Your prayers are so very important as all of us continue to seek the Lord’s will as we move forward.

First, the Elder and Deacon boards have approved Keith Jackson as a candidate for our Elder board.  As many of you know, Keith has served as an elder previously, spent a year as the interim pastor at Sunrise Community Church, as well as being a small group leader.  Keith and his wife Jennifer have been involved in just about every area of ministry here at Eastside.  They and their family have been a blessing to us all.

In accordance with our by-laws, we are presenting him to you as a candidate and will will have a congregational vote for confirmation in one month.  The Elders and Deacons are enthusiastic about Keith rejoining the board.

Second, we are beginning the formation of a pastoral search committee to add another individual to our church staff.  We would like for you as part of the congregation to pray and ask the Lord for names of individuals to nominate to serve on this committee.  This is a job that will require a significant commitment of hours.  We expect to have the committee formed by the end of August.  It will be a blessing for all of us as we see the Lord provide another pastor to team with us as we press on toward all He has for us in the future.

You can submit those names by sending an email to: pastorsearch@eastsidecommunity.org.

Third, during the next several months, we will be continuing to go about normal operations with the staff currently in place.

The Elder board feels that we should not appoint or recruit an interim pastor at this point.  This will remain an option, but after consideration of gifted individuals already within Eastside, along with others who can fill the pulpit from outside our body, we believe we can delay such a decision for the present.

We will continue with regular updates to keep you informed of our progress.  Once again, please continue to be in prayer for us.

Dan Brinkmann, Roy Deary (Chairman), Bill Love, Reg Morris, Chris Watson