Church News
VBS Kick Off In The Park!
The M.L.K. Church of Christ invites you to the VBS fun day in the park! The Kick Off is this Saturday June 25, 2016 at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs, TX. The fun starts at 10 a.m. everyone come put and bring all your family and friends for a fun time!
The theme is “It’s Not About Me” which is evidence by the week’s verse of Matthew 16:24. VBS is from June 27-29, 2016, 7 p.m. nightly at the M.L.K Church of Christ at 154 M.L.K. Jr. Drive in Sulphur Springs, Tx.
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Sulphur Springs Work Camp Completes House Projects
Project location on Texas ST
The Sulphur Springs Work Camp finished its tenth year tonight, June 8, with a total of 185 houses completed. The camp began Sunday with volunteers from school districts and church youth groups around Hopkins County. “Our goal is to paint houses in the community for people who have need,” Work Camp Leader Julie Burgin said. “Youth groups gather together each summer for a few days to go out into the community and show love for people and paint houses.”
The work camp started in 2007 with current work camp speaker Brian Cromer, who was a youth pastor at Shannon Oaks Church when he started the camp. “It was something that was put on his heart to create a mission opportunity for kids in the area so that they didn’t have to go far away and do missions that they could do in their back yard,” Burgin said. “It was three churches at first, Shannon Oaks Church, Wesley United Methodist Church, and First United Methodist Church that got together that first year and painted nine houses.”
This year, a total of 13 churches are involved in the work camp from around Hopkins County. The total number of volunteers involved in the work camp this year exceeds 40 children and young adults from sixth grade to college freshmen returning home for the work camp. “We have kids from all over the place that line up to come and paint houses and sleep on a gym floor, and they pay us to do it,” Burgin said. “It’s incredible to see their hearts and how they want to serve those in their community. They all connect with their homeowners and make new friends.These are kids from different churches, different denominations, different school districts, but they all have a common goal to help people and tell them about Jesus.”
The work camp receives projects from a number of methods, such as nomination from other homeowners, being contacted on Social Media and actively searching for projects around town. The work camp stays in Sulphur Springs due to transportation and supply costs, restricting their reach outside the city limits. Homeowners do not pay any fee for the work, but instead, the camp receives funding from a number of sponsors in Hopkins County. “Funding comes from donations in the community ,and fundraisers that the work camp does to offset the costs,” Burgin said. “We have fabulous sponsors, both financial and resources that come from all over Sulphur Springs. The corporate and individual sponsorships make a huge difference.”
Some of the Work Camps most influential sponsors include Grocery Supply, Lowe’s, Clayton Homes, and the majority of banks in Sulphur Springs. “It’s not just money, it’s actual resources as well,” Burgin said. “Lowe’s gives us discounts and gives us a percentage off on the stuff that we purchase. Clayton Homes did the same thing again this year by ordering our paint for us at a discounted rate. We also get water from the electric companies and paper goods from some of the churches. We even have one particular family that every year for the last five years has a cow slaughtered and donates the meat and hamburger patties so that we have hamburgers for Wednesday. It’s donations large and small that help make it happen.”
“Made to Lead” Workshop for Summer 2016
Chanda Fulgium, Senior Vice-President of Healogics, has created a free four-week leadership initiative for Sulphur Springs entitled “Made to Lead”. Anyone may attend the sessions. Fulgium bases her workshop on business leadership training which can positively affect company culture. Curriculum for the course will be based on Lance Wallnau’s “seven mountains of cultural influence” to show how anyone can use practical success tools to intentionally lead in their homes, churches, careers and community.
Colleagues Dr. Richard Flesher, President of Communications Coaching Group and Denver Hines, Youth Pastor at Family Life Church are helping to spread the word. They are promoting interest to people who have a desire to perform at max potential as leaders in their families, workplaces and communities.
The four sessions will be held at Family Life Church on Loop 301 in Sulphur Springs on fourth-Fridays ; June 24, July 29, August 26 and September 30 from 6-8pm. Each two-hour session will be packed with information, group learning and role playing. Seating is limited to 50 persons. Find out more at familylifechurch.com/
SS Church of the Nazarene Annual Plant Sale
The Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene has kicked off their annual youth plant sale. The plant sale began Thursday and will continue through Saturday, April 9th. The funds accumulated will go towards the youth group of the church attend camp and other events through out the year. A few of the available plants are begonias, sweet potato vine, petunias, boston ferns, lantanas, marigolds, and verbenas.
The sale will be open from 8 am each morning until dusk that night. Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene is located at 1300 League St.
Brashear Baptist Church Revival
Brashear Baptist Church pastor David Burns visited the KSST studios to invite everyone to Revival, March 20-23. He brought along Reverend Freeman Pierce and Kay Pierce, and Buddy Gore of Psalms 100.
Morning Chapel Baptist Church – Soul Food Cafe
Morning Chapel Baptist Church – Soul Food Cafe
Back by popular demand, the Soul Food Cafe is back. Proceeds benefit the Youth Ministry Trip to Missouri.
Trinity Harvest Church Begins New Project
Trinity Harvest Church of God, 1150 Shannon Rd, has begun a new project within the past few months. Behind the existing building a Family Life Event Center is being constructed. The new building will contain a youth and children center, in addition to a fellowship hall. Once construction is finished the center will be available for community events as well. Weather permitting, the event center is predicted to be finished some time this year.
