Success Stories: December 3, 2025

Welcome, Gray church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Keith Dixon (preacher) reports, “A couple of months ago, we enrolled in HTHSOE, using the remote option after attending the seminar at the Warner Robins church of Christ. We just completed the video series and will begin the curriculum on Sunday. We already have five prospects, and we have started sending compassion cards. We appreciate all prayers.”

Glencoe church of Christ, Alabama: Keith Ritchie (evangelist) reports, “We are looking forward to having an elder/coordinators meeting this coming Sunday at Glencoe. We are also getting ready for the new year and trying to wrap up this year with excitement. Glencoe had one prospect visit with us on Sunday, and we should have a Bible study this week. Our college/young adults’ class has steady attendance on Sunday mornings, and it seems to be growing a little at a time. Door knocking will resume in January with a new plan. The eldership will challenge the congregation in various areas and ways. Stepping outside our comfort zone equals growth. We ask for continued prayers for the work. To God be the glory!”

Fayette church of Chris, Alabama: Josh Taylor (deacon) reports, “We had a tremendous food drive. It is one of the best opportunities for us to reach out to our community. We had each individual who came to our food drive fill out a contact card. Before we started, we gave instructions to our members who assisted in the effort to focus on the basics of contact information AND to ask one question: ‘Are you interested in a Bible study.’ Those who were interested would be contacted in the coming weeks to follow up on that effort. I am glad to say that this method produced 28 contacts who said they were interested in a Bible study, and one study has already been set up through this effort. Please pray that these studies prove effective. May God be glorified through these efforts.”

Hatton church of Christ, Town Creek, Alabama: Chris Miller (preacher) reports, “Our efforts the past few weeks have focused on those needing food help through the holidays and also on issues created by the government not being funded. We are continually looking for open doors and opportunities as we hope for new studies. Card groups are having great participation, and we hope to end this year strong with God’s blessing through more conversions.”

Central church of Christ, Saraland, Alabama: David Dixon (preacher) reports, “Prayers have worked! William Powell, son of some of our first converts from the program, has improved exponentially! He is still in the hospital, and there are still unanswered questions, but his improvement has really shocked everyone. Continue praying! We are continuing to seek opportunities for Bible studies. We have had numerous visitors over the last few weeks. Our new converts class is popular, to say the least. Our outreach efforts are continuing to provide contacts. We are prayerful about the future!”

Petersville church of Christ, Florence, Alabama: Adam Richardson (preacher) reports, “Petersville is planning for our outreach event this Saturday, and many members are involved in the event. Framing it as a community outreach with evangelistic potential is key. We sent 37 compassion cards last week and had four visiting families on Sunday. One contact has been drifting from a previous church and has been struggling with backsliding. We will try to encourage and strengthen this contact’s faith as much as we can.”

Creekwood church of Christ, Mobile, Alabama: Tucker Presley (preacher) reports, “Our update is brief this week. We still have one Bible study ongoing, and I am still trying to set up another study. Each week, we continue to send compassion cards. We have had a lot of visitors lately, but most have been travelers coming through for the holidays. We are ready to deliver the 20 new movers’ baskets that we have assembled.”

Hartselle church of Christ, Alabama: Justin Smith (preacher) reports, “We have had more baptisms in 2025 than the four other years I have been here combined. We are hopeful for a few more before the year is over. Our congregation has baptized someone every month this year, which is very encouraging! We have three Bible studies currently ongoing. In the new year, we expect to transition more of our contacts into prospects as we lean more into our prospecting efforts. God is visibly using the church in Hartselle to accomplish His will!”

Rison church of Christ, Arkansas: Keden Shrum (preacher) reports, “We had another blessed worship on Sunday! A couple of months ago, we went through BTTB Books 1 and 2 with a family that had been visiting with us. We tried several times to schedule the third study, but each time, they had a reason not to study. They had not returned to worship since then, but Sunday morning, they were here again. We talked about finishing the study, and they said they still want to, so Lord willing, we will be able to get that done soon. We also had another visitor who recently moved to town. I have invited him on several occasions, and he finally accepted the invitation. He is a good young man, but he considers himself agnostic. After the worship service and lunch, he said he would be open to having a study. We plan to have him over for supper soon and will begin with the first lesson of Believe the Bible. Additionally, Care Team A met on Sunday and worked on compassion cards for our visitor and for a community member undergoing chemotherapy.”

Mountain Home church of Christ, Arkansas: Joshua Adams (preacher) reports, “The Lord still blessed us with a full Sunday. We welcomed many visitors—both family members of our church family and several from the community—and we rejoiced when a couple who had been away from the church for some time chose to place membership. Though they moved here in 2018, they had never joined a local organization, so we are grateful to see them take this step toward renewal and commitment. We are also looking forward to our Friends and Neighbors Holiday Meal this Saturday. Many members and their neighbors have already signed up, and we are prayerful and excited about blessing families in need and using this opportunity to open doors for Gospel conversations. Because of the holiday, our compassion card group took Sunday night off, but only after working diligently throughout the month to ensure no cards were missed this week—a wonderful display of quiet, steady service. To cap off the day, our fifth Sunday brought a youth-led evening service. Thirteen young men led us in prayers, songs, and Scripture readings, and three delivered devotionals. Their growth, confidence, and willingness to serve give us great encouragement. We are thankful for every evidence of God’s work among us, and we are hopeful as we close out the year with renewed energy, unity, and open doors.”

Margaret Street church of Christ, Milton, Florida: Troy Spradlin (preacher) reports, “We have many transition visits to make! We have been consistent in gaining contacts and sending compassion cards. Now, we need to do a better job of following up on all the prospects. It seems that learning which areas need improvement for implementing the Evangelism Model has been a recurring theme throughout 2025. At first, there was difficulty with making contacts. Now, we are more efficient and covering it well. Then there was a deficiency in greeting visitors. We have since improved in that area. Today, the challenge is visitation. If the pattern holds, I am confident we will soon improve in this department as well. It takes considerable time to change a congregation’s culture! Our current 2025 Year-to-Date Accountability Board numbers are: 346 Total Contacts received; 85 Total Visitors; 266 Neighbors (Prospects whom we have loved and/or studied with); 80 Bible studies (total completed); 2380 Compassion Cards sent; two Restorations, and 19 Baptisms.”

Stuart church of Christ, Florida: Tom Neth (deacon) reports, “We rejoice with the angels as we had a new babe in Christ this Sunday.  We are continuing to roll out the process and train our members.  We have five active bible studies and will send another 100 compassion cards to prospects.”

Niceville church of Christ, Florida: Joe Palmer (preacher) reports, “This week, we rejoiced to see one more soul give his life to God. One of our challenges has been getting people to see themselves as evangelists and develop an evangelistic culture. I have been praying, working, teaching, and encouraging people, and God has blessed us. The last five baptisms have come as a result of members of the church making a connection and/or teaching someone who obeyed the gospel. This week, Gary Romero asked to be baptized. Gary is the son of Sharon, who was baptized a couple of weeks ago. Gary, Walter, and Sharon are friends of Steve Martin, a member at Niceville, who has encouraged them and connected them to me. Although Gary had requested baptism, I never want to baptize anyone who does not fully understand the scriptures on this vital subject. I set up an appointment to teach Gary the gospel. I did not want to procrastinate the baptism for three weeks while we went through Back to the Bible. I used a lesson I call ‘Being Saved by the Blood of Jesus.’ It emphasizes the role of Jesus and his blood in our salvation, connecting it to the death of Jesus, the cross, the gospel, and baptism. Gary has been studying, and he already knew he needed to be baptized, but he did not see the full importance of it. He was so receptive, and every scripture opened his eyes to new truths. By the end, he understood and was ready. Gary wanted to be baptized on Sunday, but I talked to him about the importance of not putting it off. It was Wednesday, and only a short time before we would assemble. He went to bring his son so he could see his Dad obey the gospel. Gary was so excited to obey Jesus, and we were all excited, too. I have set up additional studies with Gary, and we are going to go through Back to the Bible. At the same time, Gary’s conversion did not follow our usual flow. I am so excited to see Gary’s faith grow. Tonight, he attended our small group, and we encouraged him to attend and be faithful at worship. Baptism is only the first step in discipleship. This week we had three studies, one baptism, and mailed out eight cards.”

Edgewood church of Christ, Georgia: Mitchell Deering (deacon) reports, “We now have 14 active Bible studies, thanks in large part to the new studies added with the Jones family this week. We sent four compassion cards this week. We had no visitors this Sunday, which limits new prospect opportunities. At this time, we have no prospects available to receive cards, so we need to make finding prospects a key point of focus going forward. The team continues to serve faithfully, and the growth in Bible studies brings encouragement. We are working to rebuild the prospect list through outreach, member referrals, and visitor engagement as we continue supporting each of the 14 active Bible studies.”

Warner Robins church of Christ, Georgia: Damien Walker (evangelist) reports, “We rejoice with heaven as we welcome our new brother in Christ, Anthony Johnson-Figueroa. This Sunday, after our morning service, Anthony decided to be baptized into Christ for the forgiveness of his sins. Please pray for him as we work on integrating him into the Lord’s body through our new convert efforts. We are continuing to learn how to implement the model, but we look forward to pushing forward and working the process more and more.”

Lafayette church of Christ, Georgia: Jesse Teague (deacon) reports, “This week we had our monthly fellowship meal; many stayed and enjoyed a meal, including some visitors. A young man (grandson of a member) and his girlfriend were with us, and they have both been participating in a Bible study. We hope the power of the gospel will permeate their souls. An erring member has been drawn back to her denominational roots, as she feels disrespectful to her deceased husband (she was converted as a widow). She has been shown the truth and wants to do what is right, but she is struggling to make the right decision. We are studying with and praying for her. With visiting family coming in for the holidays, there is always an opportunity for study and encouragement as well. The grandson of a couple at Lafayette was here for the holidays and had been on the brink of obeying the gospel. With encouragement and study with his grandparents and our minister, Logan made the good choice to follow the gospel this week. He lives in the Boca Raton area and will be worshiping with the saints there.”

Cartersville church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Charles Harris (regional trainer) reports, “We rejoice over a soul being restored. We pray that his restoration will encourage other members of his family. We are currently putting together our December Prospect List. We have over 20 new mover and transition visits to make.”

Woodstock church of Christ, Georgia: Matt Amos (preacher) reports, “Woodstock Church of Christ (WCOC) and the Sunabella Assistant Living Facility had approximately six non-Christians at the devotional on Sunday. Our Thanksgiving dinner was a huge success. The Prison Ministry Group received approval from the parents and the youth detention center to conduct three baptisms. We are currently working to get approval to bring in more volunteers and the inflatable baptism pool into the center. The Compassion Card Group created and sent twenty-seven cards. WCOC had ten non-Christian visitors this past Sunday morning worship. We had one Bible study.”

Collinsville-Troy church of Christ, Illinois: Jason Wright (elder) reports, “We had our first winter storm of the year this week. We are trying not to let it slow us down. In November, we made 32 visits and delivered 13 NM baskets for 41 percent. Our follow-up success rate was 63 percent. I began a new study with the Cherry family this week. Book 2 of BTTB is scheduled for Wednesday. The family has not been to a church service in over 20 years. Mr. Cherry wrote a letter to the church asking for help with his car. Someone had told him we were a church that ‘helps people.’ We made multiple visits. One Sunday morning, he slipped in the back to ‘check us out.’ The wife is homebound. We visited and showed her how to livestream. We gave them groceries and formed a plan to help with his car; then he sold it. Now, we are providing rides to services. Since September of last year, God has blessed us with 18 baptisms. Our clothing closet and food giveaways have led to contacts, studies, and a community reputation that we love them. We gave away a visitor bag and conducted two Bible studies. When people know the Lord’s church loves them, great opportunities come their way!”

Judah church of Christ, Bloomington, Indiana:  Joe Moon (preacher) reports, “We continue to have a visiting couple. They have visited for several weeks now and have agreed to a study, but we have not set a date. This past week, we did not mail cards this week, and we made no visits.”

Columbus church of Christ, Kansas: Matt Fowler (member) reports, “I was away from home this past Sunday traveling to Western Kansas. JD, one of my co-workers, was with me, and I have wanted to have a study with him. He came along with me to services at the Sylvia church of Christ where I once served as preacher. He enjoyed the service and the fellowship with the brethren during over potluck meal. We had a good conversation on the way home about the experience. I am hoping to schedule a Bible study date with JD and his wife Kristen soon. Some other members were traveling over the holiday weekend as well. We appreciate all prayers for our efforts, as we also pray for others involved in seeking the lost.”

Beloit church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Dustin Dougherty (regional trainer) reports, “This last Lord’s day, I was in Scott City, Kansas, to teach the adult class and present the morning lesson. They are a very small congregation, in the 10-12 members range. I enjoy visiting with the congregations in southwestern Kansas. We did have a baptism on Wednesday around noon. One of our members had been studying with his granddaughter, Bailey, while she was here for the holiday. They went through the Back to the Bible and Does It Matter booklets together. She made it known that she wanted to be baptized, and after she made the good confession, her grandpa immersed her into Christ. To God be the glory.”

Spring Creek church of Christ, Hickory, Kentucky: David Morse (elder) reports, “We are excited about the participation of our members in our outreach and evangelism efforts. Our Sunday morning lessons are centered on evangelism. This past Sunday, Samuel presented Part 3 of his thoughts taken from John 4. On Sunday evening, the congregation continued our training efforts as we went through the first half of BTTB Book 2. We feel that it is essential for each member to be familiar with the content while also showing them that it is not difficult to have a Bible Study with someone when you have the right tools. We have asked our members to review their bookmarks and create a contact card for anyone on their list whom we can move into the prospect category. We continue to write and send compassion cards. To date, 260 cards have been mailed. As we approach Week 3 of sending cards, we work towards making a follow up contact with those who will have received cards over the three weeks. Our leadership group (elders, deacons, minister, and others) meets each Wednesday for an hour and a half as we work to bring others to Christ. This week, our report includes:  Visitors – Six, Prospects -10, Cards Sent – 260, Bible studies – 3, Baptisms – 1.”

Central church of Christ, Paducah, Kentucky: Adam Faughn (preacher) reports, “On Thanksgiving Day, I received a text from Sam. I have been doing premarital counseling with him and his fiancée recently. She is a Christian, but he is not. In our counseling, we have made sure to keep things encouraging as well as based in Scripture. Last Thursday, Sam texted and said he wanted to talk more about baptism. His fiancée has been studying with him for a long time, but he has some specific questions he wants to study. We are working on a time to do that, and pray it is soon. We would love nothing more than for them to begin their marriage united in Christ!”

Gonzales church of Christ, Louisiana: Patrick Adkins (deacon) reports, “Our final stats for November include eight visitors, four visits, and four baskets delivered. We also sent 166 compassion cards. This month, we have had 13 neighbors/prospects, five Bible studies, and two baptisms. We are praying for a strong finish for the year.”

La Plata church of Christ, Maryland (remote): Eric Sykes (regional trainer) reports, “This week wrote 10 compassion cards. We had five repeat visitors. In preparation for the March 2026 American Mission Campaign, we completed the second of three scheduled ‘Kick-off’ Sunday sermons at the Waldorf church of Christ. It was well received, and the members of the congregation are truly excited about the upcoming AMC. Folks are starting to register, and brothers from both the La Plata and Waldorf congregations are meeting together to develop a plan to make the campaign a success. We appreciate all prayers as we strive to evangelize our communities and strengthen the faith of the saints in our congregations.”

Aberdeen church of Christ, Mississippi: Jonathan Hagar (preacher) reports, “This week, we had nine visitors! We obtained their contact information and will send them invitation cards and ‘come back’ cards. One of the ladies in the church has set up a prison ministry to build contacts, and she hosts Bible studies with the ladies in the prison group each week. So, collectively, the church has three Bible studies (two are group Bible studies) scheduled for this week. We have restocked the Evangelism Table in preparation for the busy season. The mentors are busy checking on members who are sick or missing from services.”

Iuka church of Christ, Mississippi: Sam Glover (preacher) reports, “This week presents an interesting and exciting opportunity. Two of our ladies have started a Bible study with a visitor they have befriended, and I am looking forward to the results from that. The food giveaway we hosted for Thanksgiving presented opportunities as well. We invited one lady in particular who joined us via our live stream (she is disabled and homebound). I will reach out personally to each of the five people who received the items I delivered to them. Off the record, some only seemed interested in getting their food and sending me on my way, but I will reach out nonetheless. The worst they can say is no.”

Samford church of Christ, Steel, Missouri: Kyle Imel (deacon) reports, “We are sending compassion cards to Marie because her father passed away. We were not able to continue any studies from last week this week, but we are hoping to resume next week.”

East Flushing church of Christ, New York (remote): Clarence Jenkins (preacher) reports, “We had four visitors this Sunday. We watched ‘Tips for Evangelism: Training Coordinators.’ Our metrics thus far for and through the month of November were nine baptisms, 20 visitors, 35 prospects, ten Bible studies, and two for our new converts study. We appreciate all prayers.”

Oak Forest church of Christ, Goldsboro, North Carolina: Dennis Mays (elder) reports, “Sunday morning, Lennie delivered our 3rd lesson on John 4. These three lessons have emphasized how effectively and simply Jesus taught others and how He broke the social expectations of the time and taught others that would be shunned by others. As Jesus was evangelistic, so must we be, if we desire to do the will of God and Jesus. Many in our congregation are really ready to start the evangelistic strategies you taught us. As an Eldership we want to ensure the evangelistic outreach this congregation begins successfully spreads the Gospel.  We will pray for all those whom we share God’s Holy Word and ask God to give the increase. On Sunday evening one of our Elders, Ken Sullivan, taught the congregation how we can effectively implement the Compassion Card part of our evangelistic effort. We told the congregation  how Stephanie Williams and April Bearfoot would ensure the correct type and number of Compassion Cards are prepared and sent each week.  We also told the congregation that Chris Phillips would the be the Coordinator of this good supportive part of our evangelism effort  On Sunday there were 13 visitors for our morning worship service.  Seven visitors are Christians. Two of them have been consistently coming in Sunday but have not placed membership. There were two on the visitors who were young children. Four of the visitors who were Christians were from out of town. One of the visitors is currently in a bible study with our preacher and one of our elders. He just completed his second lesson. Please pray for this prospect.”

Abilene church of Christ, Statesville, North Carolina (remote): Gary Dull (preacher) reports, “Each week, we have no less than three people on our hot prospect list who will receive our compassion cards. We have managed to set up a room as our own House to House Heart to Heart headquarters. It is equipped with two large white boards for our compassion cards list. We found it helpful to provide instructions for the cards and suggestions for what to write. This room also houses our new movers’ supplies.”

Glendale Street church of Christ, Newton, North Carolina (remote): Dayle Taylor (minister) reports, “Of the six active Bible study sessions with Back to the Bible, three of the prospects were in attendance Sunday. One erring member was restored Sunday, and another seeks prayers. Prayers continue and are requested for her full restoration. We mailed ten Compassion Cards to one sister who recently had surgery, and we also sent cards to her erring son.”

Concord church of Christ, New Concord, Ohio: Terry Townsend (preacher) reports, “The elders have made some changes to our New Mover efforts. For the foreseeable future, cards will be sent to every new mover in our area, inviting them to services. Sixteen cards were signed by the elders and minister and mailed out early this week. A list of everyone from the community who attended our annual Thanksgiving Meal was handed out to our members on Sunday, and they were encouraged to send a card to each of those individuals, thanking them for coming and inviting them to church service.”

Alkire Road church of Christ, Grove City, Ohio: Tony Dunnagan (member) reports, “We had four visitors on Sunday, and we composed 53 compassion cards. We just added 30 contacts from our food pantry effort to begin prospecting on Sunday. We are making about 20 transition visits.”

Coweta church of Christ, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma: Keno Shrum (regional trainer) reports, “Jamie and I are in Hawaii this week. One of the points in our HTHSOE curriculum encourages us to start gospel conversations. On Monday evening, we went to a restaurant on the Big Island, Hawaii. While dining, we started visiting with a family at the table next to us. We learned the young couple with two children was from Oahu, Hawaii, and the lady with them was his mother. She was from Flatwoods, Kentucky. We steered the conversation toward God, and the young couple mentioned they have been looking for a church home. We shared with them the information for the Honolulu church of Christ and contacted Tagiilima Esene, the preacher and one of our regional trainers at HTHSOE. We pray he will be able to make contact with them and begin a study. In March, I will be back in Flatwoods, Kentucky, for a Continuing Education Workshop. We hope to meet with the mother for dinner while there and introduce her to Nathan Adkins, an elder at the Flatwoods church of Christ. Through this gospel conversation, contacts were made that will prayerfully lead to studies. In Coweta, we are getting ready for a Continuing Education Workshop in a couple of weeks. The training will be beneficial for re-motivation as well as practical application of the HTHSOE curriculum.”

Owasso church of Christ, Owasso, Oklahoma: David Combs (elder) reports: “We closed out the month of November with these stats: Visitors-11, Prospects-8, Visits made-10, Cards sent-637, Bible Studies-5, Baptisms-0. Our year-to-date stats are as follows: Visitors-73, Prospects-87, Visits made-68, Cards sent-3617, Bible Studies-15, Baptisms-11, and Baptism Goal-18. After services on Sunday, Group 5 met to write compassion cards. Fifteen writers wrote 31 cards. As for our prospects timeline, one is on Week 1, one is on Week 2, and one is on Week 3.”

York church of Christ, Pennsylvania: Mark Rashke (deacon) reports, “One of our recent converts, Matt, brought his grandfather, Perry, with him to worship. We greeted Perry with a visitor bag, and he gave us his contact information. We will send him cards in the coming week. Meanwhile, we also sent cards this week to Chris, a frequent visitor whom we have not seen in a while. We hope we can reach him and assist him with his needs.”

St. Andrews Road church of Christ, Columbia, South Carolina: Jamie Byron (preacher) reports, “This last week we had a baptism! This contact was a co-worker of one of our young members. They went through the Back to the Bible studies, and as they finished Book 3, the coworker wanted to obey the gospel. The video was shown to the congregation on Sunday as the baptism took place on Tuesday. The picture is attached. We also started a new converts class, using the book Growing in Christ, with three attendees. The evangelism table was set up in our lobby and stocked with supplies. After the sermon this Sunday, we had everyone pull out their bookmarks and pray for the names on them.”

Blackman church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (remote): Brian McCord reports, “We will be sending the third week of cards to the two prospects we have and will be making transition visits to them. Hopefully, some of these will transition. We do not currently have any Bible studies, and after this week, we do not have any new prospects for cards. We have attempted transition visits three times. We have tapped out everyone’s bookmarks. We seem to be stalled, but we will meet soon and discuss ways to find more prospects.”

White Bluff church of Christ, Tennessee: Shamron Jackson (elder) reports, “We had ten visitors. We are sending out 244 cards this week. We do not have any new Bible studies as of this Sunday, but we have the potential in the coming week to add two or more. We should start teaching Back to the Biblefrom the pulpit in a week or two. Our members are getting to work, and things are coming together. One of our previous studies ended in another baptism this Sunday. God is great! Elmer Lee was baptized into Christ. He is handicapped, so several men helped to lift him up and put him in the baptistry so he could obey the gospel. We have had four baptisms since mid-October. To God be the glory. The School of Evangelism has given us the tools that we so desperately needed. We have a long way to go, but we are making progress. We appreciate all prayers.”

Freewill church of Christ, Gainesboro, Tennessee (remote): Andrew Scott (preacher) reports, “We have two Bible studies now pending, as we have had to change the dates for some. We continue to send out cards weekly. I am planning on doing some additional congregational training going into the New Year. We have so many new Christians who need to hear those lessons. The members keep giving, and God continues to give us the increase. God bless!”

Cookeville church of Christ, Tennessee: Joshua Kennedy (preacher) reports, “We are continuing to send out compassion cards. No new names have been sent in yet regarding prospects, but we are working with the congregation to try to encourage more participation. We have also had opportunities to have conversations with others whom we invited to worship. We are still working to turn some of our current contacts into studies. We have two currently, but we are unsure as to how those will progress. We are hopeful that those will turn a corner soon! We pray for all who work to safe the lost.”

West Fayetteville church of Christ, Tennessee: Steve Jefferson (elder) reports, “Sunday was a busy day as we had designated it ‘Mission Sunday.’ We had invited eight speakers from some of the works that we support through our mission efforts. One of our visitors was a young lady who had just recently lost her husband. She was invited to worship with us by one of our members who is also a widow. She stayed the whole day and was very encouraged by the warm welcome she received. We have put her at the top of our prospects list and will begin to send cards to her next week.”

Ocoee Street church of Christ, Copperhill, Tennessee: R.E. Vann (elder) reports, “Two Bible studies are still progressing, and another is materializing with the father of one who is currently studying through BTTB. He has been attending for the past several weeks and has been impressed with the love and compassion shown to him and especially to his daughter. We also added another local visitor to our prospect list. Our 2025 Year-to-Date metrics are: 44 Visitors, 63 Love Our Neighbors (Prospects), 999 Compassion cards sent, 58 transition visits made, five Bible studies, four Baptisms (our goal is five), and one Restoration.”

East Main church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Brad Rowley (elder) reports, “We rejoice for the baptism of Bailey Grandstaff, Melissa Stamps, and Daphne Alumbaugh. Bailey is Cole Walker’s sister; they have been studying Back to the Bible. This is an answer to many prayers. Melissa Stamps has been studying with Teresa Mingle and was baptized by Tim Hayes. Daphne is the granddaughter of Roger and Gayle McElroy and was baptized by Jon Mitchell. In November, we wrote sixteen compassion cards, had eight new contacts, delivered six new mover baskets, added five new Bible studies, and continued twenty-two ongoing Bible studies. The elders met with Joshua Knight last month to discuss our social media ministry. There is a younger demographic group that we want to reach. Many of these young people may not walk into our building; however, they will watch a brief video. We appreciate all prayers for guidance and opportunity as we implement these tools into our evangelism ministry. The elders have added a study of Back to the Biblelessons into our 2026 curriculum since it has been several years.”

West Sparta church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Turney (deacon) reports, “We are continuing our Sunday nights in going through Back to the Bible with the congregation. One of our members relayed an encouraging response. She told us, “You made it look so simple and easy. I grabbed the studies and started doing them with my mom!” I thought that was great neat to see. Another study was added without us even realizing it, just by simply promoting the importance and the simplicity of effort!”

Grundy Street church of Christ, Tullahoma, Tennessee: John Duncan (elder) reports, “Many of our members had family members in for the holiday weekend, and our college students were able to worship with us. We are currently sending care cards out to ten prospects, and we mailed 30 cards again last week. We delivered Thanksgiving meals to four families on Thursday. Along with the meals, we provided them with a bulletin and a pamphlet about the church and an invitation card for Grundy Street. We plan to send them cards and invitations to visit with us and pray that Bible studies will come from this effort.”

Arlington church of Christ, Tennessee: Brandon Tibbits (preacher) reports, “We are doing our visits this week and doing our mission Monday, Tuesday, and tonight. We’ve continually had a lot of visitors since doing this. We’ve had someone place membership, but no baptisms yet, but we are still working.”

Chapel Hill church of Christ, Tennessee: Matt Jones (deacon) reports, “We are very busy right now with many things happening around the holiday season. Cards are still going out to contacts on a regular basis. Our community activities are getting good attendance, so many more contacts are being gathered. We still have multiple ongoing Bible studies being conducted by many members in the congregation.”

Mountain Creek church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Michael Tomshack (elder) reports, “We continue to plant the seed, recognizing that there are times when droughts occur, just as there are times when the harvest overwhelms us. We adhere to the drill outlined by the School of Evangelism, never giving up while continuing to seek opportunities to build relationships with those outside the body of Christ.”

McEwen church of Christ, Tennessee: John Jones (preacher) reports, “The congregation has been greatly encouraged by last week’s baptism, and two other studies are nearing completion. We have gone out with holiday fruit baskets to encourage new movers to come visit us. Yesterday we had a young family visit for the first time, and they insisted they would be back next week, even though they were unavailable for lunch. Good things happening!”

Collierville church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Evergarden (evangelist) reports, “This month, we sent a total of 130 cards to seven prospects, and we are slowly gaining involvement from the members as well as planning some events for the community for early next year. We will share more details on that soon.”

Philadelphia church of Christ, Lebanon, Tennessee: Alex DeGraves (associate minister) reports: “We have one study in progress. We are praying that it bears fruit. Additionally, we have some compassion cards to send out to recent visitors.”

Hillcrest church of Christ, Springfield, Tennessee: Tim Taylor (evangelist) reports, “Wesley, who is a great example for others as part of our youth group, responded Sunday morning, asking for prayers and restoration. We are so thankful for his good and honest heart! We had one first-time visitor and one contact card created.”

Birdwell Chapel church of Christ, Cottontown, Tennessee: Kerry England (elder) reports, “Our new converts class is going great! The attendance is good; people are coming who were not previously attending Sunday school. It has been encouraging, and relationships are being built! We made three connections with new movers in November, and we are now sending them compassion cards. We mailed over thirty invitations to our upcoming Pancakes with Santa, and we are discussing ways to improve that event. We have one study this week.”

Rivergate church of Christ, Madison, Tennessee: Doug Tooley (preacher) reports, “We had two visitors on Wednesday night. We had six visitors on Sunday morning and one on Sunday night. Two visitors were taken to eat on Sunday morning. Two visits were made last week. One of our Sunday morning visitors has become a regular and is connected to two of our recent new concerts through work.”

Colleyville church of Christ, Texas:  John Garza (regional trainer) reports, “With the new year coming up, we are analyzing the things we are doing— focusing on improving them to fit our congregation. We are planning to add and train more members to be more effective in the work. Overall, things are great. We have had 14 baptisms this year. We have one Bible study taking place, and she knows that she needs to be baptized for the forgiveness of her sins, and we have 6 people that we are reaching out. Everyone at the congregation is uplifted about the work!”

Roanoke church of Christ, Texas: Caleb Rutherford (preacher) reports, “This past Sunday was Impact Sunday! We have afternoon worship and then focus on evangelistic efforts afterward. Transition Visits were assigned and made, New Movers baskets were delivered, and then Group 2 wrote cards to 5 prospects. We currently have 6 Bible studies going on.”

Granbury Street church of Christ, Cleburne, Texas: Ryan Cowan (deacon) reports, “We are pleased to announce the baptism of Pauline and Paulino Alejos. We were referred to Paulino and his wife by another recent convert, Dewayne. Our elders were able to assist Pauline and Paulino in some immediate needs, which helped result in a Bible study. Clark and Pat witnessed the reaction of Paulino as he realized that he had been ‘lied to by denominational members from the past.’ Paulino and Pauline were excited to learn the truth directly from God’s Word and put their Lord on in baptism!”

Southside church of Christ, Lubbock, Texas (remote): Joshua Hubbard (associate minister) reports: “We have great news! Last week, Vianny Gonzalez, the sister of one of our members, was baptized in Christ. Pedro and Kelcie (pictured) studied with her using Back to the Bible, and she decided she needed to be baptized at the conclusion of the third study. We look forward to continuing to work with her as she grows in Christ. Please pray for her as she begins her walk as a Christian!”

Southwest church of Christ, Austin, Texas: Bryce Mayfield (evangelist) reports, “As the year comes to an end, we are analyzing our evangelism program and seeing where we need to improve. Right now, we are focusing on our new converts. We plan to invite our new converts to the homes of our members for food, study, and relationship building. Our goal is to have them do this once a week with a different member each week until they finish the new convert’s study. While we are getting this organized, we also have several Bible studies underway, including a new one that begins this Wednesday. Also, our card-writing numbers are going up each month, which is so encouraging! May God bless all efforts to reach lost souls, and we pray that God is continuing to be glorified.”

Northern Oaks church of Christ, San Antonio, Texas: Mel Hutzler (elder) reports, “A solid positive came this week when a Christian couple that recently moved here and chose to worship and serve alongside us said, ‘We have been at other congregations, but this is our first time to be involved with evangelism, and we are excited about this.’ We are grateful to have members showing their support and excitement for evangelism. This week, we will conduct several follow-up studies and deliver several new mover baskets. We continue to have visitors, and we are having them come regularly. We have a wayward Christian who has been coming back to visit. The elders will be having those straightforward conversations with them soon. We currently have five Bible studies and seven new convert studies in progress. As well, we are planning our Spring Break evangelism effort. It is not too early to make sure all parts are ready for a great effort such as this.”

Seagoville church of Christ, Texas: Kodie Martin (evangelist) reports, “This Sunday we introduced and handed out 700 invitation cards to our church families so that they could invite those in the community to services. The feedback has been very positive so far, and individuals used the lunch hour to begin passing out cards to waitresses and others already. We also highlighted and taught the congregation about our evangelism table and its contents, and we showed how each item will be a benefit for outreach going forward. This next Sunday, we will begin our transition visits with a sermon and training period. The coordinator is in place, and while there are nerves, we are also excited to begin. One of our prospects, Karen, has been coming regularly. She is undergoing cancer treatment and has told us that the cards have been a blessing for her. We hope to see a study soon. We ended our first month with writing 164 cards to ten prospects. We had two Bible studies and baptisms. We have also made 40 prospects in this first month toward our yearly goal of 100! We are blessed and excited to continue on toward the next month and year!”

Wheeler church of Christ, Texas: Garrett English (preacher) reports, “Our card ministry continues to be helpful to our community. We have a lot of cards to send this week, so I am working with many members to get their addresses—some are community members with health struggles, and some attended our Thanksgiving meal two weeks ago. An elder’s wife received good words from a widow to whom we had sent cards a year ago. She is going to make the transition we could not make before. Pray we can get to a Bible study! Also, I had studied with a lady a few weeks ago on ‘the end times,’ and now I hope to study BTTB with her soon. The goal is to start with Book 1, if she is willing. Also, I am going to ask the Methodist preacher to start Book 1 with me this week, if he is willing.”

Bridge Avenue church of Christ, Weslaco, Texas: Braulio Carvajal III (preacher) reports, “This past Wednesday, Eduardo Castillo was baptized. The Sunday before, when we had finished Back to the Bible, he had mentioned he would be thinking about baptism, but he was not ready on Sunday. On Wednesday, his father, one of our deacons, baptized him. We were able to see firsthand what was taught during the seminar; sometimes it is better that someone else reach out and conduct the study. His father was grateful that someone else asked him to study, and that he agreed to the Bible study. We have two ongoing Bible studies with non-Christians. We have had a total of nine prospects, and we are looking to transition three in the next couple of weeks. On Sunday, we had one visitor. We have two new disciples’ Bible studies that are taking place on Sunday morning and Wednesday morning, with a total of ten participants this week. On Saturday, we will be providing a wheelchair and a walker to a majority of the Iglesia de Cristos in the area and explaining the handicap ministry to them and how they may be able to use the equipment for outreach purposes.”

North Jefferson church of Christ, Mt. Pleasant, Texas: Davin Whatley (evangelist) reports, “Reach Team 3 met on Sunday and wrote Compassion Cards. Yesterday, Martha—one of the ladies we helped through the Thanksgiving Meal Program—returned and worshipped with us, and she even brought a visitor! We invited them out to eat. They declined, but they seemed sincerely interested in coming back to worship with us. We are looking forward to evangelizing through our Community Giveaway Day next Saturday!”

Bridgewater church of Christ, Katy, Texas: Doug Suggs (deacon) reports, “We are having many visitors, and we have been able to get names to contact for Bible studies. We do have a study in progress with Keisha. It will be completed next Monday. Last week, we had a study with Rachel; she was requesting baptism. After studying with her, she was not yet ready to make a decision. One of our card teams met on Sunday evening, and we will be mailing 35 cards to our visitors and hopefully future prospects. We also received an encouraging letter from a man in China whom we taught last year while he was in the U.S. He was baptized, but he had to return to China. He stated, ‘I am continuing to read my Bible and studying on my own. The foundation you helped me build continues to guide me, and I am grateful for it.’”

Howe church of Christ, Texas: Aaron Alsbrook (preacher) reports, “We are making plans for 2026. We continue to write cards to our contacts and do our best to move them to prospects and Bible studies. Our leadership is planning for another year of evangelism and continuing to work the HTHSOE model.”

Williamsburg church of Christ, Virginia: Jim Bishop (elder) reports, “This week we give thanks to God for all the blessings HE has bestowed upon us. We continue to pray for the lost to find their way to God’s Word. Last week, a young man visited with one of our recent converts. He was visiting from Pennsylvania. He had shown interest in a Bible study. On Friday, two Brothers from the congregation drove to Pennsylvania and studied with the young man and his friend from our congregation. The young man responded to the gospel, and God added him to HIS church. Praise God for adding the young man and those dedicated to spreading God’s Word! Our focus continues to be making contacts, turning first-time visitors into prospects, and sending compassion cards.”

West Side church of Christ, Salem, Virginia: Jeff Durham (elder) reports, “Sunday’s lesson focused on the cost of discipleship, using Luke 14 as our text. God expects our primary commitment to be to Him, not those whom we also love in our family and other relationships. Helping those with whom we are studying to understand this is a lifelong commitment. Any sacrifices in current relationships that may be required to serve Him will be rewarded eternally. Our weekly Compassion Cards writing continues. We are beginning our connections with some 35 people who attended our recent Community Support Day and are praying for opportunities to share the gospel with them.”