Exciting Events in our Church

This past weekend Chad and I got to do some exciting things with our church. Our church has just built a new worship center. Our first Sunday in the new building was on Feb. 15th. It was a great time to praise God for what he has done and blessed us with. I did not get any pictures on that day because I was in the choir during the whole service. I wish that I had given the camera to Chad, but I did not think of it. This last week our church had people sign up to read through the Bible in the new worship center. They had hourly sign-ups, and Chad and I were able to go on Friday afternoon. We each took turns reading during our hour. We read part of John and the beginning of Acts. I read about the crucifixion of Jesus. It was a neat experience. We had Mitchell with us too. So, we also had to keep him entertained.
This is Chad reading. The pictures turned out kind of dark because they did not have very many lights on.

I know this is dark, but this is part of the stage and the chairs are where the choir sits. We also have two big screens on the walls.

This is one side of the sanctuary. You can see that we do not have pews anymore. It does not really have a balcony. It just goes up like stadium seating.

This is out in the foyer. It is a little coffee bar area.

This is one of two seating areas that you see when you first walk in the doors.

This is the other seating area that is identical to the other one. I know that I could not capture all of the beauty, but we had some ladies from our church decorate and it just looks great. I wish they could come and decorate my house.

This is the beautiful stain glass window that you can see from the front and also from inside.

This is one of many little seating areas. You can't see it, but behind this area is the new choir room.

Somebody painted different scriptures on the wall. This is one of them. I had to take a picture of it because it is my favorite verse. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Friday night Chad and I attended a Marriage Banquet at church. We had Mexican food, and then all the couples went into our new sanctuary to renewed our vows. We all just lined up next to the stage and said the vows together. It was the first "marriage ceremony" in our new church. I was so excited to be apart of this. Chad and I joined Emmaus Baptist Church four years ago. I have always grown up in a big church. When we went to this church it was kind of in the middle, not really small but not really big. This Sunday when we were walking out of the service, Chad said that he felt like we went to a big church again. It is still not as big as the church that I grew up in, but it definitely seems bigger. To top off our weekend, our Sunday School class had a retreat on Saturday. We have gone away to a camp site in the past, but now to many of us have kids. So, we had it at the church. Chad and I got to go to part of it. It was about marriage, and we heard some great speakers. I am so thankful for our church family. I also love my husband very much!!!!