Greetings Church Family:
I want to begin by thanking everyone for their prayers and volunteer support at this year's Pahrump Fall Festival. What an incredible time we had sharing the love of God with the people of our community, not to mention the many people that have already attended our Sunday morning services thanks to your personal invitation. Also another big thank you to everyone who served at the Nye County Coalition wrap around event providing showers and clothing to the Homeless of our community. I feel so blessed to be a part of a Church Family with such a big heart for the people of our community. Here are some announcements and updates for the month of October.
M-pact Kids Club Meets on Wednesday evenings @6:30pm. The girls are called Missionettes and the boys are called Royal Rangers. We are still looking for more able bodied men/fathers to step up and assist us in ministering to the boys. Please ask to speak with Kayli Schumacher, or Emanuel Todd for more information.
Young Adults ages 20 to mid 30's meet on Friday evening's October 4th & 18th @ 6pm inside the Church Discipleship House
@ 1081 Mickey St. adjacent to the Chapel grounds for Dinner, Worship, Bible Study, and fellowship with fun game. Ask to speak with John & Maria Gundacker for more information.
Bible imprinting Ministry Is always looking for volunteers to assist in imprinting names and attaching stickers to the Bibles we distribute to the people throughout our community. Please see Rudy Baumgart for more info on how you can help us distribute Bibles to the people of our community.
The Youth Group meets every Sunday during the 10:30am Worship Service inside the Children's Ministry Building for Bible Study, crafts, and fun Games. Ask to speak with John & Tammy Aberle for more information.
Spanish Speaking Bible Study Meets on Friday's evenings @6:30pm inside our Church Cafe'. Our hope and prayer is for this Bible study to transition into a Spanish speaking Sunday morning Church service. Please keep this endeavor in prayer and help us get the word out to all our Spanish speaking members in our church family as well as all those who call our community home. for more info ask to speak with Pastor Anibal Guzman.
The Garden Ministry Has scheduled days for the participation and education on planting and growing fresh fruits and vegetables, proper maintenance as well as sharing new ideas, and techniques. Whether you have already adopted a garden bed or would like to do so, or start one of your own at home. Feel free to join us on Wednesday mornings October 9th & 23rd from 8:30am - 10am. If you're in need of more information please ask to speak with Yesenia Sanchez.
Homeless Ministry Meets in the church parking lot every Saturday morning @10:00am to pray and go out to serve the homeless in our community, everyone is welcome to join us. We are always in the process of collecting non-perishable food items to distribute to the homeless in our community. If you would like to participate you can pick up a list of the specific items needed at the info desk, and drop them off at the church, ask to speak with Jennifer Reynolds for more info.
We have Bible Studies that meet throughout the week that provide an opportunity to dive deeper into the Sunday morning sermons and fellowship with and develop lasting friendships with other believers.
Monday- 5:00pm Ladies Bible Study @ the Garcia home, book study led by Tanya Banuelos (702) 807-5999
Tuesday- 5:30pm @the Litka Home, interactive Sermon Based, everyone's welcome, led by Tom Litka (909) 353-9646
Tuesday- 6:00pm Ladies Bible Study @ the Blackstone Family Home, interactive Sermon Based led by Stacey Latislaw (951) 299-6922
Wednesday- 4:00pm Ladies Bible Study inside the Multi-Purpose Building, Book study led by Shelley Acosta.
Wednesday- 6:30pm inside the Cafe. Interactive, Sermon Based, includes; Voluntary small group Prayer, and Worship.
Thursday- 5:00pm Goldberg Family Home, interactive Sermon Based, everyone's welcome, led by Ben Lewelling {775} 209-5875
Thursday- 5:00pm Ladies Bible Study @ Bruce Family Home, Video & Book Study led by MaryAnn Jacobs (951) 331-0233
Our next Men's Breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, October 19th @ 7am inside the Church Cafe' All men are encouraged to bring their sons. If you would like to help participate in setting up and preparing the breakfast please ask to speak with Mike Doeller or Brian Jacobs.
The Men's Ministry also provides small Discipleship Groups that meet throughout the week @ different locations, days, and times. Ask to speak with Manuel Gonzalez, Mike Doeller, or Brian Jacobs for more info.
The Grief Share Ministry will meet on November 12th & December 10th for a special session on Surviving the Holidays. Tuesday evening @5:00pm Inside the Multi-Purpose Room Building. If you or someone you know is in need of meeting with someone for comfort, support, and encouragement, please ask to speak with Colleen Sando.
We are hosting our next Widows Lunch on Thursday October 31st. Fellowship starts @11:30am Lunch is served @12:30pm. If you would like to assist us in preparing and serving food to these wonderful ladies, please ask to speak with Lillian Knapp for more info.
Intercessory Prayer Group Meets every Sunday Morning from 8:30am - 10:00am inside the Children's ministry building for prayer for the work of the Holy Spirit to transform people's lives during the sharing of Gods Word. If you'd like to participate, ask to speak with Kevin Hale.
Parking Lot please be aware that we have additional parking on the south side of the sanctuary building. In an effort to keep our relationship with our neighbors in good standing and those exiting out onto Pahrump Valley Blvd safely. We would kindly ask you not to park on the shoulder of Pahrump Valley blvd or Mickey street. By doing so we will establish great visibility for those exiting and entering the parking lot as well as those traveling down the road. We appreciate your cooperation in this endeavor.
KCPV 95.9FM Is currently up and running on the internet. If you have alexa at home you can ask it to LAUNCH FAITH FM RADIO. Our hope is for our phone app to be up and running this week for Apple and Android mobile devices. Our next step is to meet with our Nye County Planning Dept. and County Commissioners for approval. God has taken us this far and we are believing Him to take us all the way to completion, please continue to pray.
UPCOMING EVENTS ... SAVE THE DATES
MARRIAGE MINISTRY- Terry and Lori Bivins will be starting a Married Couples Bible Study on October 3rd at 6pm inside the Multi-purpose Room. Terry likes to say “The foundation of family is marriage … so invest in your marriage.” They will be going through the study “Love & Respect”.
Harvest Party Will be on Thursday October 31st in the church parking lot from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. We will have fun games, candy, food. We are in need of volunteers to assist us in operating games, passing out candy, & food, and sharing the Gospel. Please ask to speak with Sandi Gonzalez for more info.
In Jesus Name Medical Ministry On Saturday November 16th from 10am-3pm
we will transform our sanctuary building into a medical clinic to offer free of charge medical care to the people of our community. For those who are currently registered in the medical field and would like to serve please go to the
injesusnamemedicalministry.org website and click on the volunteer tab and fill out the volunteer application. For others desiring to serve we will be in need of those to prepare food, hospitality, set up, and take down. We are so thankful to God for this opportunity to serve together.
Praise God for all the opportunities He gives us to serve together and glorify His Name. Just a friendly reminder that the first Sunday of the new month is a week from this Sunday where we will partake of communion at the Lord's table together. If you're aware of anyone desiring to be water baptized please let us know by dropping us a note and leaving it at the information desk. Looking forward to our gathering together this Sunday to love, comfort, and encourage one another. My wife Maria and I love you all very much and thank Jesus for you all daily. We are so honored and blessed to be a part of such a wonderful Church F.A.M.I.L.Y. let's keep our eyes on Jesus because He can do for us what nobody else can Amen.
That's all for now. Just a friendly reminder that communion Sunday is approaching. I am expecting and anticipating God to do great things among us. Have a blessed week in the Lord looking forward to our gathering together soon. From my wife Maria and I, we love you all very much and are thankful for the privilege of serving Jesus together.
In HIS Service
John Gundacker / Pastor