Hi Crossroads. We ended the year with a BANG! Our Christmas services went very well. We had over 4,650 people attend one of
our nine services (easily an all-time record).
On top of that, at least 80 of them said “YES!” to Jesus. Awesome stuff.
I’ve heard so many good
stories from Christmas. Stories
like: “I brought my brother with me
today, and he prayed to receive Christ into his life!” Or, “The neighbor I’ve been praying for
finally came…and loved the service…and is coming back!”
A big thanks to the
ensemble (wow!), all the musicians, greeters, café workers, ushers, Prayer
Team, children’s helpers, white glove team (they clean between services),
decorators (Gary Miller and his team are fantastic), techies, parking lot helpers,
etc. And, a huge thanks to all of you
who invited friends to one of the services.
It was a total team effort. I’m
honored to be part of this movement!
THIS WEEKEND
Jake Kerschner, Director
of Student Ministries, is preaching.
Come out and see why teens flock to church on Wednesday nights and are
riveted by his teaching. I can’t think
of a better way to launch into a new year that spending some time at
church. We’ll have our normal schedule
at both campuses.
YEAR-END GIVING
To get a donation credited
for 2011, your check or deposit must be received by December 31. That means money placed in the Offering Bags
on Saturday (Woodbury) counts. If you’re
sending in a check via the mail it must be postmarked by December 31.
I want to encourage you to
make a sacrificial year-end donation to YOUR church. We’ve been running about $7,000 a week short
of our financial goals. Let’s see if we
can make up some lost ground between now and January 1. As usual, I encourage you to go to our
website and make a donation that way (and set up on-line giving) at www.crossroadschurch.cc/onlinegiving.
It’s been a great
year. We have so much to be thankful
for. God has been faithful…and will
continue to be so as we enter 2012.
Grateful for your
partnership,
Pastor Phil
Posted on
Wed, December 28, 2011
by Shellie Otto