Good News Church moves to four Sunday services on September 20 after hitting 98% capacity.
Four services start September 20English at 8:30 and 10:15, Russian at 12, Ukrainian at 1:45, six weeks from this Sunday.
Capacity, not preference, forced the changeLast Sunday the English service was 98% full, with five or six seats left out of 300.
New volunteers, not more from the same peopleVasily asks those not yet serving to step up and expects servers to sit with family most Sundays.
Executive SummaryAI
The service opens with worship and a congregational reading of Psalm 117, which Pastor Vasily uses to argue that praise rests on God's steadfast love rather than social obligation.
After announcements about giving, the youth camp on August 20-23 and the Ladies Latte on September 19, Vasily reports that the English service hit 98% capacity last Sunday, leaving about five or six scattered seats in a 300-seat room.
He announces that after months of prayer, fasting and two elders' meetings, the elders decided on Tuesday to launch four Sunday services on September 20: English at 8:30 and 10:15, Russian moving from 9 to 12, and Ukrainian at 1:45.
Vasily asks people who are not yet serving to step into technical, parking, hosting, cafe and worship needs so existing volunteers are not burned out, and says the search for a bigger building and a possible church plant both remain open.
Pastor Eugene then preaches "You must be born again" from John 3 and Nicodemus, arguing that spiritual rebirth, the Holy Spirit sealing the heart, and a new life with a new purpose - not religious activity - are what save a person.
Key Quote
“And so English is the future for GNC.”
— Vasily
Key Quote
“You guys have been such a blessing and serving sacrificially.”
— Vasily
Key Quote
“Being born again means spiritual rebirth, not just religious activity.”