Notes from our Pastor

The past 5 months we've been blessed to have James Ballew and Matthew Phillips come on staff at VillageChurch. James has done a great job of incorporating new people into our Sunday morning worship time and Matthew already working hard on developing relationships with students. Be sure to keep them in your prayers as they learn the ins and outs of VillageChurch and how best to serve.

I also wanted to inform you that you're going to begin to see some work done on the church property in the weeks ahead. The house on the church property is about to be upfitted for office use and for our youth group! I'll keep you posted as we go along! It's about to get even more exciting around here!

God bless,

Erik Estep
VillageChurch

Village Student Ministries

Greetings and Salutations,

We had a great time this past Sunday as we rocked it out to Rock Band, played some ultimate frisbee and dove into God's word as we continued our study on the book of James. Not to mention we had 27 students attend, which was amazing, but three short of a free prize sponsored by a local food chain which could possibly be closed on Sundays. That means we have to have 30 or more this week as we finish the last chapter in James and pick up where we left off. A special thanks to the Hughes and the Littles for providing our snacks this week! It was amazing! As of right now Danielle is in the lead for most friends invited (5), which means everyone else needs to follow her example so that we can have more than 30 on Sunday and you guys and gals can get the prize that keeps sitting at my house.

On October 13 from 4:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. we will be taking a trip to the SC State Fair. Cost is $10. There will be a sign up sheet at Engage (Sunday Youth Program) this Sunday for those who want to go. We will meet at the VillageChurch office at the Lake Carolina Town Center at 4 p.m. Cost includes our new VillageStudent Ministry t-shirts and fair admittance. Bring extra cash($20) for unlimited rides and for food (if you want to eat). What a great trip to celebrate a day off from school and a good chance to hang out with friends and get away from the parentals. We will need chaperones for this trip. Please contact me if you can chaperone. We cannot go without chaperones. If you need to meet us there then let me know, so we can make arrangements to get you back to the Town Center. We will be back no later than 8:30 p.m.

See ya Sunday,

Matthew Phillips

Village Student Ministries

Dear Village Students and Family,


I just want you to know how excited I am to be worshiping with you at VillageChurch. I hope and pray that God is going to do remarkable things to your life and this community as we grow together in Him. I want to personally invite all the students to attend our study on the book of James this Sunday afternoon at the house off Rimer Pond Rd. located on our new church property. Come join us as we play games, eat food and dive into God's word. If 30 students show up then there will be a prize given out to every student present, so get off your rear and invite a friend to come out this Sunday night as we hang at the Hizzie House.


Out Like a Bad Habit,

Matthew Phillips

Notes from our Pastor

This has been a monumental year for our church. We did our very first capital campaign program. We hired two new staff members. And we're on the verge of breaking ground for our new facility. Needless to say we've had a lot on our plate this year. But I want you to know how excited I am about our staff. James has been such a blessing in leading us in music each week. I've been thrilled to see the new people he's involved in the music ministry and I know he has a heart to see that grow. Matthew is already out making connections with people in our community. And Jeana is the best children's coordinator I know! I truly believe we're on the cusp of something great at VillageChurch! Get excited with me!be long until we're worshiping together at 558 Rimer Pond Road! I'm excited and can't wait.

Fireproof

When I was in college I worked for a law firm. And one of my jobs was to transfer old files from their office to a storage unit. Many of the files were in cabinets that were fireproofed. The reason why was to protect the files in case of a fire.

In a similar sense, we need more and more marriages that are fireproofed. Marriage brings with it some fires. And to make sure the fires don't destroy our marriages, it would be wise for us to take steps to fireproof our marriage.

During the month of October our focus is going to be on how we can fireproof our marriages! Facing the Giants creators have come out with a new movie entitled Fireproof Your Marriage. I want to encourage you and our small groups to plan on seeing this movie on opening weekend (Sept. 26-28) to help set the stage for our month of services. Put it on your calendar and plan on hearing more in the days ahead!

Sincerely,
Erik Estep

Notes from our Pastor

Watching the Democratic and Republican National Conventions has reminded me of the many choices we make. In November we'll be electing a president who will be tasked with leading our nation. That means our choice for president will impact our lives. I believe as citizens, and I believe as Christians, we have a responsibility to get out and vote because our choice will make a difference. Making choices is a part of our daily lives. What do you choose each day you wake up? Do you choose to have a good or bad attitude? Do you choose to serve or not serve people? Do you choose to be kind or not be kind to the people you work with? Do you choose to honor God or not honor God each day? We all have a choice in these matters. Let's choose wisely because our choices matter!