June 2013 Council Agenda - International Pentecostal Holiness ...

NEWSLETTER IPHC
03/13
Collective Hope//
Midland Church Launch
by Ps Sam Craven
On Sunday 10th February 2013 Midland Church was
born into the IPHC family. After months of dreaming,
planning and seeking
God we had our first
official service in our
building, Midland Old
Courthouse, in the
very centre of Midland.
It was overwhelming,
bewildering, exciting, fun,
scary, lovely and full of
hope! We were so happy
to see so many people
who came out to support
us and pray with us. It was
a wonderful beginning.
Since then we have held
two more services and
begun a fortnightly house
group. It feels so good to
be building a community
of people who worship
God together, strengthen
and encourage one
another to ultimately
become a revelation of
the goodness and love of
God to the community of
Midland. We are looking
forward to holding our
first communion service
on Sunday 3rd March, we
will share a meal together
as we consider the role
of communion in our
faith. We are also excited
about our first project as
a church, delivering leaflets together, to the homes of
Midland - letting everyone know we are here.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Pray for
wisdom and guidance as we make decisions and
choose directions. Pray for relationships as we build
our community and learn to live and work together.
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Pray for opportunities to get involved in our community.
Pray for the presence of the Holy Spirit among us as
we seek God’s Kingdom together in Midland. Thank
you so much for all your support and prayers for this
vision, we appreciate it more than you could know.
ECU Open Day Outreach
by Chima
I need Jesus everyday! We all need Jesus everyday! He
is and has been our hope and our light in dark times.
Unfortunately there are those who still don’t know
this hope and light. How will they know if we don’t tell
them? How will they know if we don’t go?
Here at Collective Hope//Mount Lawley Church we
have opportunities to share this light and hope with the
world. One of the ways in which we do that is by setting
up a stall at Edith Cowan University (ECU Mt Lawley)
open day. Open day, is geared towards informing new
and current
students
about the
various events,
clubs, groups
and services
on offer on
campus during
the semester.
So at open day ( 21st of February 2013) MLC set up
a stall. We make ourselves known to the students by
offering a free pack containing a pack of noodles, a lolly
pop and an invitation card with our logo and details
of our location. Just for good measure depending on
whether it’s a hot day or not we offer those passing
an icy pole. Giving these things away enables us to
start a meaningful conversation with students that will
hopefully lead them to Jesus.
However there are a number of things that need to
happen to make this endeavour a success. After all it
is a team effort and we are all part of God’s team! We
needed people to help with putting the packs together,
praying on the day of the event and the handing out
of the free packs. There were a number of people
involved in making this a success and a big thanks
goes out to those who took part in making the day a
success. To Bruno, Dasun, Kellie, Ken and Russell for