C E N T R A L C H R I S T I A N C H U R C H ·
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Weekly Update from The Elders
Loving God, Loving Others
📅 D AT E & S P E A K E R
August 9, 2026 · Speaker: Rich Franz
📖 S U N D AY M E S S A G E
Counterfeit Christianity
Series: Let's Talk About It Series · Acts 19:11-20; II Timothy 4:1-5
Rich continues the series "Let's Talk About It Series" with Sunday's message "Counterfeit Christianity". Read ahead in Acts 19:11-20; II Timothy 4:1-5 to prepare your heart!
🎵 WO R S H I P S O N G S
That's Who I Praise, I Know A Name, Rattle!, I Speak Jesus, The Heart Of Worship
📣 C H U R C H U P D AT E S
Shuttle Service — There will be no shuttle service at the 8AM service for the summer.
We will still provide shuttle service from the park for the 9:30AM and 11AM services.
2-Story Bldg — THEY ARE DONE! The new Men's Bathrooms are now functional.
Project completed.
Rapha Mission Trip — Rapha International is planning its yearly Medical-Dental trip to
Cambodia in January 2027.The dates are January 7-21. Non-medical people may apply,
as well as medical or dental professionals. The biggest need is willing hands and hearts to
serve "the least of these". Some of the highlights of the mobile clinics are triage,
consultation, pharmacy, dental, eyeglasses and a prayer station. If you are interested,
please contact Dee Perconti 727 453-2346 and she will put you in touch with the Rapha
leader of the trip.
📌 A D D I T I O N A L U P D AT E S
Visitors: 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.
Central Partners: Central partners, we appreciate your heart for worship, giving, caring,
and serving here at Central. We are grateful to God for you. We love your desire to be
devoted disciples of Jesus. YOU are a blessing to Central in so many ways. The Lord has
brought you here to be a part of His kingdom work.
Prayer Requests: 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.
Reviews: Has a class, group, worship song, message, or friendship at Central shaped your faith
journey? We'd love for you to share it and encourage someone else on theirs. Central
Reviews can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Google Maps.
Get To Know: If you have a chance, consider taking Jared or Rick, our new pastors, out
for a lunch or dinner to get to know them. You'll be blessed.
🤝 V O L U N T E E R S N E E D E D
Parking Ministry — Martin Mickey · martin_mickey@hotmail.com
Shuttle Ministry — Bill Phillips · 1969firebird1@gmail.com
Safety Team — Law enforcement/medical exp. · Rob Breese: pewter55@msn.com
Children's Ministry — Laura Fischer - Laura@centralstpete.com
Worship Ministry — Scott Browning - scott@centralstpete.com
🏗 PA S S T H E B AT O N
God is doing amazing things through your generosity!
✓ Done - Connect Center Bathrooms — completed & beautiful!
✓ Done - New Men's Restrooms (2-story bldg) — completed.
In Progress - Main Building Bathrooms — design completed, permits applied
✓ Done - A/C Unit Replacements — Unit #1 completed
Planned - Main Worship Space Renovation — coming!
Planned - Mortgage Payoff — the goal!
Give online or in-person at centralstpete.com/pass-the-baton
🙋 W E ' R E H I R I N G
Assoc. Pastor – Student Ministry - Searching
Worship Pastor - Interviewing
Please pray the Lord brings the right people!
🙏 C L O S I N G W O R D
"Be bold and share your Jesus story. Your FIRST testimony is the joy they see on your
face. Let them see Jesus' love in you — then they will want to know more."
👥 Y O U R E L D E R S
Your Elders and their groups (Partner Last Names) and emails
Rich Franz - rich@centralstpete.com
Will Crandle - (A–Cau) · will.rutha.ccc@gmail.com
Rob Breese - (Cha–Dif) · pewter55@msn.com
Brent Winner - (Dis–Gess) · brent.winner@myfwc.com
Bob Edwards - (Gil–I) · robedwards83@yahoo.com
Rudy Gonzalez - (J–Mar) · rudygshow@gmail.com
Bob Strube - (Mas–Rag) · rstrube1@msn.com
Sal Perconti - (Ram–Z) · sal@perconti.com
Loving God, Loving Others
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