Posts from 2016
A Necessary Removal
My wife bought a new Samsung smart phone recently. We set it up by transferring all her contacts and most of her apps from her old phone. However, when she started using it, we noticed that the volume didn’t seem to work. I checked the volume in settings thinking maybe there was a limit set on it or something, but everything seemed fine there. We turned the volume all the way up and all the way down, but it made How COVID has affected us
KCC Reaches out with 2:14 Program
Sunday at exactly 2:14 pm Senior Minister, Andy Bratton led a prayer prior to mobilizing over 20 volunteers into the community for the first month of the new 2:14 program The name “2:14” comes from James 2:14 “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? “The concept with 2:14 is to encourage our members to get involved in structured service projects in our surrounding community, How COVID has affected us
Waking Up
by Tim Severance Associate Minister As I woke Sunday morning, my life played out in my mind. It was surreal. All the pivotal points in my lifetime came to mind. My choice of college. My marriage. Various jobs. Career choices. Every major turning point in my life materialized in my head. What was strange about each turning point was that there was someone who simply asked me to move in that direction. I found this fascinating and frightening at the How COVID has affected us
Thank you from Cummings!
Dear Kalkaska Church of Christ Family ~ To the place that has blessed me & molded me into the man I am today, and now the place that God has used to bless my wife & I on our mission trip to the Dominican Republic….THANK YOU! I was absolutely taken back by the amount raised by the fellow believers in this Church family! We are fully funded and can’t wait to see what God has for us in the Dominican! How COVID has affected us
CIY
CIY Believe by Jody Terrell Two weeks ago a group of Middle School students and adults from KCC traveled down to Hope College in Holland, MI for the CIY Believe conference. This is a 24 hour conference jam-packed with singing praises to God led by a high energy worship band, sermons by Kurt Johnston, the youth minister at Saddleback Church, and author of many books on youth ministry, and illusions mixed with Biblical truths performed by Brock Gill. These people How COVID has affected us
Love Offering Exceeds Expectations!
An unannounced love offering taken up Sunday morning at KCC exceeded the amount needed to send Nathan & Cassie Cummings to the Dominican Republic with Casas Por Cristo (Houses for Christ)! $2,2683.10 was given towards the couples mission costs. Cassie writes on her Facebook page: “Thanks to the generous support from the members at Kalkaska Church of Christ we are now [un]officially fully funded for our missions trip to the DR with Casas Por Cristo! (Unofficially because the checks are How COVID has affected us
Skeet Shoot sees over 70 Men & Boys in Attendance
The annual Men & Boys Breakfast and Skeet shoot saw record attendance with over 70 coming to the event. The event, which is in it’s 15th year, was hosted by Dean Farrier, Men’s Ministry Leader. Breakfast was made at the church building by Brett Gallagher and his crew. Training for the shoot was conducted by Kevin Davis.
Mission Trip to Jesus’ Place in Atlanta, GA.
Last week I had the amazing opportunity to lead a mission trip to Atlanta, Georgia. Jana Dickman and myself took 9 high school students to Jesus’ Place, an inner city mission that provides spiritual and physical needs to needy families in their community. On Easter Sunday we attended services at Jesus’ Place and were able to meet some of the congregation which is made up of mostly needy men. We got to be a part of the wonderful system that John Vernon How COVID has affected us
A Letter from H.O.P.E. Mission (Badgeros) in Haiti
Jeff is doing a great job getting the plane repaired and teaching. The taxiway for the airport in Gonaives is also moving forward. The owner of the airport, Michal, found us a room above an orphanage by the airport to stay in for the rest of our stay here. What a blessing to be settled! We have a room with a private bathroom, another blessing and a large room connected to it where Jeff could repair the wing for the How COVID has affected us
Water & the Spirit
Congratulations to Molly Stewart & her son Jack who were baptized last Tuesday, March 1st! Molly & Jack were baptized by Andy Bratton. Please welcome them to the KCC family! Pray for Molly & Jack as they strive to walk closer with Jesus Christ, their Lord & Savior.
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