What's Up With Gangs

Tonight our teen Bible study took a turn away from the planned lesson when several of you raised questions about gangs.

I asked youthis question,

"Why do people want to join a gang"?






Here are the answers that were given.

1) Bad Family (a lot of problems at home)


2) Bad Location (living in a bad neighborhood)


3) Bad Clothes (to look cool)


4) To be accepted


5) To have a life


6) To be like others


7) To get respect


8) To be like a Celebrity


9) Love of violence

I am pleased with the thoughtfulness of these answers. Theses answers show a certain level of logical understanding of the motivation for joining a gain.

We just got started discussing all these things but there is one point I want to make clear.

The Christian does not need a gang in order to fulfill all that he needs. Most of the needs a person has for a social family setting can and should fulfilled through the church!

Special Teen Meeting on May 6th

We are having special worship meetings here next week, May 3-8. Evangelist Mike Pelletier and the Murray music team will be here all week.

Sunday' times are 10:30 AM, and 6:00 PM

Monday -Friday times are 7:00 PM

BUT on Wednesday teens should plan to come at 6:30 as usual and stay until 8:00PM.

What's Special:

1) Special Game and Refreshment Time from 6:30 - 7:00.

2) Special Prize for Teen who brings most visitors (a visitor is someone who has not attended teen club more than once in the past three months)

3) Pizza party the following week if you get a total of 40 teens out next Wednesday

4) Special prize for any teen who gets his or her parents here next Wednesday for the 7:00 PM service

Baseball Game June 5th

Get ready for some baseball!

Friday night, June 5th. Game starts at 7:05 PM so we'll be leaving the church at around 5:30:pm.

Check out what all is included: Free Yankees Hat, Free Yankess program, Meal Voucher to Domino's Pizza, Fireworks after the game, lots of fun.

Cost is $7:50.

Please fill out the registration ASAP and feel free to bring a friend.

Parents, this will be a pretty late night. We won't be getting back till around midnight.