Building News!

Church Email 10/25/23

Hi New Life!

Greetings in Jesus Name! Just a quick update on some building repairs being done at the church. As you know the new windows for the sanctuary and front areas of the church have been ordered and are on the way. Their installation will be ASAP as soon as the finished product arrives from the manufacturing company. This upgrade will significantly help in the overall heating and air-conditioning costs that have skyrocketed over the past few years.

This week a new project is scheduled to begin. The front entrance area will be receiving much needed rehab in a new roof over the front porch, and new aluminum siding around the A-frame of the front door. Also, the exterior rear of the church has an old slate roof over the water baptism area, which at the request of our insurance company, will be replaced with a similar roof as the the rest of the building. Also, two additional small roofs in the rear of the building will be refurbirshed. Finally, the old steeple has two large triangular wooden frames that are in great need of painting. This will done, as well as aluminum siding installation around the top of that area. Additionally, one other dormer above the existing handicapped ramp will be repainted.

Thank you so much for your faithful contributions to our Building Fund. As you may remember, when Covid hit and we altered our plans not to proceed with a proposed new $6 million church building, the existing "Thrive" funds were placed in a high interest yielding account with the Assemblies of God. Over the past few years, this has proven to be a wonderful financial decision as this money has generated substantial interest which we are now utilizing for many needed renovations to our existing building. 

Please continue to keep New Life in your prayers as we move forward in this "post-Covid" era. Like other churches across America, we are feeling the effects of a changing church culture and general decline in church attendance and participation. At the same time, Sunday Mornings, and Facebook and Youtube Livestreams, and Zoom meetings continue to play an important part in ministering the Word of God locally and nationally. We are continuing to do our best to keep up with the various trends and continue to minister the love of Jesus in a personal way throughout our community. We are happy to say that several new families and individuals have reached out to us for spiritual and personal help lately. 

We do anticipate an uptick in church attendance this Fall and into the Christmas Season due to a growing spiritual hunger and the drawing power of the Holy Spirit. Please do pray for a sovereign move of God during this time. With so many troubles in the USA, an election year coming up, and the rising uneasiness and threat of major war in the Middle East with Israel at the center of it, many are looking for guidance and answers. As you know, that answer is found only through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Come ready to worship this Sunday, October 29 at 10AM as we host missionary Brenna Simonds and enjoy a time of food and fellowship following the service. Invite a friend. All are welcome!

All For Jesus!

Pastor Rick and Pamela

PS. Wednesday Night In The Word continues both in house and online each week at 7PM. See YOU tonight!

"For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, 

whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, 

and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." 

1 Corinthians 12:13

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