Dear Church Family,

There are two items we need to bring to your attention. How we have missed worshipping together as a church body. The elders have prayerfully made the decision that we can no longer maintain our distance and still be true to our spiritual responsibility to nurture, equip and worship, Hebrews 10:25. Thus we will be meeting in our church building starting at 10:00 am Sunday, February 14th. If you need to maintain your personal distance we will put the message on the internet by 12pm. Whether you come or stay home, each one of you is an integral and necessary part of our body.

Let every thought and action be governed by the love of Jesus.

The next item comes as we were surprised when Thom announced last week was his tenth anniversary as pastor with a total of 15 years with us.

Thom will be starting a six month sabbatical beginning March 1st. This will be a time for him to refresh, regroup and yes, relax. We are thankful that we are able to give him this much needed time.

Please respect his privacy and space. Any items for the church, please bring to Ted, Jeff or Steve.

Serving the Lord together,

Ted Noel, Steve King, Milo Waller and Jeff Looper

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Dear Church Family,

We had hoped that by now the strange and troubling times would be behind us. Unfortunately, that is not the case. However, we know that God is still our God and not only is His love and care ours in abundance, but His precepts and principles are still our guide for daily life.

Each year at Christmas time we take a love offering for our pastor and his family. However, during this unprecedented year, Thom and Amy would like the love offering to go to our benevolence fund. This is a fund designated to go to people in our area who are in need. We believe that, in the near future, this fund is going to be a valuable resource in our community as so many people are hurting right now. We believe that God’s principles of caring, generosity and giving aren’t set aside because of what goes on around us. This year is a little more difficult, but we want to give you the opportunity to give.

This year, if you want to give to the love offering, just send a check to the church PO Box with the designation “Christmas Gift” on it and Dana will put it in the benevolence fund to help those in our community in need. Unlike the Christmas gifts of the past, this gift is tax deductible, and you will get a receipt from Dana for tax purposes.

You can send this, along with your regular giving to:

IM Free Church
PO Box 605
McArthur, CA
96056

Please continue to pray for our church, our community and our world during this Christmas Season.

In His Service,

IM Free Church Elder board,

Jeff Looper
Ted Noel
Steve King

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Because of the increased restrictions surrounding Covid 19, our services are recorded on Sunday mornings without a congregation so that we can adhere to the guidelines and keep everyone safe. The services will be uploaded on Sunday mornings by 10am until we will be able to meet again in person. Please check with the website for any updates to our schedule. We thank you for our patience and we look forward to being able to meet in person once again soon!

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