Archive for 2003

Christmas Caroling

Thursday, December 18th, 2003

News – December 2003

Several members of the church spread the good news of the gospel in our community by caroling door-to-door and distributing tracts.

Afterward, they met at the McShaffrey home to warm themselves around the fire and to enjoy their fellowship in Christ.

Psalm for the Sabbath

Sunday, December 7th, 2003

News – December 2003

Our new radio ministry “A Psalm for the Sabbath” aired for the first time on our local radio station (AM 1400) at 6:30 am.

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Reformation Day

Friday, October 31st, 2003

News – October 2003

Our church commemorated Reformation Day and reached out to the community with a free public viewing of the 1953 classic “Martin Luther”.

Before the movie began, Pastor offered reflections on Luther’s life, conversion, and contribution to the church.

Congregational Meeting

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

A congregational meeting was held to discuss and approve the proposed budget for 2004.

The biggest change to our budget this year is having a full-time Pastor on staff; and for this we continue to be grateful.

The Threefold Gospel of Grace

Thursday, September 25th, 2003

A review of the “Gospel Witness” event of September 9, 2003 in Reedsburg. Written by Pastor McShaffrey and reprinted from the Reedsburg Independent newspaper.

On September 9, I walked outside my door and found a pamphlet entitled, “Homosexuality: The Truth.”

Later that day, as I was driving down Main Street, I saw the distributors of this literature holding up a large sign which read, “Homosexuality is Sin.”

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