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Everyone Is Welcome, Everyone is Special, Christ is LordThose were the first three things I learned about this Church. I saw them on your

website after the DS called me and asked me to begin praying about whether or not

God was calling me here to be a part of this body of Christ. Often times what people

say they believe and what they actually believe are not the same thing, yet here, this

does seem to be the case.

n the six months we have been here, you have made us feel nothing but welcome,nothing but special, and in so many ways I can see how Christ is the Lord of your

ives and this church. It really is an honor to be the pastor of this church.

have been excited by what God is doing among us and wanted to take just a few

seconds to highlight a few victories from our time together.

n the past 6 months we have seen God move powerfully in our Worship services.

n the past 6 months we have baptized 42 people.

n the past 6 months well over 50 people have made professions of faith.

n the past 6 months we have begun a variety of new ministries to help share the

ove of God with a desperate world.

Grief Recovery, Divorce Recovery, Marriage Enrichment; and coming soon, an

addictions recovery ministry (Celebrate Recovery).n the past 6 months we have been praying for and working on uniting the churches

of Ridgefield in sharing the love of God by offering a day a free medical care to our

community (Compassion Connect Clinic) in the name of Jesus and by offering to plan

and prepare for the first Baccalaureate Service that Ridgefield High school has had in

over a decade.

n the past 6 months we have seen a resurgence and new excitement and new

depth of faith in our youth ministries of the leadership of Pastor Casey and Jen and

heir leadership team as they focus on evangelism and discipleship.

n the past six months we have seen our Childrens ministries continue to grow

under the leadership of Pastor Steve and Laurie, Pastor Zach and Carrie, and

Georgianna Jones.

Childrens Church sermons that are based on the same passage as the Adult Sunday

Morning Sermons.

This is just portion of Pastor Brians Annual Report go to

www.ridgenaz.org Pastor Brians blog to read the full report.

March 2011

RIDGEFIELD CHURCH

OF THE NAZARENE

PO Box 118

747 Pioneer Street

Ridgefield, WA 98642(360) 887-3576www.ridgefieldnazarene.or

Brian ThomasSenior Pastor

Loren HannaHispanic Pastor

Steve PateeChildrens Pastor

Frieda GoodeWomens Ministries

& Visitation Pastor

Casey SchifelbineStudent Ministries Pastor

Zach StuartAssistant Childrens Pastor
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Missions

Call for Crisis Care KitsThese are distributed to people after a

natural disaster. Bags and lists are

available in the foyer. The challenge is 96

kits by March 31 and we have 65

completed.

Wednesday, March 30th

Come join us for a Jesus Film Harvest

Partners presentation. Revival is occurring

around the world. Help fan the flames for

Jesus in our church, our community, and

around the world.

Womens Ministry

Tour of Hope presents: EmpoweringWomen to Change the World, an event on

global poverty, human trafficking, clean water,

and HIV. How will you make a difference?

Saturday March 26 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. This

event is free! Sign up at

www.thetourofhope.net/nwor call Robin

at 772-5918.

Childrens Ministry

The Childrens Ministry at our church is

growing and we are excited! To helpaccommodate our growth we are making some

positive changes:

1. The downstairs hallway and

classrooms are being renovated and

updated.

2. We are rearranging classrooms to

accommodate our largest age group-

preschoolers.

But with new classrooms means the need formore volunteersthats where you all come in.

Mark 10:14-16

Let the little children come

to me, and do not hinder them, for the

kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I

tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive

the kingdom of God like a little child will

never enter it. And he took the children in

his arms, put his hands on them and blessedthem.

Our Childrens Ministry has a priceless

opportunity to make a positive impact on the

lives of not only our children, but also their

families. We would love for you to play a

part. Please contact Pastor Steve Patee or

Georgianna Jones to see how you can help.

Steves email: [email protected]

Steves phone #: 213-4837

Georgiannas email: [email protected]

Georgiannas phone#: 609-9372

The Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday,April 23. Candy and candy-filled

eggs are needed and appreciated

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Teens

Fuel & CrashWednesdays

6-8 pm

A new Jr. High Bible study begins

Sunday, March 6, at 10:10 am in Room

225 over the Family Center. Grant &

Rene Peltzer will be teaching this class.

Mens Ministry

Prayer Tuesdays

6-6:30 am

April Activities

Wednesday, April 20

6 pmChrist in the Passover: a presentation by

Jews for Jesus about the connection

between the first Passover and the

redemption Jesus accomplished on the cross.

Friday, April 22

7 pmGood Friday Service

Common Thread Quiltersmeets every 2nd & 4th Thursdays.

Leader is Carolyn Karben,798-1966

If you would like a weekly

e-mail with a devotional and

upcoming announcements,

e-mail:

[email protected]

Election Results

CHURCH BOARD1. Craig Chilton

2. Monty Coleman

3. Randy Goode

4. Jerry Flachsbarth

5. Nic Patee

6. Dan Roth7. Donna Roth

8. Tim Roth

9. Dan Stuart

10. Sarah Stuart

11. Scott Weaver

12. Shanna Pritchett (Ex-oficio)

13. Dan French

14. Jean Greer

15. Sonia Maldanado

WORD OF LIFE BOARD1. Maureen Christensen

2. Gayle James

3. Richard Livsey

4. Wilma Percifield

5. Jubilee Roth

6. Will Thompson

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Childrens Ministry

Youth

JJ

Schedule of Church Services/Activities

Sunday: Worship Service 9:00 & 11:10 am

Childrens Church 9:00 & 11:10 amWord of Life 10:10 am

Escuela Dominical 10:10 am

Worship Service 11:10 am

Wednesday Family Night 6-8 pm

Thursday Food Closet (1st

& 3rd

) 9:30 -1:00 pm

Friday Hispanic Church Service 7:00 pm

Coming Soon

Celebrate Recoverya program to help those struggling with hurts, habitsand hang-ups by showing them the loving power of

Jesus Christ through a recovery process.www.celebraterecovery.com

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