HE IS RISEN !! I hope you were among the 1300+ who worshipped our Lord with us this past Sunday. We also praise God for the FIVE baptisms that we were able to celebrate on Easter Sunday.
Rich begins a new series this week on God’s Strength in Our Weakness, this week’s topic is Purpose in the Pain. Read 1 Corinthians 1 to prepare for this week’s message. Worship songs for this week are:Do It Again, Trust In God, Look To The Lamb, Jesus We Love You.
FINALLY, the new bathrooms in the Connect Center were completed in time for Easter!!! They are beautiful and were greatly needed. Next up, Bathrooms in the 2-story, then remodeling all the bathrooms in the main building (applying for permits). You can see pictures of them up on the Connect Wall in the Lobby.
Did you also notice – the parking lot was sealed and restriped this week?
There are so many opportunities to SERVE at Central! Not sure where you fit in to serve? Contact Michele@centralstpete.com to get connected with a ministry. Need more info on serving?
Our Parking & Shuttle Ministries continue to look 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.
Upcoming Events… The RAPHA Yard Sale is coming up again. We are currently gathering volunteers to help make it happen. Last year, this event was a great success thanks to many people from our church stepping up to serve. Through this yard sale, we are able to support RAPHA International’s mission to end child trafficking and bring hope and restoration to survivors. There are many opportunities to serve.
Donation Drop-Off Dates April 20–23 Monday–Thursday | 9AM–3PM & 6PM–8PM
Community Yard Sale Saturday, April 25 | 8AM–3PM
Every volunteer role helps make this event possible. Those interested in serving for the Rapha event can sign up here:
Check our Central Calendar for more events HERE...
Our Capital Campaign, called Pass the Baton, is fully underway. The main items that we are targeting are: - Main Building Bathroom Renovation (top priority) 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 -
So far, our people have donated almost $700,000. That puts us just north of 46% of goal right now. We’re closing in on that half-way mark. It is a great start toward our $1.5 million goal but we need to keep this campaign at our forefront. These projects are needed to serve our current partners and will also help us prepare for future growth.
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.
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.
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.
