Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Well!

It is with great joy that we share the following update on our Church Planters, Doug & Karen Rhone, and the Hyde Wesleyan Church.

For the past few months, the Rhone’s and the Hyde church have been prayerfully and intentionally pursuing a partnership to daughter a church in the Philipsburg, PA area; and this past Sunday they announced the name of that new church plant. It will be called: The Well.

Check out Karen’s description of what transpired on Sunday. It is pretty cool!

The announcement went great! Excitement is building. We asked everyone to bring a shoe box in. Bob had them play a video about a woman at the well. We asked people to bring their shoe boxes up to Doug and Zach and as they did their boxes were built into a well. We had a box marked Western PA District, which Randy brought up - one with The Wesleyan Church - which the GS brought up - one with Hyde Wesleyan-Bob brought up. We had an extra large one at the bottom in the front of the well with a cross and 3 rings signifying God. After the well was made we asked people to guess the name. One lady shouted out The Well. I said you're correct. I then explained that the plant was going to take more than just Doug and I. The district has already been helping and the general church and Hyde but it was going to take individuals -all shapes, sizes and colors - each unique - all different kind of gifts and abilities. People love the name.

Please join un in continuing to pray for Doug and Karen, Bob Croft, the Hyde Wesleyan Church and “The Well”.

God is doing really cool stuff! Check back later for more information on “The Well” and our other church planters. [Rick & Eunice Cox, Jeremiah & Sarah Gomez]

1 comment:

  1. I really want to encourage our district pastors & churches to invite Karen and Doug to come and share their vision for Philipsburg with their congregations. It is our fervent prayer on the CMTF that God will greatly use "The Well" as a refreshing source of spiritual life and renewal for all the people in that region of our district!
    -Soli deo gloria,
    Mike Fisher

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