CHURCH OF CHRIST

FRIENDSWOOD CHURCH ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE

Sunday Worship Assembly Bible Classes.... 9:00 am Worship.......... 10:15 am Sunday Evening ....CARE Groups Care Groups (Saturday's and Sunday's) .... 5:00 pm or 6 pm Visitor's Fellowship Meal ... Every Sunday after the Morning Service Congregational Fellowship ... Special Fellowship Events are scheduled on 5th Sunday's Wednesday TeamKID and Bible Classes.... 7:00 pm Thursday Women's Class.... 10:00 - 11:30 am

FRIENDSWOOD CHURCH CARE GROUP LOCATIONS (IN-HOME MEETINGS)

Keith and Susan Dill Todd and Pam Smithgall 251 Highland Terrace, League City / 281-338-9376 Sunday 5-7 PM Welcome visitors, new members, and families with young children. Ed and Vernelle Hoskins Bob and Connie Young 808 Stephen Ct., Fwd. 281-482-7239 Meeting from 5–6:15 PM on Sunday , except Fellowship Sun. Charles and Dian Kirklin 607 Linkwood, Fwd. 281-482-3427 Bible study Saturdays @ 6 PM. Everyone welcome. Tom and Chris Kirklin 17415 Wellborn, Pearland 281-489-9599 Sunday 6-7:15 PM This group will be what the members want it to be. Mike and Charmayne McAlister Eddie and Alice Turpin 406 Woodlawn, Friendswood 281-996-8065 Sunday 5–7 PM All ages welcome. Adam and Jamie Reeder Brett and Jennifer Padgett 3102 Green Apple, Pearland 281-997-5567 Everyone is welcome. David and Cindy Romero Darrel and Barbara Mantooth 1927 Wendy Hill Way, Clear Lake / 281-488-1266 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-7:15 PM Bible Study, fellowship & food for all ages w/ Impact Members Mike and Celeste Ross Ron and Susan Cox 16439 Hibiscus, Fwd. 281-482-8753 Bible Study from 6-7:15 PM. Accepting & Nurturing atmosphere. Jim and Nancy Smothermon Carl and Betty Dillon 1206 Thomas, Fwd. 281-482-1702 Seniors / 60+ / Empty Nest K. and Esther Speck 400 E. Parkwood #178, Fwd. 281-482-7453 Meeting from 6:30-7:30 PM every Sunday, except 3rd Sun., in the private dining room at Village on the Park. Communion is offered. Kingdom Kids / 4:30–7:30 PM Paul and Sandy Wells 506 Oak Dr., Fwd. (Polly Ranch) Care for children ages 3-8 / Bible learning and fun with other children.

CHURCH OF CHRIST IN FRIENDSWOOD OVERVIEW

The Church of Christ in Friendswood is a congregation of people from divergent backgrounds and needs who are drawn together by a common faith in Jesus Christ. As a congregation, we are growing to understand and accept the freedoms and demands of God's wondrous grace. We appreciate and learn from our traditions but strive, foremost, to follow the teachings of the scriptures and the leading of the Holy Spirit. We want the openness and freshness caused by daily growth and walking with Christ, even though at times we are fearful of leaving the comfort and security of human tradition and our finite immaturity. We, as Christian people, are uniquely gifted to accept, love and show people of all types the redeeming, lifting, forgiving Christ. We believe God offers an alternative to a stereotyped, useless religion that takes much and offers little. Through us, God means for those around us to have a stable, forgiven, spiritually-healthy life, because we have helped them see and know Jesus. The City, the Area and the Church:      Friendswood is a bedroom community of 33,000+ people located on the southeast side of Houston. We are 15 miles south of the Houston Hobby Airport and just across the 1-45 Gulf Freeway from the Clear Lake area, which is the home of Johnson Space Center and NASA's Mission Control. The Gulf of Mexico port city of Galveston is just 30 miles south us. Houston is the home of one of the largest and finest medical centers in the world, the Texans (NFL), the Rockets (NBA), the Comets (WNBA), the Astros (MLB), and the Aeros (AHL). Houston also provides a wide variety of cultural opportunities and dining delights.      The Church of Christ in Friendswood is made up of approximately 140 family units and an average Sunday morning attendance of 278. There are 25 teens (7th - 12th grades) on the Youth roster. Presently, eight elders serve the church, and the staff consists of a preaching minister, an outreach & involvement minister, a youth minister (presently unfilled), an administrative assistant, a bookkeeper, and a building superintendent.      Some of the unique attributes of the Church of Christ in Friendswood include our long-term significant involvement with the ministers and churches of Friendswood in various Youth outreach efforts, the Community Prayer Breakfast, disaster relief efforts, and community worship times. We have maintained a positive reputation with the local schools, churches, and civic leaders for being a reliable resource and positive influence within the community.      Our church has enjoyed long-term relationships with local ministries such as child adoption and foster care services (Christian Child Help Foundation; Homes of St. Mark), Christian Counseling Center, Meals on Wheels, and the Impact Church of Christ inner-city ministry. We have maintained long-term commitments to foreign mission efforts in Africa (33 years) and Croatia (27 years). We have been blessed through the long and stable tenures of our ministry staff, and the staff enjoys a positive and beneficial relationship with our elders, who encourage our staff to grow and broaden their ministry perspective as God leads them.      The Church of Christ in Friendswood has been blessed with a new 21,000 square foot facility on 9.8 acres, built in 2002. This facility also provides a home for the Friendswood Christian School, which is a prominent ministry of this congregation. FCS utilizes our facilities five days each week in an outreach to 100+ students and their families. Past ten years of Youth Ministry at Friendswood:      Two Youth Ministers have served our Teens since 1992. Ken Boggs served here from 1992 - 1995. Presently, Ken is a Marketing Rep. in Houston, and is serving in a part-time, interim Youth Minister role until the selection of the new Youth Minister is finalized. Toby Wilson served here from 1995 - 2002, and is now the preaching minister for a church in Arkansas. A selection committee is now accepting applications according to these requirements.

LOCATION OF CHURCH OF CHRIST IN FRIENDSWOOD

GRAPHICAL MAP The Friendswood Church of Christ is located at 2051 West Parkwood (FM 528), Friendswood, Tx., directly across from Windsong Intermediate School.

MINISTERS and ELDERS OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST

Ministers Mike McAlister, Pulpit Mike Ross, Outreach Elders Ron Cox Carl Dillon Charles Kirklin Tom Kirklin Mike McAlister Mike Ross Dick Scott Paul Wells

MINISTRY GROUPS IN THE FRIENDSWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST

Adult Education: Co-Chairpersons: Lynda Harris & Charles Kirklin - Scott & Sandy Jackson, and Betty Watson Building Usage: Chairman: Barry Baggett - Leigh Ann Adair, Evelyn Debner, Keesha Gonzalez, Lynda Harris, Lori Veatch, and Sandy Wells Children's Education; Nursery - Director: Dian Kirklin Preschool - Elementary - Chairwoman: Lori Veatch; Elder liaison: Paul Wells Elementary Department Summer Camp - Debbie Kovitz and Donna Simpson Workroom Room - Lori Veatch VBS - Lori Veatch and Carol McDaniel Jr. High - Todd & Pam SmithgaU High School - Ken Boggs, Elders, and Parents Children's Church - Chad & Leigh Ann Adair, Mickey & Carol McDaniel, David & Lori Veatch, and Bryan & Melissa Watson Christian Counseling Ctr.; Part-time Counselors: Mike Ross and Carol McDaniel; Board Members: Gary Harris, Steve Kirklin, Jim Smothermon, and Chris Kirklin Communication; Keesha Gonzalez, Wayne Vowell, Jane Gamble, and Terry Fowler Decorating: Chairwoman: Gayle Norman Fellowship: Co-Chairwomen: Betty Dillon & Doris Kovitz - Leigh Ann Adair, Linda O'Brien, Lorena Counterman, Jane Gamble, Keesha Gonzalez, Sharon Haines, Robin Keenen, Susan Khonsari, Cindy Romero, Esther Scott, Patti Scott, Shelly Swift, and Betty Watson Finance: Chairman: Mickey McDaniel - Leigh Ann Adair, Betty Dillon, Lynda Harris, Kyle McGinn, Esther Scott, Jim Smothermon, Sandy Wells, and Weldon Womack, Byron Simpson Food / Meals Ministry: Sandy Wells and Nancy Thomas Foreign Missions: Chair-couple: Gary Robbins & Lee Anne Robbins - Stephen & Duda Fulgham and K & Esther Speck Friendswood Christian School: Director: Janet McGinn School Board: President - Charles Kirklin; Superintendent - Dick Scott; Members-at-large: Bo Davidson, Dian Kirklin, Forrest Norman, Jim Smothermon, Lori Veatch, and Amy Williams Kitchen: Shirley Bockart, Betty Dillon, Vemelle Hoskins, Linda O'Brien, and Nancy Smothermon Ladies' Ministry; Shelly Boggs, Lynda Harris, and Lee Anne Robbins Local Missions: Benevolence: Tom Kirklin - Keesha Gonzalez and Sandy Wells Focus on Children: Chairman: Mike Ross Property Management: Chairman: Dick Bockart - Barry Baggett, Bo Davidson, Norman Hicks, Ed Hoskins and Kerry Lee Property Sale / Marketing: Chairman: Gary Harris and Patty Savage Worship Assembly: Mike McAlister, Rick Foulk, Bill Keenen, and Paul Wells AND CONTACTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: Elder Selection: Jeff Kovitz Youth Minister Selection: Barry Baggett

LINKS TO OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SITES

Abilene Christian University Churches of Christ Churchfun.com - the Safe, Fun Place For Kids Friendswood Christian School Harding University Herald of Truth Lifeline Chaplaincy Lubbock Christian University Oklahoma Christian University World Bible School World Wide Youth Camps

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Last updated: March 31st, 2003