Success Stories: December 18, 2024

Glencoe church of Christ, Alabama: Keith Ritchie (evangelist) reports, “Yesterday we set up another Bible study for this week. This makes three ongoing Bible studies and two prospective studies in the near future. We also had visitors who seemed interested in the work at Glencoe and showed interest in being a part of it. Our Kingdom Kids worksheet was presented and will be handed out at the beginning of the year.”

Central church of Christ, Saraland, Alabama: David Dixon (preacher) reports, “In February, we will host our area-wide lectureship, ‘Spiritual Enrichment,’ a tradition that began more than 25 years ago with V.P. Black and Billy Lambert. Much of our energy is going toward preparing for that event. Although the holidays cause everyone’s stress levels to be higher than normal, evangelism remains our focus. Cards, calls, and visits continue. When we have visitors (which seems to be happening more frequently than it did before we hosted the seminar), we try to roll out the red carpet. We are distributing baskets as needed. However, I have to admit that more than ever before, I feel like more and more of the load is falling on me, the preacher. I do not believe this is an indication of a loss of interest in evangelism. In fact, I know it is not that. When our brother Clifford Newell passed away at the end of October, the lost left a huge hole here at Central—a loss we cannot even measure. He did so much visiting and calling, and it would be hard for one person to pick up all the slack. Much of that has fallen to me. Another elder is in poor health as well. It feels as though a depression has fallen over us as a congregation. If my calculations are correct, the thing that will boost our spirits right now would be a few Bible studies resulting in conversions. I believe God will provide what we need to glorify Him. I am asking all who read this report to pray for the Central church of Christ.”

Highland Park church of Christ, Muscle Shoals, Alabama: Andrew Myhan (deacon) reports, “One of our members who is shut-in has a daughter who takes care of her. The daughter has been studying Back to the Bible with one of our sisters for the last few weeks. She decided this week to be immersed for the remission of sins. We request prayers for her and her mother.”

Hatton church of Christ, Alabama: Chris Miller (preacher) reports, “Hatton elders continue to lead the congregation in our One Mission effort. We are praying about the challenges put before us every week as well as for those we are trying to reach. We are seeing more and more first-time visitors; our young adult group has exploded in number and interest in evangelism. It is exciting to see the change in the climate of the congregation as the younger generation wants to be active in fulfilling the Great Commission. We are currently working with several prospects, and we hope to set up studies soon.”

Petersville church of Christ, Florence, Alabama: Adam Richardson (preacher) reports, “Petersville had four visitors this Sunday, including one family looking for a church home. They were invited to lunch, and we will follow up. A group lunch is planned for the start of the year to encourage new members and discuss growth steps for them. We sent compassion cards to six families.”

Malvern church of Christ, Arkansas (remote): David Burruss (preacher) reports, “We continue to send compassion cards and are currently working on thank-you letters for those who attended the community supper. Additionally, we have launched a new project by providing a blessing box for needy people. We hope this project will provide support for the community while also giving us the opportunity to share the Gospel.”

Rison church of Christ, Arkansas: Keden Shrum (preacher) reports, “We have a new contact as a result of sending House to House Heart to Heart in our community. Felicia requested a Bible study after she received issues of it at home. We are looking forward to seeing where this will lead.”

Windsor church of Christ, Colorado: Lucas Stephens (member) reports, “We had great worship at Windsor this past Sunday. We finished our last study of Back to the Bible and trained the congregation in an HTHSOE lesson. We will complete our sermon series on HTH this coming Sunday. We sent out 80 cards to prospects, and we are at the end of our transition period for sending cards. We have several other prospects lined up, and we have scheduled visits for our current prospects to begin their transition phase. We continue to hold weekly coordinator meetings, ensuring proper planning and execution of our evangelism plan.”

Margaret Street church of Christ, Milton, Florida: Troy Spradlin (preacher) reports, “We received four more contacts from the congregation this week, bringing our current total to 30 (slowly but surely). We mailed 70 cards this past week. We had our second compassion card writing session and are still working out some of the logistics. Our coordinators are getting better organized and more efficient. We wrote 88 cards for nine souls on our “Love Our Neighbors Now List” (Prospects).  We had one BTTB study that has completed Book 2 and the BTTB Survey. We are ready to start Book 3 this week! We also have one study progressing through Believe the Bible. We continued our ‘Congregational Coaching’ lessons during the evening service on ‘The Transition Visit.’ I also presented and set up our new accountability board for the congregation. Our Visitor Welcoming Teams meeting was postponed until next Sunday when we will organize and implement this part of the ministry.”

Niceville church of Christ, Florida: Joe Palmer (preacher) reports, “We sent out 25 cards this week. We had one study. We had two local visitors on Sunday. This week, we have been working with a couple who have fallen away. We will have our first community outreach of 2025 on January 12, ‘Bring a Friend Day.’ We are going to mail cards out and give flyers to our friends and co-workers.”

Rabun County church of Christ, Georgia (remote): McKinley Pate (preacher) reports, “We are still seeing good attendance in Rabun County. After the baptism of Josh and his wife AJ, this Sunday their entire family was at Bible class for the first time since they began coming in September. We also welcomed back a young couple who were former members. About two weeks ago, we reported that a couple had started coming back to services. This past Sunday they officially placed membership. We continue to have other visitors and see our numbers in the high twenties and low thirties. To God be the Glory.”

Lafayette church of Christ, Georgia: Jesse Teague (deacon) reports, “We met last night to send compassion cards. Group 2 was well represented, but it was hard to get a good count because we were also making holiday baskets for our shut-ins and widows. Dozens of people were helping as Seeker and Keeper activities were going on simultaneously. Is that even legal? We also hope to have opportunities to start Bible studies. They are brewing, but they are just not yet ready.”

Eatonton church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Roderick Coney (preacher) reports, “We sent out compassion cards to two people. We continue to teach the congregation from the Growing in Christ book on Wednesday. We had a holiday party at Brother Mills’ house, and one of our contacts showed up. We will be meeting later this week to go over the checklist with Brother Mills, and he also has an ongoing Bible study with a gentleman.”

Woodstock church of Christ, Georgia: Matt Amos (preacher) reports, “Our congregation attended the Sunabella of Towne Lake Assistant Living devotional on Sunday. Thirteen non-Christians attended. During the Woodstock, Georgia, Community Christmas Parade, our congregation handed out flyers regarding Pancake Day at WCOC. We had 12 visitors on Pancake Day. One of those visitors returned to visit us on Sunday morning, and we took them to lunch that afternoon.  We sent 15 compassion cards and created six New Mover cards. Seven non-Christian visitors attended our Sunday morning service. We had one Bible study last week.”

Cartersville church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Charles Harris (regional trainer) reports, “We continue to gradually increase the evangelistic culture here at Cartersville. More responses are coming from our efforts with compassion cards and new movers. A new convert will have a Bible study with her boyfriend beginning this coming Wednesday. In our next Thursday evening Soul Winners Class, we will discuss how to teach BTTB Book 3 more effectively.”

Honolulu church of Christ, Hawaii: Tagiilima Esene (preacher) reports, “We continue our ongoing studies with six souls. Please pray for Sage; he has completed the study and is aware of the teachings of Christ. Please pray for Juju and Moni; they have also completed their study and know how to obey the Gospel. Please pray for Dori; she finished Back to the Bible and is very near the Kingdom. Lastly, our church building will need major repairs. Please pray for us during this time as we strive to make the right decisions.”

West Hammond church of Christ, Indiana: Robert Webster (preacher) reports, “Some of our new converts are already being trained and used in worship. I plan to contact a regional trainer today for guidance in making our program more effective.”

Highland Village church of Christ, Bloomington, Indiana: Mark Stauffer (elder) reports, “We are continuing to train our members and working to maintain support by the congregation is encouraging. We are starting a new converts’ class in January. The responses to the compassion cards are better than we expected. The depth of appreciation expressed by our prospects is a blessing. It motivates us to keep on showing the love of Christ and seeking the good soil.”

Lagrange church of Christ, Indiana (remote): Wayne Poe (elder) reports, “We provided Christmas food for eight families yesterday, and that went well. We look forward to adding them to our contact list and sending cards to them. I hope to add more coordinators this week. This is a busy time of the year, and we are thankful for busy people who are willing to work.”

Judah church of Christ, Bloomington, Indiana: Joe Moon (preacher) reports, “We finished the second book of Back to the Bible this week. Hopefully, we will get caught up on compassion cards and our evangelism table next week. We plan on implementing those soon.”

Beloit church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Dustin Dougherty (regional trainer) reports, “Good evening brother, this last Sunday I met with the congregation in Ransom, Kansas. I surely enjoy meeting with them several times a year. They are not a big group, but neither are most of the congregations in western Kansas. We had a good fellowship following services, and I talked to them about evangelism and the possibility of helping them with that effort in the near future. At Beloit, we are still making plans and preparing to implement several new evangelism procedures and rework some we have been using. To God be all glory and honor.”
Madisonville church of Christ, Kentucky: Don Killough (deacon) reports, “We continue sending the compassion cards; 136 will be sent this week. We rejoiced this morning that we had one come forward to be restored. She was on our prospect list. We have five new people this week on our prospect list, with the focus being on restoration.”

Central church of Christ, Paducah, Kentucky: Adam Faughn (preacher) reports, “This week, we had a second Bible study using the Visualized Bible Study with Austin. The contact is eager to watch these videos, and she obviously knows more about the Bible than she thought she did, so she is very encouraged. The third study is scheduled for this week. Additionally, Mikal Hutchison’s mother has been visiting with him, and she has agreed to a study scheduled for later this week. We pray for God’s Word to touch these hearts. Our final card-writing team of 2024 met Sunday evening. We are taking these final two Sundays to reshuffle and reevaluate so we can begin 2025 efficiently and seek to be even more effective in the Lord’s service.”

La Plata church of Christ, Maryland (remote): Eric Sykes (regional trainer) reports, “We wrote 50 compassion cards this week. Five members attended the advanced teacher training class; we started training on Lesson 3 of BTTB last week. Six people attended the new convert training classes last week. In the young men’s training class, seven brothers studied about accountability. Thirteen members attended the video of the week training class last week. This week’s training class will be on ‘The Truth about Modesty.’ Five families are on this week’s visitation schedule. We have five prospects on the compassion card mailing list. We request prayers as we strive to evangelize our community, and as we work to schedule Bible studies with four specific people. We appreciate all prayers as we strive to evangelize our community.”

East Flushing church of Christ, New York (remote): Clarence Jenkins (preacher) reports, “After worship service, we watched the HTHSOE YouTube video, ‘Introduction: Three Key Roles.’ The visitor that we had from Florida started a Bible study this week. We had two long-time visitors at the worship service. Our metrics thus far for December include eight visitors, ten prospects, nine visits, and nine Bible studies. We appreciate all prayers.”

Linville Forest church of Christ, Kernersville, North Carolina: Kelly Brown (preacher) reports, “Caleb Hudson, one of our young adults, was baptized Sunday morning during the invitation to accept God’s grace. We are thankful for Caleb’s desire to search for the truth and his sincere obedience to God’s plan. Caleb fits in well with our group, and we look forward to his efforts to bring others to Christ. This evening, we had another baptism during Matt Hare’s Thursday night young adult group meeting. Jovani Cline responded to God’s redeeming plan! Grace Shipman, one of our young adults, brought Jovani to Christ by studying with him for several months. Then she turned him over to Matthew, and when he finished the study, she encouraged him to commit. Our young adults are successfully spreading the word to their friends!”

New Concord church of Christ, Ohio: Terry Townsend (preacher) reports, “Our new mover teams have been given their new assignments and have begun distributing baskets (10 in all). We pray that this effort will result in some prospects. I plan to preach a sermon about evangelism on the first Sunday of 2025, and I hope to rekindle the fire for evangelism by challenging every family to win one soul to Christ in the New Year: ‘One Goal-One Soul!’”

Streetsboro church of Christ, Ohio: Ralph Price (preacher) reports, “We had two baptisms last week! We had been studying with this husband and wife for a few weeks. They went through the whole process. They started out on our compassion card list. We took them out to lunch when they visited and set up a Bible study with them. And now they have obeyed the Gospel.”

Coweta church of Christ, Oklahoma: Keno Shrum (regional trainer) reports, “Last week, I preached on a specific aspect of sharing the Gospel: Lifestyle Evangelism. Part of how we teach is through our words and actions. If we live as Christ would have us to, doors will be opened to obtain Bible studies much easier because those in the world see that we are different. How? We are joyful. We are content. Robert has been working to get a study for some time with Phillip. He finally agreed to come to Bible class this Wednesday. He is going to come two hours early, and we are going to go through Lesson 1 of Back to the Bible with him. He has a lot of questions and objections that he has presented to Robert; however, as taught in the HTHSOE seminar, we will stick closely to the curriculum and address his questions and objections at a later date if they are not resolved through the studies in Lessons 1, 2, and 3.”

Sullivan Village church of Christ, Lawton, Oklahoma: Steven Hill (preacher) reports, “We had two visitors recently, and we set up Bible studies with both men. After studying the three books of Back to the Bible, they were both baptized into Christ on Friday. Both showed up Sunday morning for the new converts’ class, and both of them stayed after services for the fellowship meal. In fact, all six of our new converts were at services. Four were in the new converts class, and we give God all the glory for these precious souls. We also have another man who has visited twice, and we are hopeful that we will set up a study with him soon as well. He is active-duty military stationed here at Fort Sill. We appreciate all prayers for these efforts.”

York church of Christ, Pennsylvania: Mark Raschke (deacon) reports, “We have continued to greet visitors each week with visitor bags, and we collect their contact information. We always follow up with compassion cards written by several members who participate in sending them. We also follow up by visiting our prospects, and Fred and Pam have been conducting studies with some who are interested.”

Union church of Christ, South Carolina (remote): Terry Hale (preacher) reports, “One of our new converts brought a visitor Sunday. Hopefully, we can start a study soon. We request prayers for Mitch as we continue to study Book 3 and for all our other studies. We will conduct training for our workers this Friday.”

Cookeville church of Christ, Tennessee: Jonathan Medley (deacon) reports, “The last week has been one of continuing organization and structuring different aspects of the program. We had our 3-month follow-up Zoom call with Rob.  We talked through some of the strategy and got several of our questions answered.  We are working this week on getting the congregation registered with the New Movers Program. We had a lady visit Sunday morning that lives very close to the church building.  She had visited several other churches in the area and said she was needing to ‘get back into church’.  After our Sunday morning worship, she said this is where she needed to be.  We will add her to the Prospect List for this coming week.”

Ocoee Street church of Christ, Tennessee: R.E. Vann (elder) reports, “This week presented us with an opportunity with a new mover to our area, so we adjusted our training lessons covering new movers and compassion cards. Our shepherds reacted quickly and divided the congregation into two compassion card teams and assigned a coordinator. This new couple was welcomed with a spaghetti gift basket, and cards will begin this week. The visit was well received; this was the first of many prospects! We are reminding members to complete their Bookmarks (which we refer to as Love My Neighbor cards) and pray, pray, pray.”

Hebron church of Christ, McMinnville, Tennessee: Derrick Stiles (preacher) reports, “The past two weeks have been very fruitful. We have sent out an additional 70 compassion cards. It seems this comes in phases as we are seeing more spiritual growth versus church growth. The new convert class has seen new interest and growth. Current Bible studies going on right now are about spiritual growth and not new converts. However, we have had family and also individuals who visited services, and we are working toward transitioning into a soul-saving Bible study. We request prayers for the Lord’s church at Hebron as we continue to grow.”

Rivergate church of Christ, Madison, Tennessee: Doug Tooley (preacher) reports, “We had a baptism on Sunday morning. We had 11 visitors on Sunday. We had a meal after service, and several of our visitors stayed. On Sunday night, we held a youth devotional at our house. One of our neighbors came with two children. They are on my list. We made two visits last week.”

White Oak church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee (remote): John McGiffin (preacher) reports, “We have a Bible study scheduled for Monday with the most recent return visitor. We produced a prospect list for the congregation and handed it out. People will be sending compassion cards. We continue to work on the model with those on the list. We plan to have another door-knocking soon. Our next project is to design a yard sign. We plan to have members place signs in their yards soliciting anyone interested in Bible studies. For the first time in six years, we will have a Gospel Meeting in February. Details will follow soon.”

Hillcrest church of Christ, Springfield, Tennessee: Tim Taylor (associate preacher) reports, “We had another baptism this week!  J.M. made this decision after much consideration and study. He had some questions in his mind about the condition of his soul and wanted assurance and peace of mind for his eternity. We are thankful for his decision and good and honest heart, and we pray that others will follow his example.”

Mountain Creek church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Michael Tomshack (elder) reports, “On Sunday, we held our inaugural ‘Invite a Friend Day’ as part of our School of Evangelism Program, which commenced this year. A few families who had received cards have attended, and we will visit them in January. We engaged in an initial face-to-face introduction to a contact by the visitation teams to mitigate the initial tension experienced during a visit. Due to the challenges of coordinating schedules during the Christmas season, three of our Bible studies have been temporarily suspended. One study activity continues, having concluded Lesson 3 and delving into insightful questions regarding her search for truth. Each extended study is tailored to the individual’s background and worldview. For instance, an individual previously believed the teachings of a person who appeared to be biblical, but now that person has been proven to be in error. Recognizing the error can create a pause for deeper exploration. In this instance, we are fostering the trust that should be placed in the Bible rather than human potential biases. Lord willing, her baptism will be reported next week.”

West Fayetteville church of Christ, Tennessee: Steve Jefferson (elder) reports, “Steve Miller brought two lessons from Book 3 of Back to the Bible. We also had a three-month review on Zoom with Rob Whitacre that was very informative, helpful, and encouraging. We are still moving forward with sending compassion cards. As of today, we have sent about 520 cards to 14 different contacts. We have four prospects that will be moving to our transition list. We also have two Bible studies in progress.”

Fruitvale church of Christ, Texas: Carl McCann (elder) reports, “This past week, we had the opportunity to help one of our contacts, Chris Freese, work on his truck. We are starting Book 2 of Back to the Bible with him soon. We also used Book 1 of BTTB with four new souls: Mary, Paul, Belinda, and Barbra Lee. We also set up a Bible study with one of our visitors, Linda Moon, who said she has never been a church member and wants to know more about what it means. We delivered three new movers’ baskets to some of our new movers, and we added their names to the compassion card ministry. We continue to work on the model by doing follow-up work, making visits, writing compassion cards, and doing Bible studies. We appreciate all prayers for receptive hearts to the Gospel among our current studies.”

Covington church of Christ, Tennessee: Wayne Dalrymple (elder) reports, “Our members are definitely our best source of contacts. This Sunday, members brought two contacts, and we turned them into prospects. On Sunday morning, Sandy came to the front during the invitation song. Sandy is the husband of one of our members, Mary. Sandy said he used to attend the Baptist church, but he wants to ‘join our church.’ Mike Rogers and Andy Whaley will be studying with him soon. On Sunday evening, Josh, the brother of our member, Doresha, came to the service to ask for financial assistance. I told him that we always want to have a Bible study before we help anyone financially because we care about people spiritually even more than we care about them physically. He agreed to study after the service. We only studied part of BTTB Book 1, but he will come back Wednesday evening to finish it during our Bible class time. We pray God will give the increase as we plant and water the seed of the Kingdom in these two hearts. We are also prospecting others. One is Coy, a friend of my daughter, Anna Kate. He has had a serious surgery recently, so we wrote many cards and prepared a gift basket for him and his family. Logan and Lauren used to attend our services; Logan’s parents are members here. Their son is about to have a serious surgery. We write cards and do other things to let them know we care about them. We pray this will show them how much God’s people care for them and that they will decide to return to the family of God.”

Blackman church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (remote): Brian McCord reports, “We had to split the last video into two parts due to its length. We watched the first part yesterday and will watch the final part on Sunday. We will then be ready for the leadership meeting.”

Chapel Hill church of Christ, Tennessee: Matt Jones (deacon) reports, “Things are still progressing. Isaac continues to deliver sermons related to what is needed to follow Christ. We met as a coordinator team recently to reflect on the year. We want to add a few more tools after the holidays to help supplement our new mover and visitor outreach efforts. One of these will be a look ahead to the next three months that can be sent out on a regular basis to those who visited us at previous events. We think this will be a tool that will prove beneficial. We continue to seek the lost.”

Rome church of Christ, Lebanon, Tennessee (remote): David Oxley (elder) reports, “We continued our study of Back to the Bible on Sunday, beginning with Book 2. We will meet this week on Tuesday for our advanced class. We are currently working on three prospects.”

McKenzie church of Christ, Tennessee: Randall McAdams (elder) reports, “We just handed out our third week cards to 18 contacts yesterday. We were happy to have a visitor yesterday who has visited our Community Kitchen several times and has received our compassion cards in the past. We are praying that these December cards will reach homes that need some Christmas cheer and comfort, as it can be a lonely time for some.”

Free Will church of Christ, Gainesboro, Tennessee (remote): Andrew Scott (preacher) reports, “In January 2025, I plan on doing more training lessons using all the training cards and the evangelism model. Last week, we made two new contacts who are new movers to the community! We have flooded them with cards. We pray that they will be back to services soon. Yesterday, we rejoiced with another restoration. We are looking forward to another year of growth in 2025. To God be the glory. God bless you all.”

Roanoke church of Christ, Texas: Caleb Rutherford (preacher) reports, “Joey preached part of the John 4 series, and I delivered a training session in the evening about greeting visitors. We also had our monthly EDP (elders, deacons, preachers) meeting on Sunday and discussed the timeline we plan to use regarding the SOE. Again, that is the first of the year. We also introduced our new compassion card groups to the deacons who are our leaders in each of their respective groups. We have a lot of hard workers here at Roanoke, and I am so excited for the upcoming months.”

Colleyville church of Christ, Texas: John Garza (regional trainer) reports, “Sunday we had two new visitors. For a congregation not on a main road, it has been very encouraging to have members bring family and friends. Now we will write cards for two more people, along with the seven others who are already receiving cards. In the next week, we plan to visit two people, and Lord willing, we will set a date for dinner with them, or possibly arrange a Bible study. We already have six Bible studies taking place, and two new studies will begin in 2025. Even though we are just starting the program, the congregation is excited, and we look forward to 2025 and soul winning.”

Howe church of Christ, Texas: Aaron Alsbrook (preacher) reports, “We continue to be prayerful about our start date scheduled for January 5. The Eldership is evaluating potential members to head up each area of the School of Evangelism work. Although many members are doing the encouraging portions of evangelism, it will be great to mobilize the congregation toward the same goal of seeking and saving those souls that are lost.”

Northern Oaks church of Christ, San Antonio, Texas: Mel Hutzler (elder) reports, “We have great news to report. We had two baptisms recently. Richard Noriega was baptized Friday evening, and Ozzy was baptized Saturday evening. Both of these men are from the HOW Foundation. We appreciate Anthony Castillo for studying with them and for the encouragement these men give each other. Both of these men received Bibles from Northern Oaks, along with tracts and other religious reading materials. Whenever there is a baptism, we are filled with joy, encouragement, and fellowship!”

Hondo church of Christ, Texas (remote): Andrew Patterson (preacher) reports, “We are still sending cards and training on Back to the Bible. We got a response card from one of our prospects this week!
Craig has a Bible study planned with the couple who visited a few weeks ago!”

Wheeler church of Christ, Texas: Garrett English (preacher) reports, “I had a great call with Keno Shrum last week to discuss ways we can improve. We plan to ask for studies with our hot contacts over the next few weeks. After that, we plan to set a bi-weekly day to make follow-up visits to those who have received cards from us.”

West Side church of Christ, Salem, Virginia: Jeff Durham (elder) reports, “The West Side family rallied on short notice to show care and compassion to a family whose father was hospitalized with a brain tumor. This family was from about 100 miles away, with no local contacts in our area. The son is a faithful Gospel preacher from a different state, but none of his family are church members. Several hospital visits were made, compassion cards were delivered to him, and financial assistance was provided for their hotel stay. We will continue mailing cards to the father’s rehab facility and home. We pray this opens a door for a study with this family back in their hometown.”

Culpeper church of Christ, Virginia (remote): Dave Calvert (elder) reports, “We will finish showing the evangelism videos to the congregation this coming Sunday. The School of Evangelism sermons, taken from John chapter 4, will then start from the pulpit the following week. More members have been providing positive responses to our request for help with specific evangelism areas. Many members have provided feedback, saying that they are inviting people, talking to people about having Bible studies, visiting sick members, and taking food and gifts to members that are shut in.”

Peninsula church of Christ, Hampton, Virginia: Ben Phillips (preacher) reports, “We had a couple visiting from the community who had found us online. We gave them a visitor bag, sat with them, and added them to our card list. This is a common occurrence for us here as our website, which is not the fanciest, but we try to keep it updated, and our Google Business listing tend to drive people our way. This couple is looking for a church home. We appreciate prayers for them. We also gave our members another batch of invitation cards yesterday afternoon. We continue to encourage members to use these. We continue to prospect one visitor since the AMC event. We continue to do follow-up, seek studies, and encourage the congregation to actively provide contacts.”

Williamsburg church of Christ, Virginia: Jim Bishop (elder) reports, “This week, we had two local visitors, a mother and daughter, who just moved to Williamsburg. We also completed our monthly door-knocking; the team knocked on 15 doors and made six follow-up visits. May God soften the hearts of those who are lost and give each of the congregations striving to spread the Gospel opportunities to glorify God through their efforts.”