Puyallup Church of Christ

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Evangelism

Tommy Maxwell, Pulpit Minister

Mission Statement

  • To glorify God (Ephesians 4:11-16) by carrying out the great commission (Matthew 28:18-20).
  • We are to plant the seed (the gospel message) in the hearts of men, and water the seed allowing God to give the increase (1 Corinthians 3:5-9)
  • Small Groups – Setup, conduct, encourage small group Bible studies
  • For the purpose of evangelism
  • For the purpose of strengthening Christians faith and knowledge
  • Follow-up with visitors looking for a church home
  • Conduct area evangelism efforts
  • Gospel Meetings, workshops and other activities as desired
  • Personal evangelism
  • Classes on Evangelism
  • One on one studies with people and/or studies to help new converts grow
  • Follow-up with new Christians – provide classes

Benevolence

Bill Staggs, Deacon

Mission Statement

  • To meet the basic needs of members and non-members on a short term basis, in the Name and to the glory of Jesus Christ
  • Our desire is to keep this ministry as an explicit testimony to the love of Jesus Christ, not to simply provide a service
  • Bring the lost to the Lord by showing them how much we care about them and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with them
  • Use biblical principles to financially help both the unsaved and the saved
  • Maintain an organized place to store donated clothing and food
  • Keep a list of items needed so we can receive needed donations
  • Research the best ways to serve the community

Fellowship

Jeff Nighswonger, Deacon

Mission Statement

To provide a source for fellow members to meet with one another to strengthen our relationships and support our efforts to minister to the community of those who are not yet believers.

  • Organize, schedule and oversee events for the congregation
  • Make sure supplies (plates, cups, napkins, cutlery, etc.) are purchased and available
  • Make sure building is open and closed for scheduled activities
  • Cultivate an environment that makes a non-believer feel welcome and safe

Some of our goals for the year will be to develop weekly, monthly, and quarterly events to include area wide singing, fellowship meals, picnics, hiking, camping, ball games that will not only provide opportunities for our members to fellowship, but for friends, relatives, and the community to become acquainted with the congregation at Puyallup.

Visitation

Bob Sallee, Elder

Mission Statement

To help edify and build up the saints in Puyallup (Ephesians 4:12), help restore the fallen (Galatians 6:1, James 5:19-20) and coordinate with other ministries the needs of new members, converts and visitors seeking a church home (Philippians 4:19, Ephesians 4:15-16).

Education

Graham Milligan, Deacon

Mission Statement

To help equip the saints to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and to produce good works (II Timothy 3:16-17) by providing biblically sound teaching.

  • Plans and coordinates all aspects of the education program
  • Recruits and equips teachers for the classroom
  • Develops, acquires and maintains appropriate curriculum that meets the objectives of the church
  • Maintains communication with the congregation of educational opportunities
  • To constantly survey the needs of the congregation an make appropriate adjustments

Care Groups

All of the congregation members are organized into six groups to help take care of many necessary functions including

  1. Communion Preparation
  2. Assist with baptisms
  3. Food for sick and bereaved
  4. Bridal and baby showers

Baby Bank

  • We provide gently used clothing items and toys, diapers and wipes that have been donated. (Selection of these items is based on donations.)
  • To submit a request, please send an email to babybankpuyallup@gmail.com.

FaithBuilders

FaithBuilders™ is a Northwest spiritual growth workshop for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ to be full grown in service to Christ. Our goal is to reach, not only the Northwest Churches of Christ, but all corners of the brotherhood.

Our theme is found in Ephesians 4:14-16 – “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head that is Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”

We seek to help churches and individual members to seek to return back to the Scriptures and align ourselves with the divine pattern of New Testament Christianity.

The next FaithBuilders workshop is scheduled for July 11-13, 2024. The Lakeview church of Christ in Tacoma, WA has gracefully and enthusiastically agreed to host the workshop at their facilities.

This workshop is being overseen by 3 elderships and their congregations: The Olympia church of Christ in Olympia, Washington, Springbrook church of Christ in Renton, Washington and the Puyallup church of Christ in Puyallup, Washington. Tommy Maxwell and Don Jacobs are the co-directors. Our purpose is to make this workshop a yearly event for as long as the Lord allows.

We are expecting an attendance of at least 300 or more and hope to build on that for the next few years.

Delano Bay Christian Camp

Delano Bay Christian Camp is a ministry of the area churches of Christ that exists “to encounter the good news about Jesus the Christ to further his Kingdom”. To that end, they provide space for summer camps, rentals, church events and retreats as well as for personal or family gatherings and use. It is overseen by the Lakeview church of Christ elders and functions with a volunteer board.

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