Glencoe church of Christ, Alabama: David Marker (elder) reports, “Through our outreach program, we have been more involved in reaching out to the local school systems. We have been working with the teachers, the guidance counselor, and the coaches, and through these efforts, we have created opportunities to hold devotionals and feed the football team, coaches, and parents. We have had good feedback through those efforts. We plan to invite the teams to worship with us on a Sunday morning in the near future. We are also planning our annual Fall Festival, which usually creates opportunities for additional contacts. Currently, we have four ongoing Bible studies, and we continue to work through our new mover program as well. We continue to pray for opportunities that will help us to be more effective in our evangelism efforts.”
Fayette church of Christ, Alabama: Josh Taylor (deacon) reports, “Our Gospel Meeting began with Eric Owens yesterday. What a tremendous meeting it has been. We have had several visitors. One visitor, Joshua Ortiz, has been visiting with us for several weeks. We have prepared a gift basket for him, and we hope to encourage him more. Soon we will begin working with a few contacts that we identified during our recent door-knocking effort. We appreciate all prayers for our success, and we trust God will give the increase! To God be the glory.”
Central church of Christ, Saraland, Alabama: David Dixon (preacher) reports, “If we trust God’s will in every decision in our lives, things will turn out the best way possible. At Central, we are blessed to have a great history. When Central was known as the Plateau church of Christ, the much-beloved V.P. Black was our preacher for many years. One of the men he helped bring to Christ has been a great missionary for the Lord’s church for many years. Demar Elam was taught and baptized at Plateau/Central, and he has been preaching for over 60 years. He was with us on Sunday and told us about his current work in the Philippines. He helped to start the Asian Christian University about 20 years ago, and that school is growing steadily. They are training young men to become efficient preachers and missionaries who are sound in the faith. Central has been supporting Brother Elam as long as he has been doing Open Door Ministries. At home, we are hosting a Fall Festival this month and look forward to making contacts through that effort. God bless all the congregations who are seeking to spread His Word throughout the world.”
Cedar Grove church of Christ, Andalusia, Alabama: Josh Holloway (preacher) reports, “We had three great Bible studies this week with four individuals (Casheria, Lontae, Terry, and Michael). Three of these four were at services this Sunday. They are all now in the last study of the Back to the Bibleseries. Casheria and Lontae (husband and wife) have both decided that the church has scriptural worship and they cannot find that anywhere else. They have made a commitment to being New Testament Christians in all that it brings with it. Mrs. Terry has gone through the study with great zeal and understanding. She is at the point of considering whether her baptism was valid. She will most likely make a decision on obeying the Gospel soon. We had a great study with Michael, too. He came out of a very worldly life into a mega church. What connected with him was the praise and worship team. The hardest bridge to cross for his conversion would be instrumental music, in my opinion. We crossed that bridge this week. At the end of the study, he looked over and said, ‘This is breaking my heart, but I know you are right. I have to do what the Bible says.’ He now understands New Testament worship. Please pray for all three of these studies as we move forward into the final stages. Also, we did several prospect visits. We have been reworking our unfaithful list to make our efforts stronger. We sent out 127 cards this week. Our current total for October is 268, bringing our grand total to 2,465.”
Creekwood church of Christ, Mobile, Alabama: Tucker Presley (preacher) reports, “Great news! We had a baptism last week! Hunter Preston is a teacher at the local Christian school and has been worshipping with us for a couple of months. One of our members, who is also a teacher at the school, studied with him several times, and he was baptized into Christ early Friday morning. Hunter is on fire for Christ and is going to do great things for Him! We have one Bible study going on right now. Compassion cards continue to be written and sent each week. Trunk or treat is approaching quickly, and we have done a lot of promoting in the community by using social media and sending out postcards to nearby neighborhoods and to some students at the local Christian school. We are hoping for a big turnout!”
Petersville church of Christ, Florence, Alabama: Adam Richardson (preacher) reports, “Petersville sent five compassion cards last week. Adam is traveling to a minister’s retreat this week and speaking at a singles’ retreat next week. The congregation is planning a trunk or treat for October 26, which should bring good contacts.”
Rison church of Christ, Arkansas: Keden Shrum (preacher) reports, “We had one visitor in Rison on Sunday morning, a young lady who just moved into a new apartment next to one of our members. We look forward to building a relationship with her. I am preaching a meeting in Porter, Oklahoma, this week, and it has been a great success. There was a baptism on Sunday morning and a restoration on Sunday evening. To God be the glory!”
Margaret Street church of Christ, Milton, Florida: Troy Spradlin (preacher) reports, “Return visitors are such a blessing! One family came back this past Sunday, and their first words as they walked through the door were, ‘This is such a friendly congregation!’ We had sent them compassion cards this past week, which is already making a positive difference by opening the door for Bible studies. Our pantry volunteers and pew greeters also continue to do great work, creating more contacts. We received 11 new contacts this week. Our current 2025 Year-to-Date Accountability Board numbers are: 286 Total Contacts received; 80 Visitors; 226 Neighbors (Prospects whom we have loved and/or studied with); 74 Bible studies (total completed); 2,184 Compassion Cards sent; two Restorations, and 17 Baptisms.”
Niceville church of Christ, Florida: Joe Palmer (preacher) reports, “We have one new evangelism team working on a study. This was a goal to get more people involved in evangelism. Both the teachers and the students are excited about the study. Little things, like seeing them sit together during worship, are encouraging. We have two ongoing studies with prospects and numerous ongoing studies with new Christians. Last week, we sent 28 cards. We had two visitors on Sunday, and one attended my small group. I have a study set up with that member and one promised with the rest of the family.”
Warner Robins church of Christ, Georgia: Damien Walker (evangelist) reports, “We just went through the Congregational Evangelism Seminar, and there is already a shift in the mentality of several members. We are beginning to understand the ‘how.’ During our compassion card writing on Sunday evening, many of the members were explaining to others the evangelistic intent of the cards. We will be following up with the congregation by doing an involvement survey and working toward getting the members plugged in to their roles in the congregational evangelism model. We may soon offer some manpower to local congregations to help them grow as well. The future of middle Georgia is exciting! We are eager to reach the lost in our community!”
Cartersville church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Charles Harris (regional trainer) reports, “We have had 25 baptisms since enrolling into the HTHSOE in June 2024. The past week or so, things have slowed down a bit. We have not set up as many Bible studies as usual. However, we press on, knowing souls will be saved and God will be exalted in this community.”
Woodstock church of Christ, Georgia: Matt Amos (preacher) reports, “WCOC HTH Door Knocking Campaign knocked on 89 doors this weekend, including one on the call-back list. The Prison Ministry Program conducted Bible studies at a maximum-level Youth Detention Center last week. The Compassion Card Group created and sent nine cards. WCOC had eight non-Christian visitors this past Sunday morning worship. We had five Bible studies last week.”
Edgewood church of Christ, Columbus, Georgia: Mitchell Deering (deacon) reports, “We had six visitors Sunday, all of whom were welcomed and noted for follow-up. With 38 additional compassion cards mailed, our total for October is now 69. We added two new Bible studies, bringing us to a total of 11 active studies—a strong sign of growth and engagement. The leadership team held an insightful virtual meeting with Rob; we discussed our strengths as well as areas needing improvement. One key takeaway from the meeting was identifying opportunities to strengthen our follow-up process, ensuring every visitor, prospect, and card recipient receives timely and personal contact.”
Honolulu church of Christ, Hawaii: Tagiillima Esene (preacher) reports, “Two souls are near to the Kingdom as they finish up Book 2 and begin Book 3 of BTTB. I have the opportunity to train the saints in American Samoa (US Territory) to reach the lost. The Lupelele congregation is hosting the seminar and also inviting the other congregations to participate. One soul responded to the invitation, seeking to be restored in Christ. It is encouraging to see such tenderness of heart. We are trying to study with several prospects. Our leadership and staff continue to meet to revisit our works as a congregation. All prayers are appreciated!”
Collinsville-Troy church of Christ, Illinois: Jason Wright (elder) reports, “Lizzy was baptized into Christ on Sunday morning. She and her family moved to Illinois from Arizona this year. We rejoice with her family. What a great way to start our Gospel Meeting! We packed the new movers’ baskets and will be delivering them this week. I will continue to study Book 3 of BTTB with Tim on Wednesday. We mailed 80 compassion cards.”
Columbia City church of Christ, Indiana: Drew Reece (preacher) reports, “We are still working on the program and are starting to see the results of our labor! We had a few visitors last week who we have been sending compassion cards to. We also went out and did the transition visits and have a Bible study scheduled!”
Beloit church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Dustin Dougherty (regional trainer) reports, “We had one visitor Sunday; she was a return visitor from the week before during the Gospel Meeting. The college/young adult study is rolled out, I am going to continue advertising more for it locally. We have successfully reopened our martial arts school in Beloit, and praying that many contacts will come from that effort. There were several contacts and conversions made when we were open commercially in the past. This coming week, I will be back in Ransom, Kansas, preaching for the small congregation there. To God be the glory.”
Flatwoods church of Christ, Kentucky: Nathan Adkins (elder) reports, “Sunday we had three visitors. On Saturday, we had a fellowship dinner at Chris and Amanda’s house with three visitors as well. We moved seven people from our contact list to our congregational prospect list and prepared cards to be sent to them this week. We are planning transitional visits to nine different people this week. We pray that someone will be open to a Bible study. There is more enthusiasm and work taking place among the congregation to ‘GO’ take the Gospel to our community than I have ever seen before.”
Central church of Christ, Paducah, Kentucky: Adam Faughn (preacher) reports, “We had a local visitor yesterday who was very interested in what she saw. She and her husband contacted us a couple of weeks ago about our new movers’ efforts, and we are excited she came to visit. We plan to follow up with her and her husband this week. Central is hosting a Gospel Meeting next week with Kevin Hahn as the speaker, and a great number of invitations have been made. We pray that some will visit so we can gain some additional contacts. In addition, we are in the process of seeking to add to our eldership. This is a very important time for our congregation, and we are praying for new shepherds who will work with our three current elders to continue to help us become an evangelistic congregation.”
Gonzales church of Christ, Louisiana: Patrick Adkins (deacon) reports, “For Bible class this past Sunday, Brian Howard from the Florida School of Preaching presented information about the school. For the morning sermon, he preached Jesus to us. For the evening sermon, James Eaves preached about how the Bible’s solutions to the world’s problems lead us to focus on our homes. Compassion Card (Group 3) met after service to sign seven visitors’ cards, along with writing 40 cards to the four neighbors on this month’s list. We have four ongoing Bible studies and seven prospects. We had nine visitors. We have sent a total of 104 cards this month. We also had our 18th baptism on Wednesday night.”
La Plata church of Christ, Maryland (remote): Eric Sykes (regional trainer) reports, “Thanks to the grace of God, we were able to baptize Charlie Forame into our church family. Charlie was a neighbor to members Russ and Carla Cisco. Now he is their brother in Christ. Charlie’s sister Ruth asked if we would come by and pray for and with Charlie, like we did for her husband, who passed away earlier this year. Charlie was placed in hospice care on Thursday. We went by to pray with him on Friday, and he asked about being baptized. We taught him the Gospel on Friday morning and baptized him on Friday afternoon. He was so happy. His sister Ruth asked if we would study with her. Russ and Carla started studying with Ruth this morning. We received a call this evening. Ruth said that Charlie was not doing very well; he was not eating and not very responsive. We request prayers for Ruth and Charlie. Our ‘Young Davids’ group met for their second training class this past Sunday. This week they were taught the difference between what the world considers to be greatness (money, power, or fame), and what Jesus considers to be greatness. Jesus considers greatness to be a servant. Then we cleaned the church building. The ‘Young Davids’ consists of eight young men ages six to 16. Please pray for us as we strive to train our future leaders of the Lord’s church. We sent out 21 compassion cards, and Tabetha and Janiah started two new Bible studies. This week, we started three new studies. We currently have seven open Bible studies. As we prepare to assist this week with the Evangelism Training Seminar at the Silver Spring church of Christ, we request prayers for preaching the Gospel that souls may be saved.”
Beltway church of Christ, Camp Springs, Maryland: LeAndre Johnson (preacher) reports, “We have one class in progress. One class concluded, and the participant decided not to obey the Master’s call upon completing the study, but he is going to continue to visit the congregation. The other class is still in progress.”
Aberdeen church of Christ, Mississippi: Jonathan Hagar (preacher) reports, “This past Sunday, I had a Bible study with a young lady who wanted to know more about baptism. She seemed to be ready but wanted a bit more time to think about it, so we may be close to another baptism! We request prayers for her as she considers this important decision. We also had two return visitors this past Sunday, which is great. Most of the recent converts have been in regular attendance to the New Converts’ class. We had our ‘Card Writing Sunday’ as well, and we wrote 200 cards for our prospects. We have scheduled four Bible studies with people on our current prospect list, so we are doing well on the transition visits. We are gearing up for our community event this coming Sunday night, the Fall Festival. Our community coordinator is already designing personal cards to be handed out to all the visitors. He seems excited about getting new contacts for the church through the Fall Festival!”
Concord church of Christ, New Hampshire (remote): Shane Belanger (member) reports, “For the training last week, we spent time appointing and training coordinators for each aspect of the evangelistic program. It was encouraging to see many step up and take on the responsibility of doing their best at each task. Our goal is to have the evangelist program working as efficiently as we possibly can. For our contacts and prospects, we currently have four different studies with six individuals. We look forward to continuing with those studies in the coming week. Three of our members began a study with a woman who is homebound. They started with Back to the Bible, Book 1, and they will continue to study with her in her home every Sunday after worship service. The church was also able to make a connection with a former contact who is involved in the Catholic doctrine. A meeting is set up in the coming week to encourage this young man to get involved in a personal study.”
Glendale Street church of Christ, Newton, North Carolina (remote): Dayle Taylor (minister) reports, “Lessons on John 4 have begun (October 5, 2025) and shall continue in four scheduled morning worship sessions. We had one adult visitor (Dana) with her three little girls. We gave her a visitor’s gift bag, and she voiced interest in returning to visit. Compassion cards were prepared on October 5 and sent out on October 6 to visitors. Baskets of home goods items were prepared for new movers, and welcome cards were sent to them on October 8. Due to availability, scheduled basket delivery is set for this Thursday, October 16. Last Wednesday, October 8, we began congregation training on Visitor Engagement and Contact Cards. The room was filled with interest and enthusiasm. This past Sunday, October 12, our second-time visitor, Dana and her small children, returned, and the visitor training from Wednesday night was employed with enthusiasm. Denise and I were away (I am preaching in a Gospel Meeting), but the church reported how the training helped them. Four members took them to share a meal, demonstrating care for the visitors and fostering fellowship within the church. Sisters of the church continue with the compassion cards and have scheduled Sundays and Wednesdays for weekly preparations. On October 12, our Greeter Coordinator greeted our second-time visitor as they approached the door and handed her off to our Pew Coordinator,who sat with the visitors throughout worship. This was done in accordance with our understanding of the training. Dana is interested in learning more about the church and will visit the Taylors’ home this Friday, October 17, to share a meal and begin our first study in Back to the Bible. Bible Studies that began two weeks ago are stalled due to the unavailability of the students. This is set to resume as soon as possible. I am reaching out to learn if there is anything we can do to assist them. Prayers are requested. On October 26, Terry Hale, an ambassador with the School of Evangelism, is scheduled to visit and help us. The excitement is real.”
East Flushing church of Christ, New York (remote): Clarence Jenkins (preacher) reports, “After worship service, we rebooted our bookmark ministry by handing out the bookmarks, filling them out, silently praying for those on our bookmarks, and then having a brother pray for them. On Sunday, we had four visitors. Three visitors placed membership; they have relocated from the Philippines to New York. Our metrics through October include seven baptisms, six visitors, 27 prospects, 12 Bible studies, and two in a new convert study. We appreciate all prayers.”
Linville Forest church of Christ, North Carolina: Kelly Brown (preacher) reports, “We were blessed with another baptism this evening. The Lord sent this couple to us through an elderly sister. In their current state, they have four children under five years old. Since they recently became homeless, they are in a shelter and working temp jobs. They need basic items. We were blessed by the Lord to meet their needs, including assisting with housing, furniture, food, and a new full-time job. This was truly a congregational effort. Our brother Sherman studied with them both. The husband, Jon Newman, responded to the Lord’s invitation this evening! We request prayers for his wife, Patsy, as we continue to study with her.”
Alkire Road church of Christ, Grove City, Ohio: Tony Dunnagan (deacon) reports, “We had eight visitors, four of whom are members of the church and looking for a congregation. We made one new contact and sent out 63 compassion cards.”
New Concord church of Christ, Ohio: Terry Townsend (preacher) reports, “We had five first-time visitors on Sunday. One of them was a recent recipient of a new mover basket. He said he enjoyed the service and was planning to return. All five visitors received a welcome gift. We have also added them to our compassion card list. One of the couples that visited accepted an invitation to join a few of us for lunch. Follow-up visits will be made with all of these folks in the coming days. Thirty-three compassion cards were filled out and signed and will be mailed out this week and next. Our annual Community Thanksgiving Day Meal is quickly approaching. We will soon be mailing out invitations for that event to everyone who has visited our services this year, along with our new mover’s list and all other compassion card recipients. We are praying that additional contacts can be made from this event.”
Owasso church of Christ, Oklahoma: David Combs (elder) reports, “Following evening services, 16 card writers wrote 120 compassion cards for this week. We have two new prospects; our prospect timeline is as follows: two are on Week 3, four are on Week 2, and two are on Week 1.”
Coweta church of Christ, Oklahoma: Houston Shrum (associate minister) reports, “Last week was our Gospel Meeting. Matt Wallin did a great job! We had a great turnout and gained contact information for several visitors. One of the visitors was back Sunday for Bible class and worship. She said she would be back next week. We offered to take her to lunch this week, but she had plans. She said next week she would be available for lunch. We plan to use the transition questions we learned in the HTHSOE training to try to get a Bible study with her.”
York church of Christ, Pennsylvania: Mark Rashke (deacon) reports, “This week in York, we sent compassion cards to a friend of one of our members, who was recently hospitalized. The elders and I also discussed handing out the involvement survey next Sunday morning. We also started discussing the possibility of participating in the AMC work in Waldorf, MD.”
White Bluff church of Christ, Tennessee: Shamron Jackson (elder) reports, “We had four visitors, but no one was willing to go to lunch this Sunday. We added another Bible study; two are current, and one is scheduled for the end of the month. Doug preached the first lesson on John 4 this Sunday, and we handed out the bookmarks. Card teams are finalized. We should start sending cards in about two weeks. Most of the coordinator spots are now filled, and we are poring through the training. One brother has thanked us for introducing the School of Evangelism because it gave him the courage he needed to ask for Bible studies. As a side note, one of our members asked how much everything cost and wrote a check to pay for it. She said her father gave her the money to use for the church and that he would have loved what we are trying to do. We are thankful for all those who are helping us.”
Covington church of Christ, Tennessee: Wayne Dalrymple (elder) reports, “On Sunday, we had several visitors to our services. Theresa came again; this time, she brought her daughter with her. We had to postpone our study with her due to a scheduling conflict, but we will pick up this week. We have a young man coming who is the grandson of one of our members. He found himself in a bad situation recently, and it seems to have been a wake-up call for him. His grandparents hope to study with him soon. Jeff will soon begin a study with a gentleman with whom he recently had a spiritual conversation. Jeff is on a pause with another study due to difficulty getting the contacts to find time to meet. We also have a couple of prospects we hope to transition into Bible studies in the next few weeks. We are starting to publicize our Friends and Family Day that will take place in November. It is a great opportunity to invite others to hear the Gospel preached. May God bless our efforts.”
White Oak church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee (remote): John McGiffin (preacher) reports, “We are preparing for our Trunk or Treat event. Texting past visitors is working. We had a large crowd on Sunday, including eight visitors. Two were ones we have contacted several times. We continue to do new convert classes. The new converts seem eager to learn. They have questions but are quickly learning how to correctly divide God’s Word.”
Blackman church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (remote): Brian McCord reports, “We have sent out 20 cards in the past week. We have two transition visits this week and one Bible study starting Saturday. A couple who visited twice said they wanted to join the membership. We will visit them next week and try to set up a study.”
Freewill church of Christ, Gainesboro, Tennessee (remote): Andrew Scott (preacher) reports, “We rejoice with Heather Callahan as she was baptized into Christ this afternoon after completing Back to the Bible. We also rejoice with Jason Brown as he was also baptized into Christ. After going through Back to the Bible, Jason had doubts and concerns about his baptism at a young age. He decided to be baptized for the right reasons to give the answer of a good conscience toward God. We praise God for their decision!”
Cookeville church of Christ, Tennessee: Joshua Kennedy (preacher) reports, “We have been making good efforts, though the area is a bit challenging. We have four more contacts that we made after our second round of door-knocking. We made two contacts that seem very promising. We also sent out 36 compassion cards last week! We are pushing ahead and praying for growth!”
Ocoee Street church of Christ, Copperhill, Tennessee: R.E. Vann (elder) reports, “We continue working and cultivating new prospects while two Bible studies are ongoing. One of our prospects was accompanied by her dad this Sunday. She is currently in Lesson 2 (BTTB), and her dad will be receiving compassion cards this week, which we pray will yield another Bible study.”
West Sparta church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Turney (deacon) reports, “We had our third week of sending cards out, so we are hoping to plan our first visits next week. We also did the visitation sermon yesterday and had a lot of good feedback from it. We still have a lot of motivation and encouragement, and we continue to look forward to the coming weeks.”
Rome church of Christ, Lebanon, Tennessee (remote): David Oxley (elder) reports, “We met this week for our advanced class. We are sending cards this week to three prospects. We will also meet for our new convert’s class on Monday.”
West Fayetteville church of Christ, Tennessee: Steve Jefferson (elder) reports, “We have been distributing new mover baskets over the past few weeks. This past Sunday, our Compassion Card Team 2 sent out 44 cards to four contacts.”
Grundy Street church of Christ, Tullahoma, Tennessee: John Summers (preacher) reports, “Team 2 resumed with the card writing yesterday, so next week we will have totals to report. We have begun making visits to those to whom cards were sent last month, so we have moved into that follow-up phase. Our focus for the cards this month is for wayward Christians, and we really hope to be able to encourage some of them to return.”
Arlington church of Christ, Tennessee: Brandon Tibbits (preacher) reports, “We have sent well over 1000 cards at this point, and since starting the school, we have noticed a few things. We have been getting more visitors and getting them more consistently than before. We have had visitors from area congregations who have heard what we are doing and want to check it out, and we have also had visitors from the community. Just by virtue of being active and loving people, we have increased our visitors! We have also started what I call our ‘why board.’ I am having the members of the congregation write on a post-it why they want the school of evangelism to succeed; that way, every time they pass it, they can remember two things: they are not alone in their desire, and there is a purpose to all this.”
Chapel Hill church of Christ, Tennessee: Matt Jones (deacon) reports, “We have new mover baskets going out, card teams active, visits being made, and Bible studies in progress. We will have a third study with a couple this week. We pray that their hearts will be open to the Word, and that they will be convinced to follow His will. We appreciate all prayers.”
Mountain Creek church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Michael Tomshack (elder) reports, “During our quarterly Elder’s planning session on Saturday, Gary Massey shared the experience of his eldest daughter attending Law School and attending a congregation in that city. She has grown up in our congregation and has been involved in our evangelism efforts and as a greeter. Having witnessed the welcoming nature of our congregation, she anticipated the same when attending another church of Christ. However, after attending a congregation for six weeks and even sitting directly in front of the minister and his wife, she has yet to be greeted. This experience highlights the significance of our greeters as the first impression for visitors. Following the assembly, one of our ladies shared with me her experience of referring a friend in another city to visit a church of Christ. Her friend was worshiping at a denominational church that did not feel warm or loving. She followed the advice and found no greeting or acknowledgment, which was not a positive experience. Every congregation of the Lord’s church has an impact on other congregations. When a congregation with a sign reflecting church of Christ ignores visitors and is not warm and welcoming, it can hinder opportunities to share the Gospel. Word of mouth is an important aspect of creating contacts, and having to overcome a simple gesture of acknowledging a visitor is unnecessary. We are thankful for all the congregations that have followed the School of Evangelism process. Perhaps we should create a list of congregations in each city when referring a friend who lives in another city to ensure that the simplest hurdle of a greeting is handled properly.”
McEwen church of Christ, Tennessee: John Jones (preacher) reports, “Our community just suffered an explosion at a local plant that killed 16 individuals. Our congregation is working with the plant management and offering grief and trauma counseling for survivors and families who lost loved ones. We hope that this will be the beginning of a good relationship with these folks. Our linemen Bible study continues this week and at least two new guys are joining us. Another teacher is going to take them aside after the meal and start the studies from the beginning.”
Collierville church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Evergarden (evangelist) reports, “This week, we sent 55 compassion cards to 11 people who are on our prospect list. We are continuing to show consistent love and care to those we are trying to reach with the Gospel. With this week’s activity, our year-to-date total for compassion cards sent has reached 485 cards. We are grateful for the opportunity to plant these seeds of compassion and prepare hearts for Bible study opportunities. We also have delivered our new movers’ baskets and were met with warm welcomes in the community by those who came to the door. Our congregation remains committed to the HTHSOE model, and we are seeing the importance of consistently sending cards to build relationships with our prospects. We trust that these expressions of love and concern are opening doors for future Gospel conversations. We appreciate all prayers and support for our evangelism efforts.”
Soddy church of Christ, Tennessee: Joe Mallory (preacher) reports, “We have a great responsibility to sow the seed of the Kingdom, and as the church, we learn from Christ the value of cultivating the soil around us as we sow the seed (John 4). Please continue to pray for us as we strive to teach and build relationships with those with whom we are creating that connection and studying. This week, we will send out about 50 compassion cards to those who have visited our services and who are dealing with various trials. We are also praying for our studies with some of those prospects, which will continue this week.”
Hillcrest church of Christ, Springfield, Tennessee: Tim Taylor (evangelist) reports, “We have been looking for the best method to get more of our members involved, and the involvement survey should be a great help. We are making plans to meet with an elder from a sister congregation that went through SOE training a few months ago to share ideas and suggestions for our mutual benefit.”
Birdwell Chapel church of Christ, Cottontown, Tennessee: Kerry England (elder) reports, “Each Sunday, we are having new visitors as well as several who have been returning regularly. There are three ongoing Bible studies. Team 1 met before services on Sunday evening to mail compassion cards. Preparations continue for our community Trunk or Treat in two weeks.”
Rivergate church of Christ, Madison, Tennessee: Doug Tooley (preacher) reports, “We had two visitors on Wednesday night last week. We had seven visitors on Sunday morning and two on Sunday night. On Sunday morning, I had two requests for a study on baptism. I was able to talk with one of them after morning service, and she was baptized on Sunday night. She told me that after talking, when she was walking out of the building, she knew she needed to come back and do it that night.”
Roanoke church of Christ, Texas: Caleb Rutherford (preacher) reports, “On Saturday, we had a community event in town called ‘Celebrate Roanoke.’ Several businesses and entities set up booths, and over 10,000 people came through town. We set up a 10 x 20 booth, and handed out over 1,000 bottles of water, over 400 invite cards, and over 400 invites to our fall festival. We also set up two large posters that said ‘How can we pray for you?’ From that, we got four contact cards. We are excited to follow up with each of them.”
Bridge Avenue church of Christ, Weslaco, Texas: Braulio Carvajal III (preacher) reports, “We had two visits in the community on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we had six prospects attend our Bible study. On Sunday, we had three visitors and 12 prospects. We continue to work on getting Bible studies with our prospects. Over the next week, we will form groups within the congregation for our card-writing ministry. In addition, we will be kicking off a handicap ministry to serve our community next week. We have collected enough equipment to share with our local congregations so that they can use the equipment to serve the community as well.”
Seagoville church of Christ, Texas: Kodie Martin (evangelist) reports, “This past weekend, we went through the third bookmark lesson from John 4 and began asking for contacts that we can prospect. In total, we will begin working with 15, and we pray that we will be blessed with more as people become more familiar with the process. I met with our core ladies and taught them by using the training cards on how we will prospect our contacts through the card writing ministry. Next Sunday, we will begin that effort, train the congregation, and preach through the lesson to motivate their hearts. We will also be having our Trunk or Treat event soon, and we will have a special lesson for that, as well as training members on how to gather contact information, as this is a big yearly event for us. We pray that the hearts of everyone involved will be reminded of the beauty of souls!”
North Jefferson church of Christ, Mt. Pleasant, Texas: Davin Whatley (evangelist) reports, “Reach Team 4 met Sunday and wrote compassion cards. One prospect has invited us to visit her in her home tomorrow, and we are excited to talk to her! This Saturday is our congregational fall cookout. We are advertising this event through members’ social media and encouraging members to invite friends and family. Lord willing, this will be a great contact creator.”
Wheeler church of Christ, Texas: Garrett English (preacher) reports, “We gave out approximately 70 Bibles in a combined effort with local congregations last Tuesday night. It was well received!
We have an upcoming meal for the school booster club on the 21st. This will be good for contacts.
None of our prospects were able to study this past week, and I am gone this week, but I plan to schedule them for the week I get back.”
Northern Oaks church of Christ, San Antonio, Texas: Mel Hutzler (elder) reports, “We had our door- knocking Monday before our Gospel Meeting, and it went very well as we are trying to reach out to the community. We had 29 members in attendance, 10 teams, 13 children under 18-years-old, nine contacts, and one first-time door knocker. One new thing we did was live-stream our Bible class on why we door knock. We hope and pray that these contacts result in some Bible studies. This past weekend, Joseph Groda led a campaign for the Hillcrest church of Christ in Coleman, Texas, where they made 11 contacts. At Northern Oaks, we had one baptism (Mia) on Thursday, October 9, and one family placed membership on Sunday, the twelfth. We request prayers for our evangelists, Raoul Ferris and Abraham Rios, in their ministry in Mexico. We hope and pray these efforts will continue to bring lost souls to God.”
Howe church of Christ, Texas: Aaron Alsbrook (preacher) reports, “As a Christian, the maturity process will have ebbs and flows. Mature Christians understand this and help those who need to be encouraged from time to time. Many of our mature members have a heart of evangelism, and the HTHSOE process has encouraged a renewed spirit of reaching the lost. We have many members who have been praying for those on their Contact Cards. Oftentimes, it may seem as if those contacts are not being reached, but on occasion, we get word of another study potentially beginning from the prayer of the faithful for their contacts. It is a reminder of how patient our God is with mankind, and how patient He asks us to be with others who may not know Him. We also had our second clothing giveaway, in which many of our members had the opportunity to help those in need and funnel the event through the evangelism model. We continue to look for ways to make more contacts and reach the lost in our community and wherever we may go.”
Wasatch church of Christ, Utah (remote): Daniel Welker (preacher) reports, “Thursday, we had a baptism of a lady named Erica, whom several others and I had studied with for about a year. She lives in Provo, Utah, so we connected her with the Provo church of Christ and with their minister, Mark Collins. He picked her up and brought her an hour north to Wasatch’s building to baptize her because the Provo congregation meets in a hotel and does not have a baptistry. Mark Collins studied with her throughout the hour-long trip on several different topics. She hopes that she and her husband become active members of the Provo congregation. She hopes her husband will obey the Gospel in the near future. On Friday night, we packed around 60 gift bags with materials about the church, candy, and other such items for a local community vendor event to help promote and make known to the community about the Wasatch church of Christ. We also promoted our upcoming Trunk or Treat event for the community. On a Saturday, we set up our booth for the local vendor event and gave out our gift bags. We had many interactions with members of the community. We invited them to our Trunk or Treat. We only had eight or nine gift bags left of the 60 that we made. Overall, it has been a very encouraging and uplifting week here in Utah!”
Orange Community church of Christ, Orange, Virginia (remote): Marvin Henderson (preacher) reports, “We have two ongoing Bible studies. We sent out compassion cards to three more people. We set an appointment to visit a lady who was a contact from our booth at the Fried Chicken Festival. Currently, we are working on sending HTH/HTH magazines to the surrounding neighborhoods at our new place. Lord willing, we will be moving to our new location the first week or so in November. Our new mover’s planning stage is also underway.”
Abingdon church of Christ, Virginia: Freddie Klein (evangelist) reports, “We distributed our contacts from our September compassion card list to several members this week, and they will be following up with individuals throughout our community. We were also blessed to visit a new mover, which led to a wonderful conversation. She was genuinely thankful for the compassion shown to her. Another visit took us to the home of a new mover whose mother—the intended recipient of our visit—had passed away before we could meet her. Even so, the Lord opened a meaningful door of conversation with her daughter, and we were encouraged by her response. On Sunday morning, I reminded the congregation about our accountability boards and encouraged everyone to find a place in this great work of reaching the lost. Everyone can do something! That evening, when Card Group #2 met, they had their best turnout in several weeks—a strong sign that hearts are being stirred to action.”
Williamsburg church of Christ, Virginia: Jim Bishop (elder) reports, “This week, we found that spreading the Gospel in our daily lives is important, no matter where we are or what we are doing. God provides opportunities. We need to identify them. One of our older members was having some tree work done several weeks ago, and when the crew had finished, she started talking with one of the workers about the Gospel. A few days later, the worker returned to check on additional work and told her he had completed two of the three Back to the Bible studies. Since the worker lived in Orange County, Virginia, she is quite a distance away from Williamsburg. The Culpeper church of Christ was contacted with the individual’s information. On Sunday morning, we had a local visitor who had been invited to attend worship by a member. She will be added to our compassion card list. May God bless all those who are working to spread the Gospel.”
West Side church of Christ, Salem, Virginia: Jeff Durham (elder) reports, “We have been blessed with continued visitors, ongoing compassion card writing, and active prospect visits. Our members remain busy reaching out and sharing Christ’s love in our community. We are also eagerly looking forward to having our new minister join us in November. In the coming weeks, we have several exciting events planned — including our Trunk or Treat, Ladies Day, and Fall Community Event — each providing wonderful opportunities for fellowship and outreach. We are thankful for how God continues to bless our efforts and open doors for growth in His Kingdom.”
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