Merry Stinkin’ Christmas!
By Tara Beth Warrick In my former life, I was a Type A individual. Always on time. Always prepared. If I was not as talented as my competition, I could certainly out work them. In some ways, this drive was very helpful as it got me into college. In other ways, it led me to […]
In Her Footsteps!
Grandparents are nothing but thrilled to see what their grandchildren are doing as they grow. It is a real blessing of life to have this “grand” experience and Janet and I are really taking it in with absolute joy! We received a texted photo from yesterday at church where our daughter’s family serves. It was […]
Shoebox Prayers
Our church family was thankful on Sunday as our children worked with Ms. Missy and Mr. Perry to receive and present Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes before the Lord in worship. Our members brought their boxes filled with gifts for children around the world and placed them in wagons. During the singing of the hymn, All […]
“What’ya talkin’bout, Pastor Tony?”
Sunday was a great day for our church to receive five couples as they dedicated themselves to the sacred task of parenting their children. We were blessed to pray for, and commit to walking with, Justin and Amanda Ayers and their son Dylan, Justin and Tracy Harper with their daughter Harmony, Trevor and Lucy McDaniel […]
Jewels in the Heart of Shelby
Our church neighborhood is blessed by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Missionary Cecelia Beck and her work among families all around us. One of her ministry goals has been an entrepreneurial ministry to teach young artists in business principles, creativity, and stewardship. Straight Out of Shelby is the name of this jewelry-making business and these artists just […]
4:45 AM, The Day After Our Election and God is ABLE!
It’s a quarter til five this morning and I have not looked at the news to see the outcome of our national election. Like everyone in the country, including the candidates no doubt, I have grown weary of such a long and distressing campaign season. The neck and neck reporting from the polls last night […]
Your Super Ability!
At our recent Greatest Treat Festival on October 29, I shared that, while this year’s most popular Halloween costume is the “super hero,” God has given to each of us a super power, a special ability, called “faith.” Faith is the ability to trust our lives into the hands of God. And, when we use […]
Leaning into Our Future!
With the launch of this new website, our church takes another step to “lean into the future” the Lord is showing us. We are thankful for our Cleveland County neighbors and we are glad that this website will provide a digital presence in our community pointing folks to Jesus. We believe we live in a […]
The Story In Our Logo!
Jesus said, “If I am lifted up, I will draw all people to myself.” Thus, atop our spire in the logo, we lift high the cross of Jesus! His death there brought him into the depth of our reality – he bore our sufferings, our sins, and our griefs. He understands the cries and questions […]