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Our Mission Year Church... / Apr 28, 11:20 AM
I began to write in my April newsletter about our church involvement and relationships we’ve begun to form at our church, Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. Here is part of what I wrote in that newsletter and the continuation of it:
We’ve felt that so far this year we haven’t really gotten to know anyone outside of seeing them on Sunday, and part of our purpose in Mission Year is not only to partner with the local church in the ministry they are doing, but also to learn how to better love in this African-American context from a church and from people who have been working in North Lawndale for years. And how do you learn from someone? You spend time with them. So as I said, we’ve been praying for relationships and trying to be better at reaching out to people and letting them know that we do want to get to know them outside of the church walls. I’m excited that during the past few months I have been able to take advantage of opportunities like Wednesday morning Bible study, where a group of 6-7 of us – usually retired ladies and me – study a chapter of Isaiah, led by Sister Coleman, who has facilitated our involvement in Greater Galilee. I have also continued to be a part of the church’s monthly feeding ministry, serving a free hot meal to up to 300 people over the course of two days. We also got invited to a big 90th birthday party bash for one of the “mothers” in the church and Melissa, Ashley, and I attended a purse swap in March where ladies had brought purses and they were all set out on a table and we got to choose 2-3 purses each (I have one purse to my name… so I got another new – to me – purse and a nice wallet because I didn’t even have a wallet)! I can’t wait to tell you soon about one lady from our church, Gail, who I have been blessed to get to know outside of church as well!
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An update on Lawndale Christian Fitness Center: March was an extremely busy month for us in the Fitness Center (LCFC). Sometimes around 6 p.m. I would be the only one at the front desk checking in members and youth and sometimes working on signing up 3 or 4 new members at a time, plus needing to find new membership cards and still remember to “buzz” to let people in the door to the fitness floor upstairs where all of the equipment is! The Fitness Center continues to be busy, although the staff have told me that any day now things should be getting “better” (less busy), especially as it warms up and people can get their exercise outdoors. The great thing is how many people’s lives are being impacted through use of LCFC! People in our community are becoming physically healthier and stronger, affects every other part of their lives – spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and socially!
We recently hit some LCFC records:
389 adults and youth visited the fitness center during a single day!
1,157 active members – the most “current members” we’ve had in the history of the fitness center!
6,527 total visits during the month of March –the most visits we’ve ever had in a single month!
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