Love “OP”portunity for the Month of May
During the month of May we are participating in a “Love Op!” to show the love of Christ to people in need by donating non-food, personal items to newly established Personal Care Pantries. We are banding together with several local churches to help the poor in our community to stretch their weekly budget by providing items that are not purchasable with food stamps. This is in partnership with Love Inc of Medina County. Items to gather include: Adult Diapers, Band-Aids, Bar Soaps, Bath Towels, Bubble Baths, Combs, Hair Brushes, Conditioners, Cotton Swabs, Dental Floss, Deodorants, Facial Tissues, Feminine Hygiene Items, Hair Spray, Hair Pins, Hair Clips, Hand and Body Lotions, Hand Sanitizers, Hand Towels, Liquid Soaps, Mouthwash, Medical Ointments, Nail Clippers, Paper Towels, Razors, Shampoos, Shaving Cream, Toilet Paper, Toothbrushes, etc. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Van Arsdale at 330-321-1765 or email him at michaelvanarsdale@LoveINCMedina.org

On Saturday May 25th the Gate City Four are scheduled to perform and share testimonies during our 5pm evening church service. The Gate City Four is a gospel quartet. If you enjoy gospel music, come out to New Life and be blessed.
You are invited to join us as we begin another neighborhood Bible study starting Wednesday May 22 from 6:30-8:00pm at 733 Twin Oaks Boulevard in Medina. We have just finished Christianity Explored. We are moving on to The World We All Want. It was written by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis (Total Church, Everyday Church) as a companion piece to Christianity Explored.




National Day of Prayer activities for Thursday May 2
I came to know Jesus Christ as Savior in the Fall of 1970 during my freshman year of college at age 17. While attending the adult Bible study class I came to understand that Jesus died for me. This was necessitated by my sinful nature. I asked Jesus into my life that October of 1970. Eph 2:10 made it clear to me that all who profess faith in Christ are called to use their gift(s) to serve. This was not manifest in me until about 12 years ago when God humbled me, and made this clear in my life.
My salvation in Christ, My Savior began in the summer of 1976. The study of the Bible, with the regards to the true name of God, (Exodus 3:14) hit me right between the eyes! ”I AM” to me was the perfect name for God, being a title, with the thought that He is really here and His very Name declares it. Later while reading (John 8:58) it became apparent that Christ Jesus was the true Son of God (the most High) and by sending another (Holy Spirit) the expectance of these truths sealed me for eternity!! Because Moses had a speech defect as I do, the real calling shortly after my conversion led me to be used by God. While my beginnings in Awana with children, which built confidence in me and teaching God’s word and leading some to Christ, God’s grace and power permitted me to speak to those who had an ear to hear.


There will be no “official” Teen Night this month due to Good Friday. Instead, please consider going to Winter Jam at the Wolstein Center on Friday March 22nd.
Come out for the 5th Annual Jack Hutton Memorial Chili Cook Off on March 16th following our Saturday Night service at 6:30pm. Bring a batch of your favorite chili and see who makes the best chili at New Life! Soups are also welcomed.