Grace Fellowship is relatively settled following the departure of Alan Waldecker. We have managed to fill the holes in our preaching rota and other areas in which Alan was helping. We are grateful for the time Alan spent with us. It was a great blessing.
The church continues to thrive. Recently, we have had three new families join us. This is a great encouragement to us. We have recently started one-on-one mentoring with almost everyone in the congregation. The purpose is to move people along in their spiritual growth so that in a year’s time they can become mentors to others. Our mid-week group that is studying the book of Romans has expanded considerably with about 16 to 20 people attending regularly. We have restarted our monthly congregational prayer time that lapsed over the summer. The attendance is much better than in the past. Two potential leaders in Grace Fellowship have been identified and we are in the process of deciding the best course of action for training.
We are preparing for our Christmas activities which this year will include a Christmas concert and a special carol service.
Work continues at the River. We are presently running a course developed by Drew “A reason for God” based on a book of the same name by Tim Keller. This is intended for non-Christians. It is a forum that is held in a pub in the town centre where anyone can attend to discuss interesting questions like “Creation and evolution”, “Why does a loving God permit suffering or hell” etc. We are also running another course called “Release- freedom from addiction”. We took the 12 step AA and NA courses and modified them to be more gospel focussed. This work is led by Neil Roddy (a Grace Fellowship church member and a part time employee for the River) who was a drug addict and now a great Christian and who knows and experienced the power of the gospel. Both courses are well attended.
We are encouraged by God’s faithfulness and His blessings both at the River and at Grace Fellowship.
The church continues to thrive. Recently, we have had three new families join us. This is a great encouragement to us. We have recently started one-on-one mentoring with almost everyone in the congregation. The purpose is to move people along in their spiritual growth so that in a year’s time they can become mentors to others. Our mid-week group that is studying the book of Romans has expanded considerably with about 16 to 20 people attending regularly. We have restarted our monthly congregational prayer time that lapsed over the summer. The attendance is much better than in the past. Two potential leaders in Grace Fellowship have been identified and we are in the process of deciding the best course of action for training.
We are preparing for our Christmas activities which this year will include a Christmas concert and a special carol service.
Work continues at the River. We are presently running a course developed by Drew “A reason for God” based on a book of the same name by Tim Keller. This is intended for non-Christians. It is a forum that is held in a pub in the town centre where anyone can attend to discuss interesting questions like “Creation and evolution”, “Why does a loving God permit suffering or hell” etc. We are also running another course called “Release- freedom from addiction”. We took the 12 step AA and NA courses and modified them to be more gospel focussed. This work is led by Neil Roddy (a Grace Fellowship church member and a part time employee for the River) who was a drug addict and now a great Christian and who knows and experienced the power of the gospel. Both courses are well attended.
We are encouraged by God’s faithfulness and His blessings both at the River and at Grace Fellowship.
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