Posts by Nathan (Page 66)
Tres Cruses Building
A long held vision of planting a Foursquare Church in Tres Cruses, a barrio in the Philippines where a number of our church members were born, was realized in 2007. At that time, Pastor Gil Barcelo, felt God calling him and his wife, Nora, and their two daughters, Shara and Alika Grace, to move to Tres Cruses to live and work among the people there. Pastor Gil has officially been appointed by the local Foursquare Church. Our church has partnered…
When We Pray Event
Saturday, September 20 is the next When We Pray, a quarterly day of prayer for believers in Lake County. It will be held at Christian Assembly of God Church in Zion. Running from 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. you are encouraged to come and stay for as long, or little, as you are able. View Larger Map
Church Picnic Photos
The 2008 Church Picnic was a huge success! The facilities were very accommodating to our various interests and everyone had fun getting to know each other better. Special thanks to Bill & Linda Walters for securing the site, Cecilia DeCillo & Zhalom Lingad for organizing details, and the many others who labored long and hard to make the picnic a smashing success! Photos from the picnic can be seen HERE.
Walk for Life – CareNet
If you could save a life, would you? Saturday, September 20, plan to join Care Net Family Resource Center on a Walk for Life. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Christ Community Church (2500 Dowie Memorial Drive in Zion). Contact the Church Office for details.
CareNet Fundraiser
Eat at Culvers on Tuesday, August 12, and support Care Net. That’s right — eat at Culvers (Zion or Pleasant Prairie) from 4 – 8:00 p.m. and Care Net will receive 10% of your order. What an easy way to treat the family plus bless the Care Net Resource Center in Zion! The two participating Culver locations are Zion (3335 Sheridan Road) and Pleasant Prairie (10484 Corporate Drive).
Christians in China
“The enemy of the people is not those who hold guns in their hands, but those who hold the Bible in their hands.” The above quote is from Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989-2002) and President of China (1993-2003). With five days left until the 2008 Summer Olympics begin in Beijing, the situation faced by many unregistered Christians in China has continued to deteriorate. Despite assurances from China about improvements in their human rights record, these have…
Church Work Day
On Saturday, July 26, a Church Work Day is planned at our Chestnut Street building. This is a great time to “share some elbow grease and some fellowship” with your church family. All ages welcome. A super lunch will be provided. The event will run from 9-3 p.m. MAP: View Larger Map
Pastor Solόrzano Receives Visa!
¡Buenas Noticias! (Good News!) Pastor Mario & Judy Solόrzano received their visas to come work with us in planting some Hispanic churches in Chicagoland. The plan will be to begin these in Aurora, Chicago Heights, and Waukegan. Praise God, their visa process went smoothly! It is happening! They will fly here around August 1st!
Two Church Weddings
Two couples took vows yesterday (7/19) entering the covenant of marriage. Lisa Booth married Robert Asbell (Pastor George officiated). Robert Macier married Julia Derouen. (Robert is the son of Jonda Mitchell and relative of the greater Commons/Mullins/Steinke families). May God’s grace be upon these two new marriages!
Concert: Damascus Road Trio
On Sunday, July 27, Family Life Church will be hosting a free concert by the Damascus Road Trio. This Southern Gospel group will be ministering during the 10am service. Don’t miss out on this special event!