Success Stories: November 19, 2025

Glencoe church of Christ, Alabama: Keith Ritchie (evangelist) reports, “God has blessed us concerning our budget, and our shepherds are making plans for 2026. So far, we have had 37 visitors in November. We currently have 94 prospects, and 233 compassion cards have been mailed out. Glencoe currently has four ongoing personal Bible studies. The congregation currently has ten baptisms for year 2025. We are planning for 2026 and will have the plan of work in the hands of the members soon. Our Evangelism Room (E.R.) has been restocked, and we are ready to send out our door knocking teams and transition teams. Please keep us in your prayers. To God be the glory!”

Hatton church of Christ, Town Creek, Alabama: Chris Miller (preacher) reports, “We have several studies going on. A family of six has been coming for several weeks, and we hope to set up a study soon. They seem extremely interested. Card groups and benevolent groups are doing great, and we still emphasize our effort every Sunday from the pulpit.”

Central church of Christ, Saraland, Alabama: David Dixon (preacher) reports, “We have recently had a couple of former members return after long absences. We have also had an increase in potential benevolent activity, which is not unusual for this time of year. The difference now is our intention to be evangelistic when such opportunities arise. The majority of our new converts are faithful, learning, and growing. Our next big need is for a men’s training class. We pray God continues to bless us in the future as He has in the last year and a half.”

Petersville church of Christ, Florence, Alabama: Adam Richardson (preacher) reports, “We sent 35 compassion cards last week, and we have rescheduled the missed Bible study from last week for tomorrow afternoon. The conversation with last week’s couple was a good start; we discussed baptism for more than 30 minutes. We will study with them this week as well. Benevolence calls are up as the weather turns colder, and we are trying to turn those contacts into studies.”

Creekwood church of Christ, Mobile, Alabama: Tucker Presley (preacher) reports, “We have one Bible study in progress and one about to begin, Lord willing. We discussed our New Movers’ work in a meeting last night; we plan to begin soon. A coordinator is in place, some supplies have already been bought, and some new movers’ baskets are ready to go out the door. We continue to write cards each week as well.”

Chase Park church of Christ, Huntsville, Alabama: Pat Coweden (evangelist) reports, “About five months ago, Barbara and Arnie began visiting at Chase Park. In that time, Barb has been in and out of the hospital, which made having studies challenging. Once we completed the Bible study with them, Barb knew she must be baptized, and on October 15, she was. Something was holding Arnie back, and I was not sure what it was until last week. We talked about the issue, and over the weekend, he resolved the issue with someone who had seriously wronged him and his family. He then told me he was ready to be baptized. He did not want to be a hypocrite, and he knew that if he was unwilling to forgive others, God would not forgive him. On Monday morning, Arnie joined Barb as her brother in Christ after having been joined to her as her husband for 48 years. It was an amazing day. Please pray for these babes in Christ as they walk and learn together. We have five other Bible studies going at this time (the fields are white). We appreciate prayers for open hearts and minds coupled with the desire to know and do God’s will.”

Cedar Grove church of Christ, Andalusia, Alabama: Josh Holloway (preacher) reports, “On Monday night around 8:30, a few church members in pajamas, along with family and friends, rejoiced with our new sister in Christ. Nena Ward obeyed the Gospel. We had the HTHSOE seminar with brother Rob in April. Mrs. Ward had moved to Andalusia in March. She was our first New Mover prospect. We visited her home and made great connections. She visited our VBS in June and then our services. She was showered with cards from our compassion card teams. We have had meal after meal together, and she has really become a part of our family. She started attending services regularly and later started the Back to the Bible study. It was a slow process, but she was willing to study the Bible with an open heart. We did not get a chance to finish the last book. Mrs. Nena wanted to be baptized. So with wet sleeves and tears in our eyes, we welcome a new member of the family of God. We ask for prayers for Nena Ward as she begins her journey in Christ.”

Rison church of Christ, Arkansas: Keden Shrum (preacher) reports, “We were blessed to have two visiting couples. Though they were traveling and were already members of the Lord’s church elsewhere, it was still a joy to meet and fellowship with them. Last week, one of our elders delivered a new movers’ basket to a family that recently relocated to the area, and we have another basket ready to deliver this week. Care Team A also met on Sunday to write cards for three families: the new movers whom we visited this week, a local lady recovering from surgery, and a family who recently lost a loved one.”

Mountain Home church of Christ, Arkansas: Joshua Adams (preacher) reports, “This past weekend, we held a Men’s Retreat Follow-up Breakfast. We thoughtfully explored the insights and opportunities highlighted during the retreat. A primary focus was on sustaining and building upon the evangelistic ministries we implemented through the HTHSOE. While our focus for next year will shift toward increasing involvement rather than direct evangelism, we remain fully committed to our mission to ‘Seek and Save the Lost’ (Luke 19:10). In fact, our goal is to channel increased participation and congregational engagement toward both evangelistic outreach and personal spiritual growth. The breakfast was both productive and inspiring, resulting in several actionable next steps and a clear direction for our ministry efforts in the coming year. The elders will guide these initiatives to ensure we are meeting the specific needs of both our church family and the wider community. We are seeing tangible fruit from these efforts. We have several Bible studies are ongoing, and had a couple who have been receiving compassion cards visit and share their thanks. We had 18 members stay after services to write 165 outreach cards! We are excited about what God has in store, and we look forward to seeing how these initiatives will continue to bless both our congregation and our community.”

Margaret Street church of Christ, Milton, Florida: Troy Spradlin (preacher) reports, “We rejoice with Heaven above as another soul was added to the Lord’s Kingdom yesterday! Paisley Enterkin was baptized in Christ and was added to the Lord’s church. Her grandfather Doug Lee, who is one of the elders here, baptized her! We also received 30 new contacts from our Food Pantry ministry and five additional ones from referrals and visitors, and we have a lot of compassion cards to write! God is good, and we continue to spread His light and word. Our current 2025 Year-to-Date Accountability Board numbers are: 345 Total Contacts received; 85 Total Visitors; 266 Neighbors (Prospects with whom we have shared studies and love); 78 Bible studies (total completed); 2,346 Compassion Cards sent; two Restorations, and 18 Baptisms.”

Stuart church of Christ, Florida: Tom Neth (deacon) reports, “Terry preached John 4, and we implemented the bookmarks. Coordinators have been named, and individual training has begun. We had three more visitors this Sunday, and we have five Bible studies scheduled for this week.”

Niceville church of Christ, Florida: Joe Palmer (preacher) reports, “Congregational evangelism works, and when it catches hold, things change. The culture of your church changes as lives are changed by the Gospel. For the past three weeks now, we have had a Sunday morning baptism. First, Tracy obeyed the Gospel. She had been studying with Lynn and Penny, who had befriended her and encouraged her along the way. These two ladies are role models of loving people and sharing Jesus. Last week we baptized Walter and Sharon, who are friends of Steve from our congregation. Steve was so excited that he helped me baptize Walter, who is gravely ill. This week, we baptized Marie Pennington. She met Lynn, the wife of one of our deacons, at a book club and became friends with her. Lynn invited her to the Ladies’ Bible class and other ladies’ events. A year ago, Marie lost her son Chuck; I did the funeral, and we developed a relationship. Marie has been attending church faithfully for a few months now. She read Muscle and a Shovel, and she and Lynn had several conversations and discussions of scriptures. On Thursday, I met with Marie and discussed her salvation. She agreed to be baptized on Sunday. Normally, I prefer to baptize people immediately, but given several things, this was the best we could do. Marie had Susie, her daughter, and her son-in-law with her on Sunday, and she came forward and made a good confession. Marie wants to start her spiritual walk again after having been inactive in worshipping over the years. She feels a strong connection with the ladies in our church and is excited about serving the Lord. She told me in our meeting that she has changed because of the way people have loved her. Congregational evangelism changes the souls who obey the Gospel, and it also changes the people who contribute to leading a soul to faith and obedience to Christ. It will change you as it has me.  It will change your church as it has ours. On Sunday, we had seven visitors. We sent out 50 cards last week. We had three Bible studies and had one baptism. So far, for 2025, we have had 17 baptisms, five restorations, and 11 adults place membership with six children in those families. That is 39 new souls added to a congregation in one year. We have a strong list of prospects and studies going on. Yes, congregational evangelism even plays a role in people placing membership.”

Lafayette church of Christ, Georgia: Jesse Teague (deacon) reports, “Fifteen members sent cards to three souls, following up on previous visits. Our evangelism team will meet tonight to discuss and schedule follow-up meetings from last month’s compassion cards and visits. We will plant and water—God will give the increase.”

Warner Robins church of Christ, Georgia: Damien Walker (evangelist) reports, “We had a few repeat visitors this Sunday, and we are working to connect with them. A handful of members have delivered meal baskets to over ten families who attended our trunk-or-treat (those who indicated they needed food assistance). We took it as an opportunity to ‘drive the ball down the field.’ We will continue to pray for these individuals and their families, and hoping that we may make an impact through our card-sending and assistance efforts. We are still working through some kinks and are aware that it takes time to change culture, but we are hoping to see some critical steps in the process improve very soon so that we can produce real, measurable results. We appreciate all prayers for our congregation to implement these changes so that souls may be saved.”

Cartersville church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Charles Harris (regional trainer) reports, “We baptized James and Courtney on Saturday. Currently, we are prospecting 13 souls, and we have 17 transition visits scheduled.”

Edgewood church of Christ, Columbus, Georgia: Mitchell Deering (deacon) reports, “We sent 15 compassion cards to continue our steady outreach this month. Our November total is now 81 compassion cards. Our 14 active Bible studies are ongoing, and follow-up efforts continue to support these studies. The follow-up team remains active in connecting with visitors, prospects, and card recipients.”

Woodstock church of Christ, Georgia: Matt Amos (preacher) reports, “We hosted the House to House School of Evangelism Refresher lessons this weekend, presented by Keno Shrum. It was a successful and inspiring weekend. WCOC’s Prison Ministry Group is working with the Youth Detention Center to bring an inflatable pool into the youth center for five students who have expressed their desire to be baptized. In conjunction with the baptism coordination, we are coordinating efforts with another local church to help with the oversight of these students’ Christian growth once baptized. The Compassion Card group created and sent fifteen cards. WCOC had ten non-Christian visitors this past Sunday morning worship. We have three Bible studies in total.”

Collinsville-Troy church of Christ, Illinois: Jason Wright (elder) reports, “We mailed 70 compassion cards. All of our planned studies were rescheduled due to conflicts. In October, we made 25 new mover’s basket visits and delivered 18, for a 72 percent success rate. Our follow-ups were at a 63 percent success rate. So far this year, we have mailed out 5,492 compassion cards. Our New Convert class is going well. We have two who will graduate soon. Keep working. We are God’s fellow workers!”

Lincoln Way church of Christ, Columbia City, Indiana: Drew Reece (preacher) reports, “We are getting close to being finished with the curriculum and have lots of things moving in the right direction! We are having Bible studies as well as sending lots of cards and making visits. Please pray for us as we keep working!”

Columbus church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Matt Fowler (member) reports, “We are continuing our training and praying for more prospects. Laura and Chris plan to deliver some new mover baskets this week in hopes of creating more contacts. Beth and I are set to begin further study with Resa this week. She has completed Back to the Bible. Please pray for wisdom for us as we work through this. This month, we have sent 61 compassion cards and have made five visits. We are continuing to pray for the efforts around the brotherhood!”

Beloit church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Dustin Dougherty (regional trainer) reports, “I have one prospect right now. I gave him Muscle and a Shovel, and we have not connected yet this week. I have two contacts with cancer who will receive cards. I have four new mover baskets all ready to take to them from October and November. We intended to deliver the baskets on Sunday, but my wife was sick, so we postponed.”

Spring Creek church of Christ, Hickory, Kentucky: David Morse (elder) reports, “Two weeks following our HTHSOE training, we are happy to report that we have witnessed our first baptism utilizing the actionable curriculum. A high school senior named Miles was raised by a single-parent mother who is a devout Catholic. If you are reading this right now, please stop and pray for Miles by name and for his mother as she is not accepting of Miles’ decision and has put him in a difficult position. Miles is making an attempt to show his mother the truth using the HTHSOE Bible study booklets. We ask that you pray that Miles will have strength as a new Christian, and that his mother may come to know and accept the truth of Jesus Christ. Sunday morning, Samuel presented a lesson on ‘Jesus and the Woman at the Well’ in terms of evangelism. On Sunday evening, we went through the first Bible study booklet as a congregation for training. We passed out bookmarks to the congregation, asking for the names of contacts of those we may reach out to in our area. Here are our other numbers to report:  Visitors – six; Prospects – eight; Compassion Cards sent this week-120; Current Bible Studies – three; and Baptisms – one. Our baptism goal for the next year is seven.”

Flatwoods church of Christ, Kentucky (remote): Nathan Adkins (elder) reports, “We had a brother restored; his name is David Dean. Praise God! He has been coming off and on for several months. After a surgery he had a few weeks ago, his brother Mark took him home from the hospital, and then we started sending him compassion cards. Beginning next Sunday, we will be having an Evangelism day once a month to make follow-up visits and new mover visits. We continue to have visitors every week. On Sunday, we had five. We have two studies going on now as well. Slowly, things are coming together.”

Central church of Christ, Paducah, Kentucky: Adam Faughn (preacher) reports, “I want to highlight our New Converts’ class. This class, which meets on Sunday mornings during our Bible school period, has become a highlight for several people. It was originally intended to be 13 weeks, but one of the now-not-so-new converts had an idea for a follow-up study, which includes some things that the devil will put before Christians who are getting their footing (facing temptation, etc.). So the class is now two full quarters in length. It is taught by one of our elders, Jim Faughn, and, typically, a few “seasoned” Christians also attend, especially if they have helped study with someone who became a Christian. The new convert has someone familiar in the room, so he/she feels comfortable, and the discussion is more natural for all in the class. We are most grateful to God that this class always has students, because that means we have new converts! What a joy they are to our family at Central! This week, we have at least one study that will continue, so we pray we can ‘populate’ the New Converts’ class even more in the near future.”

Gonzales church of Christ, Louisiana: Patrick Adkins (deacon) reports, “Our metrics for the past week are as follows: five Visitors, four Visits, 136 Cards Sent, five ongoing studies, and a total of 10 prospects.  We wrote 23 cards on Sunday. We had our annual youth retreat Friday through Sunday. We had 53 youth and 22 adults, and it was a very uplifting and successful weekend!”

Beltway church of Christ, Camp Springs, Maryland: LeAndre Johnson (preacher) reports, “We are in the midst of two studies, one ongoing and one with a lady who has been in the presence and fellowship of the congregation for years. She is the neighbor of one of our members and loves coming, but now she wants to be baptized.  We are teaching to reassure her of her decision.”

La Plata church of Christ, Maryland (remote): Eric Sykes (regional trainer) reports, “This week we wrote 20 compassion cards. We had five visitors attend worship on Sunday. We were not able to take them out to lunch. We had a leadership training session for the ‘Young Davids’ after the worship service. Then we took all the children and their parents bowling after the Young Davids class—30 folks. We plan to take three of our visitors out to lunch tomorrow afternoon. Last Friday, we watched the Advanced Evangelism Seminar training video called ‘The Use of Compassion Cards’ as our video of the week class; 13 members attended. Our Sunday morning Bible study class started teaching the ‘Fundamentals of the Faith.’ We are currently teaching ‘Authority and Inspiration of the Bible.’ Our Wednesday night Bible study class just completed Chapter 11 of the Growing in Christ book, ‘The Uniqueness of the Church.’ We appreciate all prayers as we continue to strengthen our family here in Southern Maryland. We are preparing for the upcoming American Mission Campaign in March 2026. In a joint effort, members of the La Plata and the Waldorf churches of Christ will combine forces and proclaim the Gospel of Christ to our communities who desperately need it!”

Aberdeen church of Christ, Mississippi: Jonathan Hagar (preacher) reports, “We had a baptism this week! Bonnie Holland did not know anyone in the church. She was just a person on the New Movers list. The door-knocking team went to her door and welcomed her to the community. Bonnie was so impressed and felt so encouraged by the visit that she came to services the next Sunday. Then she came back the following Sunday. By the third Sunday, I decided to ask her for a Bible study. She jumped on the invitation. Three weeks later, she was baptized at the same hour we finished Lesson 3. It was a Wednesday night before services started, and we are so proud of her. This experience was a reminder to the church that door knocking works and that the New Movers Program works! This Sunday was our Card Writing Sunday. We had great participation. We wrote over 200 cards to be sent out by the Compassion Card Team. We had two visitors this past Sunday, and we gave them packets and got their information to send them ‘thanks for coming’ cards and to invite them to visit us again. We have been seeing more participation from the families of the new converts. The children of the new converts have been getting more involved with the youth events and Bible classes, which has been very encouraging to see. This Sunday, we also announced new materials on display for the Evangelism Table. We have added Beyond Baptism by Keven Rhodes, Why I Am a Member of the Church of Christ by Leroy Brownlow, and Your First 40 Days in the Wilderness by Troy Spradlin. I bought a few just to see how they would be received, and after the first Sunday, I am having to order more immediately! The church has started a new mentoring activity. Each Sunday, the mentors go through the directory and take note of who is not here and then reach out to them throughout the week to check in on the ones that missed worship. Between us, Todd and I have reached out to four prodigals this past week to invite them back to the church. I have two Bible studies set up for this week, so I would appreciate prayers for those studies.”

Iuka church of Christ, Mississippi: Sam Glover (preacher) reports, “Progress is slow but steady. Our evangelism committee met Sunday evening, and I’ve been encouraged by their zeal and willingness to make things happen. Three sets of cards were sent last week, and we’re getting ready for our Thanksgiving meal giveaway, which brings exciting opportunities. I’m following up with a new mover this week and looking forward to doing additional follow-up with a previous contact.”

East Flushing church of Christ, New York (remote): Clarence Jenkins (preacher) reports, “By planning to serve the community with food this Saturday, we have generated 17 contacts. We had four visitors this Sunday, and after the worship service, we filled out 25 contact cards. Our metrics thus far for the month of November include eight baptisms, ten visitors, 27 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, “We had 12 visitors Sunday morning; eight were repeats. We are writing cards to them. We tried to take some to lunch, but they could not come. One of our brothers had a friend who was moving into a new home, and the church they had been attending could not help them, so we took the opportunity to help them. Eight men and two women helped to move them in on Saturday. They were very appreciative of the kindness shown to them, and they moved swiftly. They were invited to the service and will be getting cards. On Sunday, we had our first John 4 sermon. We told the congregation that we will begin praying for all contacts next Sunday. The elders have identified four men to consider for appointments as coordinators.”

Abilene church of Christ, Statesville, North Carolina (remote): Gary Dull (preacher) reports, “We are a congregation of 20 people. In January, we started the New Movers program. We had no less than 20 movers within two miles of the building every month. We have also had lots of visitors, and we have just started with the card bombing. However, for six months, we had one lady who came regularly. We have a couple coming, and four weeks ago, a family of four started attending. We also have a family that was completely burned out. We were able to help them and are currently in Bible studies with them.”

Glendale Street church of Christ, Newton, North Carolina (remote): Dayle Taylor (minister) reports, “Our Bible study session in Back to the Bible resumed with Dana. Lance and Mary were unavailable this week due to work schedules. We began studies with a visiting couple from last week. That study is scheduled to resume next Sunday, following morning worship. We continue to prospect two other visitors. Contact cards were filled out to begin prospecting for a restoration. Congregational training continued with Terry Hale on Sunday evening, November 16. This included the congregation demonstrating when and how to use Back to the Bible and Believe the Bible through a role-play process. This process of training is very effective for the members and helps cement a commitment to the HTHSOE Model. We mailed 16 compassion cards for the week.”

Concord church of Christ, New Concord, Ohio: Terry Townsend (preacher) reports, “We had two first-time visitors again this Sunday (they had been attending an instrumental church of Christ in the area and are, as they told me, ‘shopping around’). It is difficult to know exactly what folks are ‘looking for.’ We do our very best to give each visitor a warm welcome, providing a ‘welcome gift’ and extending an invitation to lunch. Most never accept the lunch invitation, but we do not know why. We also send compassion cards to them, thanking them for coming. I do my best to make a personal follow-up visit. We get a good number of visitors; most never take root, but occasionally some do and have become faithful Christians. I would be curious to know from other congregations what percentage of ‘visitors’ actually become Christians. We probably retain/convert 7-10 percent. We signed and sealed an additional 50 compassion cards to be delivered this week. Our annual Community Thanksgiving Meal will be this Saturday. We generally have several locals who attend. The elders are going to use the first part of 2026 to revamp/tweak the evangelism model. Our hopes are to get more members involved. Special lessons are being prepared, and I will be preaching through Back to the Bibleover three Sunday morning sermons, as requested by my elders. The two-fold purpose for this repetition includes the following: (1) We have several non-members who attend but have never committed to a personal Bible study; we hope to reach them. (2) We want to help the membership have a better understanding of the material so they will be equipped to lead personal Bible studies.”

East Sparta church of Christ, Magnolia, Ohio (remote): Andrew Masterson (minister) reports, “We sent out 15 cards this week. We had three new visitors and three returning. We have no studies at the moment, but we are working towards one with a visitor who has now been with us for eight weeks. Our New Convert class is still going well.”

Alkire Road church of Christ, Grove City, Ohio: Tony Dunnagan (member) reports, “We had two families as returning visitors. We mailed out 132 compassion cards and have two ongoing Bible studies. Prayer cards were emphasized a few times this past week to help with getting the contact list back on track.”

Whispering Hills church of Christ, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma: Matt McBrayer (minister) reports, “We had 11 visitors Sunday, and we sent out 30 cards. It has been some time since we have updated, but we have had a Bible study and a baptism in the past several weeks. We have kept up with our evangelism updates on Sunday morning and encouraged the congregation to find studies to help us reach our goal. It would be great to meet the evangelism goals that we set for the year, but we have not quite made it halfway, as we have eight baptisms and our goal is 20. We ask for prayers for us, that we can reach our goal and bring souls to the Lord.”

Coweta church of Christ, Oklahoma: Houston Shrum (associate preacher) reports, “Evan has been coming to every service for the past month. On Friday, Keno and her boyfriend, Patrick, will be doing a Bible study together. We are gearing up for a Continued Education and Refresh Training in December. We will also be conducting specialized training for individuals in the areas that interest them most in regard to serving. This training will take place with Keno in December, when he is home from his travels. We have surpassed 15 percent growth this year with new baptisms and are hoping for at least one more before the year ends.”

Sullivan Village church of Christ, Lawton, Oklahoma: Steven Hill (preacher) reports, “Our New Converts’ class is going strong, and all of our recent new converts are growing! We are still working to generate more contacts, to capitalize on our visitors, and to build relationships with our neighbors. We have one lady and her son who will be coming on Sunday for the first time. They were Catholic and had switched to the Seventh Day Adventist, but after spending time with three of our members by volunteering to help with the voting, the lady has decided to visit our church. I met her and her son today, and they are definitely coming. We are confident that they will both become Christians in the near future! We appreciate all prayers. God is so good!”

York church of Christ, Pennsylvania: Mark Rashke (deacon) reports, “This week we saw the power of writing compassion cards. One of our recent converts, Aden, had not attended services for about a month, so we decided to have the members write cards to encourage him. Sure enough, he was back again on Sunday night, so we greeted him, encouraged him, and loved on him as much as we could. It just so happens that (unknown to him), his mother is the target of our card-writing campaign this week. We are hopeful that we can have a similar effect with her.”

St. Andrews Road church of Christ, Columbia, South Carolina: Jamie Byron (preacher) reports, “We passed out bookmarks yesterday and had everyone complete them before they left. I preached through the PowerPoint, ‘Making It Operational: The Model.’ I am planning to start Part 1 of John 4 this Sunday. Also, one of our young members has begun a Bible study with his coworker. He has completed Book 1 and will be starting Book 2 this week. Both evangelism posters have been framed.”

Rome church of Christ, Lebanon, Tennessee (remote): David Oxley reports, “We are continuing three Bible studies this week. We will also meet to plan our New Converts class on Monday.”

Blackman church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (remote): Brian McCord reports, “We sent out around 20 cards last week. We have tried doing transition visits but no one has been home. We will keep trying. We still have one study agreed to, but it is not scheduled yet.”

McKenzie church of Christ, Tennessee: Randall McAdams (elder) reports, “We are excited to report this week that we have had two additions to our Lord’s body last week on November 10. One man from our community contacted Chance, asking to be added to the Lord’s church on November 11. Then, on Wednesday evening, one of our young men whose family is lifelong members of the Lord’s church asked to be baptized into Christ. This young man had spread the word to all his classmates and teachers at school that he was going to be baptized that night, so there was a great turnout for this beautiful event. We continue to solicit contacts in our classes, but they are coming slowly. It seems people are hesitant to allow cards of love to be sent to their friends or family. Also, getting good addresses has been a challenge from time to time, but we will continue to pursue and persist. We are thankful for those who work within the Lord’s Kingdom. May our Lord bless our efforts.”

White Bluff church of Christ, Tennessee: Shamron Jackson (elder) reports, “Bible studies are continuing this week. At least one of those is in the red book. We appreciate prayers for studies, that all goes well so another soul can be added to the Kingdom. We had four new visitors and eight visitors who had been there multiple times. Group 3 met this Sunday. We are sending 180 cards this week to the wayward and to those with cancer. In two more weeks, we will follow up and work on transitioning to Bible studies.”

Freewill church of Christ, Gainesboro, Tennessee (remote): Andrew Scott (preacher) reports, “We will finish sending out flyers this week for our Gospel Meeting. We have used House to House to advertise, and by the end of the week, we will have mailed out around 1,800 invitations. We are reaching out to many to find the few. We have two pending Bible studies that I hope to schedule over the next couple of weeks. We continue to pray for all involved in reaching the lost.”

Cookeville church of Christ, Tennessee: Joshua Kennedy (preacher) reports, “We have a study in the works right now, and we are hopeful that it will produce fruit. We are sending out compassion cards as well as just having our door-knocking class, which had a pretty good turnout. We have also encouraged the congregation to bring more names up for possible contacts.”

West Fayetteville church of Christ, Tennessee: Steve Jefferson (elder) reports, “We are thankful for all the support we received last week with HTHSOE Refresher sessions. Keno and Jamie Shrum were a great encouragement for the congregation. We look forward to applying what we learned. This Sunday, we wrote 13 cards to three people for a total of 39.”

Ocoee Street church of Christ, Copperhill, Tennessee: R.E. Vann (elder) reports, “We will be delivering personalized Study Bibles this week to several of the contacts made during our local community trick-or-treat event. We are praying these visits will produce fruit. We had no new prospects this week, but we will be delivering new mover buckets this weekend and praying for additional contacts.”

West Sparta church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Turney (deacon) reports, “Sunday night, we began teaching the congregation the Back to the Bible study. Everyone was excited to see that and looking forward to continuing the next few weeks. We currently have three Bible studies and eleven prospects.”

New Union church of Christ, Manchester, Tennessee: Paul Fultz (elder) reports, “We had sixteen visitors last week. Our members turned in three contacts to be prospects. We prepared 27 compassion cards to send out during the week. We made three visits.”

Grundy Street church of Christ, Tullahoma, Tennessee: John Summers (preacher) reports, “We had three visitors. We have ten active outreach prospects. We sent 30 care cards last week. Our visitation teams made no visits. We currently have no active Bible studies. We have had no baptisms this month, but we have four for the year. We are currently working to get additional contacts from our members for care cards to go out. Our visitation teams, due to overtime, work, and other commitments, have been unable to conduct follow-up visits recently.”

Arlington church of Christ, Tennessee: Brandon Tibbits (preacher) reports, “We are still working down our list from the door-knocking campaign. We have two ongoing Bible studies and are getting ready to make our Mission Monday visits after the holidays. This past Sunday, we had seven visitors from the area!”

Chapel Hill church of Christ, Tennessee: Matt Jones (deacon) reports, “We are having regular visitors from the community that attend our services. Sunday, we had a couple visit again after receiving several rounds of cards. They were not interested in a Bible study when we visited them, but after leaving a nearby Community Church during their recent visit to services, they were receptive to one. They mentioned how much the cards they received meant to one of our members. We have quite a few Bible studies ongoing, and we continue to pray for those and all our efforts as we seek to reach the lost.”

Mountain Creek church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Michael Tomshack (elder) reports, “One of our recent converts invited his new girlfriend to attend worship services, and she joined us this past Sunday. He had conversations with her, so she watched our online assembly for several weeks before deciding to attend in person. Personally, I have had mixed feelings about streaming worship services since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, except for those who are truly isolated or when we use it as part of the evangelism process. When I spoke with her Sunday, it was encouraging to hear her comments about watching online to learn about our beliefs regarding the assembly and how that made her feel comfortable about what to expect. Others are attending because they first watched our online assembly and heard Gary Massey’s sermons as well as Bible classes as they were seeking a place to belong. Therefore, each time I personally hear someone mention viewing our worship and classes online that encouraged them to attend, my resistance to the negatives softens. We begin sowing the seed with in-person worship assemblies, Bible classes, and connect groups. Then we add streaming services, the House to House monthly publication, the House to House New Movers’ program, and the School of Evangelism process. May God grant the increase as we sow the seeds of the Gospel in various formats.”

McEwen church of Christ, Tennessee: John Jones (preacher) reports, “One of the linemen who has studied with us is considering baptism, but the linemen have night classes all week and cannot join us until next Monday. Good studies continue with two other families. Compassion cards and new movers’ baskets are also going well.”

Collierville church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Evergarden (evangelist) reports, “We have three active Bible studies currently. Congregational morale is rising; one of our younger members recently asked to be added to the Compassion Card team. He is so eager to serve that he is already talking about how he cannot wait for his group’s turn to sign cards again! His enthusiasm has been contagious and has encouraged others as well. We have now mailed a total of 647 cards this year. We currently have 35 prospects year-to-date and have delivered 14 new movers baskets so far. The numbered tracking system for our deliveries is continuing to help us stay organized and gather better follow-up data. We are also beginning plans for community outreach events in early 2026 to expand our local impact. Three follow-up visits are scheduled over the next two weeks for prospects who have responded positively.”

Soddy church of Christ, Tennessee: Joe Mallory (preacher) reports, “We continue to see fruit from congregational evangelistic efforts. We thank God for the opportunity to build relationships with the prospects to whom we have sent and will send compassion cards. This week, we will continue studying the Bible with our good friend Marsha, and we are prayerful that she will receive the truth and obey the Gospel. There are two other studies also scheduled this week. Recently, our elders implemented an additional Bible class on Sunday mornings that most of our new converts have been able to attend, and it is amazing to see their excitement for what they are learning with a focus on the first principles of Christianity. We are thankful for the training tools available to us through the School of Evangelism website, and we look forward to learning more.”

Hillcrest church of Christ, Springfield, Tennessee: Tim Taylor (evangelist) reports, “We are excited to announce that Cole Walker has accepted a full-time position as our new associate minister. We are eager to have him join our evangelistic efforts to reach the lost, as we continue to plant and water the seed of the Gospel.”

Birdwell Chapel church of Christ, Cottontown, Tennessee: Kerry England (elder) reports, “Compassion Card Team 3 met to write cards Sunday before evening services. They began addressing invitations to Pancakes with Santa. They will be mailed to contacts made through other outreach events this summer and fall. New mover names were handed out for visits to be made. We have two ongoing Bible studies. A lady called the church office with a question about why we do not worship on the Sabbath. A good discussion was had, and we are trying to schedule a Bible study with her.”

Rivergate church of Christ, Madison, Tennessee: Doug Tooley (preacher) reports, “We had two visitors on Wednesday, five on Sunday morning, and one on Sunday night. One visit was made last week. A lady called the church office and asked for prayers for her health. She was not in shape for me to visit currently, but I got her information, and she is on our compassion card list. I had a couple request a Bible study.”

Eisenhower church of Christ, Texas: Allen Weakland (preacher) reports, “As the year closes, our mission cannot afford to take time off. With each passing day, we draw closer to that day when all will stand before the judgment seat and give an account for how we lived our lives. Nataly Serrano made the decision to obey our heavenly Father this Sunday evening. Nataly made her decision due to the studies we have had over the past few months. She confessed that her focus on spiritual matters had diminished; however, due to our continuing watering and planting, she came to me after our morning worship service and made it crystal clear that she was ready. May we all rejoice in how God has once again given the increase. Adding to this great news, we have engaged in a study with a young man named Tommy. He is excited about how our studies come right from the Bible. Friends, the Back to the Bible series is a great tool to use and has benefited a number of souls in being converted to the Lord. May we exalt our Creator for all that He has done, continues to do, and what He will do in the days ahead.”

Midtown church of Christ, Victoria, Texas: James Cammock (deacon) reports, “The brethren are writing compassion cards. We are working on putting pew greeters, and mentors in place. Our ladies are also working on getting new movers up and running. Our congregational numbers have slowly increased and have become a lot more stable, which is encouraging.”

Seagoville church of Christ, Texas:  Kodie Martin (evangelist) reports, “Our card writing wrote 32 cards. This brings our total so far to 123 cards written for our first group of prospects. Marco gave a lesson yesterday that talked about the importance of visitors and hospitality. Our members had been instructed beforehand on how to greet, give gift bags, get contact information, and hopefully invite our visitors out to eat. Our elders have also graciously arranged a system with a local restaurant to help cover the bill. Lastly, we have our new invitation cards coming this week and will have a supplemental lesson alongside our Thanksgiving lesson so we can hand out these cards to members who, in turn, can hand them out to those they meet in the community.”

Crosby church of Christ, Texas (remote): Jon Wheeler (elder) reports, “A young couple who are new movers to the community received a welcome basket back in April and now have made their third visit to our worship service. They stayed for lunch afterwards. They said they like the church. Neither has been baptized, but they are considering a personal Bible study. Another young man who has been studying with a member for some time also visited for the third time. He also stayed for lunch. His Bible study is moving into the differences in the Catholic church and the New Testament church. One member brought her nephew, who is interested in being baptized. A home Bible study will begin with them next week. We are thrilled with these four prospects and pray that they will respond to the Gospel.”

Wheeler church of Christ, Texas: Garrett English (preacher) reports, “I had three studies last week. The young man I plan to ask about baptism soon has been studying Book 2 with the JH/HS class on Wednesday nights. I am hopeful he will consider that in the next few weeks as they move into Book 3. My wife and I met with a lady and asked her questions about her beliefs to find a good starting point. She seemed to open up and has done some studying on Matthew 24, as I had asked about it. I will try to set up a study this week for after the Thanksgiving holidays, and I will aim to start with Book 1. I met with the Methodist minister who is new to the area, and he explained to me some things about the Global Methodist church that surprised me. Overall, our visit went well. I aim to set up another time to sit down and study together about the Lord’s church.”

Roanoke church of Christ, Texas: Caleb Rutherford (preacher) reports, “If you are friends with me on FB, you may recall what I posted several weeks ago about a young lady named Mya. We started studying with her on October 12. Her boyfriend is named LeShaun, and he is a student at UNT and an active member at Roanoke. She started visiting worship services with him. Then we took her out to eat, and we also sent compassion cards. We were able to build a good rapport with her, and when the time came to ask if she wanted to study the Bible, she readily agreed. Mya was the definition of a blank slate. With no religious upbringing or background at all, we quickly established biblical authority by using Book 1. We then talked about the nature of the one church that belongs to Jesus in Book 2. We then finished with talking about sin and salvation in Book 3. Because this was all so new to Mya, we took it very slowly; we took five weeks to be exact. But by the time we finished Book 3, Mya knew that she had sin in her life. She understood that because she had not yet been baptized for the remission of her sins, those sins were keeping her from a relationship with God. She was ready to make things right. So before evening worship service—yes, I said BEFORE—evening worship service, we baptized Mya into Christ. Her sins were washed away, and she was added to the Lord’s church. What a wonderful Lord’s Day. To God be the glory! In addition, Group 4 wrote compassion cards to five prospects on Sunday night. We also have our other studies continuing with Veronica, Brianna, Nick and Melissa, and Rachel. I hope to begin two other studies this week, one with Chandler and one with a young man from our summer VBS named Kellan. Kellan’s entire family are not members of the church, so my prayer is that I will be able to reach the whole family. We have many great things going on here at Roanoke; to God be the glory!”

Bridge Avenue church of Christ, Weslaco, Texas: Braulio Carvajal III (preacher) reports, “We wrote 130 compassion cards to visitors, prospects, contacts, and new converts whom we helped with handicap equipment. These will be sent out staggered over the next two weeks. We have three ongoing Bible studies. This week, we had a total of ten prospects worship with us and are working toward transition. On Sunday morning, we were blessed with five visitors, two of whom were first-timers (contact information was obtained, and gift bags were given). We currently have 17 members in the new converts Bible studies. We are in our third month of a Spanish Bible study being held at the community center of an apartment complex down the road from our church building. We continue to be blessed by the Lord.”

North Jefferson church of Christ, Mt. Pleasant, Texas: Davin Whatley (evangelist) reports, “Reach Team 1 wrote compassion cards. This past week, we were supposed to study with Barbara and Mary, but due to different reasons, they said they could not make it. Hopefully, we can reschedule with them this week. We are having a family event before Bible class and inviting families in the area to come out and join us for ‘S’mores and More.’ This event will include a chili dinner, s’mores and hot cocoa after, and also games. I pray we will make some contacts from this event.”

Bridgewater church of Christ, Katy, Texas: Doug Suggs (deacon) reports, “Wade and I had a Bible study with Keisha Monday. We did the first lesson of Back to the Bible, and she was interested in learning the truth. We have another study set up for next Monday, and another member of her family may study soon. One of our card teams met Sunday evening and addressed 45 cards to be sent (pictured included). Our New Movers team met and addressed 59 invitations, welcoming them to the community and inviting them to our church services. We have other visitors whom we are encouraging to study the Bible.”

Howe church of Christ, Texas: Aaron Alsbrook (preacher) reports, “We are in the beginning of a tradition started 37 years ago called the ‘Home Talent Lectures.’  Men from the congregation are given a topic, and they edify us all by preaching and teaching the Gospel. It is a congregational effort to invite neighbors, friends, and co-workers to hear the men of Howe make a stand for our Lord. We are continuing our studies with our prospects and praying for their conversion to our Lord’s Kingdom and the lifestyle therein.”

Williamsburg church of Christ, Virginia: Jim Bishop (elder) reports, “God has answered our prayers again. A local family attended and showed interest in returning on Wednesday night. They were impressed with the first-time visitor bags and the warm greetings they received. We reviewed the Evangelism tips video ‘A Generational Tool’ before our mid-week Bible study. When we review a video each week, it keeps the focus on spreading the Gospel. We pray for all those seeking opportunities to spread the Gospel.”

West Side church of Christ, Salem, Virginia: Jeff Durham (elder) reports, “We had a terrific Fall Community Support Day (CSD) on Saturday. The West Side family generously provided winter coats, personal necessity items not available on benefit cards, various food items, and enthusiastic energy, greeting people from our neighborhoods. We had about 70 of our members participating during the day! We gave away 40 turkeys and 58 meal bags. We have around 30 contact cards from approximately 80 people who attended the event. We also gave away eight Bibles. We look forward to sending compassion cards to these families, and we pray that these new connections will bring opportunities to teach them the truths of God’s word.”