PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN It is my pleasure to serve as Elder overseeing the operation of our Preschool and Kindergarten Ministry sponsored by our church. It has been in the very capable hands of Jennifer Coulter for the past twenty-four years. The school has been in operation for over fifty-seven years in our church.

I asked Jennifer to share with me what it has meant to her over the past twenty-four years. As follows, this is what she told me: “This program has been touching our church and the community and making an impact on children and adults since August of 1967. The need for quality, affordable childcare in our area has never been more vital. It is becoming harder and harder for our young, working parents to find and afford a suitable childcare center. With God’s love and continued blessing, we are able to offer a program that is not only based in God’s word, but provides a safe loving environment for children to learn and thrive. As Christians providing for God’s children, it is our duty to provide His children with the needed resources and confidence to grow into loving Christian adults. A child that hears God’s word will carry that truth with them their entire life. A child is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit. Please support this community outreach mission by praying for us daily, attending our programs and telling others we are here to serve. Help us light a child’s lamp and set them on the path to lifelong success.”

School is out for summer vacation. According to Jennifer, next year’s enrollment has already been filled. As church members, let’s give Jennifer, the 10 staff members and approximately 68 young students our support for the coming year by praying for them and supporting their programs throughout the year.

In His Service, Fred Peyton

OUR CONTINUING PRAYER MINISTRY for April lifts up the names of these within our congregational family, giving thanks to God and asking for His blessings to fill their lives:

July 7— Cindy Martin-Nez; Wynette McBeath; and Eric, Becky, Jeremy, and Melanie McCaskill

July 14—Dale and Cindy McClung; Sally, Maggie, Lily and Charles McLean; and Johnny and Suzanne Means

July 21—Beverly Mihalyka; Don and Deanna Miller; and Deborah Mitchell

July 28—Jerry, Speler, Sara, John Ellis, Gage, and Mary Ruth Montgomery; Will, Laura, William, and Lucy Montgomery; and Jason, Emily, Turner and Eloise Mooney