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Pastor’s
Thoughts For 2011
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Thoughts
Humble,
Pray and Seek:
Turning from
self and sin to the Savior
These
are the words that have been given to me this year for 2011. During my consecration time I sought and
heard from the Lord on the direction of our church and ministry. During 2010 God has allowed the visitation of
the Holy Spirit in our services and we have been a witness to some
powerful
movements of God. I am very humbled by
the presence of God in our church services and what He has done in our
midst. It is my prayer and desire that
God will continue to use us in His service to promote the kingdom of God.
I am also thankful that God has blessed us with 22 new members in 2010.
I
am excited and greatly anticipate the movements of God in our midst for
2011
and we must stay ready and true to the work of the Lord.
We must understand that God desires to do a
mighty work with the people who are ready and willing.
We will focus on the scripture 2
Chronicles 7:14, which tells us to be
humble, to pray and to seek His face. I
want the Lord to have His way in all facets of this ministry and we
shall put
Him first in all things. There will be
unity and love flowing through us and in the church for the year of
2011. This will be accomplished by putting
God
first, your brother and sisters needs and allowing the Holy Spirit to
minister
to you. I promise you by the Word of God
that if you stay humble, God will elevate you to new levels this year
that you
have not been to or witness before…
The
early church in the book of Acts remained humble, and God did
miraculously
things in their midst. Because they were
with one accord, did things uniformly and were humbled enough to serve
one
another, God added to the church as needed.
God gave them favor with people because of their
willingness to serve
and stay together. I truly believe that
“God is changing lives at the Chapel.” I want to take this opportunity to thank
the
Ministers, Deacons, Deaconess, Mothers, Ministry Leaders and the entire
church
for your work, prayers and support you have given to this ministry and
to
me. We need each other to fulfill the
vision and destiny God has for us. It is
my prayers that we will continue to serve Him in unity.
As
I close this letter, I want to remind you of what I started this letter
off
with, Humble, Pray, Seek His face.
2 Chronicles 7:14 gives us the order of how
to hear from God and keep Him in our lives.
This is what we will focus on this year in 2011 and
we will watch how
God adds to the church…
In His
Service,
Pastor
Randy Barr, Sr.
FCPC
2011
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
Habakkuk 2:2 – “Write the vision, and make it
plain upon tables,
that he may run that readeth it.”
Scripture Focus – 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my
people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray,
and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven,
and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
In 2011 it is our vision to accomplish the
following
goals and objectives:
Committed
and Consecrated
Christian Life:
- Humble, Pray and Seek His face (2 Chronicles
7:14)
- Worshipping, Prayer, Fasting, Shut In,
Studying of the Word
- Fresh Start (partial) Fast for 21 days
- Attending Services, Submission, Servitude
Dedicated Discipleship:
- 30 New Converts and 50 New Members
- One-on-one evangelism. Corporate
evangelism monthly by our evangelism team focusing on first on
surrounding areas and then extending outwards
- Encourage all members to get involved in a
ministry according to their gifts
- Worship service, Prayer service, Bible study,
shut in & Revivals
- Spread the gospel through various media
outlets; radio, website, you tube, God tube, and Facebook
Fellowship
&
Friendship:
- Make all visitors and members feel welcome
and wanted
- Church Programs & Services with other
churches
- Cohesiveness through men, women, couples,
collegiate, senior and single ministries
- Food, Fun & Fellowship gatherings -
Fellowship picnic, and Family Fun day
Expand
the Youth and
Collegiate Ministries:
·
Training our youth to do all aspect of
worship service. Training of youth church
teachers and service
·
Youth department involved in a community
service/project
·
Evangelism and worship invite of the FAMU & FSU College
campuses
·
Collegiate day
Building Projects:
·
Restroom installed in the front portion of
the church
·
Encourage families of the church to sponsor a
church window to have it
stained
·
New computer system
Policies and Procedures for all Ministries:
·
Continue to develop, write and implement
procedures for each ministry
Continue Caring Community Involvement:
·
Monthly outreach service at Miracle Hill
Nursing Home
·
Food and monetary donation to ECHO ministries
and other help
organizations
·
Prison services (3)
·
H.O.P.E. meeting
Increase the Financial Base:
·
Increase tithers by 100% by continuing to
teach the biblical principles
of tithes & offerings.
·
Secure external funds through our 501c-3
FCPC
2010 IN REVIEW
- In worship services ten souls were restored,
saved and added to the Kingdom
of God. Three people were saved during nursing home
visits. Two people were baptized. Several others were witness to, saved and
restored during street evangelism.
- Evangelized to over 2,000 people with tracts,
street ministry, door to door and doorknob ministry. Held 12 outreach
services for nursing home residents and 3 worship services for inmates
in prison.
- 23 new members, 17 joined and 2 were born
into the church family. 8 adults have
completed new member’s orientation, 6 were children and four have
not completed new member’s orientation.
- Installed new roof, gutters and drainage
system. Upgraded marquee sign.
Caswell-Davis family purchased and installed stain glass mural.
- Installed church alarm system (Safetouch).
- Tree trimming on church property
- Donated over 500 lbs of food for distribution
to the needy
2010
New Members
Daryl
Plunkett
Latempest
Richardson
Shawn
Dupont
Connie
Knight
Gregory
Ward
Veronica
Ward
Tiyanna
Norton
Jayveon
Norton
Nedra
Ford
Charnette
Murray
Princess
Green
Gregory
Williams, Jr.
Shawntelle
Williams
Gregory
Williams, III
Jabori
Williams.
Trinity
Williams
Danielle
Johnson
Bobby
T. Ward
Visionary Plans Future/Completed
2010 – 2017 Visionary
& Project Plans (3 – 7 years):
Steady
Spiritual growth
Steady
membership growth
Steady
financial growth
Expansion
of the fellowship
hall to house a school aftercare program, classrooms & office
spaces.
Purchase
additional land for
future church expansion, parking and growth
Church
and Pastor operating
in a full time ministry capacity.
Install
unisex restroom up
front
Baptism
pool
Upgrade
PA system.
Vision Fruition and Projects
Completed 2006 – 2010:
Sustained
Steady spiritual
growth
Steady
membership growth
Steady
financial growth
through tithing and giving
Worship
services on 4th
Sundays
Young
people’s day every 2nd
Sunday
Young
Voices choir
New
ministries implemented –
men, women, radio, media, couples, heart 2 heart, senior,
outreach, prison and evangelizing
New
member’s orientation book
& classes
Leadership
meetings and
training
Annual
HOPE meeting (outreach
to the community)
Monthly
services at Miracle
Hill Nursing Home
Prison
services at Jefferson County
Institute
Witness
to over 5,000 people
in the last five years
Provided
clothing and food at
the Homeless Shelter
Quarterly
food contributions
to ECHO ministry
Purchased
and sent Bibles to Kenya
Collegiate
Day
Youth
Explosion
Women
Retreat
Men
& Women Conference
Website
New
computer equipment &
printer/fax machine
Upholstering
of pews
New
carpet installed in
sanctuary
New
front doors installed
Chandelier
lights (foyer)
Sanctuary
flowers
Window
installed in sanctuary
doors
China dinnerware for the kitchen for special
occasions
Video
recording equipment
CD
recorder & duplicator
Wireless
router equipment
Naming
of the Frank
Stallworth, Jr. fellowship hall
Ceramic
tile installed in the
restroom, fellowship hall, and hallway
501
(3)c completed
Musical
equipment - keyboard,
drums & pulpit monitors, 6 microphones and 3 stands and
keyboard amp
Musicians
every Sunday
(keyboard player & drummer)
Storage
building
Church
cornerstone
Birthday
(quarterly)
celebration
Annual
Christmas party &
dinner
Purchase
of a 30 passenger
mini bus
Musical
equipment (snake) installed
New
roof installed – 2010
Installed
gutters
Installed
drainage system
Upgraded
church marquee sign
Installed
stained glass – mural
Installed
church security system (Safetouch)
Tree
trimming on church property - 2010
Door
guard protection on women bathroom door
Ordination
questions and procedures established for
Ministers, Deacons and Deaconesses
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