Glencoe church of Christ, Alabama: Keith Ritchie (evangelist) reports, “The last two weeks have been productive. We have had excellent attendance with several visitors. One young lady and a family of four visited this past Sunday. The family of four is a family we helped for the holiday season. Ted Brooks, the deacon over outreach, writes: ‘They were attending a Baptist church where family attended, but they left with hurt feelings. The church they were attending may have been a bit charismatic, with a lot of emotionalism in worship. Compassion cards begin this week and next for prospecting.’ This Sunday, Glencoe plans to hand out the 2026 Plan of Work. We look forward to the upcoming year. Lord willing, we will continue to be successful in spreading the gospel in our community. To God be the glory!”
Ted Brooks (community outreach coordinator) reports, “Our intentional benevolent work started by our participating in a local elementary school adopt-a-faculty/staff member program. We give a gift each month from the church using a list of likes and favorites provided by the school. By doing this, we show appreciation for the good work these folks provide for the youth of the community.
“We started in the fall of 2024 with the guidance counselor from the Glencoe Elementary School. Guidance counselors are key people in local schools in helping to identify needy families. This year, we expanded to a second elementary school from another community where we are expanding our outreach, again working with the guidance counselor from this school.
“From her, we were able to locate a needy pair of grandparents, Roy and Bernice, who are doing their best to raise their grandsons, Jonny and A.J. We first provided them with a home-style Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day at a local restaurant, securing the reservation for their table from the owner, whom we met when he catered the meal for us the night we fed the local high school band. Then, we followed that up with a special offering collected from the congregation for the family to have a nice Christmas.
“On then Monday before Christmas, we met the grandmother to do the shopping. Almost all the funds were spent on the children, but we insisted that she get something to put under the tree for her and Roy. She just kept thanking us all the while, and Angela helped her shop for some clothing for attending church with us, telling them about how the church members gave this money especially for them, and that it would mean a lot to them to be able to meet the family.
“On Sunday, they were all there for Bible class and worship, and were welcomed by so many of our generous and loving church family! We are staying in touch, and praying they will return, as they presently are not attending anywhere. These are four precious souls in God’s sight. Untold good is being done in the name of Jesus and His church in these two communities.”
Chase Park church of Christ, Huntsville, Alabama: Pat Cowden (evangelist) reports, “In November, I reported that Emily Smith had been baptized and that her husband, Shannon, was still working through some things. He was sure of what we had studied, but he did not want to be a hypocrite by saying he had repented if he had not. On Saturday of this week, the Smiths came to our house for dinner (always eat), and we wanted to see how things were progressing. Shannon informed me that he had resolved his issues and was ready to obey the gospel. At services the next morning, he was baptized for the forgiveness of his sins. Sometimes people just have things they need to work through: habits, forgiving people who have sinned against them, difficult decisions about what changes they would have to make and live with for the rest of their lives. We should not push or force these incredibly important and difficult decisions. If their heart is right, they will obey when they have counted the cost. We still have several studies going and lots of interest from visitors from the community. Please continue to pray for our efforts to reach the lost at Chase Park.”
West Huntsville church of Christ, Alabama: Paul Owens (associate preacher) reports, “We have had two baptisms recently. Both were visitors. Our team continues to work daily to convert souls to Christ!”
Fayette church of Chris, Alabama: Josh Taylor (deacon) reports, “We can report another increase from God. One of our members’ moms has been visiting with us over the past few months. One of our evangelism teams is made up of only our youth. Our youth sent 15-20 cards to Mrs. Paula Stone. Those cards were to thank her for visiting with us and to encourage her to return again soon. Yesterday, Paula came forward to confess sins and return to God. She told us that she was baptized years ago, but she had been away from the church for 26 years, and that she did not want to go another day being away from God. Paula reported to her son that the cards from the young people meant so much to her and were a catalyst for helping her recognize she needed to return to God. We are so thankful for her willingness to return. God be glorified for the increase!”
Hartselle church of Christ, Alabama: Justin Smith (preacher) reports, “Our year-end numbers are as follows: 18 baptisms and five restorations. We look forward to building on this success in 2026.”
Cedar Grove church of Christ, Andalusia, Alabama: Josh Holloway (preacher) reports, “This week we made an effort to reach out to 30 potential contacts with stockings made by our young people. They helped deliver them. It was good for our community outreach as well as for our youth. We made and delivered 30 stockings. During one of our transition visits, we set up a new weekly Bible study. We are looking forward to that. We had seven Bible studies and 439 cards sent out for December. Our numbers from April to present: 119 visitors, 338 visits, 3,891 cards sent, and 96 Bible studies. We have had a total of five restorations and 12 baptisms. Our baptism total is 17, and our original salvation goal was 15.”
Central church of Christ, Saraland, Alabama: David Dixon (preacher) reports, “Our goal at Central for 2025 was eight baptisms. We had 11. We will set our goal higher for 2026. The ground is fertile around us if we cultivate it. In 2026, we will focus on building and developing strong families. We plan to have numerous events throughout the year to which we can invite the families of our friends and make contacts. There seems to be a shift among the young married demographic that indicates a desire for authentic truth stripped away from all the glamour and glitz of entertainment-based worship. We want to capitalize on this shift. We pray we can develop a strong group of young families that will then reach out to their friends and bring them to Jesus, too! We look forward to great things in 2026!”
Creekwood church of Christ, Mobile, Alabama: Tucker Presley (preacher) reports, “We have one Bible study going right now. Two other Bible studies are set to begin soon, and another one is possibly happening as well. We’re beginning the new mover’s work in January, so that will give us some more contacts. Compassion cards continue to go out every week.”
Rison church of Christ, Arkansas: Keden Shrum (preacher) reports, “We had another restoration on Sunday morning. We are thankful that after years in a denomination, Shan attended Sunday morning, responded to the invitation, and has recommitted her life to the Lord. She will be in a new convert study beginning soon. We are praying for an open door with her husband in the hope of gaining a Bible study with him.”
Margaret Street church of Christ, Milton, Florida: Troy Spradlin (preacher) reports, “As we look back at this past year, we are incredibly thankful for the HTH School of Evangelism training and tools we received and have implemented. God has been glorified in the many efforts of this congregation, and souls have been added to the kingdom of heaven in 2025. We have learned a lot and gained valuable experience in soul-winning. We pray that 2026 will be even more fruitful! Our Accountability Board numbers for 2025 are as follows: 355 Total Contacts received; 88 Total Visitors; 270 Neighbors (Prospects with whom we have loved and/or held studies); 90 Bible studies (total completed); 2,480 Compassion Cards sent; two Restorations, and 20 Baptisms.”
Stuart church of Christ, Florida: Tom Neth (deacon) reports, “The holidays pushed schedules for Bible studies, delayed visits, and challenged us to keep up with visitors. Our card-writing teams and coordinators continued to send out encouragement to our list and have now sent more than 600 cards to friends and family in our community. We had five baptisms for the year. We have three active Bible studies. In January, we plan to complete a full training cycle, starting with the coordinators and then with their teams. We are excited to see what the Lord does in the new year.”
Gray church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Keith Dixon (preacher) reports, “We have completed training the congregation on the Back to the Bible Book 1. We will begin Back to the Bible Book 2 on Sunday. We have several visits to make. Pray for us as we focus on evangelism in 2026!”
Lafayette church of Christ, Georgia: Jesse Tague (deacon) reports, “We had our monthly fellowship meal after morning worship this week. This is always a good time to encourage everyone and invite visitors. We are continuing to work with several folks to bring them closer to salvation. Some have completed the Back to the Bible lessons, and we are evaluating the next best steps. God has blessed us very much in 2025: Nine people have obeyed the gospel at Lafayette, and we had one restoration.”
Warner Robins church of Christ, Georgia: Damien Walker (evangelist) reports, “Next Sunday, we plan to roll out some different strategies. This will include a fresh, committed effort to use the bookmarks for contact creation.”
Cartersville church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Charles Harris (regional trainer) reports, “In 2025, we had 92 Bible studies with the lost. Results included 18 baptisms and 16 restorations.”
Peachtree City church of Christ, Georgia: Lew Foshee (Elder) reports, “Although I have not provided an update in quite a while, I wanted to report our total baptisms for 2025. Although our evangelism program has languished at times, we had 20 baptisms this year! We have appointed a new deacon to lead our evangelism program, and we created a community outreach program led by another deacon. These gentlemen will be working closely together in the coming year, and we believe they will develop the synergy we need to elevate our evangelism program. Every community outreach event that we have will have an evangelism component. We continue to have visitors on a regular basis and pray for greater success for our work in 2026.”
Woodstock church of Christ, Georgia: Matt Amos (preacher) reports, “The Sunabella Assistant Living Facility devotional had approximately eight non-Christians at the devotional on Sunday. The Compassion Card Group created and sent seventeen cards. WCOC had eight non-Christian visitors at Sunday morning worship.”
Collinsville-Troy church of Christ, Illinois: Jason Wright (elder) reports, “We mailed 81 compassion cards last week. Our total for the year is 5,803 cards mailed, which is an average of 112 per week. Our baptism goal was 15. We had 13 baptisms in 2025; 18 since September of 2024. We had two restorations this year. We handed out approximately 25 visitor bags. Last week, we made seven follow-up visits with two people at home. We made 12 New Mover visits and delivered seven baskets. We conducted four Bible studies last week, including one on Christmas Eve and one on Christmas Day. We currently have 41 prospects and eight ongoing Bible studies. We mailed out over 1,000 copies of H2H each month. We will be doing the same in 2026. We made 341 visits in 2025. My plan is to do a better job of keeping statistics throughout the year. Souls are being saved in Illinois. We have a hard-working group of seed Sowers and look forward to more harvests in 2026!”
Highland Village church of Christ, Bloomington, Indiana: Mark Stauffer (member) reports, “The year 2025 was a challenging year for the Highland Village church of Christ in Bloomington, Indiana. Tornadoes swept through the area in May, causing much property damage. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries. Our eldership was dissolved in November when one of the two men serving stepped down due to the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. We also said goodbye to three beloved members of the congregation. These things, however, did not deter us from our efforts to reach the lost. Indeed, the spiritual growth of the members of the congregation since we completed the HTH School of Evangelism in September, 2024, helped us cope with the challenges that came our way this year. We baptized four in 2025, exceeding our goal by one precious soul. Two of those were members of the congregation who, through Bible study and self-evaluation, had doubts about their first baptisms. The other two had visited our services, completed the Back to the Bible study, were baptized, and are now worshipping with us. Our efforts to reach the lost included sending 880 compassion cards to 22 prospects, Bible studies with four different individuals, and numerous visits to new movers and prospects. We have learned this year that those who seek first to do the Lord’s will bear fruit (Mark 4:8; Gal 5:22-23). The spiritual growth we experienced through evangelism enabled us to maintain a godly perspective and persevere when challenges arose. Our outlook for 2026 is that it will be an even better year, with greater growth of the congregation and more souls won for Christ. To God be the glory.
Columbus church of Christ, Kansas: Matt Fowler (member) reports, “A new brother in Christ. One of my senior football players Dominic Smith. We studied “Does it Matter?” His mother came along to see the baptism and was deeply impacted. Praying that we can reach her also.”
Beloit church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Dustin Dougherty (regional trainer) reports, “Sunday’s lesson was part one of Back to the Bible Book 3, ‘Your Spiritual Condition.’ Throughout the year, I have turned each booklet into a 2-part sermon, helping to keep the material fresh and teaching those who are new to it. I had intended to take some new movers’ baskets around following worship, but the weather did not cooperate with some random, out-of-the-blue snow. I am preparing to begin the New Year by reinvigorating several of the evangelistic endeavors that we had implemented in 2025. We are beginning the second year of a text-a-day Bible reading. I have had several so far who want to read with us this year. I pray that the daily reading and questions will encourage them to desire more and allow for prospecting of them. To God be the glory.”
Central church of Christ, Paducah, Kentucky: Adam Faughn (preacher) reports, “By the grace of God, we have been blessed with 18 baptisms in 2025. That was our 10 percent goal for this year, and we are grateful to God for each person who was willing to study and for all those in our congregation who sought to win the lost in our area. We are praying for a soul-winning 2026.”
Gonzales church of Christ, Louisiana: Patrick Adkins (deacon) reports, “We had an amazing year. We had 46 visitors, sent over 1,000 Compassion cards, made visits, delivered new mover baskets, invited neighbors, and engaged in community outreach. This resulted in 20 baptisms and one restoration. Our goal was 15 baptisms but God gave us a greater Harvest!”
Beltway church of Christ, Maryland: LeAndre Johnson (preacher) reports, “One of our four current studies has produced fruit with a baptism today. The study resulted from a funeral for a non-member held at our building, and the minister of the congregation delivered the eulogy. This is a testament that the Lord can use all situations to get His message across.”
La Plata church of Christ, Maryland (remote): Eric Sykes (regional trainer) reports, “This week we wrote 12 compassion cards. We had eight visitors; six were visiting from sister congregations and two were visiting from out of state. We visited one of the families on our compassion card list. We are completing the ‘Salvation Matters’ video series with our new converts. We appreciate all prayers as we work on getting the members of our congregation registered for the upcoming AMC in March. Happy New Year!”
Oak Grove church of Christ, Missouri: Davie Wiseman (elder) reports, “Here are our end-of-year numbers: Goal- 12 Baptisms, actual Baptisms- 12, Bible Studies- 2 (may be more- but these were actual full Bible Studies, cards Sent- 520. Visits made- 10. We haven’t been sending any updates recently because we haven’t had scheduled/organized meetings in December. Several of our Coordinators have been out sick, traveling, etc., so we haven’t gotten clear updates. We are still sending out compassion cards and are currently discussing our goals for 2026.
Iuka church of Christ, Mississippi: Sam Glover (preacher) reports, “I am thrilled to hear about the success we are seeing. Last week, as I mentioned, we had a baptism after a week of Bible study. I have been amazed and encouraged by the willingness of the congregation here to make the most of opportunities that come our way and the fruit it has borne.”
Aberdeen church of Christ, Mississippi: Jonathan Hagar (preacher) reports, “We had eight visitors this past week. The holidays are slower, but we continue to pray for opportunities. We had a great year and look forward to 2026.”
Concord church of Christ, New Hampshire: Shane Belanger (member) reports, “We are planning and praying for two studies with prodigals and praying for a study with one former member in MDR. We have two committed studies with visitors/prospects this week. We are also planning and praying for a study with a former member who is cohabitating. We are still waiting on an individual who completed the BTTB studies who expressed a desire to be baptized. Our current studies and training involve an in-depth study on denominationalism related explicitly to the Baptist denomination.”
East Flushing church of Christ, New York (remote): Clarence Jenkins (preacher) reports, “We had four visitors this Sunday. Our metrics thus far for and through the month of January are four visitors, 35 prospects, nine bible studies, and two for our new convert’s study. We are grateful to the Lord for nine baptisms by His grace thus far this year. As this report is being written, there are still two days left in 2025; with God, all things are possible. We pray that more souls will be saved before the year is out, and we are convinced that there will be. To the honor and glory of God! We appreciate all prayers.”
Oak Forest church of Christ, Goldsboro, North Carolina: Dennis Mays (elder) reports, “Sunday we had 21 visitors, and on December 28, we had only had three visitors. We had 12 members who were out with the flu. On Sunday evening the 21st, we had training by an elder, ensuring that when we look for contacts, we should not look only at those we think are quality contacts; we need to look at quantity, so we will not overlook those who may be in a greater need of learning about God. On Sunday evening, December 28, we trained the congregation about the evangelism tools available to them on our Evangelism Table. Beginning on the first Sunday in January, we will announce that Group 1 of the Compassion Card team will be at the church at 3:30 pm to write cards. The elders will meet with our members who want to be our greeters and those who will ensure visitors are seated and gather the information needed so they can receive compassion cards. We are excited to begin to become more actively involved in evangelism at Oak Forest.”
New Concord church of Christ, Ohio: Terry Townsend (preacher) reports, “I eagerly await the ‘tweaking and revamping’ the elders told me they are planning to do, with hopes of getting more of the congregation on board and taking some active part in this effort. One of the elders and I will continue a study (Book 2) we began with a gentleman who has been attending all of our services for the last couple of months. Linda continues to study with two ladies who are related to one of our members. The previous report I received from her was that they are beginning Book 3 of Back to the Bible. We did reach our 10% goals (12 baptisms), although I had challenged the congregation back in January 2025 to seek 18-20. I am nonetheless happy that we were able to teach and convert 12. We also had one restoration (a man who has been away for many years). I am excited to see what 2026 holds! I am confident that we will continue to have success, so long as we continue planting and watering!”
Owasso church of Christ, Owasso, Oklahoma: David Combs (elder) reports: “The following are our annual metrics: visitors: 78; prospects: 91; visits made: 73; cards sent: 3814; Bible Studies: 15; Restorations: 8; and Baptisms: 11.”
St. Andrews Road church of Christ, Columbia, South Carolina: Jamie Byrom (preacher) reports, “Two coordinators have accepted roles and are beginning their work. The Evangelism Table is prepared (poster framed and mounted, and the table stocked with materials), and the coordinator has begun the process of regularly checking inventory and restocking. A coordinator was named for the Visitors process; training and planning will commence this week.”
Soddy Daisy church of Chris, Tennessee: Joe Mallory (preacher) reports, “We praise God for His tender compassion toward us in sending His only Son to redeem us from sin! Yesterday morning, Charles Snyder was baptized for the remission of sins, obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ. We met Charles in July, as we had the opportunity to open up the parking lot to the community to watch the city fireworks. Brother Don was able to talk with him, pray with him, and invite him to services. Charles accepted that invitation and was with us the next morning for the AM Bible study and worship periods! We began studying with him shortly after, and he continued to visit us. After we finished the Back to the Bible Study, Charles was really questioning whether or not he should be baptized. After serious consideration and discussion, he expressed the desire to be baptized, but he wanted to pray and think about it some more. He came the next week and told us that he “did not need to be baptized, but really loved visiting with us at Soddy.” Thankful for his willingness to continue studying with us, we continued to teach and create opportunities to show him the truth. Fast forward a few months to last Sunday. Brother Jerry, one of our elders, sat and talked with Charles during our meal, and by the end of the conversation, Charles told Jerry that he now knew that he had not been saved in the denominational church and wanted to seriously consider baptism for the remission of sins! Yesterday, Charles came to Bible study and wanted to put the Lord on in baptism before worship began in front of the congregation that had continuously shown him love and compassion since July! What a joy to welcome our new brother in Christ and rejoice with heaven above for God’s saving grace through faith!”
White Bluff church of Christ, Tennessee: Shamron Jackson (elder) reports, “We had 13 visitors and we signed 150 cards. We paused the training till after the first of the year because several had gone out of town. We had a great year. We have gained a new focus that we should have had all along. We had 16 baptisms total for 2025. God is great! We are aiming for 26 in 2026. We appreciate prayers that the Lord will bless all efforts to save the lost and to restore our brothers and sisters who have fallen away. We have work to do!”
Freewill church of Christ, Gainesboro, Tennessee (remote): Andrew Scott (preacher) reports, “Here is our final report for 2025 and our year-to-date numbers. We had our monthly business meeting yesterday with a focus on 2026. We are planning two Gospel Meetings, a VBS, and an area-wide singing, all with the focus of inviting the lost. We are also planning to do something new this year, with what we are calling an ‘Evangelism Fellowship Meal.’ We are going to plan these every fifth Sunday after morning services and encourage the membership to invite people from their bookmark list. Yesterday at services, we had more new visitors, and we began prospecting with cards. For the month of January, I am planning on a reboot with additional congregational training from the pulpit. I have lunch and a Bible study planned with one of our long-term visitors this Friday. I pray all will go well. God continues to bless us, and we give him the glory. We wish all a blessed and happy New Year.”
Cookeville church of Christ, Tennessee: Joshua Kennedy (preacher) reports, “We have been sending cards to an individual. We also just picked up five more contacts, and we look forward to reaching out to them!”
West Fayetteville church of Christ, Tennessee: Steve Jefferson (elder) reports, “Our report is as follows: We had 14 Bible studies, four restorations, and three baptisms. We continue to train and execute a congregational evangelism plan.”
Ocoee Street church of Christ, Copperhill, Tennessee: R.E. Vann (elder) reports, “Our 2025 Year-to-Date metrics are: 45 Visitors, 69 Love Our Neighbors (Prospects), 1044 compassion cards sent, 59 transition visits made, five Bible studies, four baptisms (our goal is five), and one restoration. Although we did not obtain our baptism goal, God nevertheless blessed us with 16 new members who placed their workmanship with us in 2025. We have grown so much together during our first year since enrolling in HTHSOE, as our culture has shifted outwardly toward loving our neighbors. Our prayers are with all as we go about our Father’s business together. To Him be the glory forever.”
West Sparta church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Turney (deacon) reports, “We finished our Sunday night congregational Back to the Bible study this last Sunday. We are excited as we look forward and excited to kick the new year off with continuing to evangelize actively!”
Grundy Street church of Christ, Tullahoma, Tennessee: John Duncan (elder) reports, “Over the past two weeks, we had several visitors; most were family members visiting during the holidays and our college students’ home for the break. This past Sunday, a lady and her children visited us a second time. She is a past member who had moved out of the area several years ago, and she has now moved back. She has been visiting the past few months and recently met the elders and indicated a desire to place membership. We continue to send cards of encouragement to several individuals and have seen some response in attendance. For the year 2025, we had four baptisms.”
Covington church of Christ, Tennessee: Wayne Dalrymple (elder) reports, “The past couple of weeks have been exciting at Covington. First, I have begun studying with Alex, who is the son-in-law of one of our members. His work schedule makes it difficult to get together, so we are studying during the Sunday morning Bible class time. His wife is in the study with us also. She is not a strong Christian, so I pray this will help her as well. Jeff is still trying to continue his studies with Cody and Alexis. They studied twice but have not continued it in the last few months. I think they are close to studying again. I have a study scheduled for Tuesday of this week with my wife’s aunt. She was baptized when she was younger, but she never fully understood the distinctiveness of the church. She is currently attending a Baptist church. I am really excited to finally be able to study with her after years of trying. Finally, we rejoice that the Lord has added another precious soul to his church. Thomas was baptized into Christ on Sunday morning at the end of our worship service. I have been studying with him for over two years on and off. He was finally ready to commit to following Jesus. We are overjoyed that he made this decision.”
Arlington church of Christ, Tennessee: Brandon Tibbits (preacher) reports, “Following the couple’s baptism on Christmas Eve, we are starting to set up studies with her contacts. We have one more 3rd study to do with someone who was doing the study alongside them for the first 2, and then her brother and sister, as well as possibly her dad as well.”
Mountain Creek church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Michael Tomshack (elder) reports, “For the year 2025, we have six baptisms and two restorations to report. Gary Massey has a current Bible study that may increase this number by year-end, although it is early in the process. This coming Saturday, January 3, 2026, the Elders will hold our quarterly planning session. This session will focus on a review of 2025 and objectives for 2026, Lord willing. This will include our entire evangelism efforts, taking experiences from the past two years and adjusting as needed to reach the lost.”
Rome church of Christ, Lebanon, Tennessee: “We have two Bible studies planned for this week. We will also meet for our new converts’ class on Monday. We have had three baptisms in 2025.”
McEwen church of Christ, Tennessee: John Jones (preacher) reports, “We are planning to visit with the new class of students in our local linemen college at the beginning of their new term; we are hoping for a lot of new Bible studies!”
Collierville church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Evergarden (evangelist) reports, “So far this year, we have had 14 visitors, made one home visit, identified 49 prospects, conducted ten Bible studies, and seen five baptisms. We have also delivered 33 new mover baskets, and those continue to open doors and generate good conversations. Looking ahead, we are especially excited for a joint New Year’s Eve game night with the Independence Church of Christ, which should be a great opportunity for fellowship and outreach together. Early next year, we are also planning a Seniors Day at the building, inviting community members to meet with local business owners specializing in end-of-life planning. We are hopeful this will serve a real need in the community while creating meaningful connections.”
Hillcrest church of Christ, Springfield, Tennessee: Tim Taylor (evangelist) reports, “We have been blessed to serve 66 households in our community during our food giveaway the past two Saturdays. Of those, 17 new contacts asked for prayers. We will be following up with them by sending compassion cards, and we are prayerful that these seeds will grow and develop fruit.”
Birdwell Chapel church of Christ, Cottontown, Tennessee: Kerry England (elder) reports, “The weekend before Christmas, one of our young men who was studying with his grandmother baptized her into Christ! We are so happy for the two of them! Our new converts’ class is drawing to a close for the year. It has been a blessing as the group has grown spiritually and closer to one another. The mentorship will continue as they begin attending one of the adult Bible classes. We look forward to going into the new year encouraged and continuing to evangelize our community.”
Rivergate church of Christ, Madison, Tennessee: Doug Tooley (preacher) reports, “We had five visitors on Sunday morning. Two are looking for a congregation, and we are prayerful about that situation. We had seven visitors on Sunday night. On Sunday morning, one of our elders, Ronnie Williams, preached a sermon on New Year’s Resolutions. He used the opportunity to refresh and remind our congregation of things we are supposed to be doing in connection with our evangelism efforts.”
Colleyville church of Christ, Texas: John Garza (regional trainer) reports, “As we come to the end of the year, Colleyville continues to be excited about the spiritual and numerical growth of the congregation. Currently, we have 3 Bible studies with 12 prospects. At the beginning of the year, we started out with 52 members. We had 14 baptisms, one restoration, and about a dozen Christians placed membership with us. Nowadays, we average about 75 in attendance.”
Northern Oaks church of Christ, San Antonio, Texas: Mel Hutzler (elder) reports, “Our visitors are at a constant rate now. And our elders work together to make sure that all visitors are seen and engaged. We are grateful for their example. This week we began a study with a man using the Believe the Bible: Affirmation of God. We currently have four studies. Along with seven new conversion studies. And our youth class continues to use God and Man as a source for their study.”
Seagoville church of Christ, Texas: Kodie Martin (evangelist) reports, “We have opportunities for a few additional prospects, including a former member named Kathy, who has been undergoing a difficult time. We have also been blessed to have a family return who has been unfaithful and has been regularly coming. We hope to set up a restoration study with them using ‘Second Thoughts.’ To start the New Year off right, we will continue preaching through Back to the Bible and begin prospecting our next rounds. Transition visits are still ongoing and have been positive so far. Lastly, we hope to begin our New Movers ministry later in January. Praying for the success of all!”
Bridge Avenue church of Christ, Weslaco, Texas: Braulio Carvajal III (preacher) reports, “This week we are preparing for our annual fish fry; we are encouraging our members to invite family and friends in hopes of inviting people to our services and maybe establish contacts. We hope to use the meal as an opportunity to transition with a couple who have been visiting with us. During this last week, we had three new couples join us at worship services, as well as three other individuals. In addition, three prospects joined us for services. We have a total of four Bible studies taking place at this time. In addition, we continue to have ongoing Bible studies for new converts on Sunday morning and a new converts class for women on Tuesday. We have been blessed and preparing for 2026 and more evangelism in our community.”
North Jefferson church of Christ, Mt. Pleasant, Texas: Davin Whatley (evangelist) reports, “Reach Team 3 wrote Compassion Cards on Sunday. Sadly, Jada never showed up to study with our ladies. On the bright side, we had our first study with Tonya on December 18, and it went really well! She has a lot of questions, but she agrees that the Bible is our authority on spiritual matters. We are going to have our second study ASAP after the New Year. We also sent out follow-up messages after our congregational Giveaway Day, and two people asked to learn more (one about the church, one about the Bible). We are awaiting word back on when they will be available to study. Next, the McCain-Dennie family did excellent work this week. They had family in town staying at the local LaQuinta. While at the hotel, their visiting family met the Williamsons (two parents and three young children) whose home had recently burned down. The McCain-Dennie family invited the Williamsons over to their home on Christmas day and all had a wonderful time. The Williamsons came to worship on Sunday (they said they would be back), and they went back over to the McCain-Dennie residence for lunch and dinner, where they got to spend time with two of our other young families. We are really excited to develop our relationship with them and to transition to a Bible study. Also, Janice, one of our ladies, has a coworker whose son has a lot of spiritual questions. Her coworker agrees to having dinner with us, and I am awaiting set a time. We appreciate all prayers! Regarding statistics, I arrived in June this year, and we did not do the best job of keeping track of things apart from baptisms and restorations. We had (at least): 32 Visitors, 1,300 Compassion Cards Sent, 24 Visits Made, seven Bible Studies, six Baptisms, and one Restoration. I am very excited to keep a better track of our work in 2026!”
Bridgewater church of Christ, Katy, Texas: Doug Suggs (deacon) reports, “The last Sunday of the month was exciting for us at Bridgewater. After our evening service, Martina was baptized by Jim. He had been studying with her for a while, and she made a commitment to follow Christ. This was the tenth baptism for the year for us. We had set a goal of nine, which we met in November. Also, one of our card teams met, and we will be sending about 50 cards out this month.”
Howe church of Christ, Texas: Aaron Alsbrook (preacher) reports, “I would love to see those new Bible studies. We have been gearing up for starting all over in 2026!”
Williamsburg church of Christ, Virginia: Jim Bishop (elder) reports, “While enjoying the holidays, we should remember our evangelism training. It includes the memories of the videos, practice sessions, sermons, compassion cards, and many of the HTH techniques to open conversations and bring people to focus on the importance of attending the worship service. This week, one of our saints told me that God answers prayers. Amen! She was also very excited to share that she was so happy to see her daughter and son-in-law, along with other family members, attending worship. She had been talking to them about attending while they were visiting with her. Her efforts and prayers came to light. Her son-in-law, who had not been in a church building for 15 years, sat proudly with her and the family. We pray that these efforts bring forth his desire to obey the gospel. When you spend time with your biological family, do not forget to use that opportunity to spread the gospel. Make intentional opportunities, and you may find contacts, prospects, Bible studies, and prayerfully one that obeys the gospel.”
Lupelele Church of Christ, Pago Pago, American Samoa: Scott Broughton (missionary) reports, “Back in October, Luaao Soli, Jr. and I began working together again to further the Kingdom in the South Pacific. We are working locally with the Lupelele church of Christ. This is a small congregation on the island of Tutuila in the U.S. Territory of American Samoa. At the beginning of October, our attendance was 23. In the past three months, we have encouraged each other to invite friends, family, strangers, and those who have fallen away to worship services. We will have a few visitors each week. At the same time, we registered for the School of Evangelism seminar, and the materials were ordered. On December 28, 2025, we began the seminar with Regional Trainer Tagiilima Esene. Our attendance was 60. Afterwards, we had a fellowship meal with several visitors staying for the meal.”
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