The Blessings of Last Year

27 June, 2007 at 9:50 am (Church)

God has been so good to us over the last year.  On 2 July 2006, we had our first Sunday services with 8 folks in attendance on the Sunday night.  Since then we have see God do great and mighty things:

  • 117 people have visited with us over the last year (July 06 - June 07) through the church services, youth meetings, children’s meetings, ladies meetings, and other meetings and activities of our church.
  • We have been involved in…
    • Evangelism and outreach to youth on the cityside and waterside
    • Evangelism to the cults such as Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons
    • Working with the PSNI to deal with youth on the streets
    • Mentoring young people through NIACRO
    • Ladies cooking and craft meetings
    • Children’s Sunday School and Bible clubs
    • Outreach to international people
    • Youth Activities and Day Trips such Culdaff, Walking the 2 Bridges, Football Outings, Film Nights, Game Nights, etc.
    • Preaching at other churches around Northern Ireland
    • Working with Oakgrove Integrated College to host and help out with visiting groups from America
    • Hosting American mission teams
  • We have studied the following topics…
    • Discovering God - His Nature and Attributes 
    • I Timothy Series
    • How to Have Healthy Relationships
    • How to Study the Bible 
    • What is the Church?
    • Evidences of the Christian Faith
    • Beginning Series (Genesis Series)
    • What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality 
    • How to Resolve Anger and Conflict
    • How to Be Right with God  (Romans Series)
    • The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
    • Why the Cross 
    • Essential Bible Truths - Deity of Christ, Way of Salvation, True Repentance, New Birth, and Faith
    • Family Messages and Other Topical Studies
  • We have started a discipleship course called the “New Life in Christ” series.  Several people are working through the course.
  • We were able to translate the tract “This Was Your Life” into Irish and mail out hundreds of copies to pastors and missionaries around Ireland. 
  • Our church now has the following ministries…
    • Children’s Ministry
    • Youth Ministry
    • Ladies Ministry
    • Cult-proofing Ministry
    • Discipleship Ministry
    • Rogma Training Ministry
    • Newsletter and Outreach Ministry
    • Irish Tract Outreach
  • We have been involved through correspondence, prayer, and financial support of the Christian Institute’s fight against the new Sexual Orientation regulations.
  • Scores of prayers about health problems, financial problems, death in families, salvation, etc. have been prayed for and answered.

As you can see God has been so very good to us.  I cannot believe all that He has allowed us to do.  It has been a wonderful first year!  Thank you all so much to all of you who have been involved so faithfully in the work of our church.  Thank you to the leaders in our church who help me serve and lead in our church.  Thank you to everyone who has attended and invited friends. 

Please pray with us as we look to Christ and to the future.  If the Lord tarries His coming for another year, I hope and pray that through our church we will see the gospel to preached to many people in the Northwest and around the world, souls saved, lives changed, and leaders trained for the honour and glory of God!