Open Door hosted eight different youth groups, one each week during June and July who came for an urban ministry experience led by LeaderTreks.  This is a student leadership development ministry using trips, innovative training, and biblical curriculum to help young people identify and develop their personal leadership skills.  Lauren Newman and Cassidy Fox were the LT staff members this year.  We are so thankful to be a part of this ministry.  Each Thursday, the church has been invited to enjoy a cookout and meet the students whose lives are being enhanced by their time in Memphis.

The AWANA Awards Banquet is Sunday night, May 20, 5:30PM.  That will also be the deadline for completing the Scripture Memory Challenge.  Join us for dinner, and be encouraged by the accomplishments of our young people.

Shirley James, Isaiah Henry, and Caleb Jones were baptized last Sunday, April 22.  We rejoice with them as they proclaim their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, identifying with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection.

Caleb

Isaiah