A Sunday of Merging

Wow, what a day!

As spoken about before, we celebrated the merging of two churches on Sunday at the Chapel. Good News Foursquare church and The Chapel began their new life together as one unified church.

One of the members shared with me that during a devotional time as they prayed about the merger, in his spirit he saw the birth of Christ and he was taken quickly to the verse in Luke chapter two that says “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” As he reflected on this picture and scripture, he felt the spirit of God saying to him, this is a picture of the new merged church, you are now together and will grow in wisdom, stature, and favor with men and God. Lord, let this be sow.

In a short conversation I had with Pastor Bruce, he did mention that some of the folks from Good News Foursquare was a little bit nervous, and rightly so. After all, they were doing most of the changing. From moving from there small building to the campus of Reynolds High School. From a known structure of the Sunday morning events, to a new order of events. From mingling with a few folks that they new very well to a church four times larger then theirs. No wonder they were a little bit nervoucs. But both Bruce and Betty were both excited to see the people of Good News very excited about the future after the service had concluded.

God surly has wonderful things planed for The Chapel as we start another Chapter together with new friends and a bright future.

God is Good, all the time!