A Church on the Move - "Out of the Box" Ministry to Campers

The Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene (where I am privileged to serve as pastor), is being featured in the April 27^th edition of the Scarborough, Maine "Current." Initially the reporter was interested in writing an article about our sermon podcast, but as we talked about the ministries of the church, she decided that a better story would be about our upcoming ministry at the Wassamki Springs Campground.

Our idea of ministry at the campground came about during a "Family Camping Weekend" that we sponsored at the campground, and as we sat around the campfire we began to consider the ways that God might use us to establish an outreach ministry at the campground. One thing led to another, and one of my members talked with the campground owner, and plans began to be laid. We talked about it throughout the summer and the winter, and then the owner called early this spring to find out when we were coming so he could put it in his program guide for the summer.

Pieces are beginning to come into place for this exciting outreach. We will have a 6:00 song and Scripture service every Sunday Night between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. Tonight, Melody and I went to go pick up a keyboard which is being loaned to us for the summer, and our core group will begin meeting next week to lay down some plans for the summer.

If you're in the area, feel free to stop by. We'd love to have you join us for worship at the campground.

Grace and Peace,

PastorJon