August 2008

I greet you in the name of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ and bid you grace and peace! We are excited to be with you! You have a wonderful reputation for being loving and friendly Christian people, for effectively combining the personal and social gospel, and for creatively offering contemporary and traditional worship so that many people can connect with God.

We thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for making it possible for us in the Outhwaite family to worship, fellowship, and work among you. We count it a privilege.

Thank you for the warm reception on July 6th during the worship services and the social time in-between. Many of you worked hard to make that a reality, and we are appreciative.

Again thank you to those who did so much advance work to prepare for our coming and who met us at the parsonage as we moved in – Staff Parish Relations Committee led by Tim Cook, Board of Trustees led by George Dunham, and Parsonage Committee led by Dick McCoy. Many unsung volunteers joined them and worked hard. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you to every prayer warrior who has been on bended knee about this transition. “Nothing is wrought without prayer” (J. Wesley). I believe that God is answering our prayers that we begin well here at Mulberry Street U.M.C.

May God bless us as we strive better to know one another, to love one another, to serve one another, and to encourage one another in our Christian life.

I am yours for the heath, growth, and harvest of God’s kingdom,
Pastor Warren