| 15 South Mulberry Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 301-733-3565 |
| MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Hagerstown Church of the Brethren is to celebrate the love of Jesus Christ and glorify the Lord by striving to live as Christ lived, experiencing the power of God's healing in our lives. We seek to nurture our faith community through prayer, music and the proclaimed Word, while enthusiastically reaching out to others with compassion, respect and love for everyone so that we may grow in faith and commitment together. VISION STATEMENT Journeying with Christ - Serving Our Neighbors - Uniting at the Master’s Table |
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| October 12, 2008 Dear Friends in Christ, It's the time of the year when we bless the Lord for all the wonderful gifts we have received from God. Yet, how do we know when we're being good stewards of those gifts? What is a Steward? The definition of steward is someone who manages another's property or financial affairs. Stewardship usually makes you think about money, but money is not the only thing that God requires of us. The Bible tells us that God put Adam and Eve in charge of creation, instructing Adam to take care of the plants and animals. In the New Testament, Jesus tells the parable of the talents - a story that teaches us that we need to share our talents to help build the kingdom instead of hiding them away. The Disciple I Bible Study teaches us how to become disciples that spend our time giving to God and one another. In the next year, we need to focus on all that God has given us - our time, our talents, the Earth, and our money. Our 300th Anniversary theme this year is Surrendered to God, Transformed by Christ, Empowered by the Spirit. This is a time to celebrate what God has done in our midst in the past, to seek prayerfully, to surrender to God, with new transformation through Christ, and new empowerment by the Holy Spirit in faithful witness to God for the future. We are a body of all different talents, and we need every one of us in doing God's work. Please pray by thanking and praising God for what your commitment to God's church will be for the coming year. How can you use your talents, so that God is given the glory? Please bring your Gifts/Commitment card to worship on Sunday, November 16, 2008, so we may dedicate our talents to God as we praise God for God's mercy and many blessings. Thank you for all that you do as a part of the Body of Christ. Yours in Christ, Hagerstown COB |
| Our Current Stewardship Campaign |