Posted by: Jill @ 10:54 am
From our family to yours … we wish you a very, Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
(UMCH President & CEO, Steve Hubbard, is one of Santa’s helpers this year!)
Posted by: Jill @ 8:53 am
We have just been inundated with reports of the swine flu – where to get the shots, how many people have it, what to do to prevent it. It is highly contagious and can be very serious, if not deadly.
However, there is one church in the Northwest District of the North Alabama Conference that also has something contagious. It is absolutely spreading like wild fire and can grab you in an instant. When you enter Brandon New Vision, get ready because you will probably catch it.
“The contagious thing here is love,” said Senior Pastor Greg Reynolds.
This new congregation is the church home for the boys at the Florence Group Home and they have certainly taken the boys under their wings. One of the boys was just recently baptized.
“The boys wanted to become members of our church so they all took church membership classes,” said Pastor Reynolds. “The boys are all active and some are involved in the Christmas play.”
Brandon New Vision has opened their doors as well as their hearts to this group of young men. The church is also raising money for the boys’ Christmas and treat each one like a member of the family.
As we enter this Christmas season with joyful and blessed hearts, let us remember how truly contagious love really is. This is one “bug’ that I hope we all catch!
“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”
– John 15:12