It’s now just 3 WEEKS UNTIL EASTER! It’s time – time to start putting out those Yard Signs, making those phone calls, sending those texts, extending those invitations! Go to Easter at Coastal and download our shareable graphics to use on Social Media. And while you’re there don’t forget to let us know which service you plan on attending by reserving your spot. It lets us know when a service reaches capacity. We really want to encourage our people to attend on Friday and Saturday, to make more room on Sunday. If you need to come that Sunday, please try to come to the 8:30am or the 11:30am service. Typically, the 10am service is PACKED! But most importantly, as we always say, come to the service that you can get your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to come to.
Don’t forget, beginning Easter Sunday our new Sunday morning service times will be 8:30am, 10am, and 11:30am. Our church continues to grow and this is simply the next step for us to accommodate that growth and enable us to continue to grow. With that growth comes new opportunities to serve. At Coastal we never guilt or pressure anyone into serving. We definitely challenge people to serve, but we make no apologies for that, because Jesus said you experience true life when you give your live away in service of others. As we say at Coastal, “we don’t want to guilt you into serving, we want to grace you into serving.”
However, with all of that said, it’s time to have a “family meeting” so to speak, and to be honest with you. All of those things I just shared are true, but you also need to know that with Easter Weekend approaching and adding a third service, there is definitely a huge need for Sunday morning Volunteers. One of the things that I have always loved about our church, is that if I simply share the need with our church, that our church faithfully responds. I am sharing the need and asking you to respond. Our biggest needs are probably Coastal Kids and 1st Impressions, but each one of our Sunday morning LIFE Teams (Cafe, Security, Prayer) will need new Sunday morning Volunteers. You can sign up to serve on your Connect Card this Sunday or you can go to our website right now and sign up today: https://coastalcommunitychurch.org/connect/serve/ Each one of our Ministry Leaders are AWESOME, and they will step you through the process. I promise you that what you will receive in return, is far greater than any sacrifice you think you will make. I love you Coastal! I love being your Pastor! And I love what we get to do together!
LIFE & LOVE!
Pastor Chris
- UPCOMING OUTREACH PROJECTS:
Coffee & Doughnuts with the Vets at Patriot Villas – Today, Friday, March 17th, 8:30am-11am. Meet at Coastal.
Hope Center Tailgate: The Hope Center, managed by the city of Charleston, serves as a one-stop shop in downtown Charleston to assist those who are homeless or who are at-risk of being homeless. We’re sending a Tailgate Team to serve dinner to anyone who is hungry. We meet at Coastal on Tuesday, March 21st, 2pm-5pm.
Lowcountry Orphan Relief: Lowcountry Orphan Relief provides support services and aid to meet the needs of Lowcountry children identified as at-risk or suffering from abandonment, abuse and/or neglect. Coastal will be serving there, Friday, March 24th, 9:30am-11:30am. Meet at 1850 Truxton Ave in North Charleston.
Downtown Charleston “Hotdog Ministry”: We will be grilling and serving hotdogs to homeless and hungry downtown! Friday, March 24th, 4-6pm. Meet at Coastal.
Carolina Bay Spring Fling/Easter Egg Hunt: On Saturday, March 25th, 2-5pm, Coastal will be providing a Kids Craft are for all the children. Meet at Carolina Bay park at 1:30pm to help with set-up.
VA Hospitality Project: This team serves at the VA Hospital in Charleston by providing a hospitality cart, greeting incoming patients and employees, visiting patients, and helping Volunteer Services with small sorting projects. Wednesday, March 29th, 8:30am-12pm. Meet at Coastal.
Clothing Team: Our Coastal Clothing Team will be organizing and sorting clothes, Friday, March 31st, 6-7:30pm. Meet at 2952 Old Pond Road on Johns Island.
Family Serve Night: On Friday, March 31st, 6-7:30pm, we will be packing “On the Go Meal/Snack Bags” for the resident of the Ronald McDonald House.
As always, if you are interested in serving in any of these projects, you can sign up on your Connect Card this Sunday or sign up now on our website. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Chris Jones at 843-870-4613. - ALIVE AFTER 55 (a new Coastal Group)! Our “Youthful Seniors” are launching a new fellowship group at Coastal! In their own words, “It will give all of us ‘Older Folks’ a chance to come together in Fellowship.” We will be hosting an event the THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Times and locations will differ. The first gathering is a MEET AND GREET POT LUCK THIS Saturday, March 18TH, 11:30 – 1:00, in the Coastal Café area. Bring your favorite dish, meet folks your own age, fellowship and have some fun. Please email or text Steve & Karen Laughlin if you’re available and what you’d like to bring: Karenlaughlin2626@gmail.com / 509 539 5815.
- HIS Sunday, March 19th, 5pm-8pm, we’re hosting an IMPACT Evangelism Training Seminar. Childcare and Dinner provided. Come learn practical tools to help equip you to share your story, share your faith, and invite people to church without fear! RSVP on your Connect Card.
- Being a member of Coastal is really about being part of a family. The next Membership Class is NEXT Saturday, March 25th, from 9-11:30am. Sign up on your Connect Card and indicate if you’ll need childcare.
- Attention All Student Ministry Parents! Registration is open for Fuge Summer Camp in Greenville, SC – July 3-8. Join hundreds of Students from all over the Southeast for amazing music, messages specifically for teenagers, and great games and recreation! Total cost for the week is $350 per student (friends are invited to join too). Parent information meeting NEXT Sunday, March 26th immediately after the 1st service in the Chapel.
P.S I want to challenge you to give a sacrificial gift, above and beyond over the Easter Weekend. Big days like this incur extra expenses – advertising, direct mail, supplies, etc. At Coastal, however, we look at all of this as an investment – an eternal Kingdom investment, planting seeds to reach our community for Jesus. And we could not do it without your generous, consistent giving! Thank you in advance for your generosity!
