We've never had a special Christmas offering to end the year before, but we are excited about establishing a new tradition.
If you give (above and beyond your regular tithe) anything in one of the Christmas Offering envelopes available in the auditorium your contribution will be used DIRECTLY in one of three areas:
1. To care for our children and students by providing opportunities and environments for spiritual growth on our Matthews Campus.
2. To care for our world through international missions in such places as Kenya, South Africa, Western Europe and the Ukraine.
3. To care for people in our church and community by providing emergency support to keep power on, cars running, and food on the table.
Not a wasted dollar or frivolous request in there! Join with me personally into digging a little deeper (remember this offering is above and beyond our normal giving) to extend our reach of caring in 2011!