Church family, this upcoming Sunday we will celebrate baptism in our 11 am morning worship service.
And we will gather for our Member Meeting on Sunday afternoon at 5:30PM. At this meeting we will provide updates on several important items for our church: membership, Bylaw revision, student and children’s ministries, property, mission trips, and Strategic Planning Committee.
We also have two motions for the church to address. The first motion concerns renovation/repair expenses for the Mission House. The second motion is a recommendation from the Elders to create a part-time position entitled Director of Women’s Ministries. Members, it is our obligation to be engaged and involved in the life of WBC.
Our polity, congregational with Elder leadership, means that final decision-making rests with the congregation. By attending and participating in Member Meeting decisions, you are fulfilling your responsibility as a church member. Please bring a side dish, finger food, or dessert, so we can gather as a church family afterward. See you Sunday!
Grace and peace,
Pastor Chris
Church Family, July 13 marks the first Sunday of Rev. Brian Price’s tenure as our Minister of Music. As he begins this week in worship preparation, practicing with praise team and choir, getting to know us, and facilitating musical worship, would you pray for him and his family. Pray for their transition here. Pray for Brian in his role as musical worship leader. Continue to pray for our Elders, Deacons, Staff, and other church leaders as we navigate a busy summer season. Mark your calendars for the July 20 Member Meeting. We have some important updates for you on several items. Grace and Peace, Pastor Chris
What a week at VBS! Thank you to all the servant-leaders who gave of their time last week for the children in our church and community. We journeyed to Egypt with Joseph to learn how God gave Joseph wisdom and the grace to forgive. Several our children continued conversations about the gospel, and we had one to make a profession of faith. Our mission is to lead our neighbors and the nations to follow Jesus, and the time invested last week by teens and adults helped dozens of children forward on their journey as Christ-followers! Thank you for participating in our mission!
We’re in the middle of VBS as I write this. Annually, VBS is one of our most significant children’s and outreach events. This year, we’re traveling with Joseph to Egypt following his journey from the pit, to Potiphar’s house, to prison, and finally to the palace. It is so encouraging to see so many children involved whose parents want them to learn the lessons about deliverance from God’s Word. It is even more encouraging to see the small army of servant leaders (students and adults) present and engaged in ministry this week. Our mission at WBC is to lead our neighbors and the nations to follow Jesus by worshiping, learning, serving, and replicating. This week, we have around 100 student and adult leaders giving the equivalent of a part-time job to the communication of Scripture to children and their families. If you’re one of those serving , THANK YOU! May God bless and use our service this week to spread his gospel and bring children and their families to faith in Christ. Grace and Peace, Pastor Chris
With last Sunday being Father’s Day, I wanted to include some ideas that I shared in my sermon yesterday. If you are a parent or grandparent, the post below details several of the specific and intentional values that I’m trying to imbed in my boys’ life. I would commend to you the books referenced and the values listed as a defining point for you being intentional about parenting and grand-parenting. Excerpt From Chris' Blog Titled Intentional Parenting "Last year, I read Jon Tyson’s book, The Intentional Father. Tyson writes about raising sons with courage and character in a world whose values are often in direct competition to biblical values. As a father of two sons, his book challenged and convicted me. Our children are learning so many things from the culture around them. Most of the technologies that we interact with are simply not neutral. See Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation. The values of the culture are more often shaped by the “prince of this world” (Ephesians 2:2) than they are the Bible’s values. These realities convicted me to be more intentional about what I’m teaching my sons." Read More Here
Church Family,
Church Family, With VBS right around the corner (June 22-26) make plans to live out our church’s mission through VBS involvement. Every adult and teen that serves and leads at VBS is helping display and declare the gospel to children in our church and community. Our mission is to lead our neighbors and the nations to follow Jesus by worshiping, learning, serving, and replicating. You can engage in our mission by serving at VBS . Better yet, sign up to serve and invite someone to serve alongside you. That’s one way we fulfill the fourth mission step and replicate leaders. Follow the link below to register as a volunteer for VBS. Also, on June 10-11, the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will take place. Pray for our denominational gathering next week. Grace and Peace, Pastor Chris
Evaluating Our Role in Our Church's Mission
Summary of the May 2025 Business Meeting
Welcoming Music Minister Candidate
Church Family, You will receive a letter this week from the Minister of Music Search Committee officially introducing our candidate for Minister of Music. In the coming weeks, you will see a video introduction as well as have the opportunity to meet the candidate. Please continue to pray for WBC during this process of introduction, presentation, and vote. I want to say a special thank you to the Minister of Music Search Committee (Michelle Sullivan, Chair; LuAnn Love; Alisa Anderson; Molly Nichols; Terry Carroll; Larry Gray; Brandon Johnson). We are grateful for the work of Shepherd Staffing as well for providing us candidates and searching on our behalf. And now a brief word for our members/attenders. Spring is always a busy season with the end of school, year end programming for church events, sports, holidays, and preparation for summer events, trips, and schedules. We calendar and plan for what is important to us. Think trips, graduations, vacations, important meetings, etc. Don’t let the busyness of the season or of your life push God off of your calendar. If you share a family calendar, how about putting several things on your calendar for the next couple of months: Sunday AM worship services, Member Meeting May 18 at 5:30 PM. We need the rhythms of worship (see the Sabbath commandment in Exodus 20), rest (Gen. 1; Hebrews 4), and community (Acts 2:42-47). Hope to see you and worship with you this week! Grace and Peace, Pastor Chris
