Two Services May Have Been A Bad Idea

We went to two services for July & August (instead of our normal "three" services).  The theory was this: last July we averaged 522 and last August we averaged 537.  So even if we average in our current year-to-date growth... - we should be able to fit into two services - as long as were below 600 (that would be 70 or 80 more people per week)!!!

Well, that was a bad estimate... the last three weeks, we've had 617, 621, and 661.  The second service has been very crowded (and a bit hot for me)...  We've been setting up chairs in the back and it has been quite full... (although the singing has been AWESOME!!!!)

You would help us out a lot of you would attend the first service instead of the second (if you are able).  There is still room at the 8:30 service.  In hindsight, we probably would have balanced the services better if we did a 9:00 and 11:00 schedule instead of 8:30 and 10:30.  Oh well... live and learn.

THANKS VERY MUCH for helping us out.

By the way - here is one of my favorite pictures from the Sunday that we held church in the new building. I love looking INTO the old building from the new.  I love the shadows of the metal studs that show up on the floor.

- photo by John McIntyre