On September 21st at 11am The City community church had its first public service. It was amazing!
Our team small as it might be (17 people) did a phenomenal job getting everything just perfect. The signs outside, the welcome table, the setup and tear down, the ambiance and communion setup, the sound, video, band, children's ministry, and the reception afterwards, everything was not only well planned but well executed. I love working with these people, they are fun to be with, are extremely hard workers, and they love Jesus!
The coolest thing was how many of our friends from work, neighborhoods and service projects joined us for the service, it is really for them that we have started this church in and for Central Austin.
We are exhausted after weeks of intensive preparations, but we are thrilled!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Charter Service
On October 23rd 1985 Hill Country Bible Church Northwest was started by 17 people who committed themselves to see every man, woman and child in Greater Austin reached by the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ. Twenty-three years later this commitment has led to 13 churches in the Greater Austin area who long to see God glorified in Austin by seeing men and women gripped by the grace and crazy love of Jesus Christ!
On September 7th 2008 once again 17 people stepped out in faith to see God glorified and people in Central / Downtown Austin gripped by the love of God, as we chartered THE CITY community church.
It was an incredible time as we worshipped together with elders, pastors, and members of various Hill Country Association churches. We even had 3 of the original 17 in attendance as we committed ourselves to God, one another, and the people of Austin.
God has done an incredible miracle in bringing us together from 7 nations, every socio-economic background, and various generations to start this community of faith in the city and for the city!
On September 7th 2008 once again 17 people stepped out in faith to see God glorified and people in Central / Downtown Austin gripped by the love of God, as we chartered THE CITY community church.
It was an incredible time as we worshipped together with elders, pastors, and members of various Hill Country Association churches. We even had 3 of the original 17 in attendance as we committed ourselves to God, one another, and the people of Austin.
God has done an incredible miracle in bringing us together from 7 nations, every socio-economic background, and various generations to start this community of faith in the city and for the city!
Commissioning Service 2
Our commissioning service was a really special time for us as a team. Now you can take a part of this experience by watching our commissioning service here!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Commissioning Service
Today marked a major milestone in our journey to start a new church in Austin. Our team of 19 adults and 10 kids was commissioned this morning by our mother church Hill Country Bible Church Northwest. It was a moving moment to stand together with our team in front of several thousand people at HCBC Northwest being prayed for by the current and former elders of the church and send out to continue the vision to reach every man woman and child in Greater Austin with the life changing reality of Jesus Christ.
This closes a chapter of our lives, namely the Residency phase at HCBC. We are being lovingly kicked out of the nest to see more people impacted by the grace and love of God. For our church-plant, the City community church, that means in particular the people of Central Austin. We are now gearing up for our public launch on September 21st 2008, excited to see what God has in store for us!
www.thecityaustin.com
This closes a chapter of our lives, namely the Residency phase at HCBC. We are being lovingly kicked out of the nest to see more people impacted by the grace and love of God. For our church-plant, the City community church, that means in particular the people of Central Austin. We are now gearing up for our public launch on September 21st 2008, excited to see what God has in store for us!
www.thecityaustin.com
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Soft Launch
Sunday August 3rd marked the first service in our soft-launch series that will lead us to our public launch on September 21st 2008. We will be having services on August 3rd, 10th, 24th and September 7th and 14th before we publicly launch THE CITY community church!
We wanted to gain an idea for how the room would feel, how long our setup might take and some of the other logistics involved in transforming a school cafeteria into a cool space for a church. And mind you this is not your average school cafeteria!
Baker School has a theatrical stage in their cafeteria, and high 50ft. ceilings which will make the space incredible once our team gets done with it.
Over 30 people showed up to our first installment of THE CITY's soft-launch and we had a great time celebrating communion, worship and the first message in a series on Prayer: HOW NOT TO PRAY... Part two will be Prayer: How Jesus taught us, Part three is Prayer: Persistent Prayer.
We are so excited to finally be meeting in our space and can't wait to invite our neighbors, co-workers and friends to join us for church.
We wanted to gain an idea for how the room would feel, how long our setup might take and some of the other logistics involved in transforming a school cafeteria into a cool space for a church. And mind you this is not your average school cafeteria!
Baker School has a theatrical stage in their cafeteria, and high 50ft. ceilings which will make the space incredible once our team gets done with it.
Over 30 people showed up to our first installment of THE CITY's soft-launch and we had a great time celebrating communion, worship and the first message in a series on Prayer: HOW NOT TO PRAY... Part two will be Prayer: How Jesus taught us, Part three is Prayer: Persistent Prayer.
We are so excited to finally be meeting in our space and can't wait to invite our neighbors, co-workers and friends to join us for church.
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