You have read in our church newsletter and in this weekly e-mail about our upcoming charge conference on October 21 @ 3:00PM. Churches across United Methodism hold these annual church business meetings during this time of the year. I had the chance to attend another charge conference last night and was reminded once again about the different perspectives people have on their congregation. It is a very neat thing to look at the ministries various congregations have and how various things are important to different people. The charge conference is an opportunity for the community to gather and talk about what all has happened in the life of the church over the past year and to look forward to the future.
Pharr Chapel's charge conference has the potential to be an historic one, for we will be formally presented with the Long-Range Planning Committee's report (which we have all had the opportunity to review by now and has been unanimously endorsed by the Church Council). Through the hearing of and adopting of this report we will not only be committing ourselves to a course of action over the next couple of years, we will also be making the statement that we firmly believe in the future of our congregation, and our belief that God has great things he will do in our midst.
My hope and prayer as your pastor leading up to October 21 as we observe Consecration Sunday and Charge Conference is simply that we, as individuals and as a congregation, believe that the God who has brought us through so much in our lives and the the life of the community sees a great deal of potential for us to make a difference for the Kingdom of God. Further, that we not only believe this but put this belief into action through our thoughts, words, and deeds.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
Pharr Chapel's charge conference has the potential to be an historic one, for we will be formally presented with the Long-Range Planning Committee's report (which we have all had the opportunity to review by now and has been unanimously endorsed by the Church Council). Through the hearing of and adopting of this report we will not only be committing ourselves to a course of action over the next couple of years, we will also be making the statement that we firmly believe in the future of our congregation, and our belief that God has great things he will do in our midst.
My hope and prayer as your pastor leading up to October 21 as we observe Consecration Sunday and Charge Conference is simply that we, as individuals and as a congregation, believe that the God who has brought us through so much in our lives and the the life of the community sees a great deal of potential for us to make a difference for the Kingdom of God. Further, that we not only believe this but put this belief into action through our thoughts, words, and deeds.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
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