Notes from Our Pastor

A number of years ago I received a Christmas card that had Hitler, Buddha, Harry Krishna, Alexander the Great and others on the front. The caption said, "Many men would be god." But when you opened the card there was a picture of Christ. The caption on the inside said, "But only one God who would be man." As you celebrate Christmas take time to remember that God entered into our broken world to give us hope.

It's hard to believe another year has come and gone. Let me share with you some of our experiences in 2008. We started off this year going through our capital campaign "Building on Faith, Giving in Joy." So far we've collected half our pledges for the new building and have paid off the land. We had 2 new staff members come on board. James Ballew began working with VillageChurch in June as our worship leader. Matthew Phillips came on staff as our Student and Small Groups Pastor in the fall. Jeana Reidl, our children's coordinator, had her yearly baby, DJ! One of my most trusted advisors and one of our church's greatest supporters, Troy Carpenter, passed away in August. But his legacy lives on. Troy is the one who found the property our church will be building on.

I'm looking forward to seeing what 2009 brings our way. I pray it will be the most powerful year in our church's history!

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Erik Estep
VillageChurch