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One of the most effective programs we run as a church is Day Camp. Over the years it has grown not only in excellence, but also in reputation in our community as an effective week for touching young lives with spiritual truths. Which is why it may surprise you that it is being cancelled for this year. It was not an easy decision for the leadership to make but it’s because of our commitment to the integrity of the program…

To our Village Green Community Church family; Well, it’s Christmas time again. Another year is drawing to a close and with it comes time for reflecting on the past year while looking forward to the next. With respect to 2013, it has been an incredible year. We continue to experience growth, we’ve entered into a building program, and our involvement with our community has deepened in significant ways. With all that we have to praise God for, the prospects before…

I find it hard to imagine that we are looking at the latter half of August. Soon we will be in the throes of September and all the activity this time of year brings. With that in mind, I want to give you some highlights of what is coming. Our “Changing Lives by the Square Foot” Fundraiser As many of you know, we have officially begun raising money for our new addition. Prior to the official launch the Elders, Board…

Village Green began by meeting in a school, in 1980 the current building was completed which was shared with the public library, in 2002 the library left and the auditorium was renovated, 2013… and the journey continues… GOD IS MOVING AT VILLAGE GREEN: Over the past few years we have seen God’s hand at work at Village Green with: –    a  growing number of people –       an expanding Kid’s Connection and Youth programs –       growing opportunities to reach out into the…

We just completed a 10-week series on 1 Peter entitled Stand. The series highlighted Peter’s teaching to the church at large during a period of persecution. Those words were given as a means of giving them the tools and truths they needed to be able to stand in the midst of a culture doing all it could to knock them down. And, as Scripture is so apt in doing, those words from Peter to them become Peter’s words to us.…

I thought I would share an article that is making rounds with the leadership at present.  It is one of the best articles I’ve come across that helps explain the dynamics of a growing church and the challenges it creates.  We are presently moving from a small church to a medium size church which demands a different structure altogether. This is only a portion of the original article and I’ve attached the copyright information at the end. If you would…

As many of you know we are presently in a series of messages from 1 Peter.  The last number of weeks we’ve looked at the topic of submission. Not exactly a popular topic.  In the present cultural climate that we live in the notion of submitting in marriage is not an easy one for most of us to accept. The message on February 3rd looked at 1 Peter 3:1-7, which teaches about submission in a husband and wife relationship.  Because…

Discipleship is the most difficult task for anyone involved in church leadership.  Growing people in their faith is not a one-size-fits-all endeavour. Not everyone grows in the same way or at the same rate.  What works for one person or group becomes dead and useless in another. Yet, it is one of the primary purposes for which the church exists. Because of the nature of discipleship, many churches fall into two basic categories in trying to build spiritual muscle in their…

Besides the ushering in of a brand new year, it’s that time when we enter into the budgeting process.  For those of you who are responsible for submitting or overseeing a part of the church’s budget, I wanted to take a moment to present some criteria that I hope will be helpful. Budgets can be a daunting process and without some guidelines, can lead to frustration.  Here are some things to consider as you work through your requests for 2013-2014. 1.…