Forced Renewal... Thanks alot, Lord!

When God moved us into our new building 5 years ago, we had no idea what all he had in store for us. One thing we did know is that our congregation would never be the same. Many of the people in this photo are no longer with the Davenport Church or even in Red Deer anymore. But those of us who are have seen a lot of changes (besides that the building is now finished). But God has only begun with us. We have a whole new generation of young people coming up in our midst and a community around us growing by leaps and bounds that wants to connect meaningfully to God. A renewed effort is being made in our congregation to worship in our assemblies with fresh approaches in order to open ourselves up more than ever before to the Lord to whom we pledge our souls. A team of brothers and sisters whom the Lord has stirred to meet together will be planning worship assemblies by praying and opening our hearts and minds wide to God's Spirit. With what result remains to be seen. Why not be there to jouney with us on Sunday mornings at 10:00am when we gather as a church to worship?! Even better, why not join us at 68 Donlevy Avenue for our worship prayer and planning meetings at 7:00pm Wednesday evenings?! This is not a closed system. This is a group of God's children looking to their heavenly Father for a deeper relationship as a church family. If nothing else, please be praying for us.

More t'wards heaven in 2007,

John Smith

Youth Meeting

The teens went bowling Sunday afternoon (Jan. 14) hosted by Danny Mulrooney and Lowell Hodgson. While the balls were rolling and the pins were falling the wheels were turning to coordinate the youth activities for 2007. John Smith led a meeting with the parents to discuss plans. A few major events/trips in the upcoming months were identified as priorities to encourage the teens to attend. Then they set about to establish a regular schedule of group activities. It was agreed that there would be a weekly activity planned on a volunteer basis rotating from family to family. Also, there are city-wide youth events periodically in Red Deer in which we would involve our teens. Paul Belliveau agreed to schedule all this into some kind of calendar. A full list of activities was compiled by the teens and their parents. The first event is a skating/sliding/slurping hot chocolate party at Bower Ponds on Saturday, January 20 at 6:00pm. Bring skates, hot dogs, scarves, trash can lids... whtever you need to have a good time on the ice. Check back here for upcoming events and details. Contact Paul at 347-5633.

Turn Here, Indeed!

Welcome to the first posting for the Davenport Church of Christ in Red Deer, Alberta. We welcome you to check us out here or at our physical location on a regular basis. Information relevant to the church family will be communicated here in conjunction with our website. More importantly, reflections on the gospel of Jesus as it applies to the daily lives of people will be posted. When you need a bit of food for the soul, turn here. If you have a question you would like to discuss with someone who cares about spiritual things, turn here. If you are looking for a family of believers seeking to live in God's abiding presence, turn here. The Davenport church meets for assembly worship at 10:00am Sunday mornings followed by classes for all ages at 11:00am. Our purpose is in all things is to glorify God, embracing His Word, Spirit and Son. Whether this is what you are seeking to do or it raises curiosity and questions in your mind, we heartily invite you to turn here.