John Markum

Why I love Church

   I love our church, Edgewood! My wife and I have been a part of this church family for only a little over 2 years, but the church has made us feel like family. The crowd from our Saturday night worship experience is especially near to my heart, as these are the people that I worship with week in and week out. These are the people that I more often get to see bring friends to hear the Gospel. This is where we get to see life-change happen. A few reasons I love my church family would include:

  • The willingness of our people to receive God’s Word, even when the message is challenging their status quo.
  • The genuine attitude of worship that is often so palpable in our worship experience.
  • The smiles and warm greetings that take place before, during, and after our service.
  • The many volunteers that setup, teardown, run, play, lead, greet, ush, serve drinks, design graphics, edit video, watch the little kids, teach the big kids, and so on – many of whom worship at one of our Sunday morning services.
  • Our leaders’ creativity, passion, and commitment to the success and growth of our church.
  • The consitent enthusiasm of our church family in worship, hearing God’s Word, bringing others with them, and even in their generosity.

Edgewood is a great place to make relationships, grow closer to God, serve others, and be a part of a move of God ithe Quad Cities. I love our church! To see more about our church, check out www.edgewoodbaptist.net or to see more about our Saturday night worship experience, The Awakening, go to www.qcawakening.com

John

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