Please take a moment to watch as Andy Lewis provides a church update. |
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In this week's MR Memoir, Harrison Monk shares his experience being involved in a Journey Group and how it has impacted his life.
"I was fortunate enough to join a Journey Group shortly after coming to Mitchell Road in 2018. Most of us did not know each other beforehand and between the 8 of us, we represented various stages of life. I was actually the youngest in our group, and in many ways, I feel that benefited me the most. I learned so much as we poured through scripture, studied various topics, and had lengthy discussions about anything from relationships to finances. Our group became a place where we could challenge, support, educate, and learn from each other with an intentionality that was rooted in our common desire to lean further into Christ. God clearly had a plan for our group. He used difficult, life-altering trials to show us more about His love for us. He created friendships and bonds that will last a lifetime. Ultimately, He showed us what it means to walk through life together as Christians. I am incredibly thankful for each one of the guys in my group over the last three years!"
~Harrison Monk
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Fall Local Outreach Weekend |
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Fall Local Outreach Weekend
FLOW is coming October 1 -3, 2021. This year we will focus on the global refugee crisis, the impact it is having on the US and Greenville, in particular. There will be representatives from World Relief Upstate to help us understand the ways Mitchell Road can be involved. The full schedule of events can be found at mitchellroad.org/events. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Friday, October 1st (7:00 -8:00 pm)
We will hold a benefit concert of worship music in the Fellowship Hall 7:00 -8:00 pm with Tanner and Alie Springgate. This is the couple that provided worship music for the most recent Women’s Conference. During the concert, members of the World Relief Upstate team will present information about World Relief and give updates on the refugee situation and how Greenville will be impacted. They will also provide information on how Mitchell Road can be involved.
Nursery for ages crib-K3 will be provided during this event. Register using the link below.
Saturday, October 2 (5:30 pm-8 pm) - Soccer Field
If you like to Bar-B-Que, the Engage the World Team would love your help in cooking BBQ for this event! Contact Jason Yon at jyon@mitchellroad.org, if you are interested. We will have the BBQ as our meal for Saturday night’s event. Other guests will bring sides dishes for the meal and we will begin eating at 5:30 pm. At 6:15, we will enjoy more worship music and listen as the refugees in our area provide testimonies of their stories. During this time we will also hear from Matthew Soerens followed by a Q & A with Matt and our refugee guests.
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Saturday, October 2 - (6:00-8:30 pm)
We will have an indoor Nursery (crib-k3) and an outdoor KidZone (k4-4th grade) available. Visit the link below for registration details.
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Sunday, October 3rd
Chris Sicks, pastor at One Voice Fellowship in Falls Church, VA will be our guest preacher. Chris’s church plant is on the front line of ministering to refugees and immigrants from over 10 different countries. Matt Soerens will speak at the church-wide elective at 10:10 am in the Sanctuary on “Mission on Our Doorsteps.”
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September Adult Sunday Elective
The Bible Speaks Today: Issues of Race and Culture
The September Elective is being led by Jay Hatten and Dave Andrews along with members of the Racial Reconciliation Task Force to discuss a Biblical view of Race and Culture. Join us in the Sanctuary from 10:10-10:45 am on Sunday.
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Greenville Fellows
The 2021-2022 Greenville Fellows class has arrived. They have moved in with their host families, started classes, and are working in their various internships. Please pray for them as they embark on this wonderful journey of growing in Christ and learning more about his call on their lives. If you recognize them around campus please stop to welcome them and introduce yourself. Click below to put a face with each name and learn more about this year’s class of Fellows.
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MR Friends After School Program
MR Friends is back! Meeting Tuesdays from 2:00-4:30 beginning September 14th, this ministry extension of Mitchell Road partners with Mitchell Road Elementary School to bring the Gospel to the ears of the children in this program. Each Tuesday, they’ll gather in the community house for a Bible story, memory verse, educational games, sports, and snacks.
If you’d like to join our MR team of volunteers, email Jan Rardin at janrardin@gmail.com. We’d also appreciate any snack donations you’d like to provide- Individually wrapped, healthier snacks (granola bars, Teddy Grahams, pretzels, yogurt tubes, Goldfish). You can drop these off at the Community House!
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Spiritual Retreat
September 18 - 9:30-1:00 pm
On September 18 from 9:30-1:00 pm, we will hold our next spiritual retreat. There are a few spots left so please email souten@mitchellroad.org to reserve your space!
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New Members Class
The Fall New Members class begins on Sunday, October 17th at 9:45 am and ends on November 21st. Even if you can't attend every class, we encourage you to register and attend when you are able. To sign-up click the link below. For any questions email nskelton@mitchellroad.org.
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Journey Group Registration
The deadline to register for Men's or Women's Journey Group is September 18. If you would like to join a group but haven't signed up, please use the link below or go to our events page (mitchellroad.org/events). Groups begin the week of September 27.
If you would like to sign-up for the Men's "Taste of Journey Group" breakfast on September 18 at 7:30 am, use the registration link below.
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Christianity Explored Training
Christianity Explored is a course that gives people the time and space to think about the big questions of life and to explore the life of the man at the heart of the Christian faith. As they explore Mark's Gospel, people find out who Jesus is, why he came and what it means to follow him.
If you are interested in sharpening your evangelism skills, please consider joining the Engage the World team on September 25, 2021 for our upcoming Christianity Explored training! Email BHecht@mitchellroad.org with any questions.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021
Time: 8:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Mitchell Road Community House
Cost: $10 Use the code mitchellroad for free registration
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Global Spotlight
George and Martha Mixon with SERGE, KENYA
The Mixons work with Serge in Kenya. With the use of Chronological Bible Storying, the Lord is using them to evangelize and disciple unreached people groups across Kenya. They began to talk of the opportunity to reach the unreached people group in Northern Kenya, the Ilchamus people, who number only 43,000. The Joshua Project describes the Ilchamus as a poor community greatly lacking in modern facilities and educational opportunities. Many only communicate in their own local language, which is a specific dialect of the Maasai group of languages. It’s a very traditional and culture-bound society, hierarchical, and male-dominated. This week, the trainer is traveling to meet with the missionary and plan how they can partner with him and begin to train him and others who are trying to reach the community. The good news of Christ needs to come to them in oral as well as in written form. According to Joshua Project's scale to measure the reach of the Gospel within a people group, the Ilchamus are among the very least reached in East Africa.
You can join us in prayer for; The deeper penetration of the Gospel into unreached peoples in Kenya, and the privilege to play a small part in this movement of the Spirit. There are currently about twenty active CBS training groups all over Kenya. The Kenyan team is developing new sites in about ten potential places.
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Amira Al Salami’s Story
“Life had taken a sudden turn. The complete unimaginable came to be. We had never expected to be refugees… We went from having everything to nothing and it was a shock... We were depressed and longed for what life had been. But we had to move forward… We knew we were not weak, but strong. We made the decision to do whatever it took not only to survive, but to be successful again.” - Amira Al Salami
To read the full story of how Amira Al Salami was thrust into being a refugee and the redeeming story of World Relief helping to [Re]Build a life, visit the link below.
You can join Amira and the rest of the World Relief family as we help refugees and other immigrants [Re]Build their lives in the U.S. Join us for the Fall Local Outreach Weekend October 1-3, as we meet refugees who have resettled in Greenville and hear about World Relief’s work in Greenville!
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