|
|
July 1 |
July 8 |
July 15 |
July 22 |
July 29 |
|
8:00 AM Worship |
98 |
82 |
85 |
98 |
79 |
|
9:30 AM Worship |
235 |
187 |
201 |
189 |
194 |
|
11:00 AM Worship |
260 |
236 |
221 |
225 |
286 |
|
Total Worship |
593 |
505 |
507 |
512 |
559 |
|
Oakhill Budget Offering |
$24,033.14 |
$12,281.31 |
$16,108.00 |
$14,343.70 |
$16,752.44 |
|
Mission Club |
$525.00 |
$165.00 |
$300.00 |
$165.00 |
$325.00 |
Dear Church Family,
I pray you are enjoying your summer with your family and friends! Summer time is an awesome time when we get to vacation, relax, and recharge ourselves. Many of us have been on vacation and there are more going on vacation soon. I encourage you to go and take advantage of that time to invest in yourselves and your families. Whether you take a staycation, or you travel to some destination, make time to slow down long enough to recharge your battery and invest in your family.
Often when summer comes churches find themselves in what is called a summer slump. But that is not the case for our church and I am so thankful for that fact. Even though many of us have been traveling on vacation, our year to date weekly worship average is at 529 which is right at a 10% increase over last year! Also, our year to date giving weekly average is $17,511.11 which is running right at 11% ahead of what our weekly need is for our church budget! I am so thankful for God blessing us in these ways! I am thankful that we have a church family that remains faithful even during a very busy summer! Thank you for loving God and expressing it through your worship of Him and your giving to Him! Please continue to be faithful because there is so much ministry to be done in and through our church family.
Also, just want to remind you that our three summer discipleship classes start on July 8th. There will be info in this newsletter to help you understand what classes are being offered. Also, please know that if you have kids, they will participate in a fun and informative time designed just for them. Get signed up and come as much as you can and continue to grow in the Lord!!
I am so optimistic about the future of Oakhill! God has blessed us, is blessing us, and is going to continue to bless us!! Like I have said many times in the past, “as God moves we need to move with Him.” It is apparent that God is moving so I would ask you to join me in prayer to ask God to show us how it is that we need to move with Him. We must pray and believe with our whole heart that God is going to use us to continue to share the Gospel with those around us. And I am also convinced that we need to be a church that is marked by the clear and understandable preaching of the Word of God. The world does not need our opinions, they need the truth of God’s Word!! Let’s keep our eyes on Jesus and desire with our whole hearts to be used for His glory here in Evansville and around the world!!
I love you and I love being your pastor!
