Beginning Thursday, January 12th, we will be studying the 7 miracles of John for the next 7 weeks and it will be from 7:00-8:00 on the 4th Floor of the BB&T building on the corner of Richland and Assembly streets, downtown Columbia. For additional information please contact Mr. B. Scott Dinkins at the church office.

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Dear brothers,

Grace and peace to you. I trust you each had a most blessed Christmas, seeing the Lord Jesus in every movement of the season.

Many of you have expressed that you wished there was more time at the men’s advances for fellowshipping and getting to know each other better. Hearing your hearts and praying through that, we are led to schedule an overnight men’s advance that will grant more time for men to sit and talk, do activities together, eat together, and worship together with the intent of getting to know each other better. The tentative location is the White Oak Conference Center, just north of Winnsboro, SC, for the weekend of May 4 and 5, 2012. It is tentative because we need your assistance to make this a firm scheduled event. More about this a bit later in the message.

The current vision for the advance is to have you arrive Friday afternoon, by 4:00 PM if possible, get checked-in and then have supper in the Center’s dining hall. Following the meal there will be an activity that will help get everyone moving and acquainted. Then Dr. Perry Bowers will lead us in understanding how we are to be biblical men, husbands and fathers in a non-biblical culture. We will conclude Friday evening with a bonfire and fellowship. Saturday will begin with breakfast in the dining hall followed by a time set apart for you to be alone with the Lord. Later in the morning there will be another time of teaching and opportunities for more fellowship. Following lunch, there will be some activity opportunities available (frisbee golf, ping-pong, basketball, football, fishing, hiking or just free time for fellowshipping). We will conclude around 4:00 PM on Saturday so that you are back home by supper. You may see more information about the White Oak Conference Center by visiting their website. Staying overnight is not a necessity but does enhance the fellowship experience. The conference center is close enough to Columbia to accommodate those that would desire to go home for the evening. The lodging options are for a room alone or for two, four or five to a room, with the prices based accordingly.

Now, for more on how we need your assistance. First, we ask that you each seek the Lord’s leading as to your participation. We hope that you will each see the benefit and commit to attending. A deposit is required in January to secure the facility for the proposed weekend, so, if you can please advise us of your desire to attend, and submit a $30.00 deposit, per person, by January 15, 2012, it will allow us to confirm this time and location for the advance (the deposit goes towards your final bill). You can register below and then submit your check to Christ Church and designate it for the Spring Men’s Advance. The estimated total cost for the weekend, spending the night, will be around $65.00 (this includes lodging, 3 meals and registration fee). There will be scholarships available, so please do not allow the cost to prohibit your attending. It is designed for ages 13 and up and will be a great opportunity for fathers and sons (or son-in-laws); men to invite relatives, friends or co-workers; or come alone and get to know the men at Christ Church.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if I may be of any assistance in this matter. Happy New Year to each of you.

With blessings,

Deacon Mike Bordwine

Director of Family Life
Christ Church of the Carolinas
Office: 803-254-5055 x 204
Cellular: 803-422-0844
Email: MBordwine@christshurchofthecarolinas.org

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Every blessing to each of you in your continuing journey toward holiness!

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Legare

Dear Gentlemen,

Beginning Thursday morning, September 8th there will be an offering for a Men’s Bible Study at 7:15-8:00a.m. on the 4th Floor of the BB&T building on the corner of Richland and Assembly streets. We will invest eight weeks studying I Peter. Our prayer is that the Spirit would stir within you a love for the Scriptures as well as a passion for obedience. I have been blessed with the responsibility to teach this series and implore each of you to pray with me for the Lord’s refining work in all who participate. Take this opportunity to invite anyone the Lord brings to your attention, and men, prepare your minds for action (I Peter 1:13).

Stand firm,

Benjamin Scott Dinkins

A Calm and Quieted Soul
October 8th, AD 2011
9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Environmental Center of Saluda Shoals (Directions)

Begin prayerfully considering what other men you can invite who would be benefited by this opportunity.

Please register to attend this special time of fellowship and encouragement, you will be blessed.

With blessings,

Mike Bordwine

Check back at this link for additional information or on the Men’s Ministry page.