Big Day for Project Church
The story of Project Church began in my living room with a group of friends who began to dream of a church who tethered ourselves to God and followed wherever he leads.
After six months, we decided to meet in public and began gathering at a local coffee house and welcome more people into our story. Over the last year we have been on a discovery process as we began to build an identity as a gospel-driven community on a mission of love.
Then, out of the blue, we received a phone call from the Elks Theatre over a month ago informing us their 600-seat vintage theater was available. It’s a cultural landmark for our community and is located in the heart of Rapid City with ample parking nearby. After much discussion and prayer, it became clear that God was moving and since we were committed to tethering ourselves to him, we had to go where he led. The decision to move was made and Sunday, October 18 was going to be the big day.
That led us to today where we had our first service and once again God was on the move. We immediately had our largest attendance and a number of people took steps towards Jesus.
Today, we saw that we were part of something bigger than us- something we can’t take credit for – and something that’s just the beginning of what God is going to do in the Black Hills and beyond.
What moved me the most today was seeing spectators becoming participants. It was literally all hands on deck and it was a beautiful sight to behold. I’m truly humbled to be a part of this and to have such amazing people on board with the mission of Project Church. Thank you all so much! I love you guys big time!!! What you did today helped people take steps to Jesus. That is so stinking HUGE!!! And we’re just getting started.
For my friends who are following our story, thank you for your prayers and encouragement. We’ll need them moving forward as we take steps in being the church Jesus had in mind. This is our great project.
For those of you wanting to jump on board, what are you waiting for? Now’s the time!
To listen to today’s message, visit theJesusSessions.org or subscribe via iTunes. The audio quality isn’t the best but it will give you a flavor of today. Below are some snapshots from our first gathering courtesy of Jen for your viewing pleasure.
Now we get to do this all over again next week.
Way Cool Man! Way Cool! That venue is sick! I pray that PC will continue to cooperate with God in reaching those far from God! Way to go brother! Can’t wait to connect again soon and hear all about it!
it was a very cool day. great to see lots of people wanting something real.
Thanks Clay. It was a great day. Thanks in large part to Cory who was the man today. Thank you Cory for helping create an environment for people who want something real!
Way to go!
Woohoo! I was there and it was awesome! So much better than I thought it was going to be. Hooray for Project Church!
Thanks Jon!
Jesse- you were big today too my friend. Thank you for all you did and being a part of this.
Jason!
Glory to God man! I’m so pumped for you guys and it looked amazing!!! We will keep praying for you here in Chi-town.
B
Hey…looks like a great project and the location will be a definite draw. I’m in Florida so I won’t be able to check it out any time soon, but I’ll get the word out to my friends in Rapid. Good luck and take care.
Really appreciate it Brian. We definitely need it.
Thanks Alicia!