• For a new couple who have been attending.
• The snow is over (we hope)!

• For shut-in members.
• For the touch of the Holy Spirit on Brookside.

• Rejoice with us that more of our regular attendees are "owning" their neighborhoods as points of outreach and ministry. Please pray with us that even more of us begin praying specifically for our neighbors (especially the unfriendly ones) for their welfare, and for our hearts to be more quickly to forgive others, and that the Lord would put our neighbors in some sort of need for which only we can serve them.
• Here is a list of those neighborhoods and the disciples who are learning to take responsibility for them:
  • Henry and Heather and the Bolivia community; not just the immediate farmer neighbors.
  • Keith and Jan in their new neighborhood in the lower end of Southport.
  • Bill and Leona in the north end of the Palmetto Creek community.
  • Frank and Elizabeth and their neighborhood in Wilmington.
  • Joel and Sally and their ministry at the Senior Center.
  • Nathan and Betta in the Boiling Spring Lakes community, as well as the youth soccer league.
  • Hank and Pat in the Boiling Spring Lakes neighborhood, and the prison ministry.
  • Bob and Faye in the south end of the Palmetto Creek community.
  • Glenn and Siggy in the South Harbor neighborhood.
  • Cheryl and the landscaping community in Boiling Spring Lakes and Bald Head Island.
  • Donna and her community among the many cleaners and maintenance people on Oak Island.
  • Bill and Nancy in the Gatewood neighborhood (a very tight community).
  • Dirk and Shirley in the Mystic River community that is now opening up to their influence.
  • Johnny and Sissy in Boiling Spring Lakes.
  • Ski and JoAn and their many connections with neighbors in Boiling Spring Lakes.
  • Fran and Sofia and their many connections in the Arbor Creek community in Southport.
  • Walt and Val and the many neighbors and homes opening up in the Arbor Creek community.
  • Loyd and Jackie in the south end of Southport.
  • Henry and Jean with the enormous community around them in Winnabow.
  • Bill and Sally as the leaders and gatherers of their community near the church meeting site in South Harbor.
• Thank you so much for praying with us-- it means so much to know we are being lifted up. In the huge "battle for the neighborhood," we are learning how to come alongside of what the Lord is doing in our neighborhoods already. Pray that our folks will not get weary. Winning the world one relationship at a time is daunting stuff. Loving folks for Christ can be discouraging, and it takes time. Praying for them, trusting Him, and taking the risks in starting up friendships is impossible with men, but not with God.

• We had our first membership Sunday on March 22 (see photo). It was a great day full of joyful tears and thankfulness to God for what he's done among us. We trust you'll rejoice with us. Thanks for praying for City Church and for helping her love God, love people, and love Asheville. Please continue to pray that City Church would continue to be useful servants in God's mission of compassion and grace to this city.

• Our worship has really “gelled” behind our new worship leader, Tom. We are thankful that God has brought Tom and his gifts to us at Renew!
• Our leadership team is continuing to deepen in their commitment to Renew and its mission in the community. We are seeing leaders step up and take the load!
• We are seeing new faces at Renew on Sunday mornings – people who are a mixture of new believers, seasoned believers, and de-churched people.

Pray

• This season and this year are critical times for us to grow numerically. We feel that we have the leadership and discipleship capacity now; we have services and ministries in place. We ask God to bring people who need His Good News!
• Pray for us as we begin a new generation in our discipleship training over the next few months. This is a critical time of getting disciple making into the heart of our culture.
• Pray for continued funding – that we may be able to sustain ourselves (with the help of Presbytery/ONA/outside giving) and grow to not only support ourselves, but plant other missions!

• The new elementary school we are meeting at is working out great. They really wanted us and can't do enough for us.
• We were invited to attend a once a month hymn sing, study, prayer time, and pot luck meal by a number of OPC folks who live here in the East Valley. Their church is 45 minutes or so away in Scottsdale. It was great to fellowship with another group of Christians.

Pray

• That the Supreme Court votes in our favor and that the wording is such that it will help churches without a building to have the same rights to use signs that everyone else does. We will know by the end of June at the latest.
• Pray that we will soon get a response from the Home Owners Association if they are serious about buying our property and for how much. The appraisal was much more than what we paid so it will be interesting.
• Pray for discernment in what God's will is for Good News.

• We thank God for His continued faithfulness to our part of His work.
• We thank God for the life of Mr. Jim Gentry who went home to the Lord on March 15. 
• We thank God for the faithfulness of the people He has sent to be a part of our church.

Prayer Requests

• We are seeking a new facility which will enable us to minister better, especially to families. The options in the north Greenville County area are very limited.
• Pray for Walker Suits, who has been our intern for the last year, as he seeks God's direction for him and his ministry.
• Pray for wisdom and guidance as we look to go back to having a full time mission developer.

Canadian Presbytery

Faith Church, Tilsonburg, Ontario Rev. Steve Richardson

Kingston, Ontario – exploratory work

Catawba Presbytery

Hill City Church, Rock Hill, SC Rev. Andy Stager (supply)

Iglesia Biblica Latinoamericana, Columbia, SC

King’s Parish, Dallas, Texas Rev. David Winburne

River Crossing ARP, York County, SC Rev. David Stover  

Shem Creek Presbyterian Church, SC – exploratory work Rev. Charlie Phillips

First Presbytery

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, ARP, Johnson City, TN

Brookside Presbyterian Church, ARP, Boone, NC Rev. Larry Young

Christ Coastal Church, Southport, NC Rev. Walt Shepard

City Church of Asheville, Asheville, NC Rev. Duff James

Faith Chapel ARP, Pleasant Garden, NC Rev. Terry Crahen

Grace Community Church, Black Creek, NC Rev. Randy Jenkins

Hyo Shin Korean, Greensboro, NC – exploratory work Rev. Byong Han Son

New Beginnings, Smithfield, NC Rev. Percy Coleman

Northside Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC Rev. Paul Traub

Peace Korean ARP, Charlotte, NC – exploratory work Rev. Eung Chu Lee

Pinecrest Hispanic Mission, Hendersonville, NC Rev. Juan Carlos Unda

Rodam Korean ARP Church, Pineville, NC Rev. Eun Joo Kim

Wilkes-Covenant, Millers Creek, NC – exploratory work Student Josh Feimster

Florida Presbytery

Christ Community, Apollo Beach, FL Rev. Charlie Lewis

Renew Church, Fort Myers, FL Rev. Steve Reynolds

SonLife Church, Jacksonville, FL Rev. Bob Hovey

Tampa Chinese Presbyterian Church, Tampa, FL Rev. Jeff Liu

Mississippi Valley Presbytery

Havana ARP Church, Havana, AR Rev. Moises Chan
Redeemer Community Church, Murray, KY

Northeast Presbytery

All Nations Mission Church of NY, New York City, NY Rev. Bongkyun (Andrew) Bang

Global Vision ARP Church, Flushing, NY Dr. Peter Tae Mun Lee

Good News Presbyterian Church, Gilbert, AZ Rev. Clyde Reed

Holy Covenant, Lancaster, PA Rev. Jong Chul Kim

Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids, MI

Iranian Christian Church of Washington, D.C. Rev. Javad Pishghadamian

Jesuwon Community, Horsham, PA Rev. Seong Jong Yoon

Tri-State Community Church, WV Rev. Rick Anderson

Second Presbytery

Clemson Korean Presbyterian Church Rev. Jae Park

Travelers ARP, Travelers Rest, SC Rev. Billy Barron

Tennessee/Alabama Presbytery

Hanmaum ARP, Madison, AL Rev. Soo Young Kim

Virginia Presbytery

Martinsburg, West Virginia Rev. Randy Marcoz

New Covenant, Chantilly, VA Rev. Hae Gaph Lee

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