Monday, July 23, 2012

Updates - July 22, 2012...

Hello again!  Here are some upcoming events and things to remember:



Can you believe it's already almost August again?  This August rings in our fourth year!  Because of the heat, we will probably hold our Homecoming in September instead of August this year.  If you have ideas for the Homecoming Service, please post them here, mention them to one of our pastors, or send an email to calodwc@gmail.com.  Also, if you have pictures that you would like to go in our annual slideshow, please get those to Lisa Ivey; they'll be scanned and returned to you if you submit an actual photo, but you can also email them or save them on a disk.



For all the ladies out there, Lysa TerKeurst will be speaking at Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus on Thursday, October 18.  She will be speaking from her newest book, "Unglued", and it is sure to be an evening of fun and fellowship!  Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and can be purchased at Fairview Baptist Church, Monograms Plus, and New Life Christian Bookstore in Columbus.  Doors open at 6:00 pm; Praise & Worship begins at 6:30 pm; and Lysa speaks at 7:00 pm.







Caledonia Day is also coming up before we know it.  It will be on Saturday, October 20.  CODWC has volunteered to work the Welcome / Information Booth, so anybody who wants to help in that area is more than welcome to join in. Our Youth Praise Band, "By The Blood", will be performing as well, and we're trying to get our Men's Quartet to show off their talent too!



Our ministry at Windsor is growing all the time!  At the July visit, there were 26 residents who joined our team for Bingo!  If you would like to be a part of this ministry, we visit on the 3rd Saturday of each month. 

Also, we are in need of more Bingo prizes for the male residents, so if you would like to donate to this ministry, you can contact the blog, our email, or Rice Glover for more information.





 

Birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events coming up for the rest of this month:

TJ & Bobby's wedding - Thursday, July 26, 6:00 pm at Caledonia Open Door Worship Center

Craig Pegg's birthday - Saturday, July 28

Ladonna & Mike Dalton's anniversary - Tuesday, July 31





Again, if you have announcements, events, or anything else that you'd like posted on our blog, please let Lisa Ivey know, and she will get it added for you. 

Have a Blessed Day in the Lord!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Welcome!

Welcome to our brand new church blog!

This blog was created to provide a single spot for information about all the happenings at COWDC.  We still have our Facebook page (click on the photo of our church in the right sidebar to get to it), and it's still a great place to put your own messages, events, and prayer requests.

First, a little church history, if you're not familiar with us.  We started as a small group of believers meeting for Bible Study in a living room.  When the group outgrew that, we moved to the Caledonia Community Center.  We only met there a couple of times, and God provided a permanent home for us - an empty church building just outside town.

That was in August 2008; the denomination that owned the building allowed us to meet there rent-free for the rest of the year.  The building was furnished with pews, a full kitchen in the Fellowship Hall, and a sound system; all we had to do was walk in, sit down, and start worshiping!

In early 2009, we made the decision to purchase the building and property, and within a year, we had paid off the entire balance.  We were able to do this, and a lot more over the next years, only because we kept our focus on God's direction and what He wanted us to be. 


We are a non-denominational church, and we believe in worshiping as God leads us.  We have seen prayers answered in powerful ways, both in our own congregation and for others who have asked us for prayers. 


If you are looking for a home church, or if you just want to visit and see what we're all about, please come as you are and join any of our worship times!  If you have any questions or prayer requests, or would just like some more info about us, post here in the comments section or drop us an email (calodwc@gmail.com) and we'll be happy to help you any way we can!




A few things going on this week...

There will be NO Wednesday night service this week (July 18).  Our pastors and our youth praise band will be in Millport Alabama at Timberlake Ministries to lead the camp service that night at 7:00. Our regular Wednesday Bible Study will resume on July 25 at 7:00 pm.


This Saturday morning (July 21) will be our monthly visit to Windsor Place to play Bingo and spend some quality time with residents there.  The Bingo group is growing, and they look forward to our visits each month!  If you'd like to be a part of this ministry, you can meet the Open Door team at Windsor Place in East Columbus around 9:45 - 10:00 am this Saturday.

This is the third week of our CARE Ministry.  Our four teams (C, A, R, and E) go out one evening a month ("C" picks a day in the first week, "A" goes the second week, etc.) to make contact with our community and spread the Good News.  Each team can decide what they want to do on their evening out; go door-to-door, visit with people in the hospital or those who are home-bound, check in with those we haven't seen in a while, and so on.


Have a blessed day ! !