LOVING THE OPEN DOOR

One of the most creative and significant outreach ministries of FUMCB has been The Open Door ministry.  Thanks to visionary leaders like George Purnell, Jimmy Moore, Jennifer Gibbs, and others we decided to reach out to people not yet reached by the love and truth of God in Christ at an off-site location.

Worship is in a non-traditional style that may more easily speak to people from non-church backgrounds.  The location is non-threatening.  Some people hesitate to enter a church building, but, who doesn’t like going to the theater and getting a good cup of coffee?

The Open Door is a community in the middle of a transition.  We are attracting new people and growing numbers of students. 

This week we received a note from a worship attendee at The Open Door.  Here are some of her comments:

• Lots of greeters at the door coming in, and then Mary, Stacee and Mark greeting everyone as we left.

• Stacee up in the balcony handing out ribbons with children’s names on them…it was GREAT!  It was certainly an amazing display of a very warm and friendly welcome!  (And loved Stacee’s pants.  You go, girl!)

• Loved hearing all the children’s voices down below…some just talking out loud, some crying, some laughing…total joy!

• Probably my favorite thing was a young woman sitting in the front row of the balcony with her kids.  The woman was LOVING the whole service… the music, the prayer, etc… she was nodding yes to EVERYTHING Mark was saying…wiping away tears…

• Sure there was noise in the room, but it seemed to me that a lot of Good things were going on.  Maybe God was at work in one of his (or her) construction zones! :-)

The note ended with a blessing to the pastors and leaders.  She said, “Keep up the good work as we GROW!”

Come and enjoy the coffee, the great music, and the community in an environment that is safe and loving!  Join us at 11:15 in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

In Christ and for Christ,

Mark