Build on Commitment

A church is onlyy as strong as the commitment and the loyalty of it’s members to the mission of the church. Commitment says we, as members, will stand together to see our goals through and reach them. Without commitment, the church and it’s members will never see what God has in store for them.

Accomplishments over the past 15 years

• Formed an ensemble and had several concerts at various churches and civic activities
• Started an ACE Christian School 1996
• Published a Christian newspaper called The Christian Interest
• Had an attendance of 200 on Easter Sunday 1998
• 9 Home Bible studies with about 10 members in each group
• Have seen score of salvation over the years
• Members have attended various of conferences over the years
• Youth – Acquire the Fire in Phoenix
• Fire Proof in Tucson
• Women – Women of Virtue
• Men – Promise keepers
• Worship seminars
• Educational conferences
• Prayer summits
• Marriage seminars in Phoenix
• Scholarships have been provided for conferences
• Have gone through a church fragmentation not a split but fragmented and loss of members.
• Made youth one of the emphasis of ministry and outreach over the years
• We have had fun seasonal events such as Light up the light (Halloween night), Christmas open house, Christmas Caroling, Memorial Day weekend cookouts.
• Presided over the Benson Ministerial Association for 14yrs.
• We gathered several churches for once a month praise gatherings and teaching.
• Sponsored Christafari Reggae Concert at the city park.
• We have won several of the prizes for the Butterfield and Territorial days parades.
• We have done the adopt a block and helped clean trash in a city block
• Had the van bringing as many as 30 children on a single Sunday.
• Three members went to Jamaica for a mission trip in 1998.
• Clowns for Christ marched in parades, visited the children’s hospital in Tucson, did outreaches.
• We have gone door to door, talked to people at the City Park after parades.
• Have had large yard sales.
• Remodeled the church, re-roofed the church.
• Helped the financially challenged to pay their bills.
• Offered meeting rooms for AA and NA.
• Fall cook outs and yearly camping trips.

Some of the standard services we have performed during a course of a year.

• Baptisms on Easter Sunday
• Weddings
• Baby dedication
• Spiritual guidance (counseling)
• Funerals
• Offered classes of various forms.
• VBS during the summer months