'Outreach' Tagged Posts
Pictures of Trunk or Treat 2024
Last week, we had about 450 people attend our Trunk or Treat outreach in the parking lot of our church. The weather was on the cool side, with some occasional strong winds, but it was such a fun time. We handed out a lot of candy and hopefully the kids left with a big smile on their faces. Mike’s trunk presented the gospel in a very easy to understand way. May we do all we can to make Jesus shine…
Ask The Pastor: Why does Island Pond celebrate Satan’s holiday?
Ask The Pastor: Why does Island Pond celebrate Satan’s holiday? This past week I was stopped before the service and asked this question. The reason this person asked is because we do an outreach close to Halloween called Trunk or Treat. While we do not mention anything about Halloween at the event, any reasonable person can put “two and two” together when it is within a week of Halloween, people dress up, and candy is given out. But this begs…
A Volunteer’s Experience Helping At The Soup Kitchen
Two weeks ago, Sandy and I had the opportunity to serve at the Sonshine Soup Kitchen in Derry. After hearing her experience, I wanted to share it with the rest of the church to shed some light on this important ministry and hopefully inspire others to volunteer in March. So the rest of this blog was written by Sandy… — “I recently had the privilege of volunteering at the Sonshine Soup Kitchen. I’ve wanted to participate since my husband, Dave,…