What’s Happening in Awaken Church
We had a tremendous season of vision casting and culture-building over these last few weeks! We’ve seen people become followers of Jesus, people fully surrender their lives to Jesus, new friendships formed, and the foundation of a church laid. We have been able to serve and bless our community in a few small ways and we’re working on some bigger things that are still to come.
This Sunday, we begin a transition of sorts. It’s time to move from talking about what kind of church we want to be to actually being that church. And the timing couldn’t be better.
On Sunday, March 8, we will have a very meaningful time of worship, community, and communion as we begin our journey to the cross and the empty tomb of Easter. You will not want to miss this Sunday’s worship gathering as we sing, pray, read the scriptures, preach, examine ourselves, celebrate communion, and collectively respond to God.
We will gather at 10:30a at Polo Road Elementary (1250 Polo Road, Columbia, 29223). A clean, safe, fun, and age-appropriate environment will be provided for kids. Also, beginning this Sunday and continuing on, we will have a prayer gathering at Polo Road at 9:30a on Sundays. This will be an opportunity to pray over our worship gathering, for each other, for our church, for our city, and for the world. Please make every effort to be a part of this as we form community with each other and experience deeper communion with God. Everyone is welcome.
A few additional notes…
We are oh so close to launching our full website. We will still use this blog as a means of communication, but we will have a much improved primary web presence when the full site launches.
In order to help people in the Awaken community get to know each other better, we will be hosting several “Family Dinners” next Thursday night, March 12. Simply, you will have the opportunity to gather with a a few other couples and individuals for a meal and conversation in someone’s home. If you are interested, email Jamie Brewer (kjamiebrewer@gmail.com).
We will begin our first official teaching series next Sunday, March 15. This series will take us up to Easter Sunday.
We will have our first baptism service on Easter Sunday morning, April 12, at Polo Road! If you’re interested in being baptized, email Jay Hardwick (jay.hardwick@gmail.com).
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday! If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
Grace and Peace to you and yours.
