Fighter Verses-- We continue the Fighter Verses Scripture Memory program this year.  Make sure to pick up a 2025 Bookmark which gives tips for Scripture memory and our verse for each week.  Memorizing Scripture is a great way to deepen your faith and grow in your discipleship in the new year.  

Thursday, October 9 - GriefShare group will meet at Berea Christian Church, from 6 until 8 p.m.  A light meal will be served.  For more information, please see Debbie Kinder, Teresa Compton, or Fielden Sanders.

Saturday, October 4 - Coffee House, 5-6:30 p.m.  Menu: Country Cooking. 

Fall Bible Study continues, 6:30 p.m.

(New Fall Bible Study begins October 21)

Choir Practice, 6 p.m.

We now have a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Wytheville.  They are sponsoring a fundraising Banquet on Saturday, October 18 at 6:15 p.m.  Their website is:  https://www.prcsupport.com/banquet   Our church will be hosting a table at the Banquet, with Katy Porter as our Table Host.  It costs nothing to attend the Banquet, but guests are asked to make a donation.  Please contact Katy Porter at (276) 620-6317 to sign up as a guest.

Finance Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m.  Members are:  Wanda Brewer, John Cale, Peggy Duncan, Benny Lynn, Paula Simmerman, Becky Teed, Brad Porter, Ralph Brewer, Pastor Natalie, Darlene Frye, and Davis Kirk, Chair

Sat., Oct. 25 -- West End Craft Fair from 9 am- 2 pm.  We still need       vendors for our Craft Fair.  Tables for vendors are only $10, table provided.  If you or someone you know make a handmade item (such as jewelry, candles,      pottery, clothing, knit/crochet, woodwork, quilting, or cards) or any food item (such as baked goods or honey), sign up with Andrea Midkiff to be a         vendor!  We want this to be the biggest Craft Fair ever, with lots of variety for the whole community.  Andrea's number is (276) 613-2936.

Admin Council, 6:30 p.m.

We have three special    Sunday School classes in October, which will offer practical application for topics on which Pastor Natalie will be preaching.    On Oct. 12, we'll look at "How to Study the Bible"; on Oct. 19, we'll talk about "How to Pray"/have a devotional time; and on Oct 26, we'll look at Spiritual Gifts.    Even if you don't usually come to Sunday School, we hope that you'll attend one or all of these       classes.  Both the Wesley class and the Crossroads class will be following the same material, so you are welcome to join either class.  

Committees will need to meet within the next month in order for recommendations to be approved at the next admin council meeting on October 27. 

We are forming a Missions Team in our church.  If you are interested in guiding our church in its support of missions outside our church or are interested in going on a mission outside the church (though this is not a requirement), please email Pastor Natalie at PastorNatalie@gmx.com

We still need two or three more nursery workers for Sunday School or 11:00 am worship.  Volunteers would only need to serve a couple of times per month.  Volunteers are required to submit to a background check, paid for by the church. Please see our Nursery Director, Katy Porter (or call at 620-6317), if you are willing to serve.  

Agape Food Donations

We are looking for Spaghetti Sauce & Peanut Butter this month. The basket is available in the Narthex for food donations. PLEASE NO GLASS CONTAINERS

Agape is now collecting plastic grocery bags and you may leave them in the Narthex beside the food donations. 

Thank you to our greeters for

October 5, Teresa Compton

October 12,19, Beulah Sult

Contact Gay Hawkins, Sunshine Chair, at (276) 228-2333 if you know of a   member of the congregation who is ill or has experienced a recent family event.