• We have a new service time - starting this Saturday our new service time will be 6PM.
• We have a new entrance - starting this Saturday, enter our meeting space directly from the parking lot at the old Emporium entrance.
• We need your help - Monday and Tuesday this week we will be setting up our new space from 9AM-9PM. We will be cleaning, hanging curtains... everything you can imagine!!! Stop by and lend a hand.

What a great opportunity we have to impact our community with the message of Jesus! Invite a friend this Saturday, and we'll see you at 6!

• OUR SERVICE TIME IS CHANGING - beginning Saturday November 14 our new service time will be 6PM.

• WE ARE MOVING! - don't get nervous, we are still going to be in the Three Rivers Mall. But, on Saturday November 14 we will begin services in the old Emporium facility located on the east side of the mall. Instead of entering the mall, you will now enter our facility through the doors on the east side of the mall, directly into the old Emporium. This is not a temporary move, but one that will allow greater privacy, growth, and ministry to our babies, children, students and adults.

• WE ARE HAVING A MOVING PARTY! - on Saturday November 7 we will be taking one hour after our evening service to move all of our belongings from our present location, through the mall and into the old Emporium facility. While everyone is encouraged to participate that evening, we are asking several men to volunteer to help coordinate this process. If you would be willing to serve help in coordinating this process, please contact Dave Davidson by email here.  We are also going to be using Monday & Tuesday (November 9-10) to set things into place and get equipment up and running. We would love your help in this process if you are available!

• WE ARE INVITING YOU TO MAKE TFH YOUR HOME - many of you are in the process of praying about making TFH your church home and family. To help you make that decision, we have a class provided for you that meets Tuesday November 3 and 10 (both classes required) at 7PM taught by Pastor Steve. Please sign up at the Welcome Center or contact Steve Parrish here.  If you aren't able to make these classes but would like to consider making TFH your home, please contact Steve to let him know your situation. Remember, these classes are required as you desire to become involved with the various ministries at TFH.

• TFH Nursery - the TFH Nursery is being established and is already functioning on Saturday evenings! This ministry is for families with crawlers and toddlers to take advantage of during the entire service. Our coordinators are Doug and Laurie Lewellen. This ministry requires monthly parental involvement on a rotating basis. If you are a parent and would like to find out more about being involved, or if you simply want to be a volunteer, see the Lewellens during service or contact them by email above. As always, we have space in our Lobby for moms of smaller infants to watch the service on a closed-network video feed when your child gets fussy.

• TFH KIDS CHURCH - We are in the process of establishing our Kids Ministries which will function during the preaching portion of our gatherings each week. We are looking for parents of children to be involved in various capacities on a rotating schedule and volunteers who don't have children. If you have kids or would like to volunteer, please contact Diane Davidson here as she will be helping us to recruit help.

Lots of changes, lots of fun!

• If you have children who are babies, we have couches in our lobby (with audio from the service) for your use! Please keep in mind that the curtains are not sound proof, so if your baby is fussy, it might even be better to use the benches in mall outside our space which also has a Video Feed of the service - you won't miss a thing 

• If you have children who are crawlers/toddlers, we have secured a room immediately across the hallway of the mall for your child during the service. In the next few weeks we plan to have this service up and running. this will operate like a co-op which means, we will have you involved. Our team leaders are Doug & Laurie Lewellen. They will lead the team of rotating volunteers who will care for our children in the nursery, but we will ask you to join the team of volunteers. For the saftey of all children, we will be doing background checks on volunteers. Please see Laurie this week during our Saturday gathering to convey your interest to help.

• If you have children who are school age to Grade 5, we have clipboards with coloring pages and crayons for during the preaching. Pick one up at the Welcome Center on your way in to our gathering. This is a temporary fix!!! Bring your kids!

• If you have children who are school age to Grade 5, we are in the process of setting up Kids Church which will conincide with our Saturday gathering. The plan will be to keep kids in worship until the preaching and dismiss them to their own class (we have a classroom in our present facility which needs a little work - if you can help, let me know here. Our plan is to provide the children a time in the Bible, time in prayer, and a craft/activity.  We will run this like a co-op as well which means we will use parents as volunteers on a rotating basis under the leadership of a Team Leader.  If you are interested in your child taking advantage of this ministry, please see Diane Davidson this Saturday at our gathering.

• doors open at 6PM - coffee's on, so show up early, get a seat, and make a few new friends!
• improved sound quality - a few adjustments so that no matter where you sit, you will be able to hear crystal clear audio!
• larger overflow area in our facility in case we have standing room only - while it's exciting to have a packed house, we are presently working with the mall for a larger facility - we will be announcing details in a few weeks!
• video feed to both plasmas in the mall - if we end up using space in the mall like last week, there will be increased visibility directly into the sanctuary and on both plasmas.
• parents with children crawling to toddlers - we have secured a room immediately across the hall in the mall so that you can supervise your child while they enjoy room to stretch out and watch a veggie tale video (this is temporary until we get our kids church up and running).
• parents with children 4-10 - we will have clipboards, crayons and Bible coloring pages that you can pick up on your way in to keep your children occupied during the service. (this is temporary until we get our children's ministry up and running.)
• parents with students grades 6-12 - we are presently working on extra space for Student Ministry after worship each Saturday evening with our Youth Pastor Nathan Ganz - stay tuned for details!

See you Saturday! Invite a friend!

Well, we finally made it - we gathered, worshipped, took a look into the Word, prayed, spent time talking, drank some coffee and left! We have launch success!!! The first gathering at the Three Rivers Mall was awesome!

It reminded me of a first date - I was excited to be on it, not completely sure how it would go, not sure even how to act... but it was all good!

Now that that's over, let's get down to business, get to work, start making an impact, building community within our church family, and let's make Jesus famous!

This week will of course require a few tweaks here and there - sound system, some of the curtains and seating, some of the sound coming in from the mall... but all in all it was good! Not that much to work on.

Don't forget Tuesday's Bible Study at 7PM! I can't wait to have a more casual setting to hang out with you!!!

If you would like to see all of the pics from the launch service, click here.

This is going to be an important week for prayer. Join with us to till the soil of the field we are planting in. Help us to pray for the following:

1. Cowlitz County - that Jesus will continue to be revealed by all of the churches who lift Him up, and that there will be a great visitation of the Spirit of God, who always draws attention to Jesus!  We are praying that we can be a part of the action!
2. people without a church - Jesus died for His church... let's pray that those without a church find their way into one, and let's do our part to see that take place.
3. salvation in our House - let's pray that those who enter our House who don't know Jesus experience Him in profound ways, and those that do know Him experience Him even more profoundly.
4. new family members - God has given us an open door because He has people for us to reach in the county. Let's pray for success in adding people to our local family. Let's also believe that this will be life-changing and wonderful for those who join.
5. Wallace Elementary - we are adopting the elementary school, and part of our responsibility is to pray for students and teachers alike. Let's lift them up.
6. our launch services - let's pray for an amazing turnout and an amazing experience in Him for all who are present in the month of October!

Have a great Sunday.... wow, we are nearing the starting line with every tick of the clock. I can't wait.

We also made contact with Principal Don Iverson at Wallace Elementary in South Kelso. We are going to be adopting their students for the next year, purchasing hats/gloves and coats for those who are needy, along with some other general supplies like hand sanitizer for all of the classrooms.  This will be a project similar to the our Walnut Grove Elementary Project with Principal Bobbi Geenty in Vancouver.

This Saturday evening at 7PM we will be doing a pre-Launch run through to work out the kinks with the facility. If you'd like to stop in and join us, you are more than welcome. Keep in mind, this is not an actual service, but it would be good to see you anyway!

Let's join together and pray especially this week that the Lord will bless the work of our hands, and that we can join the other churches in the community in making Jesus famous!

PS - We'll upload a pic of the sanctuary on Sunday - JUST A LITTLE SUSPENSE TO KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!