Today we dedicated the new addition to the Alliance Church and had a spectacular time. The service was pretty amazing. Founding members who are still with us were honored; presentations were given on the 65 year history of MAC as well as the construction of the new wing.
Dignitaries came and spoke including Mayor Doug Wilson, MLA Peter George Dyck and Cam Friesen representing MP Candice Hoeppner. We had a packed house with overflow into the gym. Pastors from through out the history of the church were here as were other former church members, board members, and employees.
Our District Superintendant and former MAC pastor Dr. Doug Gerrard spoke and our denominational President Dr. Franklin Pyles preached an amazing powerful message on being the church anchored in Acts 2.
After the service a ribbon cutting happened and then a great lunch for everyone. The even was truly a whole church body effort.
Now I am hiding out for a bit in my office typing this out and reflecting on the blessing on community and the faithfulness of God. As a callo worship this morning I read Joshua 4:1-7 and reflected on our need to remember. To remember God’s faithfulness no matter what our circumstances are right now.
Joshua 4:1-7When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, "Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight."So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, and said to them, "Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever."
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