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November/December 2024

gather2GO ! gather2THANK! gather2CELEBRATE!

gather2GO!

We have concluded the first full year of gather2GO! which included our Centennial Celebration, focus on pastors, gather2GO! Rally and a pause on many usual NHM events. In 2025, we will provide many gatherings to bless, inspire and train our ministers and church leaders: EQUIP, Emerging Leadership Council VISTA, DESTINY, ARISE IN PRAYER, and Minister/Spouse Retreat. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss anything! The residual effects of gathering produce relationships and community. We sense the need to belong, work and rejoice together. Families& churches gather at reunions and holidays to remember the past through stories and recollections while enjoying the present and looking forward to the future. Let us Gather together as God’s family. gather2GO!

gather2THANK!

As we gather this Thanksgiving, let us give gratitude to God for His many blessings to our families. As we carve the turkey, enjoy the special casseroles, and eat the second helping of pumpkin pie, let us remember and understand the importance of appreciation, gratitude, and thanks. “An attitude of gratitude” at a gathering can change the atmosphere and the memory. Let us gather2THANK God for our many blessings. One other “gathering” will be at the voting booth. For Americans, this November and election time will be very important for remembering the past elections, the consequences of the voters’ decisions and the need to choose godly, moral men and women to lead our communities, state and nation. Let us prayerfully gather to vote. 

gather2CELEBRATE!

In December, we gather2CELEBRATE Christmas & Christ as we move into Advent Season. Advent means “the arrival of a notable person, thing or event, the coming or the second coming of Christ.” We celebrate the first arrival/coming of Jesus Christ with Christmas while we wait with anticipation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The 4 Sundays leading up to Christmas are worshipful, insightful, blessed times of celebration, reflection and hope for The Church. Let us gather2CELEBRATE! As we celebrate through our gatherings at special church services, school programs and family times, we honor Jesus through our actions and attitudes. Celebrate Jesus. He is the Reason for the Season. Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas.

gather2CELEBRATE Jesus!