It seems as though I missed the deadline to get on this weeks docket at the school board meeting by a day. So the final decision from the school board won't be made until later this month. Basically though, the school has already signed off on us using the school which is usually the main part. So with all of that said, I am not going to make everyone wait any longer to find out where we will be meeting. Keep in mind that this location is subject to the approval of the school board.
On 10/07/07 at 10:07 a.m. Stone Bridge Church will hold its very first service in the auditorium at Wren High School.
The reason this area was chosen for a new church plant is because Nothern Anderson County/Southern Pickens County is one of the fastest growing areas in the Upstate of SC. Currently, there are 20,000 unchurched people within a 5 mile radius of our location and more than 60,000 unchurched people with in a 10 mile radius. There are currently two new neighborhoods with in 4 miles of our location that will have over 600 new homes with in the next two-three years. That is not including a number of new smaller neighborhoods with 20-100 homes. With all of the growth there comes a need for a new church plant to reach this growing community.
We will focus on our core values as we strive to reach people for Christ. 1.Passionate- We are passionate about God and passionate about people. Luke 10:27
2. Authentic- The world is looking for people who are real. We want to be authentic in our worship while realizing that worship is our lifestyle. Romans 12:1
3. Relevant- Relevant to today's culture. Changing our methods, never changing God's message. 1 Corinthians 9:21-23
4. Excellent- Excellence in all we do. Excellence is not perfection but rather offering our best. Luke 21:1-3
More details will be coming out in the next couple of weeks. Our website is getting closer to being up and running. Be sure to mark your calendars for 10/07/07 and begin inviting folks on what promises to be an awesome day.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
No News Yet
We hope to have some news about the decision from the school board soon. Our contact at the school was out today so we were unable to find out any information. I will be making a stop by the offices tomorrow to see what I can find out.
Today was more meetings with the sound guy. I did a lot of our content work to give to our web designer.
Tonight a local pastor came by and we talked about the church and things we've got left to do.
We have set up two of our four informational core group meetings set and look to have the others set by this Friday. These will be posted this Weekend and you will have a chance to sign up for the one that is closest to you.
Today was more meetings with the sound guy. I did a lot of our content work to give to our web designer.
Tonight a local pastor came by and we talked about the church and things we've got left to do.
We have set up two of our four informational core group meetings set and look to have the others set by this Friday. These will be posted this Weekend and you will have a chance to sign up for the one that is closest to you.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Hopefully in the Morning
Hopefully in the morning we will find out the outcome of the school board decision. I will post info on the location as soon as we find out something.
Today was another day of paper work and logistical stuff. I finished up the paper work for the tax emept status and it will be sent in tommorrow. I met with the web designer and the web site is coming along.
The rest of the week is going to be spent on planning and core group preparation.
Today was another day of paper work and logistical stuff. I finished up the paper work for the tax emept status and it will be sent in tommorrow. I met with the web designer and the web site is coming along.
The rest of the week is going to be spent on planning and core group preparation.
Monday, August 6, 2007
More Logistics
This morning I started the day with a couple of hours worth of paper work getting all of the proper stuff together for our 501 3c status. I had no idea that there was so much paper work involved in the process. It wasn't that hard, just time consuming.
After that I headed off to meet with a sound and projection guy. He is working us up a qoute for all of our sound system and projection needs. We won't necessarily have all of the bells and whistles but we will have enough to be functional from the start. We will be making a decision on what system this week. We are working with my friend Danny Crawford at the Music Maker in Easley. Be sure and check those guys out if you are in need of anything sound equipment related.
After I left Easley, it was off to Greenville to the lawyers office to get our paper work checked out. I left there and then went by Comp USA where I spent the better part of 2 hours checking about exactly what Macs we would need for our editing, graphics and presenting. After that it was after five and I called it a day.
Tommorrow is the big day with the school board and I hope to be able to share our location with everyone on Wednesday. I also will be sharing more on the vision of Stone Bridge when I share the location. Things are getting exciting. There is a buzz in the air and I can't wait to see what takes place.
After that I headed off to meet with a sound and projection guy. He is working us up a qoute for all of our sound system and projection needs. We won't necessarily have all of the bells and whistles but we will have enough to be functional from the start. We will be making a decision on what system this week. We are working with my friend Danny Crawford at the Music Maker in Easley. Be sure and check those guys out if you are in need of anything sound equipment related.
After I left Easley, it was off to Greenville to the lawyers office to get our paper work checked out. I left there and then went by Comp USA where I spent the better part of 2 hours checking about exactly what Macs we would need for our editing, graphics and presenting. After that it was after five and I called it a day.
Tommorrow is the big day with the school board and I hope to be able to share our location with everyone on Wednesday. I also will be sharing more on the vision of Stone Bridge when I share the location. Things are getting exciting. There is a buzz in the air and I can't wait to see what takes place.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Three Day Recap
Here is a quick recap of the last three days. Friday, I met with the guy who is going to be doing our web design. We decided on a general layout for the site and he will have some preliminary templates for me to view on Tuesday. This is key because we are going to be advertising the website so that people can find out information about us and hopefully will come and check out what is going to be happening.
Our guy who is doing our graphics has finished up our logo which will be key to ordering some of our print media and signage.
We received our paperwork that has to be completed to get our 501 3c status. That will be filled out and sent in by Monday afternoon.
We are supposed to be hearing from the school this week to make it official that we can use the facility.
We will posting the dates and locations for our core group meetings by this Friday. If you would like to be a part of the core group, drop me an email at sammy@sammyclary.com. We have had several people express interest in this and I am looking forward to sharing the vision of Stone Bridge Church.
Here are a few prayer requests: 1. The people we are going to be reaching 2. Pray for the right person to lead our children's ministry 3. Wisdom in all of our decisions
Our guy who is doing our graphics has finished up our logo which will be key to ordering some of our print media and signage.
We received our paperwork that has to be completed to get our 501 3c status. That will be filled out and sent in by Monday afternoon.
We are supposed to be hearing from the school this week to make it official that we can use the facility.
We will posting the dates and locations for our core group meetings by this Friday. If you would like to be a part of the core group, drop me an email at sammy@sammyclary.com. We have had several people express interest in this and I am looking forward to sharing the vision of Stone Bridge Church.
Here are a few prayer requests: 1. The people we are going to be reaching 2. Pray for the right person to lead our children's ministry 3. Wisdom in all of our decisions
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Location
No, I can't tell you the location today. But, I hope to be able to announce that in a few days after the approval is finalized. I met with the school officials once more today and turned in all of the required paperwork along with a check for the first month's rent. The school has been tremendous and very good to deal with. We had narrowed down our potential locations and this one just made the most sense as well as gives us room for growth. All of the locations that we looked at were very helpful and we possibly will be using one of the other locations for our youth services. I hope to be able to announce the location sometime next week when it becomes official. The school has signed off on it and now it goes before the board for approval.
I met today with our guys that will lead worship and we are all on the smae page as to what our focus will be when it comes to the worship service. It will be just that, a time of corporate worship involving everyone.
A couple of us also met today regarding our signage and graphics. This was a very good time of meeting as well. As soon as we are approved for our location, we will begin getting the word out through our print pieces, signage, and word of mouth.
Tomorrow, I will be meeting with our web site designer. This is important because this will be one of places that people will find out information about our church. We want the site to be appealing and informative.
I met today with our guys that will lead worship and we are all on the smae page as to what our focus will be when it comes to the worship service. It will be just that, a time of corporate worship involving everyone.
A couple of us also met today regarding our signage and graphics. This was a very good time of meeting as well. As soon as we are approved for our location, we will begin getting the word out through our print pieces, signage, and word of mouth.
Tomorrow, I will be meeting with our web site designer. This is important because this will be one of places that people will find out information about our church. We want the site to be appealing and informative.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
10 07 07 @10:07
10 07 07 @10:07. So what does that mean? Well, that is the start date for Stone Bridge Church. 10/07/07 at 10:07 a.m.. You will see that a ton in the next two months. Today was another day of getting after it. Today I spent a lot of time talking with the new church plant office and they have sent out the papers for us to get our 501 3c status as a non profit church. I had a meeting with the school that we will probably be meeting at for our services. I met with the principal and everything is looking good. I have filled out all the paperwork and will be sending in our first month's rent tommorrow to lease out the facility for Sundays. We are looking at another location to have our youth ministry on Wednesdays.
I have spent the last few days answering questions about the church and gearing up for our first week. I am going to meet with the guys who will be leading our worship tommorrow. We are also taking a look at some graphics and stuff tommorrow as well. I have a meeting with our web designer on Friday. We have purchased our web domain and it will be Stonebridgechurch.tv . Dot com, dot net , and dot org were already taken so we went with dot tv.
I am going to set up our core group meetings and they will begin meeting in the next few weeks. This will be a chance to learn more about the church as well as ask questions. It will be awesome.
I have spent the last few days answering questions about the church and gearing up for our first week. I am going to meet with the guys who will be leading our worship tommorrow. We are also taking a look at some graphics and stuff tommorrow as well. I have a meeting with our web designer on Friday. We have purchased our web domain and it will be Stonebridgechurch.tv . Dot com, dot net , and dot org were already taken so we went with dot tv.
I am going to set up our core group meetings and they will begin meeting in the next few weeks. This will be a chance to learn more about the church as well as ask questions. It will be awesome.
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