Dear Church Family,
Happy 90th Anniversary North Central! The Lord Jesus has given us 9 decades of generational witness for Jesus Christ in our community and even the world. People have been sent, and people have stood for Christ in this community through the growth and ministry of this precious fellowship of believers. What an impact the church made on me when I was in college. That testimony can be echoed from families, young people, children, senior adults, and everybody in between. We are so grateful for a church that has many generations. The younger and the seasoned families, single adults, students, young people. This is the pattern that ought to be in a local church. We are grateful and thankful for our birthday that we will celebrate in the fall of this year!
This coming Sunday, February 2, we will have two important events along with our regular worship service. We will be baptizing and we have Evangelism Training that will take place from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. We will have pizza together right at 5:00 and then train for evangelism following that. You don’t want to miss this.
On Saturday, February 8, from 11:00 to 1:00 PM we are doing a block party at Santa Fe Oaks. This is an outreach in our community to share the love of Christ with some of our neighbors. We’re thankful for our youth ministry who is organizing this event, but all church members are invited to come and get to know the people there and share their faith and tell people about Jesus.
DNOW is scheduled for February 14 through 16. You know what an awesome event this always is. We’re so thankful for folks that are hosting young people in their homes for this major spiritual impact weekend. I’m thankful for all of our youth ministry and the leaders there who are participating. Parents, I’m sure there’s still time for you to sign up your student to be a part of this life changing weekend.
Mark your calendars for March 2 for the next North Central Connect event. This is for all new members of our church as well as those wanting to know a little bit more about our church. You can contact our office at info@gatorchurch.com to get signed up. It meets on Sunday morning, March 2 at 9:15 AM, and you will be dismissed in time to attend the worship service at 10:45.
It just so happens that a Sunday morning is on the 16th of March. That’s 3/16/2025. Churches all across the United States are having an emphasis John 3:16 on 3/16. I want to encourage you to begin inviting people to come and worship with us on Sunday morning, March 16. I will be bringing a message on probably the most familiar verse of scripture in the whole Bible, John 3:16. This is an evangelistic effort to pioneer the gospel in the lives of people that need to know that Christ is real. Of course, every Sunday is a great day to bring someone, but this Sunday will be particularly good as we worship together.
It is such a joy to be your Pastor. Thank you for praying for me and for our entire Cuba team. It was such a great joy to watch our leaders share their testimonies, share Jesus, and use their gifts and talents to make a difference in the church in Cuba. That team was your extension to a place that needs Christ so desperately. Thank you for your prayers and for giving the money for the construction. What a privilege we have to serve the Lord Jesus Christ together at this special place we call North Central Baptist Church.
God bless you!
Pastor Calvin