Dear Countryside,
Wow. Time flies. Another year of ministry at Countryside Christian Church has gone by. For some of you this is one more after many, many years. For others of you, you have joined the ministry of the church within the last year. To the old and the new: we work together to advance the kingdom of Christ.
When I reflect on one year ago, the number zero comes to mind. Zero is the number of people that were attending Sunday School. Zero is the number of people attending Kids Club and Impact. Zero is the number of changes that were made to the physical church building. I am so glad that zero is not where we are today.
One year ago we did not know if or when Sunday School and children’s programs would begin on Sunday morning. However, today Adult Sunday School averages 15 adults and Children’s Church is back in motion along with Sunday School. It has been fun to add new people to these programs.
Dear church family…this is a lot of change from zero! We have learned lessons along the way about communication, scheduling, and programming. We have had many exciting opportunities and, as always, we wish more and more people would find their way into Sunday morning worship. However, in all of this, I strongly believe our church is moving in the right direction to advance the cause of Christ in our area. Please continue to pray for our church as we do our very best efforts at making Jesus famous in the Port Byron area. May God continue to shower us with his grace because HE is the only reason we are not at zero any more.
In Christ,
Steve Allison