Monday, May 16, 2016

Thank YOU!

Hello!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to all of you who gave of your time and talents to serve in the AWANA program throughout this past school year. We are so blessed to have volunteers who will come to church each Thursday night to help these kids grow in their knowledge and faith by memorizing the scriptures. We have awesome teachers that come prepared to teach the children stories from God’s word that will change their lives. And best of all thank you to those of you who come to love on the kids each week.  Again I will say that we are greatly blessed to have this team of volunteers that work with children starting at nursery age and going all the way up through 6th grade.

I would ask each of you reading thing if you would consider joining us in the fall for our next AWANA year. We would love to have you come help these kids learn their verses, sit with them during story time, or help with the games. Please take some time this summer to pray and see if God is calling you to help train up the next generation in God’s word.


While we are on the topic of prayer, I also want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who participated in our Pray for Me campaign this year. We had a huge amount of participation here at Liberty and I was excited to hear all of the stories come back to me from those praying as well as those being prayed for.  I am so proud to share with people that I belong to a church that believes in praying for the teens and children of our church. 

This Sunday night we are using the evening service to celebrate the next generation of our church. We will be sharing those who have achieved awards this year during the course of our AWANA program as well as recognizing those of you who have faithfully served in the AWANA program. We will be sharing about our Pray for Me Campaign and honoring those who have taken time each day to pray for someone that is the future of this church and nation. And we will be honoring those who have graduated high school and college, which is also a great achievement.


It is my hope that you will join  us as we celebrate as a church family the great ways that God has been at work during the school year. Even if you weren't involved in any of the ministries I have mentioned, come and show your support to those who were. It is our job as a family to celebrate along with each other, raising each up as they achieve, encouraging as they struggle, and prayerfully, faithfully living life together in unity.

Gratefully Growing at The Grove!


Miss Megan

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Community of Faith

I had the privilege  of sitting down for coffee with another young ministry leader yesterday. We shared what was going on in each of our ministries, things we were excited about, and even things we worried about. At the end of that time we prayed and went our separate ways.

I was reminded again by this meeting that I am blessed with a rich community of faith. I am surrounded by people who are following God and excited about what he is doing through them. I am also blessed that a lot of the members of this community are of the same generation as I am. We are the "young leaders" of the churches, ministries, and jobs in this world. It is so cool to know that we are carrying on the faith.

A few weeks ago I was able to go to a conference for Children's Pastors and ministry workers. One of the keynote speakers, you may now him, Ryan Frank spoke on how we are all part of a chidden community. It spans towns, states, countries, and the globe. We have been blessed to be in a technological age where community can be built from anywhere. The same is true for us as Christians living today. We can have a strong faith community made up of people all over the place. I personally have a faith community that spans at least 3 states.

I keep throwing around this term "community" and for those of you who don't know what I am talking about, a community is a group of people you go through life with. People that are plugged in to your day to day life, who make an impact, and who have your back.

If you are not plugged into a community, or you really don't have anyone to go through life with, I would encourage you to find a group, build your own. Church is a great place to start, it is filled with people who believe the same things you do. Ask someone out for coffee or to lunch and start building that relationship.  I promise it will be worth the effort.

Continually Growing at The Grove!

Miss Megan

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Life Size Candy Land




Join us for Life Size Candy Land! You and your family won't want to miss out on all the fun!