Calling a Family Meeting

Time for a "family meeting."

Did your folks ever get "the fam" together in the den at the time of an important decision.   Where are we going on vacation?  Should we get a dog?  Sometimes the topic was less-than-pleasant.  Dad has a job offer in another city.  No matter the topic, it was something that impacted the entire family.  

It's time for a Freedom River "family meeting."

As most of you know, the leadership is recommending that the church dissolve.  We're asking the FRCC family, both members and attenders, to join us Sunday after church at Jay Izso  & Linda Craft's home.  We'll eat lunch together and then call the business meeting together at 1:30pm.

I can't stress enough the importance to be at the meeting.  Please do everything you can to be there, even if you can only be there for meeting.  Also it's imperative that we be in prayer for each other and for the decision to made at the meeting.

And since this is going to be a stressful enough situation for many of us, let's approach this in classic Freedom River fashion...dripping with grace for our brothers and sisters.

I also want to say that it has been an incredible honor to be your pastor during such a tender time.  You guys are the greatest.  Thanks for your prayers and support.

In Christ,

Jay

The Home Stretch

Most of you have heard that the leadership of Freedom River is recommending that we dissolve our church. It's interesting that the just about everyone has the same reaction: sad but not unexpected. You can include me in that group as well.

The timeline is pretty simple. We'll reiterate the announcement again this Sunday (Sept. 21st). We'll have our official meeting AFTER church and Jay & Linda's house the following Sunday (Sept. 28th). At the meeting, we'll vote on the dissolution of FRCC. According to our bylaws, this requires a two-thirds majority vote of the members in attendance. We're strongly encouraging all current FRCC members to attend this very important meeting. Even if you're not an official member, we hope you can join us for hot dogs and hamburgers after church.

If the vote goes through, we'll meet one last time on Sunday, October 5th. This is going to be a HUGE celebration of what Jesus has done right before our eyes in eight years of FRCC. Please contact any and everyone you know that has been part of our church family and encourage them to be there. You will NOT want to miss this. We're planning on packing that theater and blowing the doors off in praise to the King.

You guys are great. Thanks in advance for your support, both prayer and financial, as we seek to honor God in this process.

In Christ,
Jay