So this past weekend we as a church served a local neighborhood and school in downtown Columbia. We had over 100 people who gave up there weekend to give of themselves to a community of people. We worked with a local school, S.Kilbourne Elementary. We have built a great relationship with the principal at the school and she has basically given us the freedom to do whatever we want. Over the weekend we watched mosters inc. on a 10ft. X 15ft. screen, played games, water ballon war, basketball, football, crafts, ate pb&j, ate popcorn, an awesome relay, and an incredible block party with some awesome bbq cooked by our very own midtown cooking crew.
When churches begin living with open hands and begin thinking more about the people that are NOT in their church rather than how many they had this past Sunday doors of opportunity begin to open that normally would NOT. As a result of the hearts of all of you who gave of your time we are currently working on a partnership to start an afterschool mentoring program.
It is my hope that individually and as churches we can begin to live life beyond ourselves, our needs, our Sundays, and take the example of Jesus seriously and NOT just talk about it. I truly believe we MUST begin to live Philippians 2 out if we want to see real change take place. I am NOT there but I am going for it.
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