Year-End Gift 2021

TCC • November 22, 2021

As we end 2021, I want to express my gratitude to you for your faithful and generous giving. I’ve been in the middle of my fight to overcome cancer since the beginning of May. Even in my absence or in my days of weakness, you have amazed me with your generous and consistent giving to God through our church. You are a loving and generous people, and I’m so glad and proud to be your Lead Pastor. I love you so much.

Folks, in this crazy time in which we live, I believe God has placed Twin Cities as His church in this place for just this moment. We’re here to shine His healing light. We’re here to spread His fragrant seasoning. We’re here to unleash His empathetic compassion. We’re here to be His voice of comforting peace. We’re here to LOVE EVERYONE ALWAYS and to be a place WHERE HOPE IS FOUND.

2021 has been a challenging year as we’ve seen what COVID, political unrest, and migration out of California have done to our church and community. We’ve experienced more disunity, divisiveness, hurt feelings, disagreement, and overall dissatisfaction in the past eighteen months than we’ve ever

experienced. And yet, we are still standing strong with even more conviction that God has placed us here for this time in our cultural moment.

In 2021, we’ve been able to help hundreds of people who have needs for shelter, food, and support. We’ve engaged in even greater ways with our ministry partners who work to alleviate the suffering

and struggle of so many hurting people. We’ve engaged with our community in serving in unique ways, and God keeps opening opportunities for more all the time. All of this has been made possible by your

commitment to consistent, faithful, and generous giving.

As we look forward to 2022, we will celebrate 30 years of engaging together to lead as many people as possible into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. What a ride it’s been! The good news is that we’re more focused and inspired than we’ve ever been on how to do ministry together. The good news is that God is not finished with us yet. The good news is that He’s working in new ways through new methods and means to help us reach those who are left hungering for something more because of what we’ve experienced as a culture.

Folks, I believe with all my being that our best days are still ahead. Our world needs Jesus and His love right now and people are probably more open to Him than at any time we’ve been here in Western

Nevada County. The people around us need Jesus, and He has placed us here at this time to represent His loving presence and express His compassionate grace. Today is our day. Join us by giving to expand our mission to lead as many people as possible into a growing relationship with Jesus. Will you join me in praying about how we can help even more people experience God’s love in the coming year through your generous giving to our Year-End Gift?

Our Year-End giving allows our church to extend God’s love in ways we aren’t able to through our regular operating budget. This is one way we’ve been able to keep our operating budget somewhat level in the past ten years. Our operating budget pays for ministry. Our Year-End Gift provides new opportunities and makes it possible to improve our facilities or presentation elements to help us continue to meet our goal of having excellent environments and inspiring opportunities. It goes toward providing us a way to expand our impact through initiatives in our community or world.

Will you pray and ask God what He would have you give and then respond accordingly to His leading?

You can give online by clicking here, or you can pick up an envelope on Sunday morning or from the church office during the week.

I look forward to how God will continue to use our church to bring His Kingdom into the far reaches of our world and to those who feel they are most distant from Him.

Joyfully living everyday life on mission with Jesus and others another year!

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