Last Thursday some church planting guys met at Vinings Lake Church with Pete Hixon. Pete has done a tremendous job at restarting a church that was near death. In a building and location that most would have passed on Pete has gone from about 40 folks on just a few acres, a building that seats about 200, and parking for less than that Pete is now averaging about 450 in attendance. They are looking for the possibility of going multi-site soon. God is blessing and they’re even meeting the budget! Great job Pete.

I heard from another guy at the meeting, I won’t divulge names, but he commented that the church he attends is about 14% ahead of last year’s attendance and 20% behind in budget. He said another friend is in the same situation. WRC numbers are almost the same as these. Attendance up, giving down. It is a rough economy right now. I’m thankful that God continues to supply “our daily bread.” and His promise is that the “righteous shall never go hungry.” I’m believing Him for these promises and provision.

We’ve got a big month coming up. WRC, partner churches, and community partners will be providing Christmas for about 1200 families in the month of December. I’m sure even more will show up for benevolence request. We do a lot of big stuff but this is as important as it gets. We get to touch a lot of people. We want to make Jesus famous! Can’t wait to see how God provides.