Yesterday’s worship service was just one of my favorites.

Great Group!
It was awesome to have such a big crowd on Sunday morning… The room felt really full with all the friends and families that had come to see their loved ones baptized, and it is always good to see those curtains pushed back a little bit.

Great Baptism!
Seriously… You just can’t beat that. We saw 12 people get baptized on our very first Sunday morning baptism! What an incredible picture of what God is doing in people’s lives.

Great Sound!
After two weeks of sound board stress, I feel like we finally have the bugs worked out. Thanks, Paul and John!

Great Word!
Ephesians 2 is just one of my favorite chapters in Scripture. If you missed it, you can download the podcast right here.

I’m just in awe of yesterday’s Baptism Party. My amazement began at 4:30AM as I checked the radar, and saw the storms moving in. But they never materialized. All through the morning, the storms were knocking right on our doorstep according to the radar, but GOD held them off, and we had an awesome time out at the ETC Pavillion!

We fed nearly 80 pounds of chicken, we painted faces, jumped in the inflatables, played volleyball, sang, and had a great time... But best of all, we baptized a bunch of people! Even some that weren’t planning to be baptized! What an incredible day!



How can I even begin to say thanks to the selfless people who jumped in and pulled this event off?? Very special thanks to:

• Kenny Crook and John Steinmueller for cooking all of that chicken
• Angela and Jeff Langley for coordinating all the food stuff
• Chuck and Gail Vautrot for the inflatables, and for getting the chicken
• Rachel and Casey for getting up and setting up
• Larry and Donna Vorpahl for coordinating the baptisms, greeting, and lots of other stuff
• Amy Balfa for being the face of the event
• Chad and Summer Mahan for making sure the place was spotless and put back
• Doug and Naomi Moore for coordinating all our volunteers

These people and many others did a WHOLE LOT of work, and it couldn’t have happened without them. Way to go! It was EXACTLY what it needed to be. Thank you so much.

How cool was the wrap-up of our first-ever marriage series? I felt like today was one of the best services we’ve had since we started. The music was great, and the message was fun. And how about that wedding? That makes the second Orchard wedding we’ve had since we started, and the first one to take place DURING a Sunday morning service! It is so cool that we are beginning to really tighten up as a family. Not only that, but we continue to grow! Even though we continue to be down several of our regulars, and key volunteers during the summer months, we continue to have lots of new visitors! Today the nursery was full of kids! (there was definitely some serious cuteness going on there, too!)



Next Sunday’s Baptism Party is going to be off the chain! Are you planning to be there? If you haven’t invited someone yet, you still can. All the info is right here on the website. Just click onto the Party page from the main “home” page, and you will find it all! Come party with our church in Ellijay