Faithful Friends,
What an Easter Season at Knightsville UM Church!
Besides the wonderful worship and fellowship during this season, our Administrative Council has made a very important decision for the future of our ministry. We have decided to add a 9:30 worship service on Sunday mornings. At the time of this printing, we have not decided which weekend we will begin this, but I will announce this at our Easter services. The timing of our other two services (8:30/11:00) will remain exactly the same.
Most churches have this conversation and make this decision based on a style of music that “young folks” supposedly like. The music in our new service will be our Praise Team. However, the most exciting thing about our decision is that it was made, not on the basis of a style of worship, but because we have run out of seats on Sunday morning!! I have checked the statistics, and when I arrived in early October of last year, the average worship attendance had grown to 145 each Sunday. This was due to some great work by the previous pastor and all of you. Well, on two of our most recent Sundays, we had 250 and about 280 in attendance.
I know growth is unsettling at times, but I humbly invite you to celebrate this!! God is providing us a remarkable opportunity to “DO” all the things we always “SAY” we are committed to – winning folks to Christ and making disciples. Let’s not let the fear and discomfort of change get in the way of the very reason God has put us in this place. I know there are questions about Sunday School hour(s), especially children’s Sunday School. This church has been committed to inviting children to know Jesus for a long time. That will certainly not change, and we will figure out very soon exactly how Sunday School will take place. I can tell you that it will no doubt require a few more volunteers.
This is an exciting future God is asking us to embrace. I very much look forward to it. Knightsville is a stronger church when you are here.
Scott
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