Thank You for a Great Year!

As we conclude not only this year, but also this first decade of the new millennium, I want to officially thank all of our PT partners and regular attendees.

2009 has truly been a banner year for our congregation! With our theme being “God’s Spirit to Serve,” 2009 could not have ended with such success were it not for the giving of your Talent, Time, and Treasure in service to Pentecostal Tabernacle.

In addition to all the things that we were already doing in 2008, here’s a list of some of the new things we were able to accomplish this year:

1. Held Two Easter Services (9 & 11 AM) at St. Paul AME Church for the very first time

2. Marriage ministry re-established (retreat, hiking, date night, workshops)

3. First C4L Play Production (An original: “What is Love? Do You Really Love Me?”)

4. Video/DVD ministry established

5. First church picnic in years at Castle Island (connecting people who attend PT)

6. First Soccer Nights’ Outreach (in partnership with four other Cambridge Churches)

7. Men’s work-out partnership with Windsor St. Clinic (Fitness Brothers)

8. PT now on Boston and Cambridge Cable Television (CCTV).

9. Change Agents Coffee House Outreach uses restaurant in Central Square for first time.

10. MOVE/REACH Programs expanded (AmeriCorps workers & Interns added)

11. Part-time YES (Youth Enrichment Services) position added to focus on the next generation

12. Harvard Divinity School Intern served on staff, making PT a training site for seminarians

13. First Annual “Running with the Big Dogs” Fitness Race (Focusing on “P” in S.P.I.C.E.)

14. Two Summer Gospel Outreach Concerts in Jill Brown Rhone Park (PT was the first to do so)

15. PT Choir established

16. International Students Dinner established

17. Overflow space established in lower auditorium for Sunday services (purchase of large-screen TV to televise service live)

18. Espresso Church (Third Service experiment)

19. Refurbished Pews for the Sanctuary

20. Renovation of Lower Auditorium

There is no way this could all be accomplished, in addition to all of the other things we are doing, were it not for God’s grace and favor on our ministry.

Again, I thank you for your support! But remember: we must give thanks and all of the credit to our God.