Life Church Has Launched!

We had no idea what Sunday night at Life Church was going to look like. Sure, we made lots of plans and preparations for what we hoped it would look like, and we had vision for what it would look like, but the truth is, we had no idea...

As it was getting closer, Derek and I talked alot about the "what ifs" in trying to make sure we had everything in place. The one and only thing that we had confidence in was the fact that it absolutely did not matter what we planned for, God was in control of this BIG night and we were more than okay with that! And God delivered!! I just keep running Ephesians 3:20 in my mind over and over..

"Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think."

Our first Life Church service was amazing! We had over 40 people that came, some people we knew, some who had received our post card mailing, and even some who didn't mean to be there at all and just wanted come coffee at Forza but stayed for Life Church anyway! The greatest thing of all is that every single one of these people got to hear about Jesus and that is why we are here!

So the setup of our first service went like this: A welcome and hello from Derek, a couple of songs from our amazingly talented friend Emilie, a message delivered by Kyle, another song, and a farewell from Derek. They all did such a great job!! It was a great coffee shop gathering and God was absolutely there! And while the adults were having church in the coffee shop, the kiddos were having "Gym Church" (as Kade so hilariously calls it) in the aerobics room at Anytime Fitness across the street.

God provided everything we needed and more to make this launch gathering of Life Church happen. He gave us a great burden for the people of DuPont, great ministry partners in Kyle and Terry, a great location for both the kids and the grown-ups, a great team of servants to help us make sure things were taken care of, great people to show up, and most of all a PERFECT Savior who is the reason why Life Church even exists in the first place. So I follow Ephesians 3:20 with Ephesians 3:21

" Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever!"

Here are a few pictures from the night...


Derek


The People


Emilie



Little Deb playing with the sweet babies at "Gym Church"


The toddler section of "Gym Church"


The aerobics room transformation


And here is another one of the great highlights of Life Church...Mrs. Joanna came! We were so surprised when Terry asked Derek to help her get something out of the back of her vehicle and out popped Mrs. Joanna! This night was very special to her as well, and she made a surprise trip just to be here and show her support for us and for what God is doing at Life Church. Without the support and love of our families,it would be incredibly difficult to do ministry 3,000 miles away from them...we love all of you right back!!