Rich has a special message this week for our Graduates. Worship songs for this week are: Cornerstone, How Great Thou Art, Way Maker, Firm Foundation. Food Packing last Sunday was a huge success!! We packed more than 30,000 meals to be shipped to Haiti. Great job Central!
Memorial Day Service - Monday, May 25th @ 10:00am Join the Amazing Grays at Bay Pines VA Center, followed by lunch at the Village Inn
V B S 2026 is coming soon. Get Involved Now!! Illumination Station – John 8:12 Monday to Friday, June 8-12 From 6PM to 8:30PM Register or Volunteer Here
More changes happening here at Central – Michele & Chad Chapman will be leaving the Central Staff. We thank them for their years of service to Central and we wish them the best.
Please welcome Scott Browning, who is stepping up as our Interim Worship Pastor, and Stephanie Scribani-Anderson as our new Bookkeeper. Also, Debbie Fleetwood has joined the staff as an Administrative Assistant. So happy to have them on board as we move forward.
As you know, we are looking to fill several positions here at Central. We are seeking an Exec Pastor to be Rich’s #2, Pastor of Finance & Facilities, Worship Pastor, Communications Director, Student Minister, Young Adult Minister, and Administrative Assistant. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Central Staff, have them submit a resume to Alisa Franz alisafranz@gmail.com.
Our Parking & Shuttle Ministries are looking for more volunteers to assist in making coming to Central a pleasant experience for our partners and visitors. Contact Martin Mickey martin_mickey@hotmail.com for Parking Ministry or Bill Phillips 1969firebird1@gmail.com for our Shuttle Ministry. Your help is needed in both ministries - it’s a great way to get connected and an excellent way to serve fellow partners here at Central.
Our Safety Team could also use some additional members. Do you have any law enforcement or medical experience that you’d like to put to use serving the Kingdom here at Central? If so, contact Rob Breese pewter55@msn.com .
Of course, as our attendance continues to grow, our Children’s Ministry grows with it. If you want to volunteer– especially now for VBS - to pour into our children’s spiritual foundation, contact Laura@centralstpete.com .
Our Capital Campaign, called Pass the Baton, is fully underway. The main items that we are targeting are: - Connect Center Bathrooms - completed - New Men’s Restrooms in 2-story Bldg - underway - Main Building Bathroom Renovation - underway Prelim drawings done, contracts signed, prepping for permits! - Main Worship Space Renovation - A/C Unit Replacements (unit #1 is operational this month) - Mortgage Payoff
You can continue to give online or in-person. If you want to make a pledge for the campaign, you can do that on the website - Pledge or Donate
We have so many visitors - some new, some repeat - showing up every Sunday morning. What a blessing!! God brings them to us; it’s our job to make them feel welcome and share the good news. Don’t forget to invite all our visitors back to worship with us again. Also, invite them to your class or small group. Let’s help them get connected.
Please continue to submit prayer requests on our Connection Cards, Linktree, or through our Central App. You can also stop by our Prayer Room at any time on Sunday morning to submit a prayer or meet with a prayer warrior. We are a church that believes in the power of prayer and we see it working every day in our lives.
Be bold and share your Jesus story with someone who doesn’t yet know Him. Your FIRST testimony to anyone is the joy that they see on your face and in your heart. Let them see Jesus’ love in you, then they will want to know more.
Please continue to pray for our staff as they work diligently in their ministries. We are thankful to the Lord for our staff’s faithfulness. This is a difficult time of transition as we seek to fill several positions. Please pray that the Lord will bring us the right people for Central. Pray that we will be open and receptive to the Lord’s plan for all our ministries.
YOU are a blessing to Central in so many ways. The Lord has brought you here to be a part of His kingdom work.
Central partners, we appreciate your heart for worship, giving, caring, and serving and are grateful to God for you. We love your desire to be devoted disciples of Jesus.
Feel free to reach out to your Elder or any Elder with any questions or concerns you may have. The Elders are listed below with the partners in their group, by last name.
