopefully we will be in the building before we know it.
When we returned home we found more progress on our building. The bad thing is that the longer this goes the harder it is to get the entire building into one screen shot. It looks bigger everyday. The electrician will be in on Monday to begin wiring the building and hopefully we will be in the building before we know it.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Done for the week
It rained today and it is very cloudy so the pictures aren't as great as some of the recent ones. I will be gone for camp all next week so I won't have new pictures up until probably next Saturday.
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