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October 24, 2012 in 90 Day Challenge, church at the bay, Encouragement, Generosity, Giving, Haiti, life change, Students, Tampa Church with Comments Off

Dear Church at the Bay Financial Partners,

This is Blaine, your Worship Arts Pastor here, and it is an honor to write to you on behalf of all of our pastors this month. God is doing so many wonderful things at Church at the Bay, and I appreciate the opportunity to share my perspective. Serving a church where the people are so generous with their time, energy, and finances is encouraging and inspiring!

The third quarter of 2012 was a busy one. Here are some of the happenings:

July- Party at the Park

We kicked off the quarter with a church-wide party at Philippe Park. In addition to a great time of hanging out with our church family, we got to watch some people take their next step with Christ by being baptized- Go God!

 

 

Student mission trip

Our student ministry spent some of their summer break on a mission trip to South Florida. They painted a house for a family in need, helped paint a title 9 school, cleaned up at a beach, and helped run a summer missions program for kids at Discover Church (one of the churches that we help support/Pastor Chip Stallings).

 

 

 

Newly repaired wall.Our Orphan Village in Haiti
Hurricane Isaac passed through in August, and we were thrilled to learn that no one in our village was injured or worse. There was some property damage, though. Because of your generosity, Church at the Bay, all of the damage has already been repaired! Thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ and making a difference in our kids’ lives.

 

 

New offices/Warehouse space
Just a couple of weeks ago, we moved into our new church offices. We are so excited about the opportunities for ministry that this new space will provide. In addition to the much-needed facelift to our office space (we now have consistently working AC and no leaking roofs), the BIG plus to our new space is THE WAREHOUSE.
The warehouse is a large open space that will give us a place for Student ministry events/bible studies, Ladies’ Events, leadership training, IRON MEN, and more! If you’d like to check out the new space, come by and take a tour sometime. We will be having a Christmas Party in the warehouse for all of our Church at the Bay volunteers in December. If you serve in a ministry at CATB, you are invited! If you don’t serve anywhere, what a great time to jump in and start making a difference!

Speaking of Christmas, we will begin giving toward our year-end “Love Your Neighbor” offering in December. The money received during this offering will go toward church starts, Haiti, and other compassion ministries, local and beyond.

I am thankful for the way that God has resourced the ministry that is going on at Church at the Bay. He is using YOU to spread His glory and gospel in our city and our world. Now that we’re in the final quarter of 2012, it’s a great time to take stock of where you are investing.

Thank you for taking the time to read about the great stuff that is happening at CATB. I am looking forward to all that He has for us as we close out 2012 with excellence!

God bless you,

Blaine Albright

Pastor of Worship Arts

Looking for a REAL Challenge?

March 15, 2010 in Giving with 2 Comments


I issued two challenges this weekend:

  • The 4 Month Tithe Challenge

Our 4 month Tithe Challenge is to help people step into Malachi 3:10. God’s promise is clear to those who honor Him with the Tithe (10% of their income). Our challenge goes like this: If you commit to tithe over the next 4 months and at the end of that time you say, “I did not experience what Malachi 3:10 promises”, Church at the Bay will give you back all that you gave during those 4 months. God challenges us to test Him by Tithing- He said you go first. A couple of guidelines you will need to follow:

  1. Let us know you are taking the challenge by indicating this on your communication card or emailing us at onlinegiving@churchatthebay.com.
  2. Complete 4 months of tithing through Church at the Bay. This cannot be anonymous giving- please use an envelope or give one of these ways.

  • The Plus One Challenge

This is a new challenge that we have not given before at CATB. Tithing is a great place to start and I believe we ought to grow in our giving like any other area of faith. Sandy and I have made it our practice to give beyond the Tithe by systematically increasing our giving by 1 percent at a time. It has allowed us to grow in generosity little by little. Would you like to take this challenge?

Hey Church at the Bay difference makers, in a time of huge financial uncertainty let’s continue to demonstrate our faith in God and not our personal strategies. I know these are tough times- I am experiencing them as well. I also know that our faith grows when we step up and obey God. It is easy to be generous when you can see it- Faith requires we take the step before we see the outcome. Here is my promise to you- if you will let me know which challenge you are taking- I want to pray for you weekly and your spiritual growth. It easy to talk about loving God and trusting Him- giving is one way to take a measurable, tangible step of faith.

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