Thursday, December 22, 2011
Does anyone read our blog?
As I was typing the last entry, I began wondering "Does anyone read our blog?" If you do, we at Grace would like to know. To let us know, you can simply reply to this post. God bless amd have an awesome day.
Christmas services
It's been a while since I gave a report but the church is doing well. We've seen attendances reach the 70's on a few occasions these past few weeks. God has been good to us. For anyone who may be wondering, we will be having all our services Christmas day. Sunday school is at 10am followed by a message at 11am titled "What did you get for Christmas?" The evening service starts at 6pm with Bro Bryan Ogle preaching. He is an associate pastor and principal of a Christian school in Lansing, MI. If you are in Cleveland that day, we'd love to have you for services.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Winter is Approaching
We are just now getting into the month of November and it feels as if winter will soon be upon us. No more of these 100 degree days which personally doesn't bother me at all. :-) This past week we had our Thanksgiving dinner after our morning services and it was good to see God bless us with 73 people in attendance that morning. We are continuing to see steady growth in the church and we would love to have everyone in our area to be a part of it.
The month of November is a quiet month for us outside the birthdays. We have many people celebrating their birthdays this month.
The van routes continue to grow as we see more and more kids coming to church. We now easily pick up 30 kids for Patch Club on Wednesday nights. Our Wednesday night attendances some times rival what we are seeing on Sunday mornings.
Well, all I can say is God is continuing to bless us as we see more people in the church and more people drawing closer to the Lord in there daily walk.
The month of November is a quiet month for us outside the birthdays. We have many people celebrating their birthdays this month.
The van routes continue to grow as we see more and more kids coming to church. We now easily pick up 30 kids for Patch Club on Wednesday nights. Our Wednesday night attendances some times rival what we are seeing on Sunday mornings.
Well, all I can say is God is continuing to bless us as we see more people in the church and more people drawing closer to the Lord in there daily walk.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
God is blessing!
What a blessing it is to be able to serve our Lord. God has continue to blessed us at our church. We just finished up our missions month at Grace last week. All during the month of September we had different missionaries with us preaching and presenting their ministry. It was a joy hear them proclaim the Word of God to us. The members of the church have committed to give over $1,000 a month to missions. That may not seem like a lot, but a church of 50-60 people, that is a great commitment.
It's amazing to think that I've been the pastor at Grace Baptist for nearly 1 1/2 years. We've seen a 15% increase in our attendance over that time. God is good! We've had people join the church and begin to grow in the Lord. Here recently we've had 3 individuals baptized and join the church with more to come.
Everything that has been done and is going on in the church, I have to give the glory to God. He does wonderful things if we serve Him.
We'd like to invite you to join us for a service. If you want to be a part of a church that is focused on God's Word and the well being of others, then Grace Baptist would be the church for you. We preach God's Word without apology but we also have a great time in His house around other Christians.
Lord Bless!!!
Pastor Richard Perkins
Grace Baptist Church
300 E Cherokee
Cleveland, OK 74020
918-358-2405
Located 2 blocks behind T.H. Rogers
It's amazing to think that I've been the pastor at Grace Baptist for nearly 1 1/2 years. We've seen a 15% increase in our attendance over that time. God is good! We've had people join the church and begin to grow in the Lord. Here recently we've had 3 individuals baptized and join the church with more to come.
Everything that has been done and is going on in the church, I have to give the glory to God. He does wonderful things if we serve Him.
We'd like to invite you to join us for a service. If you want to be a part of a church that is focused on God's Word and the well being of others, then Grace Baptist would be the church for you. We preach God's Word without apology but we also have a great time in His house around other Christians.
Lord Bless!!!
Pastor Richard Perkins
Grace Baptist Church
300 E Cherokee
Cleveland, OK 74020
918-358-2405
Located 2 blocks behind T.H. Rogers
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
School has started
Well, it's that time of year again for our young people... school started today. Sure enough, it had to be about 105 degrees on the first day of school. I'm excited to go and see all the sports our youth are involved in. Next week is the first home volleyball game and I'm anxious to see the girls win a game!!!
Well, what to say about the church but that God is still slowly but surely adding to the work. As I look at our church it is easy to see we are not the largest but there is one thing I love about this church and that is the sweet spirit we have here. The people in this church are wonderful, caring people.
We have just 2 more Sundays until we get into our missions emphasis month. It will be an exciting time where we will have a different missionary speak to us every Sunday morning and evening. We'd love to have you with us.
Again, we welcome everyone of every age in our church. We don't have all the fancy praise bands and latest contraptions, but we have something much more valuable... We have God's Word. So if you're looking for a church that preaches God's Word as compared to entertaining, we might be the home for you.
Lord bless and have a wonderful day!!!
Pastor Richard Perkins
Well, what to say about the church but that God is still slowly but surely adding to the work. As I look at our church it is easy to see we are not the largest but there is one thing I love about this church and that is the sweet spirit we have here. The people in this church are wonderful, caring people.
We have just 2 more Sundays until we get into our missions emphasis month. It will be an exciting time where we will have a different missionary speak to us every Sunday morning and evening. We'd love to have you with us.
Again, we welcome everyone of every age in our church. We don't have all the fancy praise bands and latest contraptions, but we have something much more valuable... We have God's Word. So if you're looking for a church that preaches God's Word as compared to entertaining, we might be the home for you.
Lord bless and have a wonderful day!!!
Pastor Richard Perkins
Monday, August 1, 2011
Good Bye July, Hello August
What a blessed time we are having at Grace Baptist Church. We are seeing God bless and do wonderful things in the lives of people in the church. It's amazing to watch God work in the lives of people. June 27th-July 1st I had the priviledge to go to church camp with some of our youth in the church. It was great to see them build upon the walk with God and draw closer to them.
In August we look to have a quiet month. We will be gearing up and getting ready to begin our missions emphasis month in September. Every Sunday we will have a different missionary in both our morning and evening services. We would love to have you there. The youth will be going out on August 12th and having a fun time hanging out at Incredible Pizza in Tulsa. I'm looking forward to it my self. :)
It's been great to see God blessing the van routes as well. We currently run vans picking up children on Sunday morning and Wednesday nights. We would love to pick up your child as well.
In August we look to have a quiet month. We will be gearing up and getting ready to begin our missions emphasis month in September. Every Sunday we will have a different missionary in both our morning and evening services. We would love to have you there. The youth will be going out on August 12th and having a fun time hanging out at Incredible Pizza in Tulsa. I'm looking forward to it my self. :)
It's been great to see God blessing the van routes as well. We currently run vans picking up children on Sunday morning and Wednesday nights. We would love to pick up your child as well.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Church Camp
We just returned from an awesome church camp on Friday. It was a wonderful time for our young people to draw closer to God. As a pastor, it is great to go and spend time with our young people and see God work in their lives. Now is when the real challenge begins for our youth though. They are coming back from a week of being surrounded by the things of God and now they are going to have to work to keep up their commitments. Living a life for God as a teenager today is not easy to do, that is why we try our hardest to help them grow in the Lord. Our teenagers are great!!!
Now, as you can tell, June was busy at our church. We had our VBS and saw 50 kids there during the week. Our summer intern arrived and we began working on summer projects.
The month of July is going to seem much quieter now that all our June activities are done. We will go play laser tag on July 12th and are having a late night teen night on July 29th.
We invite you to come join us for a Sunday service. Lord bless you and have a great day.
Pastor Richard Perkins
Now, as you can tell, June was busy at our church. We had our VBS and saw 50 kids there during the week. Our summer intern arrived and we began working on summer projects.
The month of July is going to seem much quieter now that all our June activities are done. We will go play laser tag on July 12th and are having a late night teen night on July 29th.
We invite you to come join us for a Sunday service. Lord bless you and have a great day.
Pastor Richard Perkins
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