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Greetings from The Downtown Church! This is a bi-weekly email with information about events, updates, and other fun things from the leadership of the church.
 

I’ve been reading books and articles about the post-pandemic church. All agree that we will not go back to “normal” although what normal is varies greatly among churches. In the past year, I’ve prayed and wondered about what The Downtown Church will be like - what strategies we will need in place, who will return to in-person worship, when do we resume ministries, and who we will continue to reach online.

I’ve learned much this past year. I’ve learned the vision God gave us in 2015 will guide us forward. More than ever, I believe, Springfield needs The Downtown Church to be a place that meets in the middle of rich & poor, young & old, believers & nonbelievers. A place where Christ and the community intersect.

I’ve learned that the way we grew The Downtown Church initially - by building relationships - will always be the way evangelism is done best. It’s been more complicated this past year to maintain and build new relationships, yet the need has grown. In a divided culture, the church of Jesus Christ has much to say and do to reach people who will love greatly, give selflessly, live gratefully.

And although in May of 2020 I felt like, “Oh no! We are going to have to start all over again when this pandemic ends,” I was wrong. That was fear and grief talking, not the Holy Spirit. The Downtown Church has the mission, vision, and values in place, and the commitment of many people who are ready and willing to work together for the sake of all God’s children. Pre-pandemic, intra-pandemic, post-pandemic - friends, with God leading us, we’ve got this. And I am grateful.

See you Sunday, online or in-person,
Lori

Woohoo! We have some exciting news and an answered prayer to share! We've made two awesome hires at The Downtown Church. Carla Pate will be our new children's coordinator, handling kids birth to 5th grade. She has previous ministry experience and is currently a 5th grade teacher in Ozark.

Cody Williams will be working with the youth, 6th-12th grade. He also has previous youth experience and currently works in accounting at Expedia. Both will begin in a part-time capacity in June, and will be looking for some great volunteers to help out along the journey...
It's our month to help at Crosslines Food Pantry! Our volunteers will be in the warehouse getting groceries, so there is no one-on-one shopping with clients. There is only one shift left, so if you're available on Friday, May 28, from 11:15am-1:45pm, let us know and we'll put you down.
As we begin thinking about a return to normal, we'll need some volunteers to help with coffee and refreshments on Sunday mornings. These teams would serve once a month and help get coffee, donuts, bagels, and chat with people on Sundays. Who doesn't want to do that kind of volunteer work? Let us know if you're interested or signup this Sunday in the bulletin.
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