August 12, 2010

Countdown: 30 days until our first day
September 12, 2010 is the first day for Journey Baptist Church


Hello Everyone,

My name is Hector Rodriguez, Pastor of Journey Baptist Church in Pine Ridge, South Carolina.

If this is your first time here, we have exciting news for you if you're ever in the Pine Ridge area. 

God has led my wife and I to start a church in a community that is growing and has so much potential to see phenomenal growth in a few short years. 

We would like to invite you to attend our very first first service on September 12.  It has been an exciting summer as we have seen God's plan unfold before our eyes.  His hand and blessings are truly in this new start up church. 


Ordination

Well today was a big day for me.  I started the ordination process by answering questions on important doctrinal beliefs.  Needless to say, my mind was swerling as I have been mult-tasking this week on very important things in preparation for the start date of Journey Baptist Church.

It's all good!  I passed. Sunday evening will be the culmination of years of ministry and completion of the ordination process.  Your invited to attend this important service at First Baptist Church of Lexington, 415 Barr Road, Lexington, SC. at 5 PM on August 15, 2010.

What's Happening this week?

For starters, we met with the owners of the buildings.  The architect made his recommedations to bring the building up to code.  Knowing that modification pricing will be incured by the new church, they are working with us in our rental fees. 

I will be contacting some key people from First Baptist to see if they will be willing to come over and help install sheet rock and one dividing wall for the church.  This is super exciting to see progress being made.  Soon our children will have a place that will be fun, exciting and safer.

Bugs

Not these kind!

We will be spraying for bugs this week before Saturdays big day.  Keep in mind that the restaurant has not been in operation for a long time so we might see some critters, but they'll be dead when Devon begins his eradication process on Friday.






Set-up

We'll be setting up in the sanctuary on Friday night to be ready to hand out maps and flyers for those engaging in canvassing. 





Address
Some have asked about the address to the new church.  It is a little confusing I must say, but each building has it's own address:

• The sanctuary and offical church address is: 638 Pine Ridge Dr., Suite D, West Columbia, SC 29172 (Send mail here)
• The Youth and Children's Center is: 636 Pine Ridge Dr., Suites A, B. 
• The Post Office Box is: Journey Baptist Church, PO Box 4124, West Columbia, SC 29172.

Journey Baptist Church
Services:
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Worship: 11:00 AM
Sunday PM: 5:30 PM
Wednesday Service/Prayer: 6:30 PM

Pastor Hector