April 29, 2023
We are showing two episodes of Season 3 of “The Chosen” on Sunday evenings at 6:30pm from April 14-May 4. Popcorn and softdrinks are provided at no charge, so please feel free to drop in and watch these compelling episodes with us. When Season 4 is available, we will be scheduling another round of Sunday evening viewings….hopefully this fall.
Retiring missionary, Marlene Schutter, will be visiting CLCC on Sunday May 5th for a recap of her long career in PNG. Following Worship Gathering, we will be having a fellowship lunch with the them of Cinco DeMayo…..a taco bar. Please sign up in the back foyer for items to bring and share. Visitors welcome.
Our 2nd Quarterly Business meeting was held on Sunday April 28 immediately following Worship Gathering. If you missed it, there were some important discussions and decisions made from ongoing church business items.
Missionaries to Japan, Chris and Donna Sadowitz, visited on April 7 and shared an update on theri long ministry in Japan.
We engaged our ongoing study of the final book of Scripture, ‘Plumbing the Depths of Revelation, in chapter 11, after a short break to celebrate Easter. Sermons from Revelation 1-10 can be found in the CLCC Sermon Archives, online at (countylinecc.org) and our Youtube channel (County Line Community Church Live Stream), along with the 2023 Advent season messages.
Visitors are always very welcome to worship with us at County Line. Our congregation is friendly and welcoming, with a mix of worship music from contemporary to familiar hymns. If you are looking for a place to worship, serve the Lord and grow in your walk, CLCC is a body of Christ with deep roots in God’s Word.
Upcoming fellowship opportunities for February: We gather at least twice each month for fellowship outside of scheduled church services simply to “do life” together. The 1st Thurday of each month we meet for a meal….May 2, we meet at Arby’s in Coopersville at 6pm . (June-Sept we meet at Sheridan Park at 6pm for a BYO picnic dinner) On the 3rd Thursday of each month….May 16, we meet at Delly Belly in Coopersville at 2:30pm for coffee and a donut or cookie. All are welcome to join us for a time of sharing life together.
Since early in 2023, the addition of video recording and streaming equipment has allowed our tech crew to produce quality video sermons each week. Please check out the County Line Community Church channel on Youtube, or the audio version on the Sermon Archives on the CLCC website.
2023 archived sermon series: Winter/spring 2023 we engaged a NewTestament sermon series from the Beatitudes, entitles “Walking with Jesus through Difficulty and Loss“. After Easter, we continued in Matthew with an overview of Christ’s most famous sermon, “Mining Gold from the Sermon on the Mount” Over the summer, we began to prepare for an extended series on New Testament prophesy by examining the Olivet Discourse of Jesus from Matthew 24, entitled, “Assessing the State of our World“. In the falltime, we began a deep engagement with the book of Revelation, entitled “Plumbing the Depths of Revelation“. Each are available on our YouTube channel and website sermon archives.
As a lasting response to the covid situation, offerings plates continue to be available along the center aisle at the rear of our sanctuary for easy access. Communion will likewise remain “self-serve” in the foyer when entering church as we continue forward. A brief ‘meet and greet‘ time has resumed during worship time, along with coffee and snacks in the foyer, for increased social interaction among our congregation.
A weekly fitness class directed by Deb Spinner meets each Tuesday evening at 5:45pm in CLCC’s gym. If you are looking for a local indoor exercise program, feel free to stop by and investigate.
The CLCC phone system was replaced late in 2020 with voIP, so we now have an assigned phone number (616-384-5781) as well as our longtime phone number (616-837-9781) in operation. Most of the time there is no one in the church office, so please leave a voicemail message or utilize the “contact us” tab on the website toolbar. Someone will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Please note the addition of a “Prayer Requests” tab to our homepage toolbar menu. If you have a prayer request, please open the tab and share your concerns. We will be discrete and faithful in upholding your needs before the Lord who hears and answers our humble petitions. Also, a prayer box with request cards is located outside the church entry for anyone that would like to share a request in that manner.