LowCountry Community Church-Hilton Head Island Campus

to sum it up

2009-11-09T09:10:58-08:00

I really enjoyed sharing with you all what I feel are the next steps for us here at the Hilton Head Campus. Cynthia and I are so grateful for each of you and the investment you are already making at LCC-HHI, and we CANNOT wait to get more of you to become investors at LCC. CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast from yesterday's service if you missed it.

Here is in the info on the classes that we are offering this month if you are in need of practical tools to begin your "adventure" with us!

Newcomers Class - TONIGHT!!!!

New to LCC? Ready to take the next step?Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to introduce you to LCC including our mission and values.

Growth Class - Monday, November 23rd at 6:30 PM.

Do you desire to grow in your walk with God? Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to give you the tools to study the Bible, learn how to pray, and to live the Christian life.

Serve Class - Monday, November 30th at 6:30 PM.

Do you know what God has uniquely gifted you to do? Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to help you identify your spiritual gifts, talents, and distinctive design for ministry.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THESE CLASSES. Childcare provided with advanced registration.

Here are some very specific needs that I want to share with you as we continue to develop this idea of investment at LCC:

1. THE CLOTHING CONNECTION - you guys did an AMAZING job bringing in clothes for this outreach. I want to see us do a Hilton Head Island Clothing Connection next year in 2010! I would like to meet several of you at the Bluffton Campus THIS SATURDAY AT 10AM so we can watch and learn how to make this event happen at our Campus next year. CONTACT ME this week at 843-384-3514 and let me know if you would like to serve on this leadership team for next year's clothing connection and join me this Saturday in Bluffton.

2. WOODHAVEN CHRISTMAS PARTY - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19th - 10 AM. We need volunteers to help with the set-up and the party itself. This would be a a great first-step if you have never jumped in to volunteer for a community event. CONTACT CYNTHIA at 843-290-2309 if you would like to help us with this event.

3. SERVE DAY SUNDAY - JANUARY 31st - we need team leaders to coordinate projects for our church-wide serve day. If there is a specific community need that you feel needs to be met, you can be a project leader! We can promote your project and help you with the coordination, so CONTACT ME if you want to be a project leader. We would like to see our Campus have 10 projects for SERVE DAY SUNDAY 2010.

4. TEAM LEADERS FOR AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORING & EASTER EGG HUNT 2010 - I have shared some great first steps for investment, and now I need some HUGE steps from some of you. I need 2 leaders or several co-leaders to take on the mantel of coordinating our efforts with our After School mentoring once a week at Woodhaven as well as someone to coordinate the efforts of our Annual Easter Egg Hunt in the Spring. These roles would require someone who is gifted in organization and enjoys people. The future success and development of BOTH of these community projects DEPENDS on someone taking on these roles. They will not be able to continue without others leading the way besides myself and a couple of investors. We will give you the tools and help you build your teams. CONTACT ME if you are interested.

What's up at the Hilton Head Island Campus

2009-11-05T04:46:00-08:00

Join us this Sunday, November 8 for Part 4 of REVOLU$ION!

Pastor Todd shares a unique message this week specifically for the Hilton Head Island Campus that will challenge us to see all that God has for us as a church and our Island community...let the adventure begin! Don't miss this!

SOUTH AFRICA MISSIONS TRIP DEPARTS FRIDAY
Please pray for our team as they leave for Cape Town this Friday. They will be working with our mission's partners: Living Hope, Living Way & Living Grace Centre's. The team will be conducting health screenings, life skills education and working with a lot of kids who live in Red Hill township. God has really brought together some of LCC's best people to share in His work and you can be a part of it all by praying for them now and over the next couple of weeks. To receive updates on the trip along the way and to become a regular prayer partner email Mark at mhoward@lowcountrycc.org

Newcomers Class - Monday, November 9th at 6:30 PM.

New to LCC? Ready to take the next step?Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to introduce you to LCC including our mission and values.

Growth Class - Monday, November 23rd at 6:30 PM.

Do you desire to grow in your walk with God? Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to give you the tools to study the Bible, learn how to pray, and to live the Christian life.

Serve Class - Monday, November 30th at 6:30 PM.

Do you know what God has uniquely gifted you to do? Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to help you identify your spiritual gifts, talents, and distinctive design for ministry.

Contact Pastor Todd at 843-384-3514 or at tcullen@lowcountrycc.org to sign up for any of these classes. Childcare available upon advanced registration.

HEADS UP! WE ARE GOING MAD!
We will be receiving our semi-annual Make A Difference (MAD) missions offering on November 22. Please pray about how God may want you to take part. The MAD offering helps subsidize team member's costs for missions trips.

GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND A WATER-BUFFALO
Pick up a Gospel for Asia (GFA) Christmas gift catalog and provide hope by gifting livestock, Bibles, blankets etc. to the "untouchable" Dalit's in India. Last year a family received two chickens through GFA's efforts and were able to double their income for the year. Read more about it at www.gfa.org/GIFT

"Surviving the Holidays" - Wednesday, November 18th, 7 p.m (BLUFFTON CAMPUS)

LCC's Divorce Care Ministries is hosting a one night session, Who should attend? Anyone who is separated, divorced or suffering a recent loss will find comfort and help in navigating the emotional holiday season. Refreshments provided. Contact Clyde or Barb Long for more information at 705-6559 or cblong@hargray.com.

"An Evening in December" - Sunday, December 6th @ 6:00 pm & 8:00 pm

Join us for a relaxed evening and enjoy musical performances of your favorite Christmas songs, coffee and dessert. Tickets costs $10 per person or $80 for a table (8 people per table). A portion of your ticket price will be donated to our OneCommunity Ministry to provide Christmas to families at Woodhaven Apartments. Purchase tickets online HERE or stop by the Information Desk as you leave services on Sundays. There is a limited number of tickets so pick up yours today! (No childcare available for this event).

What's up at the Hilton Head Campus

2009-10-29T05:22:58-07:00

TIME CHANGE IS THIS WEEKEND! Be sure to set your clocks BACK ONE HOUR on Saturday night.

REVOLU$ION - PART 3 - "GOT CASH?" - Join us THIS SUNDAY as our Senior Pastor, Jeff Cranston, speaks LIVE at our Campus and continues our series on what the Bible says about finances.

NEWCOMER'S CLASS - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

New to LCC? Ready to take the next step?Join Pastor Todd for a class designed to introduce you to LCC - our mission and values. This will be our last class for this calendar year. Contact Pastor Todd at 843-384-3514 to sign up. Childcare available upon advanced registration.

CLOTHING CONNECTION

If you would like to volunteer to serve at our Clothing Connection on November 14th from 10 AM- 2PM at our Bluffton Campus, contact Mark Howard or at 843-836-1101.

"AN EVENING IN DECEMBER" - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH at 6PM & 8 PM

Join us for a relaxed evening and enjoy musical performances of your favorite Christmas songs, coffee and dessert. Tickets costs $10 per person or $80 for a table (8 people per table). A portion of your ticket price will be donated to our OneCommunity Ministry to provide Christmas to families at Woodhaven Apartments. Purchase tickets here or stop by the Information Desk as you leave services each week. There is a limited number of tickets so pick up yours today! (No childcare available for this event).

This week @ the Hilton Head Island Campus

2009-10-27T06:20:50-07:00

NO VIBE OR WOODHAVEN AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORING THIS WEEK due to the schools being closed. See you next week, November 4th, at Woodhaven and at VIBE for "Fear Factor Night!"

LT ( Leadership Training) FOR THIS MONTH WILL BE SMALL GROUP LEADER TRAINING. There will be no regular LT meeting this week. This training is for all current small group leaders. If you are interested in leading a small group in January or in the future, we invite you to attend this special training with Pastor Brian Rose from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Our monthly LT will resume in January.

SERVE DAY SATURDAY IS THIS WEEK!

2009-10-21T11:18:54-07:00

Our Serve Day Saturday is this week, October 24th from 10AM -12PM. We will NOT be meeting at the church and then going to our projects. Just go ahead and meet at your project site. If you have not joined a group but would like to participate, please contact the team leaders directly about joining their project. The greatest need is with the Clothing Connection. They are in desperate need of help in preparing for the event on November 14th. We hope you will join a team and serve our community with your time and energy this week!

Project – Woodhaven Community Center Clean Up - adding a bookcase and new books, general clean-up
Leader – Benji Threat
Phone – 843-368-2142
Location – Woodhaven Apartment Community Center

Project – Clothing Connection Preparation - folding, sorting clothes
Leader – Frank Conder
Phone – 843-384-3996
Location – Parkway Storage - Bluffton

Project – Visiting Nursing Home - kids wearing Halloween costumes!
Leader – Todd Cullen
Phone – 843-384-3514
Location – Carolina House Assisted Living Center - Beach City Road

to sum it up

2009-10-19T09:25:43-07:00

Todd asked me to do this post today based upon yesterday's message. You can listen to the podcast by CLICKING HERE. There are always two sides to every story and Todd shared very personally his journey. I wanted to share mine as this idea of contentment was a very different experience for me.

I grew up in a bi-vocational minister's family. This means that my dad was a full-time pastor and had a full-time job. We had everything that we needed, but not much if any money for extras. My parents taught me to be thankful for what we had. They taught us to pray for things that we wanted when we couldn't afford them. I remember in High School that I had an Athletic Banquet to attend and I did not have a dress to wear that I thought was appropriate. We didn't have the money for it. I prayed about it. Out of the blue, a couple in our church took my sisters and I shopping two weeks before the event and bought us some new clothes. I grew up with an understanding of how money and your spiritual life were connected.I also learned how to be content with what we had and I really give credit to my parents for that in my life.

When Todd and I got married, I didn't think twice about him handling our finances. I trusted him. But, we were so young and really never talked about how different our backgrounds were when it came to money. The first time Todd told me that he had gotten us into trouble, I took over the finances and in 5 years, we were debt free. This allowed us to follow God's calling and move to NYC. There was such freedom in being able to do whatever God asked of us because we had no debt. This second time was the experience Todd mentioned yesterday that was a tipping point in our marriage. I had turned the finances back over to Todd in 2005 and by 2007, we were in a worse place than ever before.

As Todd said, he had to have a paradigm shift in his thinking not just a behavioral change. I truly believe that this has happened in Todd's life over the last 6-12 months. God continues to restore our marriage and our finances and we are weeks away from closing on a house with breathing room to do it. I share this today as a testimony of God's grace and his faithfulness in our lives. We are thankful to be at a place where we can share our story of restoration and redemption with you. I share a little more about this at my blog today as well. I think Henri Nouwen summed it up the best...

"We like to make a distinction between our private and public lives and say, “Whatever I do in my private life is nobody else’s business.” But anyone trying to live a spiritual life will soon discover that the most personal is the most universal, the most hidden is the most public, and the most solitary is the most communal. What we live in the most intimate places of our beings is not just for us but for all people. That is why our inner lives are lives for others. That is why our solitude is a gift to our community, and that is why our most secret thoughts affect our common life.

Jesus says, “No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house” (Matthew 5:14-15). The most inner light is a light for the world. Let’s not have “double lives”; let us allow what we live in private to be known in public."

New Message Series - STARTS THIS SUNDAY!

2009-10-16T05:30:00-07:00

Tired of being captive to credit cards and the stress of living paycheck to paycheck? Be transformed and experience peace in your life as we kick-off this series and unpack practical, biblical principles to financial health. This week, Pastor Todd shares very personally about learning to find contentment. Don't miss this Sunday. Invite your friends and see you there!

What's up at the Hilton Head Island Campus

2009-10-15T05:45:00-07:00

Join us THIS Sunday, October 18 for REVOLU$ION!

Tired of being captive to credit cards and the stress of living paycheck to paycheck? Be transformed and experience peace in your life as we kick-off this series and unpack practical, biblical principles to financial health. This week, Pastor Todd shares very personally about learning to find contentment. Don't miss this Sunday. Invite your friends and see you there!

SERVE DAY SATURDAY - October 24th - 10 AM-12 PM.

Join us as we serve our community on one special day! Each Island Small Group is doing a specific project together as a group. If you are not a part of a small group but would like to participate, contact Pastor Todd or call him at 843-384-3514 to find out more information.

One-Day Conference for Women - October 24th -10AM - 4PM - Hampton Hall Clubhouse

Tickets on sale on Sundays or at The Church of the Cross. CLICK HERE for more information or contact Rhonda Rose.

MEN AT THE CROSS - November 6 & 7 - Jacksonville, FL

If you would like to attend this 2-day event with other men from Hilton Head Island, contact Clint. There are buses leaving from the Island so transportation will be available. CLICK HERE to find out all the details.

CLOTHING CONNECTION - November 14 (Bluffton Campus)

We are collecting all clothes, shoes, baby furniture and household linens for our 3rd Annual Clothing Connection. (Sorry, no toys). We collect and sort donated goods and give them away to anyone and everyone. FREE! We all help each other! Please bring your donations on Sunday mornings and Mondays - Thursdays during normal business hours.

We need your help in two ways:
1)Donate your gently used baby, childrens, mens, women’s clothing, shoes as well as baby furniture and household linens.
2)Volunteer to help sort, move, organize, and pray for this event. Call or email Mark with any questions: 836-1101 Ext 200.

What's up at the Hilton Head Island Campus

2009-10-08T05:00:00-07:00

STUDENTS ARE COMING TO CHRIST!

This past Sunday we learned of two Promiseland students at the HHI Campus and six middle school students from the Bluffton Campus who prayed to receive Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. God is so good! Lives are changing!

REVOLU$ION GARAGE SALE- October 10 @ 8:00 am - Noon (Bluffton Campus)

Pull up the pick-up truck, there's a giant garage sale going on the church parking lot! Yes, to help us all in our journey to get out of debt and make a little extra cash, we're holding a churchwide garage sale. FPU class members are in free. Everyone else has to pitch in 5 bucks to help cover the cost of advertising. You must sign up with Andy Black to reserve a spot in the lot. Do it today and let the "gazelle intensity" begin!

THIS SUNDAY - October 11- "The Pursuit of Happiness"- Series concludes & a special offering

Join us this Sunday as we wrap up our messge series and discover what Paul says to us from the final chapter of Philippians on pursuing happiness. We will also be taking up a special offering for one of our global mission partners, the George Family, in light of the sudden loss of Prabha a few weeks ago.

SERVE DAY SATURDAY - October 24th - 10 AM-12 PM.

MEN AT THE CROSS - November 6 & 7 - Jacksonville, FL

CLOTHING CONNECTION - November 14 (Bluffton Campus)

MEN at the CROSS - Nov. 6 & 7 - Jacksonville, FL

2009-10-07T07:52:51-07:00

Our vision is to “end Spiritual Fatherlessness” by awakening every Christian man in every church to the high calling to “make disciples of all nations” and fulfilling the Great Commission. As we gather men in cities across America and around the world, our mission is to empower and equip men to become effective disciple makers who will forever “love men to Jesus until those men are ready to love other men to Jesus.” If you would like to attend this 2-day event with other men from Hilton Head Island, contact Clint. There are buses leaving from the Island so transportation will be available. CLICK HERE to find out all the details.