From the Pastor's Desk
Mike Winfree, Pastor478.923.3533
mike@oaklandwr.com
Welcome Back!
by Pastor Mike on March 1, 2021Dear Church,
One year ago, last March we had to shut down our services due to the pandemic. We were scrambling, trying to figure out how to still communicate God’s message to the people. God gave James and his crew wisdom and praise God, His message kept going out. God taught us a lot through it all. We learned how precious life is and how...
Read MoreState of the Church
by Pastor Mike on February 8, 2021Dear Church,
I had every intention of sharing my annual state of the church message in January, but because of the uptick in the Coronavirus that was put on hold. Instead we have had...
Read MoreChristmas 2020
by Pastor Mike on December 1, 2020Dear Church,
We are entering into the season of giving. Some give out of duty. To them it is something they have to do. Others give out of a heart of love. To them it is complete joy to give...
Read MoreCircumstances
by Mike Winfree on October 1, 2020Dear Church,
Recently. We had to replace the air unit in the Educational building. The equipment stopped doing what was required of it and action had to be taken to correct the problem,...
Read MoreIn a Moment..
by Pastor Mike on September 1, 2020Dear Church,
Back in March, in a moment, it seems everything changed. We all had our daily routines and like putting on the brakes in a car, we stopped to think about a pandemic. We...
Read MorePhase 1...Phase 2...
by Pastor Mike on July 1, 2020Dear Church, The first month back together has been a success. Thanks to everyone who did their part to make it happen. Now in July we will move into Phase 2. That means we will open the Nursery...
Read MoreChurch Reopen Plan
by Pastor Mike on May 28, 2020Dear Church,
I sure have missed seeing all of you. I am looking forward to the day when we all can be back together again.
The number of people who have been tuning into the broadcast has...
Read MoreA little bit of everything
by Pastor Mike on March 2, 2020Dear Church, It was good to see Sunday School back up this past Sunday. A lot of that having to do with the Live Nativity breakfast. The breakfast was great and a special thanks to the biscuit...
Read MoreLet's Get At It
by Pastor Mike on February 1, 2020Dear Church,
The first month of 2020 is gone. How did you do? Did you set any objectives? Did you reach them? If you did, great job. If you didn’t, evaluate to see why....
Read MoreChristmas Traditions
by Pastor Mike on December 1, 2019Dear Church,
All of us I’m sure have Christmas traditions. The key is to keep Christ central in our celebration of Christmas.
Gary Chapman wrote a book entitled “The 5 love languages.” In...
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