Terrill Rd. Freewill Baptist / Praying Pelican Retreat

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Terrill Road Freewill Baptist / Praying Pelican retreat.I work with a Freewill Baptist church near my school. I was raised Pentecostal, took membership with the Free Methodist church, and am currently ministering in a Freewill Baptist church while attending a Restoration Movement school. So clearly I am all over the board denomination-wise. I closely associate my beliefs with the Free Methodist church, along with the Christian church's dedication to Biblical authority and Christian Unity.My current ministry at Terrill road Freewill Baptist church is two fold. I have been serving as the worship minister on Sunday mornings and evenings, leading in songs and praises. On Sunday evenings I have been helping lead prayer meetings. Jerrod Tune also serves at the church on Sunday evenings, and preaching occasionally. I have been given the opportunity to preach a couple times as well. Our church is small. Small but growing. When I began attending in September there was on average about 10 people in our Sunday morning assembly. Since that time, Pastor James Wilson has inspired the congregation with Biblical preaching and we've grown to nearly 20 on Sunday mornings. We now have an average of 6 college students coming consistently. Our Sunday night group usual consists of 6 or 7, and we've grown into more of a tight knit small group. There is a school at the church, a Christian Academy, existing of 30 students. We usually have kids on Sunday morning, with the Kid's church minister changing by the week.The church is growing. Pray for our congregation as summer nears. I will be traveling to Belize in early June for a summer ministry internship. Jerrod will be staying around for summer school and then going home for the summer as well, and the rest of our college students will be going home. Pray that the congregation stays encouraged and continues to grow over the summer.Next weekend, the first weekend in May, I will be traveling to Duluth, MN. Praying Pelican Missions (PPM) headquarters is located there. We're having an all-staff weekend retreat. We will be preparing for our summer ministry through training and fellowship. Pray that God prepares our hearts and minds, fully equipping us for our service.

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