Lords ACRE AND GENERAL ACTIVITY OF A SMALL AND STRUGLING CHURCH

lAST YEAR WE DID NOT HAVE A LORDS ACRE-HARVEST FAITH FESTIVAL BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUEL CHANGING OF LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE CHURCH AND IN PASTORAL LEADERSHIP.  THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE A LORDS ACRE AND THE SECOND MEETING HAD AN ATTENDENCE OF OVER 30 CHURCH MEMBERS.  OUR PASTOR IS ONLY STARTING HIS SECOND YEAR WITH US AFTER HAVING SERVED THREE COMBAT TOURS AND A TITLE 10 EAR OF DEPLOYMENT AT FORT HOOD AND WILL BE LEADING A STUDY ON STEWARDSHIP FOR THE STEWARDSHIP COMMTTEE CALLED " cOMMITTED TO cHRIST", SIX STEPS TO A GENEROUS LIFE",  BY BOB CROSSMAN.  AS A RUAL COMMUNITY THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE EFFORT.  ALSO, OUR PASTOR WAS ELECTED TO THE VALLEY MILLS FOOD PANTRY BOARD FOR A TRHEE YEAR TERM THIS MONTH AND AT THE FIRST MEETING WAS ELECTED THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  tHE VISABILITY OF THIS POSITION WILL BE A COMMUNITY  WIDE EXPOSER.  ALSO, THE PASTORS WIFE HAS STARTED A CHOIR IN VALLEY MILLS.  ...SOMETHING OF WHICH THE CHURCH HAS NOT HAD IN MORE THAN A FEW YEARS.  SHE IS ALSO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR THE CAYOTE UMC...WHICH IS A SMALLER COUNTRY CHURCH ON HE APPOINTMENT AND THIS HAS BEEN A SPIRITUAL MORALE BOASTER AS WELL.