Thanksgiving Thoughts

During this season of thankfulness, I want to say thank you to everyone who make it possible for us to to serve our community.

The Yard Sale and Pumpkin Patch at first glance is a fundraiser. They did both raise the church money but they did more. The Pumpkin Patch allowed us to connect with the community and support a Cub Scout Troop. We also donated all the unsold items to:

• Veterans of America
• The Vineyard Transitional Center
• Teen Challenge
• The Salvation Army
• Oak Leaf Senior Care
• Bannerman Learning Center

That means, every item donated to the church either:

• Was used for church ministry
• Sold to benefit church ministriey
• Donated back to another ministries within our community

Thank you to everyone who helped sort items, manned the pumpkin patch, and coordinated pickups. Thank you to everyone who spent hours working Facebook Marketplace. Thank you for helping us do more than a fundraiser, but do something that impacted the lives of others.

And from the bottom of Katie and I's heart, thank you for helping us continue to clean out our church so we can use all our spaces effectively for the church's ministries and missions!