We are excited to remove the “interim” title from Rhys’ name! The church voted to call Rhys Everspaugh as our permanent, full-time Minister of Youth and Education with a 99.5% vote. If you did not have an opportunity to do so Sunday, please take time to congratulate Rhys and let him know that you are praying for him. Also, I want to thank our Search Committee, who has been diligent in their work for many months as they sought God’s will for our church. Committee members were Barry Harper (chm), Kim Hart, Kyle Drennan, Lisa Howie, Damon Wilson, Vicki Dickerson, Shane Nicholson, and Tina Westbrook.

We have a calendar-packed, exciting month of October before us. Please make note of all these events and activities:

We will have a ground-breaking ceremony for the gym on Sunday, October 9^th, at 10:00am, between our worship services. We will NOT have Sunday School that morning, but instead will meet on the site where the gym will be built (right outside the Fellowship Hall) for a dedication of the site and pictures. This will be a historical picture of our church congregation. I want to encourage everyone who can possibly be here to take part in this picture.

Please be in prayer for deacon nomination that will be held on Sunday, October 2^nd, in both services. Copies of the deacon eligibility list are in the foyer and on the side tables of the Sanctuary. If you haven’t already done so, please pick up a copy to assist you in praying.