Our Missionary Families

Last night was another milestone in the life of our church. The first missionary families supported by Reconciliation Church were selected by a vote of church members. We'd like to welcome the following missionaries to the Reconciliation Church family:

-Jim & Becky Carter, Alaska
-Adam & Brandie Crabtree, Greece
-Rich & Mindy Krecl, Israel
-Lionel & Carol Martin, Portugal
-Rick & Cheri Moeller, South Africa/Scotland
-New Testament Church Planting, USA

Coming Monday...

...we have missionaries to introduce. One of our new missionaries' countries flag is below. Can you guess where?

P.S. Sermon notes also on the way...

Nice shirt...

Been meaning to talk about the handsome shirts which represent our church well where ever one goes. They, along with an equally handsome polo, were done by T.J. Sales who got them done and to us in very short order. Thanks to T.J. and the folks who did such a great job. And if you see someone out and about with the above shirt on, you've spotted a member of our church!

Church wins trophy, write-up in "Cross Country Times"

In case you missed it, our church received a trophy in recognition of its 3rd place parade entry in the Willard Fourth of July parade. Our photo also appeared in Willard's Cross Country Times along with this mention: "Reconciliation Church educated with a display of military uniforms." Below is our trophy. We sincerely thank the organizers of this year's events for letting us participate in this wonderful event to commemorate this hallowed day. God bless America.

Honored...

Breaking News: Our church's "Honoring Those Who Served" parade float entry was honored with a 3rd place trophy in last week's Willard July 4th Parade. There were 30 entries total in this year's parade, so this is quite an honor. We were featured in Willard's Cross Country Times. A big thank you goes out to all who helped set up, walk, and tear down. The credit belongs to the Lord who helped us introduce ourselves to our neighbors in Willard in a big way. For those who might have missed it, you can view photos of the float and parade here and here. See you Sunday!

More "Scenes from the Fourth"

Scenes from the Fourth

Above: There's nothing shy about riding in a parade!

Above: Tonya & Taffy tape, Matt & Reagan look good.

Above: loading the uniforms

Above: Good friends

Above: Reagan's first brush with "horse food" (hay)

Above: Taking a break.

Above: "Never fear, the Coast Guard is here!"

Above: Why does this little girl keep popping up here?

Above: Line up wait

Above: More waiting...

Above: View from the trailer

Above: Tear down

Above: Done until next year!

IMPORTANT: Schedule of Events, Parade Route...

for the 4th festivities can be found here.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00-1:00 Parade registration

5:00-6:00 Parade line up

6:00 Parade

7:00-9:30 Band, games, dunk tank, dart throw

9:30 Fireworks

**PARADE ROUTE**

The parade will start on Walnut Street next to Willard North Elementary
Head North on Farmer Road to Jackson Street
East on Jackson Street to Miller Road
South on Miller Road to Knight Street
West on Knight Street back to starting point on Walnut Street

Less than two weeks away...

Our church will be proudly taking part in Willard's Fourth of July parade and festivities...

Our theme will be God and Country.

Stay tuned for updates as the day draws closer.

Save the date: Friday, 7/4/08

Great news from Sale...

Good things to report as a result of the church's participation in the Willard city-wide garage sale:

1) We raised a significant amount of money which will go toward the purchase of sanctuary chairs. While these chairs aren't the ones pictured above, they are padded and they are comfortable.

2) Around 200 cards with the church's info were handed out to folks who came to the sale. Pray that these cards sow seeds.

***Willard City-Wide Garage Sale Saturday***

A quick reminder...Willard's city-wide garage sale is this Saturday! Bring your stuff to the church on or before Saturday.

**Reminder: Willard City-Wide Garage Sale**

The Willard City-Wide Garage sale is fast approaching It will be held on June 7th. See the announcement on the city's website here. So, bring your stuff/treasures to church by June 7th, and remember that you have the option of donating the proceeds from your sales to the church, or you may keep the proceeds yourself. Whatever you do, make sure to join us on June 7 for fun, food, and meeting the great folks of Willard!

We're on "The Wind"!

Not the wind that blows hard down the Kansas plains, the wind as in 88.3 fm. "The Wind" is a great Christian station and has listed our church on their "Area Church Database". You can find our listing here.

"I will build my church..." Matthew 16:18

Above: Group photo of the organizational membership of Reconciliation Church, 5/4/08

It's Official...

We're a church!

5/4/08: The charter (organizing) service of Reconciliation Church took place this (Sunday) morning. Pastor Joel Santti was officially called as pastor. A short message was preached from 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 on the nature of reconciliation. Then, 16 individuals gave their testimonies on how they came to faith in Christ and officially signed the church covenant. It was a truly moving and historic day. Nothing can be added to what occured; the only thing which comes to mind is the latin phrase laus deo, "praise be to God".

Organization Sunday!

A quick reminder...Reconciliation Church's organizational (charter) service is this Sunday May 4th. Make plans now to join and celebrate with us, what God is doing in the heart of Willard.

Sunday, May 4th Sunday, May 4th, Sunday, May 4th, Sunday May 4th...

Have you got the date nailed down in your head yet? A big day for our church May 4, 2008 will be. That Sunday morning at 10:00am will be our charter/organizing service. Make plans to be there (early) and bring your cameras! This will be a very special day for all of us!

(Right) an old church charter from Fresno, CA.

Pastor...

Joel & Taffy Santti

The man behind the messages is none other than our pastor, Joel Santti. His lovely wife Taffy is pictured with him. A graduate of Baptist Bible College, Joel has held music director positions in Michigan and Texas before coming to Springfield to be music minister/associate pastor of South Side Baptist Church. In 2004, Joel was called to pastor in the Willard area and is doing wonderful things at Reconciliation Church. We are blessed to have him.

Sunday gamenight

It's Sunday night...

And it's gamenight!

Above: A cutthroat game of "Wahoo".

Sunday night was "gamenight". A fun time was had by all, not the least of which was the pastor, who's quite proficient at dominos...