I
know. The title seems a little dramatic, but you are reading my post…so it
worked! J
This
Sunday is Morning Star’s 12th Anniversary Celebration and also its
final service. If that sounds bittersweet, it is. For the last twelve years,
Cecil and I have invested in the community and many lives through the ministry
of MSC. We have enjoyed this journey! But the time for
change has come. This is a new, exciting twist in the history of our church. It
isn’t what we had planned, but it is so much better than we ever thought
possible. After all, God’s plans are always best for us and for His Kingdom.
Over the past five months, I have been getting to
know the leadership team and people at Grace Church in Fremont. Grace Church is
a part of our network of churches (Next Generation Churches). To make a very
long story short…God has done some incredibly, miraculous stuff over these
months to bring our two churches together in partnership. This past Sunday,
Grace Church voted unanimously to select me as their new lead pastor, which was
done with the understanding that the congregation and staff of MSC would also
join me in becoming a part of the Grace Church family!
I invite you to join us this Sunday at MSC for our
final service celebration at 10:35am. I will be sharing my story of how God has
brought this incredible partnership together. Getting to know the many
wonderful people at Grace Church has been an incredibly meaningful experience,
yet what makes this change even more meaningful is that I will be able to keep
the relationships that we’ve built through the years at MSC. I am so excited to
pastor this new church family!
