FAITHful Servants Meet MIKE & LYNN BRINEY from Faith Beecher What ministry do you serve in? We both serve on the Mobile Food Pantry team. Can you each share a highlight from serving? Lynn: A highlight for me is getting to know the people we are serving. Mike: I enjoy the recently added prayer request forms and the prayer circle after the Mobile Pantry is done. Knowing the needs of the people we serve makes praying for them more personal. The Mobile Pantry allows us to meet other members of Faith Church, with whom we might not interact and otherwise get to know.
Meet THE RICH FAMILY from Faith Munster What ministry do you serve in? Our family currently serves in the following ministries: Michael - Technical Arts and Frontline Greeter; Selena - Frontline Greeter and Common Ground Ministry; Madison - Technical Arts, Student Leadership Team & Technical Arts; David - Worship Team & Student Leadership Team; Olivia Worship Team & Faith Students; and Sammy - Technical Arts.` What is a highlight from serving? As parents it has been such a blessing to see all of our kids valued and encouraged by our church to serve. As a consequence, all of our kids are not only willing to serve but so excited to do so! On a Sunday, when we see the stage lit up by one child, the slides progressing by another and being led into worship by our other two kids, we simply feel so blessed to see God’s hand in their lives and in our church. Grateful is the only way to sum up that feeling!
Meet AMY BOGENRIEF from Faith Dyer What ministry do you serve in? I have served in The Coffee Shop at Faith Dyer since 2005. How did you get involved in serving? We were new members of Faith Church and I wanted to get involved. I liked the idea of serving in the newly opened coffee shop because I thought that having a coffee house in a church sounded awesome. Having a dedicated space in our church where people could meet, and enjoy a good cup of brew and conversation was something I found interesting and appealing. I knew that entering a church for the first time can sometimes feel daunting, but I believe having our coffee shop allows for a welcoming hearth for everyone: visitors, believers, questioners, friends and members. I realize that our team might be the first people that a new visitor might interact with and I want them to feel welcome and comfortable.
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