Downtown Update

FUMC Downtown has become a reality, something that we were only dreaming about a few weeks ago. The Lease Agreements are in, we have the keys and we are ready to begin working.

We checked out a place in Mt. Airy last night to get some ideas and a shopping trip is being planned for this weekend. We are looking for Bar Stools as a Coffee Bar is going to be built in front of the cabinets that you see in the picture. We are in need of a nice but COOL sitting area that will be in the front window area. Couch or couches, chairs, stools, coffee table. Smaller table and chairs for study areas and just places to drink your coffee and fellowship with friends. Maybe some area rugs to place on the floor in various spots.

The plan is to get wireless going so that the teens and college students can come in and work on homework or just surf the net as they often do. We will be planning Coffee House nights with SouledOut and other local groups and individuals who like what we are doing. There could be open mic nights, the possibilities are unlimited.

This is the Youth Downtown Center but the building will never define who we are as a group of Christians,it is only a place for us to meet and introduce opthers to Jesus Christ. Therefore we will be opening the building for other groups to meet. I have the desire to start a Bible Study for just out of high school and 20 somethings. Again the possibilities are only limited to our imagination.

My office will also be in the downtown location. I am going to need bookshelves and several of them. I plan to box some of the books I no longer use and try to sell them on Amazon. You will likely see me running downtown some days on my lunch break.

What a way to meet new people.

Let me know if you want to help out in any way. We are excited as Christians to be a part of a larger church with a great vision to see lost people come to know Jesus Christ.

Ronnie

 

 

 

SouledOut in Concert in Ivanhoe

SouledOut in Concert

August, 23 2008 at The Civic League
Ivanhoe, Virginia

3pm

Back to school Bash! Take the first right past the firehouse. go to stop sign, take a left and go approximately 1/2 mile.

 

FUMC Downtown “Out of the Box”

We met tonight to discuss the Downtown Center and we believe that God has big plans for this new Outreach. Our goal is to have a great place for everyone to hang out, have Bible Study and most of all to introduce new people to Jesus Christ.

We have our work cut out for us, there is cleaning to do, furniture to buy and get set up and lots of other little things that just have to be done. We are working now to put together a ribbon cutting with Bishop Swanson on September 7th so that will mean that we plan to move our Sunday Morning there that morning.

Let me know if you would like to help. You can help a lot by your prayers. Pray for the youth, youth leaders and for the Lost.

Ronnie