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Old 03-31-2013, 01:28 PM
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First two of our three Sunday services are over and I just got home. Things went amazingly well. No technical glitches the first service in the building, God's presence was there, and people showed up!

We are kind of off on a side street / road that not a lot of people drive by daily so I was a little worried about all of our regulars making the trip to the new building and even more about new people finding us. I shouldn't have worried though because with no advertising other than the local newspapers bit about us we had 217 people in the 9 am service, 351 in the 11 am service for a total of 568 so far with one more service to go at 6 pm tonight.

I think the most people we have ever had in all three services is a little over 550 and we have had more than that the first two services this morning with a good chance of topping 800 total after the 6 pm service.

I am not a numbers guy except that each of those numbers represents a soul hearing the saving / life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ! It is a little scary though to be almost out of room in our first Sunday in the new building. I think we can put another 100-150 chairs in there so that should help plus there were probably some Easter only folks there today! Will be interesting to see attendance next week.
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"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.

"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.

"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."

Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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But did your musical folk invest in some nice church plants for the lobby ?
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But did your musical folk invest in some nice church plants for the lobby ?
I am sad to report I don't recall seeing a single plant. Yet!

I did love the smell of coffee permeating the air when I opened the door into the lobby area. The coffee nook was going strong and since I was at all 3 services instead of the usual one I have drank way too much coffee today.
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"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.

"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.

"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."

Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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[QUOTEI am sad to report I don't recall seeing a single plant. Yet!][/QUOTE]

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But seriously, I love hearing such great reports. Please keep 'em coming
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But seriously, I love hearing such great reports. Please keep 'em coming
Thanks jen4yesua!

Got home not long ago from our 6 pm, third and final service of the day. Thankfully all three services went well with no technical glitches in the new lighting and sound systems. Better yet a great word from the Lord was brought forth about the wonderful story of God sending his Son to redeem us.

Total tally for the day was 756 people over our three services. I normally attend the 9 am service only so the few times I am at all three services it is always interesting to get to see the other folks that go to my church I don't see much.

If you watched the little video the local newspaper did that I linked to in my first post you will know that we are a very "minimalist" church when it comes to our building, furnishings, etc. However minimalist does not mean well done and our church folks furnished out this building with love and care.
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"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.

"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.

"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."

Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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I just had a look at both. Nice work on the building... and I love the website. Makes me a little wistful... is the Pastor one of the Trimbles that have the travelling ministry? They were the first evangelists we saw minister in the upc. Special memory... all our extended family came to visit that day because our first two kids were dedicated after the church service.
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Praise God. Someone or ones have a great vision for ministry.
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