Community Day October 9th!

Saturday, October 9th, 12pm-4pm
Join us for a fun community festival! There will be food, carnival games, an inflatable bouncer for the children, and giveaways including kids bikes and MP3 players.
This will be a family event for all ages. Hope to see you there!

Combined Service Report

We had a fantastic combined service last night at The Link Apostolic Church in Canton, Ohio. If you've never attended one, it is when all of the churches in The Apostolic Network come together and celebrate. They are held quarterly, and the next one will be in December. All of the churches give a testimony of what has been happening, we worship together, and then we hear a message from our Bishop to inspire us and give us a fresh vision for where we want to go as individual churches and as a collective group. Last night's message was "The Day They Forsook All" and was a reminder to all of us for our need to surrender ourselves to the Will of God.

Blessing Our Community

What an exciting day at The Solid Rock! Yesterday was our Blessing the Community Day and what an amazing response we had. This weekend we baptized 6 in the name of Jesus, and had 10 filled with the Holy Ghost. After the service we had pizza and a drawing to give away Walmart gift cards and gas cards.
We would like to thank Jason Rasor, from Columbus, Ohio, for helping us this weekend with this event. He spoke a powerful message to us on Sunday about faith and how all things are possible with God. After this weekend there are certainly a lot of people who believe it.
For information on how you can experience this for yourself, to be baptized, or if you would like someone to come and teach you a Bible study in your home so you can learn more please call 330-823-3023.

Bless Our Community Day

Sunday, September 19th we will be having a Bless Our Community Day at 2pm. There will be gift card giveaways and free pizza following worship. Please join us!

New Sunday Service Time

Our Sunday Worship service has a new time! Join us this Sunday at 2:00pm for our adult and children's Sunday School classes, and then at 3pm for our worship service.

What We're Talking About Now

This Sunday the 11th we will be ending our series on Men & Women with a final message on Family.
On Tuesday nights Pastor Cruz is taking us on a journey through the Bible and its major characters and events. The purpose of this study is to examine our core beliefs and why we believe them. If you have questions, this is an excellent time to have them answered.

Celebration Service this month!

Mark June 27th on your calendars! At 6pm at The Link Apostolic Church, in Canton, all of the churches who belong to The Apostolic Network are coming together for our quarterly combined service. It's always a time of great encouragement and the service is packed with exciting worship and a message from Bishop F. Joe Ellis.

Upcoming Dates

April 25th
Church dinner immediately following the morning worship service. Please bring a side dish and dessert.

May 1st
Mother/ Daughter Brunch
10am at The Link Apostolic Church in Canton.
www.thelinkchurch.org

May 22nd
Pentecost Outreach
Prayer begins at 10am, we will be passing out invitations after prayer.

May 23rd
Pentecost Sunday celebration. Join us for refreshments following the morning worship service.

May 29th
Annual Men & Boys "PigOut"
10am at Baltic Conservation Club

Easter Candy

Thanks to everyone who helped today passing out the bags of Easter candy to the community. We hope it brightened up the days of those who received it! Don't forget tomorrow is the last Sunday of the month - time for our church dinner. It's always a great time to eat together after worship service. Invite friends and family who might like to enjoy a nice meal and fun time.
Then tomorrow evening is the combined service at The Link Apostolic Church in Canton at 6pm. Don't miss it!

Church Dinner/Combined Service

Next Sunday, March 28th, is our church dinner following morning worship. These dinners are held the last Sunday of the month and have been a great time to connect with each other and enjoy a meal together. There's always plenty of great food!
That evening at 6pm we will joining The Link Apostolic Church (www.thelinkchurch.org) in Canton for the quarterly combined service. All of the churches in The Apostolic Network come together to celebrate, encourage each other, and hear fresh vision from our leaders. It's always an amazing time so please join us if you can. Visit the above website for directions to the church.

First Sunday School Room Complete

After months of rotating places to hold our Sunday School classes we are excited to have our first classroom complete. We kicked off a new quarter March 7th and the kids are having a blast with the new theme centered around a very curious little bumblebee who lives outside Grandpa's workshop under a woodpile. This unit centers around helping the children understand that there is one God and that He alone can save us.
Here are some before and after pictures:

Baptism

Congratulations to Dustin Patch! He was baptized on March 2, 2010.

Family Prayer

We will begin having Family Prayer on Saturday mornings at 10am. It is a time to pray together as families and as a church. It is an open invitation to anyone who would like to come. You need not be a member of The Solid Rock to attend this time of prayer. If you need prayer for any reason, please feel free to attend or call (330) 823-3023 to let us know. We believe in the power of God to intervene in any situation.

Fresh Vision

We're excited to welcome Pastor Tony Cruz back home from his trip to Kiev, Ukraine and St. Petersburg, Russia. He was teaching in leadership conferences in those nations. He has arrived home with fresh vision for the church. He is beginning a series on Tuesday nights that will outline the steps we will be implementing as a church this year. Meanwhile, the work continues. One Sunday school room is nearly complete and the second bathroom is in its final stages.
The primary goal of the church in 2009 was to complete as much of the building project as possible. In 2010 we are shifting our focus to reaching out to our community and strengthening our committment to apostolic ministry. Instead of being "just another church" we want to offer real, Spirit-led ministry that produces changed lives. It's time to offer Strength, Hope, and Purpose to people in this area.