This holiday season, please plan to celebrate with us as the Waterloo Road Baptist Church Choir & Cast present Christmas @ the Road!  You will be moved by the message of Christmas presented in holiday favorites, classic carols and an inspirational, dramatic tale about living out Christmas day-to-day.

Performances will begin at 6:30PM on Saturday, December 10 or Sunday, December 11.  Preschool child care is provided.

WRBC is located at 3100 E. Waterloo Road in Edmond.  For more information, visit our website at www.waterlooroad.org or call Ron McGee at 405.341.9024.

September 25, 2011 is our high attendance day at Waterloo Road.  This day was formerly known as “Round-Up Day.”  We hope and pray that you will invite friends and family to this special day.  We are going to provide a great lunch and it is still going to be a fun day of fellowship.  However, this year will be a bit different.  We have been learning about how we come in to church in order to be equipped to go out of church and make a difference.  On September 25, we are going to have, on-site, a great way for you and your family to “go out” and make a difference in the lives of people who need our help desperately.

On September 25th, Waterloo Road will partner with Numana to provide at least 20,000 meals for the hungry in Kenya.  We will purchase the food, package the meals, and box them up and ship them ourselves.  It will be a total hands-on opportunity to serve.  We have committed to making 20,000 meals which is a cost of $6,000.  We are hoping to double our commitment and raise $12,000 in order to send 40,000 meals to the starving people of Kenya.  We are taking a special offering this coming Sunday, September 11, to raise the funds.  Please pray about what your family will give.

 Click here to learn more about Numana, Inc. 

We are one of 150 churches in the OKC area that work together to accomplish ministry bigger than us.  We will be working as a support center to receive and distribute donations for Canadian County tornado victims.  This coming Sunday morning (5/29) we will have an area inside the west doors of the church to put the needs listed below.

This is how our church will help right now:

- Cell phone chargers

- Food

- CLEAN and ready to wear clothing and shoes for men, women and children of all sizes.

- Toiletries, Medicines/Vitamins, etc.

- Towels and washcloths.

If someone would like to help deliver this one Thursday and Monday, let me know.

If you want to give a donation, mark it “Disaster Relief.”  It will be used to help people in this area or in the Joplin, MO area, unless marked differently.

I encourage you to pass this on to others.

I rejoice to see what God wants to do.

-Griff

Thursday, August 12 at 7:00pm.  You won’t want to miss this great time of scripture, worship, and prayer!

Mission’s Luncheon is this Sunday!

Eat lunch here at the church this Sunday!  This Sunday after the morning service we will be having a luncheon to help support our WRBC members who are going on the Mexico mission trip in October.  The cost is whatever you can donate.  It’s going to be a great time of fellowship and fun for the whole church body!

Falls Creek will be June 7-12
Super Summer will be June 21-25…in order to go to Super Summer, your student must have completed the study “The Student God Uses”
5th and 6th grade Infusion Week will be July 11-15
Youth Mission “Experience” will be July 26-29

Contact Ben for more info at ben@waterlooroad.org

Sunday PM Schedule
5:30 service as scheduled-Deacon Ordination of Mike Robinson
6:30 Church Fellowship – Going away celebration for Ryland & Mindy Russell, love offering will be accepted.

We meet Sunday, March 21 from 4:15-5:15 pm in senior adult room 3 for our ordination council for Mike Robinson. Any ordained minister or deacon of a southern Baptist church is welcome to come. The ordination service begins at 5:30 pm in our Worship Center.

CHURCH-WIDE FELLOWSHIP

A Church-wide Fellowship is set for Sunday, March 21 at 6:30 pm in our Family Life Center. We will extend congratulations to Mike Robinson as our newest deacon as well as thank John Ashmon for his many years of service as a deacon. John is retiring as an active deacon. In addition, we’ll offer appreciation, thanks, and best wishes to Ryland, Mindy, Isaac, and Baby-yet-to-be-born Russell. The Russell family is moving to Owasso where Ryland will serve as the Worship and Media Arts Minister at Central Baptist Church.

You are asked to bring potluck items and desserts to the fellowship Sunday night. Drinks are provided. Questions regarding what to bring should be directed to Bobbie Warnock at 348-2977.

Over the last 3 weeks, we have averaged over 470 in Sunday School and over 560 in worship. Ten families
have joined our Church in the last four weeks. God has moved in a great way.

On top of that, after the first Sunday of March we have caught up from the snowstorm and are ahead for the
year (barely) on our budget. Keep praying for others to join us on mission with God. You have given above
your tithes to our Road Construction campaign. So far, over $180,000 has been given to Road Construction
and this does not include another $90,000 that will be received soon for the sale of our second house. As
we construct this building, we have not had to borrow one penny yet. By the way, the youth building slab
was poured this past Saturday.

Two things I ask of you. Please give God the glory and please pray, pray, pray. (See John 10:10)
I also have some sad, yet exciting news. Ryland Russell, our media director for the last 2 and a-half years,
has accepted the call to be the Worship and Media Arts Minister at Central Baptist Church in Owasso. While
I am extremely sad that Ryland is leaving, I know his passion and talent for music will be utilized in a great
way in Owasso. Pray for him, Mindy, Isaac, and baby number two. They are a great young couple. We will
have a fellowship for Ryland on Sunday night March 21 following the evening service. Ryland’s last Sunday
with us will be Easter Sunday, April 4. Watch for more info on this.

What now? We are presently praying and seeking God’s will to find a replacement for Ryland’s position.
This job description will be very similar to what Ryland does as director of media, with some other
responsibilities. We will not form a search committee for this position. Historically this position has always
been found through the personnel committee and the staff. We will keep you updated on the process.
Thanks for praying.

On another note, most of you know that Danny Smith, our education minister for the last nine years, will be
retiring this year. As Danny approaches the age of sixty-six, he has decided to retire. We love and
appreciate Danny and Jayne very much. We look forward to them being active and a part of our Church for
years to come. Please pray for them.

At the appropriate time, we will form a search committee to fill Danny’s position. In all likelihood, this will not
happen for several more months. We will keep you updated. Please pray for our Church in this important
decision.

God has placed a wonderful staff at The Road for me to work with. I hope you feel the same way. Let them
know of your appreciation.

Shari and I also appreciate you very much. Your prayers and encouragement in our first year has been
noticed, appreciated and needed. May God bless you and your family.

Remember—the best is yet to come,
Griff