General Council
If your interested in reading up on any of the elections and resolutions from General Council in Indianapolis this year, you can find some good summaries here, and here.
Future AG Blog
Some of you may have heard that the General Superintendent of our fellowship of churches, Thomas Trask is resigning this year and we will be electing a new Gen Sup at this year’s General Council in Indianapolis. This is a new blog facilitating a discussion about the election. It is very insightful if you are interested in this kind of thing. You can also see the results of a poll on votes for possible candidates.
Sidewalk Sunday School
Sidewalk SS is right around the corner. We’ll be having these children’s outreach events Monday, July 23, 30, and August 6. Each of these days there will be activities at 4:30pm at the P.J. Caul Gazebo on 11th St. and at 7pm at Crestview Village. So many lives have been impacted by this ministry through the years.
Sidewalk Sunday School
Sidewalk SS is right around the corner. We’ll be having these children’s outreach events Monday, July 23, 30, and August 6. Each of these days there will be activities at 4:30pm at the P.J. Caul Gazebo on 11th St. and at 7pm at Crestview Village. So many lives have been impacted by this ministry through the years.
Pastor’s Roundtable Day 2
This conference has been very insightful and encouraging. There’s something powerful about a bunch of pastors getting together to seek God and encourage one another. It has also been an awesome time of reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Nick Poole took some good notes from Jeff Leake’s talk today about being Pentecostal and Missional. You can check them out here.
Pastor’s Roundtable Day 2
This conference has been very insightful and encouraging. There’s something powerful about a bunch of pastors getting together to seek God and encourage one another. It has also been an awesome time of reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Nick Poole took some good notes from Jeff Leake’s talk today about being Pentecostal and Missional. You can check them out here.
Back Home!
Finally back home. Sorry I haven’t been able to post for a while. Missouri was amazing. Springfield will always have a special place in my heart. Today I’ve been attending the 3rd annual Pastor’s Roundtable at Allison Park Church. You can find more info on that here and here.
This afternoon I had the privilege of officiating the funeral for Jordan Slicker. Jordan was a mentally handicapped foster child that was in the care of my mom and dad. Jordan’s life has touched so many people. It was an honor to officiate his funeral.
Back Home!
Finally back home. Sorry I haven’t been able to post for a while. Missouri was amazing. Springfield will always have a special place in my heart. Today I’ve been attending the 3rd annual Pastor’s Roundtable at Allison Park Church. You can find more info on that here and here.
This afternoon I had the privilege of officiating the funeral for Jordan Slicker. Jordan was a mentally handicapped foster child that was in the care of my mom and dad. Jordan’s life has touched so many people. It was an honor to officiate his funeral.
Planning Meeting
Just finished a planning meeting for our August outreach event CityReach ’07. Some meetings can tend to be a little draining, but this one was very energizing. Last year’s CityReach was a huge success where we saw over 30 people give their lives to Christ and baptized 9 on a subsequent week. I’m believing for even greater things this year!
City Reach is going to take place August 14-17 here at ACC. Tuesday-Thursday there will be special services for adults and VBS for all children with free food following. Friday night we will have our Back-to-School Block Party behind the church on Melrose Ave. We will have food, games, and backpacks with school supplies to give away. It’s going to be an amazing time of sharing Christ’s love with our community.
Here’s a couple sepia pics from City Reach last year:
Planning Meeting
Just finished a planning meeting for our August outreach event CityReach ’07. Some meetings can tend to be a little draining, but this one was very energizing. Last year’s CityReach was a huge success where we saw over 30 people give their lives to Christ and baptized 9 on a subsequent week. I’m believing for even greater things this year!
City Reach is going to take place August 14-17 here at ACC. Tuesday-Thursday there will be special services for adults and VBS for all children with free food following. Friday night we will have our Back-to-School Block Party behind the church on Melrose Ave. We will have food, games, and backpacks with school supplies to give away. It’s going to be an amazing time of sharing Christ’s love with our community.
Here’s a couple sepia pics from City Reach last year:
Welcome To PA
Just picked up my friend Daniel Day at the airport. This is his very first time in PA. Daniel is one of my very best friends and has a strong calling from God upon his life. I haven’t seen him for a year and its awesome to finally get to hang out again. Daniel will be our guest speaker for our Spiritual Awakening Services this weekend. They will be Friday and Saturday night at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10am. It’s going to be great.
Welcome To PA
Just picked up my friend Daniel Day at the airport. This is his very first time in PA. Daniel is one of my very best friends and has a strong calling from God upon his life. I haven’t seen him for a year and its awesome to finally get to hang out again. Daniel will be our guest speaker for our Spiritual Awakening Services this weekend. They will be Friday and Saturday night at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10am. It’s going to be great.
Carpet Day
Its finally here. Carpet Day! The installation guys are working hard laying the new carpet for our sanctuary. It’s really going to give our building a fresh, new look. God has blessed us so much this past year. He’s so good!
Carpet Day
Its finally here. Carpet Day! The installation guys are working hard laying the new carpet for our sanctuary. It’s really going to give our building a fresh, new look. God has blessed us so much this past year. He’s so good!
Spiritual Awakening Services
I’m starting to get really excited about our upcoming Spiritual Awakening Services June 8-10. These will be a great chance for us as a church to take some time to devote to nothing but pursuing the presence of the Lord. I’m believing for a powerful outpouring of God’s Spirit to renew, empower, and transform us.
I’m a firm believer that breakthroughs in our lives come first and foremost from time spend in the presence of God. No amount of information, or self-help can ever substitute for personal encounters with God. All of the life-defining moments for me personally came from times where I was immersed in God’s presence. I’m praying for life-defining moments to take place in people’s lives next weekend!
One of my best friends from college, now a youth pastor and evangelist, Daniel Day will be our guest speaker. Daniel is a gifted preacher with a passionate heart for God.
The services will be June 8-10. Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10am @ ACC.
Spiritual Awakening Services
I’m starting to get really excited about our upcoming Spiritual Awakening Services June 8-10. These will be a great chance for us as a church to take some time to devote to nothing but pursuing the presence of the Lord. I’m believing for a powerful outpouring of God’s Spirit to renew, empower, and transform us.
I’m a firm believer that breakthroughs in our lives come first and foremost from time spend in the presence of God. No amount of information, or self-help can ever substitute for personal encounters with God. All of the life-defining moments for me personally came from times where I was immersed in God’s presence. I’m praying for life-defining moments to take place in people’s lives next weekend!
One of my best friends from college, now a youth pastor and evangelist, Daniel Day will be our guest speaker. Daniel is a gifted preacher with a passionate heart for God.
The services will be June 8-10. Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10am @ ACC.
Cleared Out
Our sanctuary is all cleared out as we’re gearing up for carpet installation next week!
This has been a long time coming. It’s really exciting for all of us since we’ve known nothing but old, somewhat ugly wood flooring.
This Friday night and Saturday morning, a handful of us are going to be filling the cracks in the floor and sanding it smooth. The good stuff goes down May 31st! Can’t wait to see the finished product.
N Days Pics!
…As promised 
Nationality Days!
Wow! Definitely one of those whirlwind weekends. We had an awesome time at Nationality Days meeting people and eating chimichangas. God blessed the entire event. It was definitely more than worth the effort to participate. I’ll post some pictures later on.
Nationality Days!
Wow! Definitely one of those whirlwind weekends. We had an awesome time at Nationality Days meeting people and eating chimichangas. God blessed the entire event. It was definitely more than worth the effort to participate. I’ll post some pictures later on.
ACC at Nationality Days!
This Saturday, for the first time, we will be joining the festivities for the 42nd Annual Nationality Days Festival! We will be joining 33 other food booths this year and distinctively adding homemade chimichangas and nachos.
This is an incredible opportunity for us to meet new people and share God’s love!
ACC at Nationality Days!
This Saturday, for the first time, we will be joining the festivities for the 42nd Annual Nationality Days Festival! We will be joining 33 other food booths this year and distinctively adding homemade chimichangas and nachos.
This is an incredible opportunity for us to meet new people and share God’s love!
Softball
We are now, for the first time in history, officially part of the Beaver County Church Softball League! We’re off to a bit of a rocky start with a 0-2 record, but at least we’re all having some fun and getting some exercise!
Nationality Days
I’m getting really excited about participating in Nationality Days in Ambridge this year. N Days is the largest festival in Beaver County drawing an average of 50,000 people over a 3 day period.
We will be running a booth on Saturday, May 19 serving homemade chimichangas and nachos!
The chimi’s are my Mom’s own recipe handed down to her from Grandma Santistevan herself representing years of Spanish heritage and culinary tradition. Needless to say, they are amazing
I’m looking forward to meeting new people at N Days and praying that our interactions with them will bring them one step closer to Jesus!
