Success Stories: October 9, 2025

Glencoe church of Christ, Alabama: Keith Ritchie (preacher) reports, “We are continually being blessed with visitors. A Bible study is being conducted tomorrow, which will be the first for that couple. This makes four ongoing Bible studies. The truth is preached, the truth pricks hearts, and the truth prepares souls for eternity by making us free. It is exciting to see brethren take part in evangelism. We have more door knocking and transitions to do in our area and are excited to do so. May the God of Heaven continue to bless us in our efforts. To God be the glory.”

Central church of Christ, Saraland, Alabama: David Dixon (preacher) reports, “We had numerous visitors at services this week. At least one of those is very promising to turn into a Bible study. I was impressed that one of our new convert families was among the last to leave after our monthly fellowship meal. The husband, who is himself one of our newest conversions, was talking to one of our visitors about our recent growth and evangelistic efforts. This month, we are hosting a ‘Fall Festival,’ which we hope will also provide some networking opportunities. We are praying at the beginning of our services every week for the names on our Bookmarks. The work continues!”

Cedar Grove church of Christ, Andalusia, Alabama: Josh Holloway (preacher) reports, “This week we did not have as many Bible studies as usual, but the ones we did were very fruitful. Some of our normal studies were postponed due to various reasons. However, we had two great studies with Mrs. Nena and Mrs. Terri. Mrs. Terri has now reached the final (red booklet) in the Back to the Bible series. She has come to the truth about the church, and she wants to be a New Testament Christian. Please pray for our next study together. We had Mrs. Nena over for another meal and study session. Mrs. Nena is on the same page. She now sees the difference in the church and the denominational world, so she wants to be part of New Testament Christianity also. We were able to make 11 transition/prospect visits this week.”

Hatton church of Christ, Town Creek, Alabama: Chris Miller (preacher) reports, “We currently have one study that is close to being complete and hopeful for this conversion. We have one other that is underway, and this past Sunday, we had our mission meal and assigned new visits. Carol Coan rededicated her life Sunday, and we are so thankful for her.”

Creekwood church of Christ, Mobile, Alabama: Tucker Presley (preacher) reports, “We are adding names to our prospect list each week, and cards continue to be written, and visits continue to be made. We are close to getting the new movers’ work underway, which will help us establish more contacts. We have one Bible study ongoing right now.”

Hartselle church of Christ, Alabama: Justin Smith (preacher) reports, “We conducted additional training this week for our New Mover’s ministry, with about 30 members in attendance. We focused on the kinds of conversations we want to have at the door and the process for collecting information. We are excited as our first deliveries go out next week! We currently have three ongoing Bible studies and recently celebrated one baptism. I believe the School of Evangelism is proving to be a key factor in our overall church growth. Our Sunday morning attendance has risen from an average of 275 in 2024 to over 300 in 2025. While this increase is not yet the result of direct evangelistic conversions, it reflects a renewed spirit of engagement. More members are active, involved, and talking about evangelism than ever before.”

Petersville church of Christ, Florence, Alabama: Adam Richardson (preacher) reports, “We sent 21 compassion cards for the week. We had a visit from Scottish minister Graham McDonald who has had a part in the School of Evangelism program in Scotland. His time with us was encouraging as he spoke about the mission work there and evangelistic efforts around the world.”

Mountain Home church of Christ, Arkansas: Joshua Adams (preacher) reports, “This past week has been filled with exciting evangelistic victories! We celebrated three baptisms, each carrying a powerful message about reaching people with the Gospel of Christ. Our first baptism was Audra Boe, who recently moved to the area with her husband and college-aged daughter. On their first Sunday with us, they expressed a desire to place membership, as they had attended a church of Christ in their home state. Our elders, as part of their process, take time to discuss an individual’s salvation. What might feel like an awkward question turned into a life-changing opportunity. Audra received Bible study materials, and before completing the first lesson, she called to say, “I need to be baptized.” On Tuesday night, she was baptized into Christ. While her husband and daughter were already baptized members, Audra came from a denominational background. Her story is a wonderful reminder of the importance of these personal conversations about faith. Next, we celebrated the baptism of Andrew Hoskins, the college-aged child of faithful members. Andrew is a thoughtful young man who approaches both his studies and his faith with seriousness. He wanted to be certain of his decision before being baptized, so he delayed his decision, which, naturally, created some concern for his parents. But Sunday afternoon, he made his decision without hesitation—he needed to be baptized. His parents, Jeff and Amanda, were overjoyed.

Finally, Shealyn Foster, Andrew’s girlfriend, was baptized immediately after him. Through Andrew sharing his faith and conviction in Christ, Shealyn was inspired to follow him in baptism. Both were baptized just minutes before our evening worship service—a truly special moment. Each baptism is unique, but together these remind us of the power of Christ and the importance of sharing the Good News, even when it feels challenging or awkward. Amazing things are happening in God’s church here in Mountain Home! This coming weekend, we look forward to our annual Men’s Retreat, where we will celebrate what the Lord has accomplished this year, reflect on our evangelistic efforts, and plan for ways to glorify Christ in our community in the year ahead.”

Margaret Street church of Christ, Milton, Florida: Troy Spradlin (preacher) reports, “I must commend our congregation! Yesterday, we had several visitors and by the end of services, all of them had a gift bag in hand and a contact card added to the ministry! This is so encouraging. I have to admit, it has been a little frustrating that our Pew Greeters have not been consistent with getting contact information since we started. But lately, they have stepped up, flawlessly trusting the process and increasing our efforts to evangelize. Our current 2025 Year-to-Date Accountability Board numbers are: 275 Total Contacts received; 77 Visitors; 224 Neighbors (Prospects whom we have loved and/or studied with); 72 Bible studies (total completed); 2,124 Compassion Cards sent; two Restorations, and 17 Baptisms.”

Niceville church of Christ, Florida: Joe Palmer (preacher) reports, “This past week we had three studies and one restoration.  It is great news when your recent converts bring you prospects to study with. We are currently experiencing several prospects who are coming from our new members. This past Wednesday, we had a gentleman come into the Wednesday night Bible study after the class was over. He identified himself as a fallen-away brother who wanted to come back to the Lord. I introduced Rob Archer to the elders, and we gathered up a few of the members, and we circled up and prayed for Rob. We look forward to meeting and studying with his wife, Sharon, soon, too. We sent out 25 cards and had three new prospects join us for worship on Sunday.”

Cartersville church of Christ, Georgia (remote): Charles Harris (regional trainer) reports, “Sunday began our Gospel Meeting with Tony Lawrence. Since hardly anyone outside of the church knows what a Gospel Meeting is, I have been promoting it as a Special Bible Study. That approach seems to be helpful. We have had several visitors, both from the promotion and from members giving personal invitations. This month, we have 11 Prospects and two Bible studies scheduled for this week. Last night, we wrote 60 compassion cards.”

Woodstock church of Christ, Georgia: Matt Amos (preacher) reports, “WCOC New Mover’s Door Knocking Campaign knocked on four doors this weekend. The Ministry Program conducted Bible studies at a Youth Detention Center last week. The kids were very receptive. The Compassion Card Group created and sent six cards. WCOC had eleven non-Christian visitors this past Sunday morning worship. We had six Bible studies last week.”

Edgewood church of Christ, Columbus, Georgia: Mitchell Deering (deacon) reports, “We had two new visitors this Sunday who were warmly welcomed by our greeters and added to our contact list for follow-up. We mailed out 31 compassion cards this week to continue encouraging and connecting with those on our lists. Four new prospects were added, bringing our total to six prospects for the month of October. The nine active Bible studies from last month are ongoing, showing strong engagement and steady progress.”

Lafayette church of Christ, Georgia: Jesse Teague (deacon) reports, “We had six names on our compassion card list last night. Those who write cards are always diligent on the first and third Sundays of the month. We have been promoting our Gospel Meeting that starts next Lord’s Day with the theme, ‘Can You Handle the Truth?’ with Cliff Goodwin.  We hope to reach the lost in our community and strengthen the saints as well.”

Collinsville-Troy church of Christ, Illinois: Jason Wright (elder) reports, “The angels in Heaven continue to rejoice. Neal, a former member who had left the church 23 years ago, responded to the invitation Sunday morning and was restored. We were moved by his desire to make things right with God. He had been attending for several weeks. For the month of August, our new mover delivery success was 45%. Follow-up visits were at 50%.  We mailed 70 compassion cards this week. That makes our total for the year at 5,032. We currently have eight Bible studies in progress. I am halfway through booklet 3 with Tim. We had our second food giveaway for the year. We made five contacts and set up a Bible study.”

Columbia City church of Christ, Indiana: Drew Reece (preacher) reports, “We have done the transition visit with a handful of our prospects, and the rest that are due are scheduled to be visited this week. To get ready for this, our transition team met on Tuesday to practice. In addition, we had a member who had fallen away return last week!”

Judah church of Christ, Indiana: Joe Moon (preacher) reports, “We have two visitors coming regularly.  Liz, our children, and I had dinner with them on Friday evening. We also sent nine cards this week.”

Highland Village church of Christ, Bloomington, Indiana: Mark Stauffer (elder) reports, “The congregational training lately has been focusing on the value of every soul, the urgency of evangelism, where to meet potential contacts (everywhere), how to open a conversation, and how to learn if that contact is a potential prospect. God has blessed us with a relatively high number of new movers in the last two months, offsetting a dip in personal contacts. Our transition team helped with new mover visits. Three visits were made last week, and we have a new prospect, making two prospects presently being cultivated. Our SOE refresh is on the 25th-26th this month. We are looking forward to having a refresh soon!”

Beloit church of Christ, Kansas (remote): Dustin Dougherty (regional trainer) reports, “This weekend we had our 4th Annual Fall Gospel Meeting with guest speaker Mike Hixson. It was so great to have Brother Mike and his wife Nancy with us for three days. He presented seven wonderful lessons while here, and he was so kind to speak for our men’s monthly Bible study breakfast Saturday morning as well. On Sunday morning, we had 46 in attendance, 10 of whom were visitors from other congregations. We had a total of 16 visitors over the three days, with at least four other congregations represented. Some of those Christians drove between one and three hours to be with us. Our college and young adult Bible class is on track to begin next Wednesday. The local technical college sent the advertisement to all of the students via their student apps on their phones. I pray that we have a good turnout for this study, and we will be able to reach many of the students and young people in our community. I have concluded sending the video series ‘40 Days in the Wilderness’ to almost all of our lost sheep. I pray that the things they learned in the study will shore up their faith and bring them back to the fold to worship with us again soon. The next thing will be to begin sending ‘We miss you’ cards to the ones who finished the video series. To God be the glory.”

Columbus church of Christ, Kansas: Matt Fowler (member) reports, “Fifteen compassion cards have been sent out, and we wrote some more on Sunday to be sent out as well. On Wednesday, Laura completed the Back to the Bible Book 1 with Mary, who is a repeat visitor who came because she received House to House Heart to Heart. We have three other studies going on as well. I had a call from a community member who wanted to express her gratitude for receiving the HTH mailer. She said she plans to visit with us on Wednesday nights because the denominational church she currently attends does not meet on Wednesday nights. We are praying for the efforts around the brotherhood. We are so blessed to be a part of this work in the Kingdom.”

Flatwoods church of Christ, Kentucky: Nathan Adkins (elder) reports, “A couple visited us for worship yesterday because we had knocked on their door last month. We gave them a visitor bag and got their contact information. Door knocking works. They will get some cards from us soon. We prepared 23 cards total to be sent this week. Also, yesterday we had a total of ten visitors. Five of them were new.  Two were return visitors from last week, and five were teenagers who were brought by one of our teenage members. We spent a couple of hours after services playing games with the young people and getting to know them a little better. Yesterday was a very busy and productive day. Brother Todd and I also introduced the prospect cards to the congregation. We have come a long way in a month, and I believe that the congregation as a whole is excited. Now we need more Bible studies.”

Central church of Christ, Paducah, Kentucky: Adam Faughn (preacher) reports, “We were thrilled to see Sam Meredith be baptized on Friday, late in the morning. After beginning Book 3 of BTTB on Thursday, Sam could not wait to finish it, so a study was set up for Friday morning. He was so thrilled and relieved to be immersed, and we rejoice with him. Other works are ongoing, and we continue to seek more contacts and prospects, because we know that these lead to Bible studies, and the Word of God changes hearts. To God be all the glory.”

Gonzales church of Christ, Louisiana: Patrick Adkins (deacon) reports, “We have signed 66 cards this past week. We have seven prospects. We currently have seven ongoing Bible studies. Our new converts are growing as we offer congregational classes and mentor them.”

La Plata church of Christ, Maryland (remote): Eric Sykes (regional trainer) reports, “This week we sent out 12 compassion cards, and we added two new contacts to our prospect list. The new contacts were visitors who came to our congregation because they had been receiving our House to House/Heart toHeart newsletter. They said they are looking for a church home. We let them know that they came to the right place. Additionally, we hosted our congregation’s annual fall picnic, which drew nine visitors, and we are working to convert them into prospects. We appreciate all prayers as we continue to do our best to share to Gospel of Christ with our community.”

Beltway church of Christ, Camp Springs, Maryland: LeAndre Johnson (preacher) reports, “We have two Bible studies in progress. We also have two prospects who are very close to Gospel obedience. We continue training and working. We appreciate all prayers.”

Aberdeen church of Christ, Maryland: Will Brown (preacher) reports, “We continue to have new visitors weekly. We have five Bible studies in progress. We are encouraging everyone to invite people to church. We are building up to our annual Trunk or Treat event that usually yields several warm contacts for Bible study. We appreciate all prayers for our efforts.”

Jackson church of Christ, Missouri: David Selvig (elder) reports, “The Back to the Bible lessons have been such a blessing for our congregation. We have been simply working the plan as Rob laid out to us, using Prospect cards, Contact Cards, and Visits. We are presenting the BTTB booklets during the morning service, and we include lots of prayers. We have seen seven baptisms during the past couple of months while working through the plan. One has been resistant to studying for years, but he is our brother now!”

Aberdeen church of Christ, Mississippi: Jonathan Hagar (preacher) reports, “We had a baptism this past Sunday and a restoration. Mary Griffin was restored, and Angela Johnson is our new sister in Christ. That puts us at seven baptisms and six restorations for the year! Angela is a direct result of our compassion cards. The church sent her and her husband several cards before we could visit them. They showed up at the building on a Sunday. We had a good visit and asked if they wanted to know more about the church, and they said yes. When my sister and I went to their house, we saw that Angela had put up all the cards from the church in her kitchen. She talked about how much it meant to her to know people cared about her. She was a Pentecostal, and her husband was a Baptist. After weeks of study, she came this past Sunday to obey the Gospel and be added to the church. Sadly, her husband did not come. He was at the Baptist church that Sunday. Please pray for Angela as she tries to encourage her husband to come with her and pray for the church that we can influence him to obey the Gospel as well. After the baptism, I went straight to the front of the church and did the bookmarks. I made sure to emphasize that Angela was a direct result of these cards. If people are not participating, then they are missing out on a great service of the church. Next week, we have our Card-Writing Sunday; hopefully, we will see lots of participation. I have one Bible study this week. I appreciate all prayers.”

Concord church of Christ, New Hampshire (remote): Shane Belanger (member) reports, “We currently have three ongoing Back to the Bible studies with five different individuals. Lesson #1 was completed with two individuals last Monday. The plan is to begin Lesson #2 this week. We had a partial completion of Lesson #1 with one individual last Wednesday. The plan is to complete Lesson #1 and to begin Lesson #2 this coming Wednesday. We completed part of Lesson # 2 with a study conducted today. The plan is for another individual to join in with this study and finish Lesson #2 and to begin Lesson #3. The response was very positive from each of the lessons we have conducted. We are looking forward to teaching more truth from God’s word and just witnessing the reaction from these individuals as they see and learn the truth for the first time! We have also begun to choose and develop coordinators for each task of the evangelistic program. We got together last Saturday for some fellowship, and we also determined interest for each category. This Friday, we will fellowship once again and begin some training for different coordinators. Many individuals have stepped up and have taken the lead on many of the tasks needed for the program to work efficiently. It was very encouraging, to say the least! We also continue to send out compassion cards for those who had visited with us. We had four visitors just this past Sunday. To God be the glory! That study was absolutely wonderful. We thank God for both.”

East Flushing church of Christ, New York (remote): Clarence Jenkins (preacher) reports, “We are rejoicing, and the angels in Heaven are rejoicing. Kevin McMillan III was studying diligently with his aunt, Sister Crystal, with a balanced heart. Praise God, he was baptized into Christ on Thursday. To God be the glory! On Sunday, we had two visitors. Our metrics thus far for the month of October are seven baptisms, two visitors, 27 prospects, 11 Bible studies, and two in a new convert study. We appreciate all prayers.”

Alkire Road church of Christ, Ohio: Tony Dunnagan (deacon) reports, “We had seven visitors, mostly returning visitors. We added one new contact. We sent 61 compassion cards and had two Bible studies. We continue to discuss more training and implementation.”

New Concord church of Christ, Ohio: Terry Townsend (preacher) reports, “A lonely, sinful woman had a conversation with Jesus that would forever change her life (John 4). She dropped her water pot and ran to town, telling everyone she saw to “come and see!” Many did just that; that is, they went to see/hear Jesus for themselves. As they were coming, Jesus said to His disciples, “Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest” (John 4:35). We are experiencing the ripened fields here at New Concord! In recent months, we have had several ‘Samaritans carrying their proverbial water pots’ come to Jesus. Now they are now telling others about Him! Recently, we had two precious souls visit our services because of a simple invite from two of our newer members: ‘Come and see!’ The result: Two souls who had a desire to know more studied through Back to the Bible. They made the decision to obey the Gospel. Our latest new convert is Mindy Peck, our local police chief. She has been a friend of the congregation for a number of years, but recently, she started attending services because her best friend (one of our new members) invited her to ‘come and see.’ She did! Within a couple of weeks, we set up studies with her, which resulted in baptism. Follow-up studies with her begin this week! New Concord is a small town. Yet even here, in east-central Ohio, we are finding the fields to be ripe, ready for harvest. We have had 12 baptisms so far in 2025 (to God be the glory)! But there are still so many more to reach! Contacts, like the one Jesus made at the well, lead to prospects (conversations), which in turn lead to transformed lives. Transformation leads them to the invitation to ‘come and see,’ and if the church has her eyes open, they will find a field of souls ripe for harvest! We appreciate all prayers for New Concord as we continue to go and tell folks to ‘come and see!’ We hope for open hearts that will be receptive to the Seed that is planted, and that God will bless us with increase. Pray that the church (universally) will ‘lift up their eyes, and look on the fields.’

Owasso church of Christ, Oklahoma: David Combs (elder) reports, “Yesterday we handed out invitation cards in bundles of 10 to all members of the congregation to be distributed in the local community. Tim Bowman gave us an update on our progress and led us in prayer for our success and for the names on our Bookmark cards. We had eight visitors who received gift bags and a warm welcome. Group 1 met the following evening to write compassion cards. Nineteen writers wrote 183 cards to be mailed out this week, and we had seven prospects, eight visitors, and 193 cards written by 19 card writers.”

Coweta church of Christ, Oklahoma: Houston Shrum (associate minister) reports, “On Saturday evening, we had approximately 70 people at our ‘Meet Your Neighbor’ community BBQ. It was an opportunity for members of the congregation and of the community to connect and provide us with contacts. We had 11 visitors who are not Christians. We gathered their contact information. On Sunday, one of them came to worship services and Bible class. A member took her out to lunch, and she said she really enjoyed the service. We will start mailing compassion cards to all of them.”

York church of Christ, Pennsylvania: Mark Rashke (deacon) reports, “The month of September contained too many dark days for so many and in many different ways. On September 10, we saw the shooting of Charlie Kirk. September 11 was the eleventh anniversary of the Trade Center attacks, and September 17 struck closest to home with the killing and wounding of officers here in York County. While our prayers go out to the families and all their friends and loved ones, our minds turn to healing and peace. I want to invite people to be my guest at the church of Christ this coming Sunday to hear a sermon about Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and how he can heal all hearts. Fred delivered a wonderful sermon about the Prince of Peace to the members and regular visitors that we had in attendance. We followed the Sunday morning service with a well-attended potluck meal. We continue to receive names added to our email prayer chain of non-member friends in the community, but we have had a drop off in the number of contact cards submitted, so I will announce on next Sunday morning to remind the congregation of the importance of our efforts and the simple tool of the contact cards.”

White Bluff church of Christ, Tennessee: Shamron Jackson (elder) reports, “I am pouring through the videos. This is great stuff. We have several coordinators in place. All the blue area is filled. We have five of the grey filled, two of the brown, one of the gold, and one of the red. The evangelism table is ready, frames are ordered for the model posters, and they should be up this week. Our baptistery rooms are already under construction. Compassion card groups are about finalized. We are looking at four groups.  We passed out the surveys yesterday. I received 67 of those back. I was a little disappointed in that number, but we do have several members on vacation for fall break. Having said that, I was encouraged by the results of those surveys. I am hoping to fill the remaining coordinator spots from the results of the surveys. Brant did the first lesson last night on the training cards. We had five visitors. Jay and Marylin were able to take a visitor out to lunch. He worked the plan and found that they were already members of the church and had moved from Murfreesboro, where Doug preached years ago. Here are two highlights from last week to this week. One of our wayward brothers had already been restored, and one of the men in my class started a Bible study with a coworker last week. They covered the first book, and his coworker loved it. We pray that this goes well. My hope with covering the Back to the Bible books in my class was to have some folks ready to go out the gate. Praise the Lord! Also, my daughter Sarah is about to start a study with two of her friends, using Back to the Bible. One comes to church with us but has not obeyed the Gospel, and the other is a friend who goes to a denomination.”

Covington church of Christ, Tennessee: Wayne Dalrymple (elder) reports, “We continue planting and watering the seed. We had several visitors on Sunday, including some young men who are coming on their own without their families. Theresa visited again. We helped her get some food for her family. We were able to study with her on Sunday afternoon. She seemed receptive. We have the second study scheduled for this Sunday. We hope to start studies with a few others who have been visiting soon.”

White Oak church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: John McGiffin (preacher) reports, “Our efforts this week are focused on promoting our trunk or treat event. I have emailed a PDF file of the event to the local elementary schools to be included in their weekly newsletter to parents. Our New Convert class is going well. The three new converts continue to attend services and participate in activities. We have been continuously emailing and texting past visitors and contacts. We have heard back from one of them. They plan to attend on Sunday. Bible Correspondence courses are progressing well. We will try to transition to face-to-face studies.”

Freewill church of Christ, Gainesboro, Tennessee (remote): Andrew Scott (preacher) reports, “We had returning visitors last night to services, and they brought two additional visitors with them! We hope to get a meal planned soon. For now, we are flooding all of them with visitor cards. We have another Bible study planned for tomorrow, Book 3 of Back to the Bible. God continues to bless our efforts!”

Cookeville church of Christ, Tennessee: Joshua Kennedy (preacher) reports, “We currently have three active Bible studies and have been handing out new movers’ baskets. We are also sending out four groups of compassion cards this week. We pray all continues to go well.”

Ocoee Street church of Christ, Copperhill, Tennessee: R.E. Vann (elder) reports, “Our 2025 Year-to-Date metrics are: 33 Visitors, 54 Love Our Neighbors (Prospects), 834 Compassion Cards sent, 47 Transition Visits made, five Bible Studies, four baptisms (our goal is five), and one Restoration (our goal is nine). We are still having a good number of repeat visitors with two ongoing Bible studies.”

Blackman church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (remote): Brian McCord reports, “We will send out around 30 cards this week. We have five prospects at the moment. One Bible study is scheduled to be started in two weeks when they return from vacation.”

West Sparta church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Turney (deacon) reports, “We completed Week 2 of compassion cards, and in two weeks have sent over 100 cards! We have our team assembled to be able to go and visit these prospects within the next couple of weeks. The Bible studies we have are going great and will hopefully be very successful!”

West Fayetteville church of Christ, Tennessee: Steve Jefferson (elder) reports, “Saturday, we reached out to the community by setting up a booth on the Square. The weather was beautiful, and there were over 100 vendors/organizations represented for the last First Saturday of the year. In the six hours that we were there, we had about 25 members rotating through and manning the booth. As people came by, we would introduce ourselves and tell them where we worshiped. We offered them a free AP Defender Bible and a study book. We also invited them to worship with us anytime and also to a grief seminar that we are hosting with Jeff Jenkins on November 1-2. We were surprised to have given away 66 Bibles and 70 workbooks. We are thankful to have such an opportunity, and we pray that this will open doors and change lives. To God be the glory!”

Grundy Street church of Christ, Tullahoma, Tennessee: John Summers (preacher) reports, “Group 4 sent out more cards last week than any group this month has. We stumbled a little in our transition for adding new people for the active outreach (prospects), so we will have a week’s gap in cards going out while we get new people added to the list and get ready to get cards out to them. We are also ramping up to begin doing our follow-up visits with those who have received our cards. We have also started seeing some benefit from the cards going out–one couple has attended the last two Sundays since they started receiving cards from us.”

Arlington church of Christ, Tennessee: Brandon Tibbits (preacher) reports, “We are continuing to prepare for our campaign with MSOP coming at the end of this month. We hope to springboard off that and have a fall festival to make contacts from the event. We are continuing with the process of sending letters and making visits to reach souls.”

Chapel Hill church of Christ, Tennessee: Matt Jones (deacon) reports, “We continue to have several visitors each week, and the congregation is doing a great job of greeting. We did start a new Bible study this past week with a couple, and will have a second study with them this week, Lord willing. We appreciate all prayers. We pray all goes well and hearts will be opened to the Word.”

Mountain Creek church of Christ, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Michael Tomshack (elder) reports, “The elders held our quarterly planning session Saturday, which included a component on local evangelism efforts. These sessions are designed to build and evaluate our 10-year, 3-year, and 1-year goals, and measure progress toward these goals to ensure that we are making progress toward reaching our objectives within our community. We will, Lord willing, outline the progress, including both successes and areas for improvement, during our quarterly congregational meeting this coming Sunday evening. Some of the weaknesses impacting us in local evangelism during the past quarter will be addressed with necessary retooling. May God bless our efforts.”

McEwen church of Christ, Tennessee: John Jones (preacher) reports, “Our linemen Bible study continues tonight. We took a visitor out to lunch yesterday after morning services, and we have a few new compassion card contacts this week. Overall, things are going well. Additionally, the Bible study with the two families is ongoing, nearing a point of decision.”

Collierville church of Christ, Tennessee: Justin Evergarden (evangelist) reports, “Current Metrics include Compassion Cards: 281 sent to date; Active Prospects: 28; and Bible Studies: 8. We have had five baptisms so far this year; we are truly blessed! We have been actively creating and delivering new mover baskets, with 15 delivered so far. The reception has been very encouraging, and we are seeing tremendous opportunities to connect with families new to our community. The ladies at Collierville have launched an inspiring service project to provide Emergency Supply Backpacks for families in crisis. Each backpack contains food and hygiene items, along with a small Bible and tract information. These will be given to Fayette Cares, an organization that provides shelter, safety, and support for survivors of domestic violence and those struggling to make ends meet. We are grateful that local law enforcement has agreed to help distribute these packs to those they encounter during calls. We are deeply grateful to our members who have invested their time and hearts in making this program a success. The enthusiasm and dedication we are seeing give us great optimism about our future in evangelism. We appreciate all guidance and support.”

Soddy church of Christ, Tennessee: Joe Mallory (preacher) reports, “We have continued our study with one of our prospects. It is amazing to see so many whom we have invited and encouraged are excited about coming to be with us. We pray that many Bible studies will be the result of such efforts. Care Team 1 wrote 55 cards, which will be mailed this week to our prospects and others who have lost loved ones. We appreciate all prayers and support.”

Hillcrest church of Christ, Springfield, Tennessee: Tim Taylor (evangelist) reports, “Lori and Autumn, who have been visiting with us for several weeks, have made it known that they would like to place their membership with us. We are happy to have them work and worship with us. We had our door-knocking event after morning worship. We look forward to follow up with several contacts.”

Birdwell Chapel church of Christ, Cottontown, Tennessee: Kerry England (elder) reports, “We had several visitors on Sunday, both morning and evening services. Some were visiting for the first time, and others are attending most Sundays now. We have two new Bible studies that will be starting this week! We are praying for those. We continue to send compassion cards each week.”

East Main church of Christ, Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Brad Rowley (elder) reports, “We rejoice in the baptism of Cooper Davis. Cooper studied with Brad and Gail Rowley. Cooper was a visitor to our college ministry. Our college minister, Jeffrey Smith, has brought in a lot of visitors to our campus outreach. We rejoice in the baptism of Lauren Champagne. Lauren studied with Brandon and Jen Lucy. Lauren was looking for a home congregation and was also looking for some help. To God give the glory! During the month of September, we had 19 new contact cards, wrote 61 compassion cards, had two new Bible studies, and delivered 36 new mover baskets. We had approximately 35 people attend on door knocking day. We knocked on 250 doors and delivered 17 new movers baskets. The majority of our contacts this month came from the new mover baskets. Tim Hayes and Brad Rowley, elders, visited with Karns church of Christ in Knoxville last month. We had a great productive visit. The elders were very helpful and set aside some time to spend with us. The purpose of the visit was to compare and share evangelism strategies. Karns is the same size as East Main, except for the Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies. One of the most impressive things we saw was that Karns writes a ‘Vision Book’ each year. All those that are serving participate in putting this book together each year. They look at what they did the previous year, set goals for the next year, and then they submit their ideas to the elders. The Vision Book is a terrific way to educate all the current and new members in the ministries and to keep everyone going in the same direction. Our elders will be discussing some of these ideas that we learned from Karns during our next meeting. We are working on our community outreach events for 2026. We have several ideas that we feel will be effective. We are very excited to have a new associate minister Jayse Pruitt, and his wife, Kierston, start with us this month. Jayse teaches at Middle Tennessee Christian School. Jayse is very evangelistic focused and will play an important role in our outreach. We are having a lot of discussions about how to expand our college ministry in 2026. We plan to spend more time on campus and reach out to our local trade school.”

New Union church of Christ, Manchester, Tennessee: Paul Fultz (elder) reports, “We had seven visitors and two new contact cards. We prepared 29 compassion cards to be mailed throughout the week. We made three transition visits.”

Rivergate church of Christ, Madison, Tennessee: Doug Tooley (preacher) reports, “We had three visitors on Wednesday night. We had seven visitors on Sunday morning and six on Sunday night. We had one come forward on Wednesday night requesting prayers for forgiveness and health issues. We also had a young couple request to place membership. The elders plan to meet with them to determine their spiritual status. On Sunday night, we started our class in the auditorium on fundamental doctrines.”

Southwest church of Christ, Austin, Texas: Bryce Mayfield (preacher) reports, “We continue to promote and grow our evangelistic efforts. I am still preaching through the evangelism program. This past sermon, the lesson was focused on Bible study and BTTB Book 1. As the holiday season approaches, we are working to make our events evangelistic in some way. There are many exciting things happening, and people are getting involved in our efforts. To God be the glory in all these things!”

Bridge Avenue church of Christ, Weslaco, Texas: Braulio Carvajal III (preacher) reports, “On Tuesday, we had two visitations in the community. On Wednesday, we had seven prospects join us at Bible study and had two visitors. On Thursday, we continued with two ongoing Bible studies. One of the participants and her three children from this Bible study joined us for our Sunday services as well as our fellowship meal. On Sunday, the second sermon from John 4 was preached in Spanish and English. A majority of the members have completed their bookmark contacts. We will be seeking contacts next week from our bookmarks. During our Sunday services, we had 15 visitors and seven prospects join us for services and our monthly fellowship luncheon. In the evening session, a young lady from our bus ministry was baptized into Christ. We will begin a new Disciple Bible study with her this coming week. Bridge Avenue has been blessed; more importantly, God has been glorified.”

Seagoville church of Christ, Texas: Kodie Martin (evangelist) reports, “Marco preached through the second John 4 lesson on bookmarks. Next week, he will do the third lesson, and we will begin to ask for names and gather the information via contact cards. We set up both our accountability board and our evangelism table in the main foyer so that everyone can see them. We will refer members to these areas in all our future work. We were blessed with six visitors this past Sunday, and we will begin to prospect them. One of our deacons, Tyler, will begin a Bible study in Back to the Bible Book 1 with one of them, a man named Tommy who lives across the street from the building. Next week, I will be teaching our core ladies group and setting up the card-writing ministry so we are prepared for the prospects as we are blessed with them. We pray that all this work is blessed!”

North Jefferson church of Christ, Mt. Pleasant, Texas: Davin Whatley (evangelist) reports, “Reach Team 3 met Sunday and wrote compassion cards. Although visiting our prospects has been delayed by a few obstacles, we remain committed to reaching each one. One prospect has invited us to visit with her in her home next Tuesday. I have dinner plans with two prospects once they return from their trip in Louisiana. I am also waiting for one of our ladies to coordinate a visit for me and the prospect at her house (the prospect is her brother, and I was made aware that he really does not like visitors to his home). We added two new names to our card list last week and already have two more lined up for this coming week. Our members are currently involved in two ongoing Bible studies. Once Jeff (minister) recovers from his heart valve replacement surgery, he still plans to begin a study with Terry, one of our recurring visitors.”

Granbury Street church of Christ, Cleburne, Texas: Ryan Cowan (deacon) reports, “Our second annual mini AMC was a resounding success! Of the 400 doors knocked, at least 25 contacts were identified. Three of our neighbors benefited from our community service. Five contacts have expressed a desire for a Bible study. We have written 150 cards. Six visitors joined us for our 10:00 a.m. worship and potluck. Our Spanish brethren did an excellent job joining us in our efforts. It was great to see the Body of Christ coming together for the sake of the Great Commission!”

Wheeler church of Christ, Texas: Garrett English (preacher) reports, “I asked the Bible class visitor from two weeks ago about studying, and she is open to the idea. We are trying to work out a day and time this week. I had given my barber a copy of Muscle and A Shovel years ago, and she recently found it and read through it. When I went to her shop last week, she asked me about baptism, and we talked briefly, but I kept insisting on studying. She is not yet willing to sit down and study, but I am prayerful she will be soon. We are giving out Bibles tonight at our county-wide First Responders’ National Night Out. We will have a contact sheet so that we can make contact with those who take a Bible in the coming weeks.”

Northern Oaks church of Christ, San Antonio, Texas: Mel Hutzler (elder) reports, “We continue to have a steady amount of visitors each Sunday and now on Wednesdays. We will follow-up with several people this week. Our system of tracking visitors seems to be working well. This past Saturday, a few of us assisted the Leakey church of Christ with a door-knocking. They gained three good contacts and a request to learn more about the church. One of our evangelists, Joseph Groda, has assisted the Lord’s church in La Vernia, Texas. The elders here at Northern Oaks church of Christ are committed to assisting our brethren in evangelism efforts in the surrounding areas of San Antonio. We currently have five ongoing new convert studies. We are involved in five studies to share the Gospel. We are also making plans of our own to go door-knocking later in October before our Gospel Meeting.”

Bridgewater church of Christ, Texas: Doug Suggs (deacon) reports, “We had two members of the Lord’s church come into our family in Bridgewater Sunday. We look forward to getting them involved in our evangelism efforts. One of our card teams met on Sunday evening, and about 50 cards will be sent out.”

Howe church of Christ, Texas: Aaron Alsbrook (preacher) reports, “The HTHSOE model is to make contacts, turn them into prospects, set up Bible studies, watch obedience in baptism from those Bible studies, teach those new converts, and watch the Lord’s church grow. It is exciting to see obedience from one of our teenagers. A family that has worked alongside the Howe congregation for quite some time has two children, one in university and one in high school. The one in high school decided to put the Lord on in baptism on Friday night. She is, to the best of my knowledge, a third-generation Christian and will do marvelous work in our Lord’s Kingdom. She will also be a Christian who loves souls like our Lord commands and will pursue righteousness. We are excited for the new creation that she now is. We also have a clothing giveaway upcoming that will prayerfully yield more new contacts and flow through the evangelism model. We also participate in many other community events, where we will continue to love and teach others as our Lord instructs us.”

Abingdon church of Christ, Virginia: Freddie Klein (evangelist) reports, “We met to plan the upcoming Fall Outreach event and are looking forward to how God will use it to open new doors in our community. I had a personal Bible study with our new convert this week—and he brought a friend to worship on Sunday! Card Group 1 also met and sent compassion cards to two contacts through our Grief Share support program. Seeds are being planted and watered—and we will keep praying for the increase!”

Williamsburg church of Christ, Virginia: Jim Bishop (elder) reports, “This week we welcomed back two families and one man who were first-time visitors. We continue to work with them. The Reading Assistance Program averages 12-15 children each week. This program also opens the door for contacts. There are two families from the RAP, and we are building relationships with them. They stay to have dinner with us each Wednesday evening before Bible study. Our neighborhood door knocking event is on October 18, and plans for Trunk or Treat are being formulated as an outreach event for evangelism on October 25. We have found that these events can provide contacts that produce prospects. We pray for all those preaching the Gospel and pray for all to have many opportunities to spread the Gospel.”

West Side church of Christ, Salem, Virginia: Jeff Durham (elder) reports, “We have been blessed with several visitors lately, and our members are working together to make sure everyone feels truly welcomed and loved. Our compassion card ministry is thriving, and our ongoing Bible studies are bearing fruit. We are prayerful that these studies will soon lead precious souls to obey the Gospel plan of salvation. We have also been focusing on building new connections in our community and strengthening the ones we already have with friends and family. Each interaction is another opportunity to share Christ’s love and open a door for the Gospel. Our monthly meeting for follow-up visits continues to be a real highlight. It is encouraging to hear one another’s experiences, celebrate progress, and learn from each other as we grow together in our outreach efforts. The congregation is united and energized, and we are thankful for what God is doing among us!”