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We’re so excited about the tangible effects of our Grand Idea efforts. When we began working on the idea a year ago, our mortgage debt was $1.4 million. Gifts large and small have been coming in each month since last December. In June our mortgage statement showed that we had just begun paying more to principal every month than interest. … Read More

Rev. Dr. Janet Bell Odom’s on-the-job training has been trial by hurricane.The North Texas Conference’s new disaster response coordinator was just getting her footing in her new appointment when Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast. She has been racing ever since to organize conference relief efforts for people suddenly forced from their homes as the storm made landfall … Read More

We’ve had two church rent from us over the last several years since Church on the Hill left us. 70×7, a predominantly African-American church, follows us at noon where ever we worship to maximize the same climate-controlled space. Summit Bible, an interracial fellowship, has worshipped in the gym at 11am, with children in two of our Wesley Hall classrooms. Recently, … Read More

~ ~ OLD TIME RELIGION ~ ~ From July 16th through September 10th we will worship in our Historic Sanctuary with two services at 8:30am and 10:00am! The key worship feature of these nine weeks is that Pastor Jeff will lift up and preach our very own favorite passages of Scripture. Besides getting to enjoy the crown jewel of well-preserved … Read More

This month, XYZ is on Thursday, August 24, and you are invited to join us as we leave the church at 10:30am to take a road trip to the Dallas Museum of Art to view a special exhibit called Visions of America: Three Centuries of Prints from the National Gallery of Art. It surveys America and her citizenry in 150 outstanding prints by such … Read More

Our youth recently took off on a fun and meaningful summer road trip. They set off for Palo Duro Canyon to witness the musical, Texas – you know, for a little educational fun. From Amarillo they got their kicks on Route 66 as they took the old scenic route through Oklahoma and into Arkansas. They stopped to eat, to sight-see, … Read More

On Sunday evening, July 23rd, we had an ice cream recipe swap in the gym. Strangely, many of our favorite “recipes” were various flavors of Blue Bell! A great time was had by all visiting and sampling each others’ favorites. Then on July 30th we held an Old Fashioned Hymn Sing in the Historic Sanctuary. We all had a great … Read More

Saturday, Eighth of July Five O’Clock in the evening It will be elegant! It will be catered! It will be decorated! It will be momentous! It will be incomplete without you. We are thrilled to watch how God is moving us to generosity is such powerful ways! Our debt pay down is going somewhat miraculously! [see Stewardship article] So save … Read More

On April 30th Pastor Jeff preached on the concept of Jesus interrupting us for good and godly purposes. What at first feels like a negative, through obedience becomes an overwhelming positive. He invited us to consider a new risk and commitment—partnering with a new believer in discipleship for a year through the once-in-a-lifetime greater DFW ReviveTX effort. We had four … Read More

We have several massive events coming up in our Family Life Center and NEED all of our tables and chairs. If you’ve borrowed any and still have them, please return them immediately.