September 5, 2012

REVIVAL - STARTS THIS SUNDAY!

Dr. Michael Benson

September 9-12, 2012 with Evangelist Dr. Michael Benson, Chaplain at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois.  Services will take place at 9:30 AM on Sunday and at 6:00 PM on Sunday; 7:00 PM Monday - Wednesday. Plan now to be a part of each of these services. A special time for children KIDS KRUSADE (Revival) will also take place simultaneously with the revival services. Plan to be a part of these special services.

Prayer for Revival - The sanctuary will be open all day each Tuesday, and a special prayer meeting will take place at 5:30 pm each Tuesday evening.  

Dr. Freddy Gerrero

Dr. Freddy Guerrero, rector of the Nazarene Seminary of South America in Quito, Ecuador as he spoke God's Word to us on Sunday, September 2, 2012.  "It was a great privilege for us to host Dr. Guerrero and hear God's Word shared in such a powerful way." said Pastor Chuck Fountain and a "special thanks to Andy Angrino who translated."

Students ready to head for the beach, 2012!

2012 Student Beach Retreat

With 23 students and 8 adults, this was our chance to set the pace for this school year. There were so many wonderful moments throughout the weekend where we bonded and sought out what it means to be Christian. Pastor Wes said, "We were challenged to duplicate Christ's humility in dying to ourselves so that we can freely and joyfully live for Him."

Our rising 7th graders had their first chance to be a part of our group and really fit in perfectly. God was moving in and through all of our students as the teens, no matter age or background, were learning to work as one body. We are excited about seeing these wonderful students living out Christ's call to follow Him this upcoming year.

Pastor Wes, expressed it this way, "Thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend a reality and a special thanks to those who prayerfully supported us and will continually do so. Your love and prayers are a vital support to this ministry!"

 

Clemson the Bridge Church of the Nazarene - Main Street Deli
Pastors Ken and Mary Paynter are doing a great job with this church plant and using incredible insight to minister to students in the Central, South Carolina area.  The video, above,  is a great tool for understanding and praying for the ministry.

ALABASTER OFFERING will be received on September 30, 2012 in our AM service.  Please be preparing your Alabaster box and your offering of love.  The Alabaster offering is received twice each year in the Church of the Nazarene.  What is Alabaster?  Great question: The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings around the world. While we understand the church consists of the people of God and not a building, buildings erected for the purpose of ministry help provide a sense of permanence, functionally enhance ministry efforts, and convey an  attitude that the Church of the Nazarene intends to "put down roots." Alabaster funds help provide land for many Work & Witness projects, and the entire Alabaster Offering goes toward the purchase of land and construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers.  For additional information you may click here. (This will open in a new window.)

ALL CHURCH WORK DAYS ANNOUNCED.  Saturday, September 29, 2012 and Saturday, October 6, 2012 are our fall clean up and work days for the church.  Saturday AM beginning at 8:00 AM to 12:00 NOON.  We are inviting all who would like to help around the church with the facilities to come and join us.  We will have supplies available, but we are requesting that you bring your own tools.  We will be working inside and outside the building.  For more information see Larry Sams or Pastor Ray they are making a concentrated effort to organize and announce the "job list" in advance of the work day so that the skills and interests of volunteers can be matched with the tasks that are to be accomplished.

What is LINKS

 
The LINKS program of the Church of the Nazarene is a network of personal connections between missionaries and Nazarenes around the world. Missionaries are assigned to districts and, then on the district level, connected to local churches. This gives each church an opportunity to become personally acquainted with the missionary family and their field of service. Typically, churches send cards, cash gifts, packages, and other remembrances to their LINKS missionaries.  LINKS stand for Loving Interested Nazarenes Knowing Sharing.
 
In return, the churches feel a sense of involvement with the global mission enterprise of the church through regular correspondence from the missionaries, updates from their field, and even through deputation services while the missionaries are on home assignment. The missionaries are encouraged, knowing people care and pray for them. The relationships built over time personalize names and faces that both the missionaries and their LINKS churches value highly.

Greenville First LINKS missionaries for 2012 - 2014 are Jordan and Rachel Thompson, serving in Papua New Guinea and Heidi Bowes, serving in Switzerland. We will celebrate and recognize our LINKS Missionaries on Sunday, September 16, 2012.

To find out more about these LINKS missionaries you can check these links: (links will open in a new widow)  Jordan and Rachel Thompson and Heidi Bowes.

FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 

 1201 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC. 29615
Chuck Fountain- Pastor; email; 
Tim Godby - Worship & Arts; email; 
Brenda Turner - Children & Families; email; 
Ray Moore - Associate Pastor; email; 
Milton Harrington - Pastoral Care; email;
Midge Simpson - SLC Director; email; 
Wesley Steisslinger - Students & Families; email; 
Church website:   www. greenvillenaz.org