As I’ve prepared today for Christmas at 2333 Roosevelt Blvd with a combined service with our Downtown Campus, I’ve begun getting Christmas greetings from my friends around the world. From David in Kenya to Arthur in Liberia, from Gray in Malawi to Edward in Pakistan, and Ramesh in Nepal. It’s this wonderful global celebration.

The volunteers are pouring in here to prepare for all who will celebrate their Christmas eve with us. At our North Campus, they’re celebrating ONE YEAR as a campus for GCC at Lake Holiday.  It feels like time to take stock of the year.

it’s been a blessed year at Grace Community. We launched TWO new locations in 12 months. Thank you God for two awesome leaders in Lee Reams and Brad Hill. I spent time in Africa with Grace Community Church – Malawi and it’s gifted leader, Gray Mnunkha. We shipped over 400 Operation Christmas Child boxes and bought more than 800 gifts for 104 kids here in Winchester. This community of Jesus-followers are a generous group.

Between outré three campuses, we’ve seen 75+ persons make first time commitments to Jesus. And THIS year we’ve adopted a new mission statement: Disciples making disciples. Simple. Powerful. Matthew 28!

Tonight we have friends from a half-way houses and recovery centers joining us. And always we have friends and family of GCC’ers coming to be apart. On top of that, our band tonight is a combination of singers and players from Roosevelt and Downtown. It’s going to be ash exceptional night.

God has been especially good to GCC this year. And next year is going to ROCK! New ministries and a six-month series on the words of Jesus. I can’t wait.

So…Jesus..thank you…for making us worthy to serve you, to know you, to love you!

Happy Birthday Jesus!