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Local churches join to support National Day of Prayer and other projects

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

On the fourth Wednesday of each month, various pastors from Fallbrook, Bonsall, and Rainbow get together for lunch and prayer. Last year, while still navigating the complexities of COVID-19 and encouraging one another after difficult ministry seasons at each church, the pastors began praying about the future. They dreamed of what God might do in Fallbrook through their congregations.

Nearly a year later, they are in a season of churches in Fallbrook praying, serving, and playing together.

On Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m., Living Waters Christian Fellowship will host a National Day of Prayer service for every church in town. There will be a time of music and various leaders from the community will guide special times of prayer focus. At this service, a 12-week devotional book written by leaders of churches and nonprofits in Fallbrook will be handed out for the members of every church to pray through together.

In January, churches in Fallbrook partnered with each other for the first of four Serve Sundays. All year long, churches are working together to serve the multiple sites of the Boys & Girls Club of North County. In January, each church donated school supplies to the different clubs. The next Serve Sunday is May 29 and throughout the month of May participating churches will be collecting swimming supplies for students. The third Serve Sunday will be July 31.

Not wanting to only pray and work together, congregations throughout Fallbrook will be coming together to have fun. On July 3, after their respective services conclude, each church is invited to a cookout at Live Oak Park to celebrate Independence Day. There will be games, food and drinks, a good time to be had by all, said Pastor Tommy Welty of CrossWay Community Church.

“We learned over the two years of Covid-19 that we’re stronger together and united than isolated and divided,” Welty said of the united programs. “The Bible talks about how Jesus ‘is our peace, making two groups one, bringing down dividing walls.’ And that starts with us. So our churches want to show Fallbrook and beyond what Jesus can do when we come together despite our differences.”

For more information contact Pastor Tommy at [email protected] or leaders at other churches.

 

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