A list for members of the church of Christ

Central Church of Christ, Altamonte Springs, Fl   

Congregation with Elders looking for a middle age minister with a family.  Size: about 70 members in Altamonte Springs, Florida (Orlando).   

Central Church of Christ

875 Oak Drive

Altamonte Springs, Fl 32714

Vacationing to Disney?

The MainGate Church of Christ is looking for sound ministers to speak at our Sunday morning worship service. MainGate is a congregation meeting in the Baymont Inn and Suites Celebration in Kissimmee, Florida, one mile from Disney. In exchange for one sermon and one Bible class, the minister is entitled to one room for one week! This opportunity is for employed (and between employment) ministers and retired preachers.

Please fill out our questionaire online at www.concordstreetchurchofchrist.org and click on the "Guest Speaker Application for "MainGate Church of Christ" tab for the questionnaire.

NOTE: We will respond within a week. For any questions call Dan Wheeler at 407.423.4301 x35.

The Trenton (GA) church of Christ has a two bed room home on the church building property and would like to offer it to a retired preacher and his wife. We have about 65 in regular attendance and are in the proces of appointing elders.
We can offer a nice home in the NW Georgia mountains just 10 minutes from CHattanooga, TN. We cannot at this time pay a salary but can offer a free home to a preacher who is looking for a place to 'retire' yet still be affliated with a congregation that will offer him opportunites to use a lifetime of experience.
For more information contact Don Walker 423/785-7885 or Tommy Knox 423/605-3201 or send an e-mail to don_walker56@yahoo.com
This is a great congregation to give you a great place to serve God and His people.

church of Christ, Saginaw, Michigan  02/15/2010            

We are have a membership of 60 and we are seeking a full-time minister to teach, preach, evangelize, outreach, visit, fellowship, get involved with the community, and work cooperatively with the congregational leadership. It is desirable that the candidate has at least 3-5 years minister experience, is married, and has school-aged children. The successful applicant will have demonstrated leadership skills. He will have experience in inducting elders and developing deacon candidates, growing congregations, leading programs like VBS, and implementing innovative ideas and initiatives. Member visitation and restoration is very important to our church. In addition, the congregation needs lessons that are inspiring, encouraging, and sound. Minister's wife should be willing and apt to teach bible classes.

Salary is $40,000 with no provisions for retirement or medical insurance. These terms are negotiable. The final offer will be made by the leadership team, which will include a written agreement and job description.

Interested applicants may request an application packet from the listed address or phone number, or email joseph.r.brooks26@charter.net
Address your interest to the Search Committee.

Starla and Paul Stewart
2338 N Clinton
Saginaw, MI 48602

Linville Forest church of Christ, Kernersville, North Carolina  04/06/2010  

Linville Forest Church of Christ in Kernersville, NC is currently seeking a FULL TIME Minister. 

We are praying God will send us a gifted and passionate minister to assist in reaching the hearts of our neighbors in the Kernersville area. This minister will be a family man with maturity and experience, sound in doctrine, with a passion for a soul-winning ministry and equipping the saints.

Responsibilities will include preaching and teaching the Word, community outreach, visitation, and writing for our weekly bulletin and other publications.
Visit www.linvilleforest.com to find the Full-Time Minister Job Description with additional information.

If you are interested in applying for this work, please submit:

• A resume showing past experience with salary history, education, and places you have worked
• A list of personal references
• A sample audio tape, CD, DVD or videotape of three of your sermons showing a variety of styles you have used - at least one textual based and one topical based sermon should be included.
• Samples of your written bulletin or other published articles
• 3 sermon outlines
• Answers to the Questions supplied by the search committee

This package should be mailed to Linville Forest Church of Christ Attention Steve Hare, 450 Linville Road, Kernersville, NC 27284 or e-mail swh41@aol.com. We will review the packet and get back with you as soon as we are able. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at swh41@aol.com.

Tom Atkinson
1201 Acorn Drive
Union City, TN 38261
731-446-9729
thomasatkinson53@yahoo.com

Dear Brethren,  

Those of you who know me, know that the first ten years of my work in full time ministry was in the mission fields of South Georgia. Now, after many years absent from South Georgia work, I have made a decision to return to the field.

The State of Georgia Still a Mission Field

Although the preaching of restoration Christianity has been in Georgia for close to 200 years, the state is still largely a mission field for Churches of Christ. At last estimate, there were 162 counties in Georgia with congregations. However, in each of these the average memberships of these churches were 50 or less. Two of these counties, which had congregations in the past, have closed their doors, Jenkins County and Sylvania/Screven County. During the next six months, we are taking a hard look at reviving the work in Sylvania, Screven county Georgia. 

Screven County Georgia was the 14th county formed in Georgia, and was named for Revolutionary War General James Screven. Created in 1793 from parts of Burke and Effingham counties, parts of the original county later formed Bulloch and Jenkins counties. At present the county population is 15,374. Sylvania is the county seat. 

Church in Sylvania

The church of Christ was established in Sylvania, Georgia in 1975 by Brother Barry Hatcher, with the support of the Green Hills church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Brother Hatcher remained in the work until 1979, at which time John Key assumed work with the congregation until January of 1981 when I went to Sylvania. I remained in the work until December of 1982 and left in order to go to graduate school. Since that time various ministers have worked with the congregation, most of which were supported by the Green Hills church until the late 90s. From the late 1990s until around 2004, the congregation had ministers driving in from Savannah, GA in order to fill the pulpit on Sundays.. However, this ended in 2004 and the church closed its doors. .

The first work of this new mission effort is to determine the feasibility of reviving the church of Christ in Sylvania. In order to achieve this goal a personal visit must be made to Sylvania and two things need to take place: (1) An complete examination of the current church property must be conducted in order to determine if the property could still be used for a meeting house; (2) Attempts should be made to contact current church members to determine what, if any, interest they have in reviving the Sylvania congregation.

The meeting place in Sylvania is a small house that was converted into a church building in the late 70s. The house is still there, the sign still standing, but just exactly what condition it is in remains to be seen. Thus, not only will we look at the property but will have a painstaking examination conducted on the property in order to determine what amount of work must be done to allow us to use it again.

My Interest in the Work

My interest in the work stems from my previous association with it. From January of 1981 through December of 1982, I ministered with the Sylvania church. At the time I started there were four of us in regular attendance on Sunday mornings (myself, my wife and daughter and one other member-sister Sally Rice). At the time we left the work, our attendance was averaging 35 on Sunday mornings. In the short two year period I was there, I baptized several people (10 people I can recall from memory) and four people were restored. Thus, the work was on a good footing and we left on good terms (I left the work in order to go to graduate school). It is for this reason that I have an interest in accessing the work and, if it is deemed reasonable to do so, resume ministry with the work. 

Current Needs

I’m pleased to report that the *Community church of Christ in Union City, Tennessee has graciously agreed to oversee me in this effort. The congregation will serve as a “clearing house” for all funds raised and will keep track of the progress or lack thereof that we make. Our present needs are for funding.  We need to raise a total of $2,000 per month.

We are looking for congregations and/or individuals who will make contributions to help us in this worthy cause. Whether you can make a commitment of a monthly contribution (in any amount) for six months to a year, or a onetime contribution, all is welcomed and needed at this point. Checks should be made out to the Community Church of Christ and earmarked for “Tom Atkinson” or “Georgia Mission work.” Send to: Community church of Christ PO Box 271 Union City, TN 38281-0271  (Note: the Community church of Christ is just the name of the congregation.  We are in now way or fashion associated  with the so-called "community church" movement).

Thank you for your consideration. I also thank you for your prayers as those are needed most of all. May God bless always.

Sincerely,

Tom Atkinson
1201 Acorn Drive
Union City, TN 38261
731-446-9729
thomasatkinson53@yahoo.com

The Voice of Truth International

The Voice of Truth International is a publication compiled and published by World Evangelism. It contains biblical articles, poems, bible questions, etc. These books can be used to help teach the gospel by leaving them with patients in the hospital, at banks, convalescent homes, businesses, etc. They can also be used for bulletin articles in weekly church bulletins.

The cost is $300.00 per year or $25.00 a month. For this, you receive 35 copies of each issue quarterly (35 X 4 = 140 copies a year). For other quantities and prices please call them.  All monies received goes back into more printing and distribution of the book. The Voice of Truth International is translated into many different languages and is sent out to various countries.

What a great way to be part of mission work both locally and globally!

Please contact:

World Evangelism

P.O. Box 72

Winona, MS 38967

1-662-283-1192

E-mail: choate@worldevangelism.org

  I am a deacon at Netherwood Park Church of Christ in Albuquerque, NM. I run an effort where we try and help other Churches in New Mexico who are currently without preachers and/or teachers. Our group consists of approximately 18 men who are willing to help preach and/or teach for congregations in need. If you are located in New Mexico and are in need of this type of help, please contact me. Information can also be obtained on our Web Site at www.netherwood.org under "Missions & Ministries."

Contact Johnson, Doug dojohnso@phs.org

5101 Indian School Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM     87110,   U.S.A.
Phone: (505) 256-7389 Fax: (505) 262-2881