Cultivating Fellowship Through Hospitality

Greetings from the Events Team!

As a young Christian I never understood why churches so often have coffee bars and coffee hours before and after services. Why, I thought, do people not just enjoy their coffee at home? Are we as a nation so caffeinated that we can't put it aside for even a few hours on Sunday morning? It wasn't until much later that I realized that the coffee is not the point. The point is to bring people together, encourage connection, and walk out the biblical command to demonstrate hospitality to all.

To this end, a faithful few on the events team come early and stay late to set up and tear down the coffee service each week. A larger, but equally faithful group, provide sweet treats on a rotating basis. I am grateful for each person and encouraged by the number of people who linger as a result, each moving from conversation to conversation, checking in, laughing, encouraging, loving.  

Moving into the new year, a few prayer requests come to mind. First, please pray that more people will be encouraged to join our small team. Between the coffee service on Sunday, membership classes, and ad hoc events, it can be challenging to cover our needs. Many hands make light work so having a few more hands would be helpful. I particularly need a few strong men (young or old) to move and set up tables and chairs. Second, please pray that each event results in mutual support and an active partnership in the faith. In other words, pray that each event encourages true fellowship. Finally, please pray that as we plan each event that we don't lose sight of the spiritual in favor of the practical. The time we spend together is what matters. 

In Christ, 

Cheryl