Update 071510

God is good!

Journey Baptist Church is closer to starting up! 

September 12, 2010 is our start date.

Location
Journey Baptist Church will be located in Pine Ridge South Carolina.  This is a quiet, quaint community.  If someone is looking for a community that has southern idiosyncrasies, then this community might just satisfy your longing to where you'll find a good church, a place to worship and a good place to get your children and family plugged in.

According to demographics and it's mayor, the area is drawing new businesses and is seeing residential growth. Journey Baptist is aligning itself at a good time before stronger growth and jobs come back with a more robost economy.

July -

Store Front Possibility

We are still waiting on confirmation from the local school district about renting the cafeteria on Sunday mornings.  However, God might have something else up His sleeve.  We have met a builder from that area that has offered store front property that might meet out needs as a start up church.  A meeting to express our vision and space needs with the owners is scheduled for July 21.  Please pray for God's will.

Informational Cookout

A cookout is scheduled for July 21 at First Baptist Church of Lexington in their Fellowship Hall at 6:30.  The church is located at 415 Barr Road, Lexington, SC.  This time of fellowship is designed for anyone that is interested in helping with the new church plant or are just curious in learning more about the church.

Church Plant Volunteers Meeting
July 31 - There will be a meeting for volunteers and leaders on July 31 at 5:30 at Pastor Hector's home.

August -
August 1 - Advertise new church plant in local papers
August 9 - Saturation mailers
August 14 - Canvass the community
August 28 - Canvass the community

September -
Sept. 1 - Volunteers and Leadership Team Mtg.
Sept. 10, 11 - Pine Ridge Festival
Sept. 12 - First Service at Journey Baptist Church


Pine Ridge Festival

We have rented a booth for the Pine Ridge FunFest on September 10, 11. The puppet ministry of FBC, and a prop from “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” will be there for the children and their families. This will give us an opportunity to hand out information about the new church coming to that area.

October -
October 4 - Saturation mailers
October 31 - October Fest

November -
November 1-21 - Bumper Crop Food Collection
November 11 - Veterans Day Parade
November 14 - PM Service dowtown Veterans Memorial Park

December -
December 24 - Christmas Eve Candlight Service
December 26 - No PM Service

Wishlist
A complete wish list of things that will be needed will be made available in August. 

We're excited about this great opportunity to spread the gospel, to love the people of Pine Ridge and it's neighbors and to have an effective ministry.

Pray with us.

Hector and Jean Rodriguez
Journey Baptist Church
PO Box 4124
West Columbia, SC 29171
803.447.7339
hrodriguez@sc.rr.com