May 4, 2010
Thank You!
Posted by Garry
So, you never really know until it happens.
We planned, and prayed, and hoped, and prepared, and worked… But until the doors opened, we really didn’t know what it would look like. Would Summit Church Waterford be a place where people could come in contact with the reality that they matter to God? Would people pour into an unrealized vision? Would an elementary school be a place where people would come to encounter fellowship and connect with other people trying to learn, love, and live the way of Jesus? Would it be a community?
In a lot of ways, quite appropriately, that first Sunday service felt a lot like that first day of fifth grade where you were pretty sure you would see all of your friends, but you were a bit irrationally worried that all your friends had moved away, or decided over the summer that they would now be hanging out with other friends instead of you. Ok, maybe that was just me.
But it wasn’t like that. It was amazing. And it is still amazing every week. I love Summit Waterford. I love the people I get to see every Sunday. I love that lots of people still wear bright green shirts that say ‘I’m going local.’ I love that people still cheer when we announce something exciting about the progress of the permanent facility, or that we are launching a ministry at the Waterford campus. I love that people stand around and talk, and laugh, and meet other people after services. I love that Summit Waterford is a place where it is clear that God still uses creativity and innovation, coupled with people’s willing spirits, to form communities of faith. The gospel of love, hope, and redemption through Jesus is being preached and lived out.
Thanks to everyone who has been great in making this vision a reality. Let’s keep moving together.
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