A great start for TLC!

Isn’t it awesome when God makes something from nothing? That’s what happened with this church in a mere 9 months (I’ll spare you the “childbirth” metaphor). It went from a vision that He gave me back in December, to an actual church with real people. Praise the Lord!

I don’t like to throw out attendance numbers all that often, but we did approach the triple digit mark on Sunday! What a wonderful feeling it is to know there are folks out there in this area that have been looking for something like this and have now found it!

Our worship team was awesome on Sunday… really, they were! Greg Dampier has done a heck-of-a job putting together talented individuals that want to serve God with their gifts. My message seemed to be well-received, and I think my illustration with those nice looking CJ’s Bakery cakes certainly didn’t hurt. The setup crew has their routine down, as does our children’s pastor Bethany Strand. Everything seemed to go smoothly, at least for a first official service!

Much thanks goes to Nathan Cline and his team from REVO Church, an upcoming church plant in Winston-Salem, NC, who came down and pitched in behind the scenes with anything they could get theirs hands on. Such a servant’s attitude is something I full appreciate! We also had a team from Life Church Charlotte help out! Everyone was happy to help and that’s good to have for a church launch! Another thanks goes out to David Maisel and the crew at Bojangles of Hartsville for providing the food for the lunch after service! Their chicken, biscuits, and dirty rice was delicious as always.

However, despite how well things went, we know there’s so much more ahead! As the closing song that our worship team did on Sunday says, “Greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done in this city…” God is up to something and we’re excited to be a part of it! Use us, Lord!