About Project 33
What is Project 33?
It's a name for what I believe God has called me to do in the part of rural West Virginia where I live.
Route 33 is a winding, two-lane highway that runs through Glenville, where we live. To the southwest, it runs past the road to Cedarville ... by Crooked Run church ... Letter Gap ... Normantown ... past the road to Rosedale ... Stumptown ... Sand Ridge. To the northeast, it runs through Baldwin ... Linn ... near Troy ... Pickle Street ... Alum Bridge.
This is the unnoticed part of West Virginia, but it needs strong churches just like any other place. Strong churches can come by strengthening the churches that are already here, and also by starting new churches, new Bible studies, and new fellowships in these areas.
I am looking for opportunities to preach, teach, disciple, do Bible studies, knock on doors, invite people over, whatever God can use to introduce people to His Son Jesus, and then to see them know Him better.
I believe God receives more glory when those of us in West Virginia's rural churches . . .
...
are more impressed with God's greatness and His grace.
... know we are very weak, and very loved.
... take more risks as we give
more of ourselves to Christ.
...
show an unusual love and care for people who aren't in church.
... are quick to pray, and
constantly doing it.
... are in our Bibles more.
... expect church
involvement from those who call themselves Christians.
... mix with other
congregations in the area.
... realize which issues are central to
our faith, and which
are not.
... hold our traditions loosely, not tightly.
... develop
leaders, including young leaders.
... don't try to control people, but take delight
in their freedom.
If that sounds like a vision you want to pursue, pursue it with us.
Pray for us, and for the churches and people on Rt 33.
Mark