Days of Service

The past two days have been wonderful days of service in the life our new church plant. The entire launch team of Northwest Community Church is grateful for the support, encouragement, and hard work of the students at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. They completed service projects at two different Boys and Girls Clubs in Benton County, hosted a free (no donations accepted) car wash in the Bella Vista town center, and last night helped our church present Screen on the Green as we invited the entire community to a free outdoor family movie night. The ten students from Walnut Street managed to wash between 160-170 cars in a 4 hour time period! We literally almost caused traffic problems. It was so funny to see the look on people's faces when we refused to accept their donations and explained to them that we simply wanted to serve the community in the name of Christ with no strings attached. People were almost uncomfortable with the idea of receiving something for free. Servant evangelism truly is one of the most effective ways Christ followers are able to win over people's attitude towards Christ and his church. Our prayer is that people will be drawn to our church as a result of our serving spirit.

As Walnut Street travels home today, please pray for their safe travels. I am completely humbled by their commitment and willingness to serve in the name of Christ. In addition, I am spurred on by their example and pray that one day Northwest can encourage other local churches in the same way.