Saturday, December 25, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Branches Update
Merry Christmas from The Branches Community Church! Thank you all so much for your prayers and support over this last year. We value your partnership as we launch this young church in Escondido, California. The Lord has been blessing us as we near our first official public worship service on January 9th. Here is a brief list of just some of the blessings:
I now have a part-time job at Round Table Pizza. Following in the footsteps of the famous James "speedy delivery" Pinkerton, I will be delivering pizzas in Escondido. I'm thankful for the added income and the opportunity to meet new people.
San Pasqual High School has given us permission to use their sound system and video projectors; this will save us thousands of dollars in upfront costs. They have also arranged for a couple of students to assist us each Sunday with the audio and video equipment.
Our sister church, Brandywine Community Church, in Greenfield Indiana has graciously offered to assist us financially and prayerfully over a three year period! BCC has a huge heart for local and global missions and we are very excited to be a part of their ministry.
Pastor Shawn Beaty at Generations Church in nearby Oceanside has offered to lend some unique support to The Branches. Shawn has invited us to come to Generations Church on Sunday, January 2nd and invite some people from his congregation to be a part of a S.W.A.T team. S.W.A.T stands for Servants Willing Able and Temporary. The idea is for a number of folks from their congregation to assist us with our worship services for a short period of time while we build momentum and a larger team of servants.
Please continue to pray for:
* our launch team as we prepare for our first worship serve,
* our parent church Brookville Road Community Church as they encourage and support ministries around the globe,
* the lives of those in Escondido that will be transformed by Jesus Christ through The Branches Community Church.
Thank you; may God bless you and your family as you celebrate the birth of Christ. Merry Christmas!
The Branches Update
Merry Christmas from The Branches Community Church! Thank you all so much for your prayers and support over this last year. We value your partnership as we launch this young church in Escondido, California. The Lord has been blessing us as we near our first official public worship service on January 9th. Here is a brief list of just some of the blessings:
I now have a part-time job at Round Table Pizza. Following in the footsteps of the famous James "speedy delivery" Pinkerton, I will be delivering pizzas in Escondido. I'm thankful for the added income and the opportunity to meet new people.
San Pasqual High School has given us permission to use their sound system and video projectors; this will save us thousands of dollars in upfront costs. They have also arranged for a couple of students to assist us each Sunday with the audio and video equipment.
Our sister church, Brandywine Community Church, in Greenfield Indiana has graciously offered to assist us financially and prayerfully over a three year period! BCC has a huge heart for local and global missions and we are very excited to be a part of their ministry.
Pastor Shawn Beaty at Generations Church in nearby Oceanside has offered to lend some unique support to The Branches. Shawn has invited us to come to Generations Church on Sunday, January 2nd and invite some people from his congregation to be a part of a S.W.A.T team. S.W.A.T stands for Servants Willing Able and Temporary. The idea is for a number of folks from their congregation to assist us with our worship services for a short period of time while we build momentum and a larger team of servants.
Please continue to pray for:
* our launch team as we prepare for our first worship serve,
* our parent church Brookville Road Community Church as they encourage and support ministries around the globe,
* the lives of those in Escondido that will be transformed by Jesus Christ through The Branches Community Church.
Thank you; may God bless you and your family as you celebrate the birth of Christ. Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
New Job
Tonight (12/15) I officially began working part-time at Round Table Pizza. I will be delivering pizzas a couple of nights a week. The world famous pizza delivery driver, James Pinkerton, has been training me. It's challenging learning the roads in Escondido, but with lots of practice (and my gps) I will be half as fast as James delivering pizzas!
New Job
Tonight (12/15) I officially began working part-time at Round Table Pizza. I will be delivering pizzas a couple of nights a week. The world famous pizza delivery driver, James Pinkerton, has been training me. It's challenging learning the roads in Escondido, but with lots of practice (and my gps) I will be half as fast as James delivering pizzas!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Branches Update
I pray you had a great Thanksgiving and have enjoyed time with family and friends. I enjoyed spending nearly two weeks back in Indiana with family and friends. From November 10th-22nd I spent time visiting churches and pastors in the BRCC network. The primary purpose of the trip was to attend the missions banquet at Brookville Road Community Church. I also had the opportunity to speak at BRCC and Brandywine Community Church. It was great catching up with the other pastors and staff, and hearing about how God has been working in their churches. I came back with a list of prayer requests from our parent church and sister churches that we, The Branches Community Church, will be praying for.
I'm so grateful for the friendships and support that we have experienced with our extended church family. It is a privilege to partner with this group of pastors and congregations back in Indiana. Although we are separated by distance, our common goals of reaching our communities for Christ and extending His work across the globe helps us to realize that we are all working together.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, our first "preview service" has been moved from December 5th to January 9th. San Pasqual High School is completing construction on their campus and their auditorium is in use on the date that we needed it. Fortunately, the delay will allow us more time to invite friends and family members to our first service. Our preview services will be on the following dates: Jan. 9, Feb 6, Mar 6, April 3rd and Easter April 24th. Beginning on Easter Sunday we plan to meet each Sunday.
Invitation cards are being printed so that we can distribute them by hand in the community. We recently supported our local civic theatre by helping with stage props and were given a large, full page, color advertisement in their playbill which invited people to our first service. Our launch team purchased and assembled Thanksgiving baskets that were distributed to needy families in the Escondido area; and plans are being made to go Christmas caroling at a local retirement community on Christmas Eve.
Prayer Requests
Please pray for:
Continued blessings for our mother church, Brookville Road Community Church; and our sister churches.
Our preview services: that we would have good attendance, that God would be glorified, and that we would see lives in our community impacted by our young church.
Opportunities for us to express the Lord's love to our community in meaningful ways.
Financial blessings.
Thank you so much for your prayers.
The Branches Update
I pray you had a great Thanksgiving and have enjoyed time with family and friends. I enjoyed spending nearly two weeks back in Indiana with family and friends. From November 10th-22nd I spent time visiting churches and pastors in the BRCC network. The primary purpose of the trip was to attend the missions banquet at Brookville Road Community Church. I also had the opportunity to speak at BRCC and Brandywine Community Church. It was great catching up with the other pastors and staff, and hearing about how God has been working in their churches. I came back with a list of prayer requests from our parent church and sister churches that we, The Branches Community Church, will be praying for.
I'm so grateful for the friendships and support that we have experienced with our extended church family. It is a privilege to partner with this group of pastors and congregations back in Indiana. Although we are separated by distance, our common goals of reaching our communities for Christ and extending His work across the globe helps us to realize that we are all working together.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, our first "preview service" has been moved from December 5th to January 9th. San Pasqual High School is completing construction on their campus and their auditorium is in use on the date that we needed it. Fortunately, the delay will allow us more time to invite friends and family members to our first service. Our preview services will be on the following dates: Jan. 9, Feb 6, Mar 6, April 3rd and Easter April 24th. Beginning on Easter Sunday we plan to meet each Sunday.
Invitation cards are being printed so that we can distribute them by hand in the community. We recently supported our local civic theatre by helping with stage props and were given a large, full page, color advertisement in their playbill which invited people to our first service. Our launch team purchased and assembled Thanksgiving baskets that were distributed to needy families in the Escondido area; and plans are being made to go Christmas caroling at a local retirement community on Christmas Eve.
Prayer Requests
Please pray for:
Continued blessings for our mother church, Brookville Road Community Church; and our sister churches.
Our preview services: that we would have good attendance, that God would be glorified, and that we would see lives in our community impacted by our young church.
Opportunities for us to express the Lord's love to our community in meaningful ways.
Financial blessings.
Thank you so much for your prayers.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Back in Indiana
I'm back in Indiana right now (Nov. 10-22); I am staying with my parents and visiting pastors in the Brookville Road Community Church network. I really enjoy visiting with the other pastors in the network and catching up with what is going on with their ministries. This afternoon I spent some time with Greg Ruble and enjoyed hearing about all the exciting things happening at their church. Last Sunday I had the privilege of preaching at BRCC. On Wednesday evening I will attend their missions banquet and get to share about the good things happening with The Branches Community Church. Next Sunday I will get to speak to the fine folks over at Brandywine Community Church. On Friday I will make my way back to the Muncie area and meet with some friends there. Each day has been filled with meetings and appointments, so it has been very productive.
I'm enjoying my time here, but I am looking forward to getting back home to Southern California!
Back in Indiana
I'm back in Indiana right now (Nov. 10-22); I am staying with my parents and visiting pastors in the Brookville Road Community Church network. I really enjoy visiting with the other pastors in the network and catching up with what is going on with their ministries. This afternoon I spent some time with Greg Ruble and enjoyed hearing about all the exciting things happening at their church. Last Sunday I had the privilege of preaching at BRCC. On Wednesday evening I will attend their missions banquet and get to share about the good things happening with The Branches Community Church. Next Sunday I will get to speak to the fine folks over at Brandywine Community Church. On Friday I will make my way back to the Muncie area and meet with some friends there. Each day has been filled with meetings and appointments, so it has been very productive.
I'm enjoying my time here, but I am looking forward to getting back home to Southern California!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Dad's Visit
My dad came out for a visit this week and helped me with some projects around the house. When we got done with our "to do" list I took dad to visit the USS Midway, and later to the pier in Oceanside. Here are some pictures from his visit:
Dad's Visit
My dad came out for a visit this week and helped me with some projects around the house. When we got done with our "to do" list I took dad to visit the USS Midway, and later to the pier in Oceanside. Here are some pictures from his visit:
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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