First Impressions Weekly Update

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More cards have come in and most I posted a couple of days ago were from the previous week. I'm noticing a little bit of a disturbing trend. More people are mentioning that only one or two "official" (i.e., "paid to be nice and welcoming people") people talked to them and no one else did. Once is a fluke. Twice still may be a fluke. Thrice suggests a loss of diligence. Let's all be diligent on this. Look for folks sitting by you that you don't know and strike up a conversation. "Hi, I'm Henry. I don't think we've met." It will take off from there. Thanks.

  • Thank you for being a blessing.
  • I’ve attended twice and I may be old-fashioned (only 35), but was only asked to open the Bible to a verse once. If I need “self-help” I can read Tony Robbins on my own time. I go to church to get instruction, wisdom, guidance, etc… from a Bible-based sermon. Was the lack of Scripture reading the exception or the norm?
  • Pastor Williams and the women at the coffee shop were the only ones that spoke to us. The music was terrific and Pastor Williams had a great message. We will attend again, I’m sure.
  • We were impressed with the number of First Impression Ministry Staff. Very friendly. We could see the children’s wing and check in/check out process was thoroughly thought out.
  • The service was wonderful. It was very informative. As always (I have attended the church several times in the past) Pastor Henry rocked!

First Impressions Weekly Update

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Here's the latest comments we got back from guests:

  • The air conditioning was way too cold for comfort to the point of being a distraction. We can definitely see that your church is filled with Christ and love. We look forward to visiting again and learning more about your church.
  • We are in our 70's and of course were completely in the minority age wise. We see no evidence of ministry to our age.  We were warmly greeted at the door but no one else talked to us before or after except friends of our children who were also visiting and knew us. We are looking for a new church home! I guess not easy at our age.
  • The Pastor and Jeni Carlson talked to us.  But no one in the church service (members) talked to us.