Attention all Coastal Students! This Wednesday, May 28th come and compete in the BIG SUR “Student Ultimate Relay”. High School (wear blue) vs. Middle School (wear red) in the ultimate relay. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty or wet. There will be food!
This Sunday, May 25th (Memorial Weekend), there will only 2 Sunday morning Worship Sevices – 10:15am & 11:45am. We’ll be continuing our Battlefield series with a message on Temptation. We’ll also have a time to recognize and pray for those who serve or have served in the Military. Hope to see you Sunday!
That’s right – only 2 Worship Services this Sunday for Memorial Weekend – 10:15am & 11:45am. We’ll be continuing our Battlefield series with a message on Temptation. We’ll also have a time to recognize and pray for those who serve or have served in the Military. Hope to see you Sunday!
The Summer is just about here! To kick off the Summer, on Sunday, June 8th, we roll out one of our favorite series here at Coastal: “At the Movies!” It’s where we use current blockbuster movies as a “hook” to talk about spiritual truth and we do it in true Coastal style. We’ll have a lot fun, give away a lot of stuff (all 1st time guests get FREE movie tickets to Citadel Mall Theater), eat a lot of popcorn, and most importantly point people to Jesus! Invite and bring your friends!
And then to make June 8th even more AWESOME, we’re having a Beach Baptism at Folly Beach County Park at 5pm! If you’d like to get Baptized in the ocean at Folly Beach, you can sign up on Sunday on your Connect Card, you can sign up online, or you can simply respond to this email. Come early, bring your “beach stuff”, and enjoy the day with your Coastal friends and family! We’ve got 50 free parking passes to the 1st 50 people that want them! On the weekend, unless you have a Park Pass that’s a $10 value that we’re giving away for FREE.
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P.S. Mark Sunday, July 6th (4th of July Weekend) on your calendars! We’re going to have 1 combined outdoor service & a barbeque!
Guess what? Our new Worship Pastor, Michael Wright, is officially here and will begin leading worship full time this Sunday! He actually got here on Wednesday and led worship for our Students! His fiance, Joy Brackett, will be in town this weekend as well. We might get to see her from time to time over the Summer and then obviously, she will join Michael after their wedding in late July. Make an extra effort to be here on Sunday and introduce yourself to them.
And then Coastal, make me proud and simply do what you do best, love on them both and welcome them to Coastal and Charleston! Over the next month, while he looks for an apartment, Michael will be living with Scott & Lori Huff. Feel free to invite Michael out to lunch or have him over for dinner – a great way to get to know him. Or maybe invite him out to some “Charleston thing” with you and your family. I’m very proud of and excited about the Staff Team we are building here at Coastal! I hope you are too!
Coastal, I want to brag on you and thank you for a moment. You guys are such a generous people. Whether it’s our food pantry, VBS, Student Ministry, a hurting family, Peru, or blessing one of our Staff during a difficult time, your generous, consistent giving never ceases to amaze me.
Which brings me to our “All In” Campaign. I’ve not really said a lot about the Campaign since it began, but here again, you guys amaze me. The key to any Giving Campaign is consistency from the entire church family. And like we said at the very beginning of the Campaign, it’s not equal amounts, it’s equal sacrifice. We can’t all give the same amount, but we can all pull together and sacrifice. And every week, seeing the wide variety of gifts coming in from such a wide variety of people for “All In” just blows me away.
Very soon, we hope to announce the closing of our loan and a ground breaking ceremony. If Easter Sunday taught us anything, it’s that our current facility is not adequate for our growth and the new building is simply a tool that will enable us to continue to grow. If you are fairly new to Coastal and would like to join in and help us fund our new building (a multi-purpose building that will seat 450-500 people on our property), simply designate your check, offering envelope, pay pal, or text “AllIN” or “Building”.
Here are 5 more things I want you to know about:
Always & Forever All In!
P.S. Only 2 services on Memorial Weekend Sunday, May 26th (10:15am & 11:45am). Our next Beach Baptism is Sunday, June 8th, on Folly Beach at 5pm.
In spite of all the elements, we had an AWESOME Easter at Coastal! First of all, I can’t say enough about our AWESOME Volunteers! I know I say that all the time, but I mean it. Each one of our teams knocked it out of the park!
I met so many new people! So many Coastal people proudly introduced me to their friends. I saw some “old friends” as well! One couple was simply walking their newborn baby in a stroller on our street, heard the music, and came to church!
Speaking of the music, it was great to have our new Worship Pastor, Michael Wright, lead worship for us! The long weekend we spent together more than confirmed his calling to Coastal!
Tons of prayer requests! Lots of new volunteers! Lots of people recommitted their lives to Jesus! And 3 people came alive as they gave their lives to Jesus! Oh and by the way, we had our largest attendance ever – 651! The best is yet to come Coastal! I love you and I love what we get to do together!
Easter was great and it was something that we will build on, but don’t be discouraged if your friends didn’t come to church. Keep praying! Keep inviting! We are not responsible for their responses. We are responsible for casting seed – so keep casting!
We kick off our new series, “Battlefield” this Sunday! We’re going to be talking about some of the common enemies that we all face in life and discover how we can defeat them. (Our own Allen White did the mural on the stage and the graphic for our website.)
Here are 5 more things I want you to know about:
Always & Forever All In!
P.S. Only 2 services on Memorial Weekend Sunday, May 26th (10:15am & 11:45am). Our next Beach Baptism is Sunday, June 8th, on Folly Beach at 5pm.
On Sunday, April 27th, we begin a brand new sermon series entitled, “Battlefield.” We’re going to be talking about defeating the common enemies that we all face. Some of those enemies include: temptation, worry, fear, depression, debt, and porn. Ultimately, as Christians we know that because of Jesus we have won the victory and we are on the winning team! But along the way, Satan wants to do everything in his power to make sure we live defeated lives. In fact, Jesus said that Satan’s job is to, “steal, kill, and destroy.” However Jesus came “to give life in all of its fullness.” Our hope is that this series will help you face & defeat the enemy and live in victory! Don’t miss it!
In spite of the weather and being outside underneath a tent, we experienced an Easter Sunday I will never forget at Coastal! First of all, I can’t say enough about our AWESOME Volunteers! I know I say that all the time, but I really mean it. Each one of our teams knocked it out of the park! They worked long. The worked hard. And they enjoyed every minute of it!
I met so many new people! So many Coastal people proudly introduced me to their friends. I saw some “old friends” as well! One couple was simply walking their newborn baby in a stroller on our street, heard the music, and came to church! Even some of the people I invited came to church!
Speaking of the music, it was great to have our new Worship Pastor Michael Wright lead worship for us! Talk about a “Baptism by Fire!” And he did more than just survive. He did a great job! The long weekend we’ve spent together more than confirms his calling to Coastal! Can’t wait for Joy Brackett to join him in ministry here at Coastal!
I missed my friends Scott Huff & Lori! My heart is heavy for their loss. I know they would have much rather been in Charleston, experiencing Easter at Coastal than mourning the loss of a loved one, but they are right where they need to be – loving on family. Honestly, I wish I could be there with them. Scott is so much more than a Youth Pastor and “the announcement guy” here at Coastal (although he’s not bad at either).
Tons of prayer requests! Lots of new volunteers! Lots of people recommitted their lives to Jesus! And 3 people came alive as they gave their lives to Jesus! Oh and by the way, we had our largest attendance ever – 651! The best is yet to come Coastal! I love you and I love what we get to do together!
On Mother’s Day, May 11th, during the beginning of the 11:45am service (3rd service), Coastal will be having a Baby/Child Dedication Service. Baby or Child dedications are special occasions. The purpose of dedicating a child is just that – to dedicate the raising of a child in a Christian home. It is a symbolic and public way of acknowledging that children are a gift from God and that we don’t take lightly our responsibility as parents.
At Coastal we believe that baby dedications are a family affair. Not only is a child being dedicated to the Lord, but it is also a dedication the parents make – to raise their children in the training and instruction of the Lord. It’s a parent’s outward way of giving thanks, sharing joy, and committing to be the mom or dad that God has called them to be.
It is also a way of including the church in this monumentous task and celebrating the gift of our children with them. We commit to being a help, an example and a resource in raising their children.
If you are interested in participating on May 11th, please contact the church office or sign up on your Connect Card.
Okay, it’s time! Make the ask! Easter is now 2 weeks away! We have multiple invite tools for you to use to invite your friends: the FREE Tickets (sign up for yours on Sunday or reserve them online today), our normal invite business cards, a large card mailer that will be sent out to all 29414 residents (good for mailing to friends-pick them up at the ticket booth), and a small invite card in your bulletin.
On Sunday, pick up whatever best suits you and people you will be inviting. On top of that, we have yard signs available! Pick up a yard sign and put it in the front of your yard, closest to the street where people can see it.
We had lots and lots of names that were turned in on Sunday. If you would like us to specifically join you in praying for the people that you’re inviting, write their first names on your Connect Card this Sunday. Our Staff, Elders, and Prayer Team would love to join you in prayer.
Our service times for Easter are the same (8:45am, 10:15am, 11:45am). However, we are having all 3 services outside, on our property, underneath a BIG TENT! We’re calling it an Outdoor Community Easter Service (pray for good weather). It should be a lot of fun! Our new Worship Pastor, Michael Wright, will be leading worship for us! He will then join Coastal full time beginning Sunday, May 4th!
Here are 5 more things I want you to know about:
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Attention all Students: Don’t miss BIG SUR (“Student Ultimate Relay”)! Wednesday, April 16th, 6:26pm-8:15pm! High School (Wear Blue) VS. Middle School (Wear Red) in the ultimate relay! Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty or wet! There will be food! Invite & bring your friends!
The Easter countdown continues! Easter is just 4 weeks away! The time is now to start praying and inviting! In fact, if you would like us to specifically join you in praying for the people you are reaching out to, write their first names on your Connect Card this Sunday. Our Staff, Elders, and Prayer Team would love to join you in prayer. You can also respond to this email with their names.
Our service times are staying the same for Easter. However, we are having all 3 services outside, on our property, underneath a BIG TENT (larger than any we’ve rented before!). We’re calling it an Outdoor Community Easter Service (pray for good weather). It should be a lot of fun!
Michael Wright, our new Worship Pastor (if you missed the Big Announcement on Sunday), will be leading worship on Easter Sunday! He will then join Coastal full time beginning Sunday, May 4th! Woo-hoo! I’ll share more about Michael later and how we can all help make his transition a smooth one.
Our FREE Tickets for each Easter service have arrived!! Use them as an invite tool. You can pick them up this Sunday! They also help us to gauge when a particular service is going to be full.
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Have a great weekend! See you and your friends on Sunday as we continue with our series, “Hello, My Name Is”! We’ll be looking at Jabez!
Always & Forever All In!
I’m actually surprised that more people haven’t asked the question yet. I’ve been asked it a few times, but not as many as I thought I would. The question is, “Are you doing the Egg Drop this year?” Maybe people just assume we’re doing it, because, you know, it’s our thing now and we’ve done it for 5 years in a row. Or maybe people assume we’re not doing it because they haven’t heard anything about it. Either way, I thought I would answer the question and explain.
After 5 years and literally thousands and thousands of eggs (close to 200,000 plastic candy filled eggs to be exact), Coastal will NOT be doing an Egg Drop this year (2014). The reason why is simple. Our church is growing and we’re building a new building on our property (the Egg Drop field) to accomodate the growth. Although we haven’t broken ground yet, we weren’t sure when that would happen when we started the process. And as you may or may not know, the Egg Drop takes months and months of planning and preparation. It now looks like we will break ground sometime in June.
So be on the lookout for other churches around the area having one and give them your support! And thank you for participating faithfully and spreading the word. And a huge thank you to those of you who have volunteered over the years (you have the t-shirts)! We could not do what we do without you! Be on the lookout – you know Coastal! We will always be looking for creative ways to reach out to and serve our children and community.
As always, we’d love for you to come check out our church! We have 3 services: 8:45am, 10:15am, & 11:45am! This Easter we’re having an Outdoor Community Easter Service, at those same times, underneath a HUGE tent on our property! It’s going to be a blast! We’d love to see you!
Easter is just 5 weeks away! Did you hear that? EASTER IS JUST 5 WEEKS AWAY! I know that there are some churches and Christians who complain about people who only show up at church on Easter. Not me! And NOT Coastal! If you know churches and people like that, tell them to send their guests to Coastal! Instead of complaining about it, let’s take advantage of it. Let’s pull out all the stops and make them feel at home and welcome. And most importantly, let’s share Jesus with them.
So what can you do? Most importantly, you can start praying. Pray for our church and everyone that will be invited. Ask God to use Coastal to draw people to Himself. Pray for all the people you will be inviting. Pray for my message. Pray for the 16,000 mailing invitations that will be going out to all 29414 residents of West Ashley.
Start inviting. Make a list of everyone you know and start inviting. Use Social Media. Send personal messages. Walk across the hall at your office. And then be open to the Holy Spirit throughout your day asking Him to put other people in your path that you can invite. Take home an Easter Yard Sign. Two weeks before Easter we’re going to have Easter Yard Signs available to anyone who would be willing to put one in their yard, especially those of you who live in a busy neighborhood. The week before Easter, help us blitz West Ashley with the rest of our Yard Signs.
This Easter we are having our 3 normal service times, but we are having them outside, on our property, underneath a BIG TENT (larger than any we’ve rented before!). We’re calling it an Outdoor Community Easter Service (pray for good weather). It should be a lot of fun! We’re also using tickets for the 3 services as an invite tool. So as soon as the tickets arrive, you can start reserving seats for the service you will attend. They also, help us to gauge when a particular service is full.
How many people do you think we can reach this Easter? Our largest service ever was just over 600. Can we do that again? Can we blow that away? I don’t know. Will you do your part? I believe God is looking for people and churches to draw people to Himself. Beg God to look no further than you and Coastal!
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Have a great weekend! See you and your friends on Sunday as we continue with our series, “Hello, My Name Is”! We’ll be looking at Deborah!
Always & Forever All In!
On Friday, March 28th, from 6-9pm, Coastal’s Student Ministry (6th-12th Grade) is taking a trip to the Carolina Ice Palace. The cost is $10 and includes skates. Meet at the church at 5:15pm if you need a ride.
Join us this Easter, April 20th, at Coastal Community Church for 1 of 3 services, outside on our property, underneath a BIG TENT! Our service times are the same: 8:45am, 10:15am, or 11:45am. Invite and bring a friend! The dress is casual – come as you are. The messages apply to every day LIFE! The music is ROCKIN’! We have an awesome Children’s Ministry during each service for your kids! You’ll be glad you came!
Register Today for FREE Tickets to the Service you will attend! The Tickets help us gauge the size of each service and when a particular service might be full. Feel free to use the tickets to invite your friends! We will either mail them to you or you can pick them up at Coastal – depending on what you indicate on the Registration Form. Obviously, no one will be turned away without a ticket. They are simply a tool to build momentum, track each service, and a way to invite our friends! See you Sunday!
To register for your FREE Easter Tickets, simply fill out this form, indicating which service you will attend and how many tickets you need. You can either pick up your Tickets at Coastal or have them mailed to you.
On Saturday, March 15th, at 6pm, we are having a Dinner/Meeting for all 1st Impression Team members at the church. It will be a great time of fellowship, training, and vision casting as we prepare for Easter, growth, and our new facility. The 1st Impression Ministry is an easy “on ramp” for serving and it is also one of the largest, most important ministries at Coastal. It’s purpose is to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for our guests so that they would return to Coastal and take the next step in their spiritual journey. We want our guests to feel like our welcome, expected guests in our home.
So don’t miss Saturday, March 15th! Our menu is: Barbeque, Mac-n’-cheese, Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Dessert, Tea & Lemonade. Childcare is provided! Let us know you’re coming on your Connect Card on Sunday.
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour – “spring forward” – on Saturday night, March 8th!
Attention Coastal Women: Don’t miss out on one of this semester’s most exciting Groups – our Yoga Group! Each week, the group has averaged around 30 women of different skill level and experience – from 1st time beginner to seasoned veteran. Bring a towel or mat. Enjoy the fellowship, the prayer time, and the exercise! Feel free to invite and bring a friend! See Lori Huff, Tracy Gundy, or Jennifer Smith for more information.
Make sure you check out our new website! Our old website, though nice & effecient, was just that – a little old. It was time for an update. The new website is brighter & cleaner with a few new features and the potential to add others that we will need. There are also several “behind the scenes” features that you wouldn’t notice. It’s more secure. It’s a WordPress site which makes the CMS (content management system) more manageable. And yes, don’t worry, we will be adding more up to date pictures of our people and events. That simply takes time.
This Sunday, March 2nd, we kick off a new series called, “Hello, My Name Is.” We’re going to be looking at some of the lesser known characters in the Bible and how their stories intersect with ours and what their lives can teach us.
We’re going to kick off the series with something called, “Nametag Sunday.” As you come into the service this week, there will be tables with sharpies and nametags! We’re asking everyone to please wear a nametag! It will be a fun way to kick off the series and a great way to invite your friends – because everyone is going to feel like a guest! And who knows? You might just meet someone new and remember their name! So pray – invite – bring!
Here are 5 more things I want you to know about:
Have a great weekend! See you and your friends on Sunday!
Always & Forever All In!
One of Coastal’s longstanding LIFE Groups has been my Wednesday morning Men’s Group. It is always one of my favorite groups and a great way to start the day! We meet before work for just under an hour. We read through a book of the Bible, discuss it, and apply it to our lives. We drink coffee and eat biscuits. We pray together. We laugh together – a lot! We answer 2 questions: How are you doing? How can we pray for you? Iron sharpens iron in this group! We’d love for you to join us!
One of the marks of a growing, thriving church is change. There are several changes coming for Coastal I want you to know about. Some of those changes are small; some are big. One small change coming is our new sign out front. The previous sign was destroyed and replaced with a temporary banner. Our new sign should be ready in about a week. It will be a simple, clean, contemporary look.
Sometime this Spring, we will be going to electronic child check-in for our Sunday morning Children’s Ministry. Parents will be assigned a number and given a key card that they will swipe and their child’s sticker will be printed. It is a faster, more efficient way of checking in our children.
Another change in March is really more of an addition. We will be adding another option for giving to Coastal – texting. After a very simple one step sign up process, anyone with a smart phone will be able to text any amount, any time, any where, and give to Coastal. It is simple, safe, and secure. It is not tied to your phone bill. It is connected to your Bank/Credit/Debit card that you register. It’s just another way to make it convenient for people to worship God through their giving.
Probably one of the biggest ways that people find and come to Coastal is through our website. For a church our size, we have a pretty decent website. However, we felt like it was time for a change. Our current website was looking a little dark and dated, so we decided to give it an overhaul. Look for the unveiling in about a week.
Wow! Lots of exciting changes! And those don’t even include our new building and our search for a new Worship Pastor. Healthy things grow and growth means change. I’m just excited to be a part of a church that values and embraces change as an asset and not a liability.
On Sunday, March 2nd, we kick off a new series called, “Hello, My Name Is.” We’re going to be looking at some of the lesser known characters in the Bible and how their stories intersect with ours and what their lives can teach us.
We’re going to kick off the series with something called, “Nametag Sunday.” I don’t know about you, but we have so many new people each and every week that I have a hard time remembering everyone’s name. Well, instead of asking only guests to wear Nametags, everyone is going to wear one! It will be a fun way to kick off the series and a great way to invite your friends – because everyone is going to feel like a guest! And who knows? You might just meet someone new and remember their name! Sunday, March 2nd, start praying and inviting!
Here are 5 more things I want you to know about:
Have a great weekend! See you and your friends on Sunday!
Always & Forever All In!
(and yes, make sure you friend)Pastor Chris
On Sunday, March 2nd, we kick off a brand new series called, “Hello, my name is. . .” It’s going to be a great series about some of the lesser known characters of the Bible and how their lives and stories intersect with ours and what they teach us. To kick off the series, we’re going to do something called, “Name Tag Sunday!” On “Name Tag Sunday” everyone will be wearing a name tag – not just our guests! So invite and bring a friend! We’ll all be guests and who knows? You might just remember someone’s name!
This Sunday, February 23rd, Pastor Scott Huff, our Pastor of Student Ministries, will be delivering the message. Pastor Scott will be closing out our “Collide” series with a message on the Parable of the Talents. Read Matthew 25:14-30 to be better prepared.
Today is mine and Janet’s 27th Wedding Anniversary! Our first date was on Valentine’s Day and we got married the next Valentine’s Day! Janet is the only woman I’ve ever kissed. So yes, I am a romantic and I love Valentine’s Day. I told someone to “Have a Happy Valentine’s Day” this week and she snapped back, “You mean, ‘Happy Single Awareness Day’?” I responded, “Wow! Well after you feed your cats, mabye you can go out with some friends.” I told someone else the same thing and got a lecture on a Hallmark/Flower Industry conspiracy. Another married woman told me, “I told my husband, ‘You better not get me flowers or chocolate on Valentine’s Day! I don’t want that stuff unless you do it all year long.'”
Okay I get it. Not everyone feels the same way about Valentine’s Day that I do. By the way, romance has very little to do with expensive candlelight dinners, flowers, or chocolates. Romance is simply choosing to love someone exactly the way they need to be loved, expecting nothing in return. It’s the little things, done consistently, over time. It’s willingly sacrificing your needs for someone else. And when you find someone who will do that with you – there’s nothing better.
If that’s the real definition of romance – then in many ways, God is the Great Romantic. He knows exactly the way each of needs to be loved and He chooses to love us that way, expecting nothing in return. He does the little things, consistently, over time. Thank God today for His great love and ask Him to help you to be a better lover!
Don’t forget about the new series we’re kicking off on Sunday, March 2nd called, “Hello, My Name Is.” We’re going to be looking at some of the lesser known characters in the Bible and how their stories intersect with ours and what their lives can teach us. We’re going to kick off the series with something called, “Name Tag Sunday.” I don’t know about you, but we have so many new people each and every week that I have a hard time remembering everyone’s name. Well, instead of asking only guests to wear Name Tags, everyone is going to wear one! It will be a fun way to kick off the series and a great way to invite your friends – because everyone is going to feel like a guest! And who knows? You might just meet someone new and remember their name! Sunday, March 2nd, start praying and inviting!
Here are 5 more things I want you to know about:
Have a great weekend! See you and your friends on Sunday!
Always & Forever All In!
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