Shepherd Team
Our Shepherd Team is responsible for the spiritual care and oversight of Southside, and we want you to know who these members are so you can reach out to them when you need to. Each Sunday, a different couple from the team will close service so you can get used to seeing who they are. They will be available to pray with you, walk with you through your questions about God, or simply be someone to talk to about life and where God is moving in it.
Mark Your Calendars - Family Meeting
You’ll be hearing more about membership and our family meeting in the coming weeks, but for now, make sure to save the date and make every effort to attend our Southside Family Meeting on October 14th from 7:00-8:30pm.
Baby Bottle Drive
On Sunday August 9th, bottles will be available in the lobby to pick up and take home! We hope you help us fill as many as we can with loose change and bring them back in throughout the month of August. Last year we raised $950 for the Pregnancy Care Center!
Halfway There!
If you missed the announcement on July 26th, Mike Force provided some updates from the Management Team on our special projects. You can watch the whole announcement on our Facebook live video from that week, but most excitingly in that, we’re celebrating that we have hit a milestone and paid off over 50% of the loan we have on the land we purchased in December 2024 for future expansion plans. Thank you to all those who have faithfully given to our general fund as well as to our debt reduction fund!
Summer Read
This summer, we are as a church (for those who want to), reading the book, Ordinary, by Michael Horton. Each week, Greg gives some reflections on the chapter through our Weekly Equipping Brief podcast. This is another way we are praying that God would grow and mature us as a community of disciples of Jesus!
You can purchase your own copy here on Amazon.
You can find our reading schedule for the summer here.
Fair Sunday
As we’ve done for the past few years, there will be no regular Sunday morning services on September 13th at Southside. Many in the community are involved with the Fair and this is one unique way we’ve found to care for our volunteers in providing space for rest during busy seasons. Feel free to spend a slow morning at home with Jesus, visit another local church, or head down to the church service at the Wayne County Fair!
Wish List
We have an Amazon wish list that we update periodically with current needs as an option to serve Southside for those who are looking for small sporadic opportunities. Purchasing items from this list helps to make our Sunday morning gatherings thrive - anything from diapers for the nursery, to snacks for our Kids Ministry, to basic cleaning supplies. You can view the list here.
Southside Garden
We’ve started a community garden this year, here on our property, and we just need to raise about $500 more towards some of the start up costs we've had, including a rain collection system and deer fence. If you are able to give any portion to help towards this goal, you can give directly towards our “Community Garden” fund online here.
To learn more about the vision of this garden and how we're using it as a tool for discipleship for our kids and families at Southside, check out any or all of Greg's 3-part video set he filmed: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Coming up…
August 6 - All Staff Meeting @ Southside | 6:00-7:30pm
August 13 - Women’s Ministry Team Meeting @ Southside | 6:00-7:00pm
August 13 - Management Team Meeting @ Southside | 7:00-9:00pm
September 13 - Fair Sunday - No Sunday Morning Services
October 14 - Southside Family Meeting @ Southside | 7:00-8:30pm