ginghamsburg community festival has been a yearly outreach into our surrounding areas for the last 10 years or so. the idea is to create an incredibly fun event for children, students and adults that is almost free – except for the food. It’s a gift to our communities and a wide open doorway to come and see what ginghamsburg’s really about.
part of the festival is the ministry fair that features many of our user-friendly, life-growing areas of discipleship and worship. its great to be part of a church that presents so many points of entry… everything from motorcycles to media to mission adventures.
the highlight of my day was close to the end -when the hurricane aftermath winds were threatening to take everything in one fell swoop- a young mom visiting with two children in tow found me at the hospitality tent and asked if ginghamsburg would baptize or dedicate her children. it seems another church had recently told her that her children were too young to be considered. “either one, whichever your choose,” i replied, and told her about t
he classes and options we offer for families with children who wish to take this faith commitment.
he classes and options we offer for families with children who wish to take this faith commitment.people have all kinds of needs and this mom just needed to know her kids were going to be taken care of both now and for eternity. it made me smile to think how much fun those cute little boys were going to have at ginghamsburg. i just knew that little family was going to really like the place – and that’s the reason for the festival.
it’s amazing how just one small connection can make the entire weekfuls of work that lead up to a large event like the community festival all worthwhile. one mother and her kids who become excited by what a church offers them can completely satisfy all that we hope to achieve and excite us as well.
i’m proud to have been a part—ever so small that it was—of this year’s community festival team and am grateful that such a community as ginghamsburg exists. i think that the love of christ is open to all, so why shouldn’t our churches be?