We want to thank you, Steve and Karen, for your kind and patient leading of our congregation and for your vision for our church and reaching our community. You started a ministry at the MotoCross track on Sunday mornings, even preaching in pouring rain sometimes! You gave of your time to become a bus driver for the Riverdale School district in an effort to get to know the families who live near Countryside. You started a children’s program to help families struggling with remote learning and a very different school year. That ministry grew until we had about 35 different children come through the doors of our church building each week – most for the very first time.
You are not above getting in the trenches and doing the physical work. You lead by example, doing yourself what you have asked others to do. You challenge our congregation to think Biblically about ministry, evangelism, and service. You bring a fresh perspective and vision to our church with your ability to think outside the box in order to meet needs in our church family. You were thrown into learning about e-giving, Facebook live feeds, and virtual worship. And, you consistently brought us a word each Sunday that redeemed, healed, and imparted God’s abundant grace in a time of scarcity and uncertainty.
We appreciate you, Steve and Karen, for all you’ve done for our church in the past year! We look forward to what God has planned for this next year as we continue to serve God together! May God bless you and your family as you lead us so humbly and faithfully into 2021.
