Well, LBC is up and running with full force. God provided us with in about a six week span to get the funds and sign the lease on a building. We are amazed. I hope to have some pictures soon to post to the site so you all can see. The address is 124 P. Rickman Industrial Drive, Canton, Ga. It is a 3,000 square foot space that has a lobby, two class rooms, a kitchenette, and a warehouse space that we will build out to use as our sanctuary. We are so excited. This week we signed the lease on Friday at 5pm and bought some chairs (30) and they were filled this week and our children's ministry is breaking at the seams. We have been extremely blessed. I don't know if I've ever heard of a church that had it's first meeting and by the second meeting had a building. He's just too good to us!
It was also our Pastor Malcolm's birthday today! We got to celebrated his life in our new building. That was was pretty awesome.
So that's all the news, I will keep writing updates as we come along with the building out of the sanctuary. Much love and blessings from our camp to yours.
Love,
Jamie, Emily, Tate and Tristen Virkler
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Our First Meeting and other news.
Hello Family & Friends,
We had our first meeting this morning March 1st. It was very fitting I think for our first meeting to start on the first day of the month and it snowed! How awesome is God! Jamie and I got to lead worship and we did four songs:
1) Your Love is Extravagant
2) Inside Out
3) Mighty to Save
4) Breathe
Malcolm, is not only our pastor, but plays guitar too, and he played for us while we sang. We hope to find someone to replace him so he doesn't have to think about playing, and can focus on all the wonderful messages the Lord is giving him.
The message today was wonderful. Malcolm talked on Phillipians 2:1-11. We were challenged to be humble, and in being humble then the Lord will exalt you. He also challenged us with being deep-spirited friends. For me, I know that I am still trying to work through all that that means, but I am excited about it.
For today we met in Malcolm and Amy's clubhouse. We had about 15-18 people there and I think almost as many kids! It was loud and loads of fun.
On Saturday Feb 28th, we all walked through a space that we are hoping we can get. It is about 3,000 sq ft and already built out. It has a lobby, two really nice bathrooms, a small kitchenette; perfect for our coffee bar, two what used to be office spaces, but we would use them for classrooms, then it has a big unfinished area that we would use for our sanctuary. We will need to get chairs, a sound system, and a projector. We all have faith that God will provide for His church, but we still covet your prayers.
The location of the space is right down the street from some places where we can go and be the hands and feet of God. right now we don't know what the community needs, but we would like to have a food pantry, clothes closet, grocery gift cards, and then anything else that people might need.
Sooo, we do need your prayers. We need a building, we need chairs, we need a sound system, we need some muscians. For Jamie and I personally, we need prayer of covering, prayer for our finances, and prayer for direction on housing.
Thank you for all of you who are keeping up with us. We would love to hear from you through comments, e-mails or phone calls. We hope that these posts are encouraging and uplifting. We hope that they touch your heart and show you that there is no greater thing than being in obediance to God. It is unbelievable what He can do with willing hearts, hands and feet. Much love to all of you.
Love,
Jamie, Emily, Tate and Tristen Virklerhttp://www.lifebiblechurch.com/
We had our first meeting this morning March 1st. It was very fitting I think for our first meeting to start on the first day of the month and it snowed! How awesome is God! Jamie and I got to lead worship and we did four songs:
1) Your Love is Extravagant
2) Inside Out
3) Mighty to Save
4) Breathe
Malcolm, is not only our pastor, but plays guitar too, and he played for us while we sang. We hope to find someone to replace him so he doesn't have to think about playing, and can focus on all the wonderful messages the Lord is giving him.
The message today was wonderful. Malcolm talked on Phillipians 2:1-11. We were challenged to be humble, and in being humble then the Lord will exalt you. He also challenged us with being deep-spirited friends. For me, I know that I am still trying to work through all that that means, but I am excited about it.
For today we met in Malcolm and Amy's clubhouse. We had about 15-18 people there and I think almost as many kids! It was loud and loads of fun.
On Saturday Feb 28th, we all walked through a space that we are hoping we can get. It is about 3,000 sq ft and already built out. It has a lobby, two really nice bathrooms, a small kitchenette; perfect for our coffee bar, two what used to be office spaces, but we would use them for classrooms, then it has a big unfinished area that we would use for our sanctuary. We will need to get chairs, a sound system, and a projector. We all have faith that God will provide for His church, but we still covet your prayers.
The location of the space is right down the street from some places where we can go and be the hands and feet of God. right now we don't know what the community needs, but we would like to have a food pantry, clothes closet, grocery gift cards, and then anything else that people might need.
Sooo, we do need your prayers. We need a building, we need chairs, we need a sound system, we need some muscians. For Jamie and I personally, we need prayer of covering, prayer for our finances, and prayer for direction on housing.
Thank you for all of you who are keeping up with us. We would love to hear from you through comments, e-mails or phone calls. We hope that these posts are encouraging and uplifting. We hope that they touch your heart and show you that there is no greater thing than being in obediance to God. It is unbelievable what He can do with willing hearts, hands and feet. Much love to all of you.
Love,
Jamie, Emily, Tate and Tristen Virklerhttp://www.lifebiblechurch.com/
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