Irmo Campus

iCare Project

What an awesome expression of love was poured out on the hearts of two special ladies this past weekend as Irmo launched the iCare Project. I know they will never be the same because of the service of 25 men, women and children this past Saturday. 

Serving others is at the heart of the message of Jesus. This coming Thursday is the day when the church celebrates the last supper Jesus spent with His disciples . During that celebration, Jesus did the most amazing thing when he kneeled down and washed the disciples feet. What he did that day has echoed down the halls of time to send a message to all His followers that even GOD feels drawn to serve others. He didn't have to do it, but it was in His heart to serve others. Jesus said it like this in Mark 10

43  ...Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

I thank those of you who participated for following the example of Jesus by serving others unselfishly this past Saturday. Let me share just a few lines from emails I have received from these ladies.

Dear Pastor Jeff,

Thank you and your wonderful members ,for the blessing you give to my family and me. We look forward to visiting your church.

Mrs. Betty

Dear iCare Team,

I have been involved in ministry for nearly 30 years  and never have I had anything like this happen and I am so grateful to the iCare Team and to you as our Pastor for doing this for us.  I learned that sometimes I just need help and this is one of those times. I also felt so loved and cared for--sometimes when you are single you feel like if you don't do things for yourself, they won't get done and that can be physically and emotionally exhausting. Thank you iCare team!

CP

Join us again this Saturday in the cafeteria at the Irmo Campus at 9:00 for prayer and a quick breakfast and we'll head out by 9:30.  E-mail jeffkinney@seacoast.org with any questions.

January GroupLink

• How do I make this feel like my church home?
• How do I fit in when everyone seems to know each other?
• Am I the only new person here?
• Does anyone care what is going on in my world?
• Who would I call if I had a need in my family?

If you’ve ever wondered any of these questions, the answer is through Small Groups: a small gathering of people that meet on a regular basis to do life together. Learn more about them next Sunday 01/20, and make plans to visit the Group Link Tent after service to meet our leaders and find your new group!

Christmas @ Seacoast-Irmo

Christmas Eve Service
Monday night, December 24th at 6:00 p.m.
Join us for this very special candlelight worship service with special music, cocoa, cider and cookies!

E-Vites
Invite your friends and family to join you for Christmas Eve services by sending them an e-vite! Go to the e-vite page, click on Irmo - then click on "Send e-vite" for the Christmas Eve service

Christmas Eve Service

Monday night, December 24th at 6:00 p.m. Join us for this very special candlelight worship service with special music, cocoa, coffee, cider and cookies!

Mooovie Night

Habitat Building Blitz

This Saturday, October 20th from 12:30-5:00, join us as we serve together and help build a home for a family.  No skills are required.  Call Blaine Newman at 803.260.2020 for more details and location.

Chili Cookoff Results

Almost 200 turned out to see who could test the Tums to the limit at our 3rd annual chili cook-off.  The small groups came out in full force to rally back for Fall and pulled out some serious competition.  The winners were:

Best Team Spirit: Chucks Angels  (Chuck Ward, Sandra Penland, Hazel Holcombe & Carol Barrett and other supporters)  The white angel costumes with wings really was over the top!  (Only an angel could wear white to a chili cook-off!)

Hottest Chili:  Carl Thompson - Smokin hot chili! Hands down winner! Did he have a permit for those peppers and were they imported?

Best Fix-ins (and as a side result, best sore loser) The student ministry led by Todd Bain's multiple attempts, uh, recipes, to reclaim his championship trophy from last year.  We've never seen so many varieties of cheese and hot sauce as condiments, one might have been confused as to which competition they were perhaps entering...

Best Alternative - White chili - Tonya Hayes, why, it was sooooo good, you'd think it was Paula Dean's recipe!

And the surprise upset of the evening went to Todd Vollertsen and Tim Derrick and their group as the BEST CHILI (and dessert too, if you tasted the ooey gooey butter dessert).  Congratulations!

Carly is still looking for the remains of her banana pudding dish, last seen with a spoon and Patrick Connelly...please report any sightings...return back, pictures to come soon!

LAFF Shag Party!!

If you are 45 years old or better, single or married, join us for this great time!

• Friday Night, September 28th
• 6:30 at the Cockaboose!

Bring a side dish or dessert as Zaxby’s chicken fingers will be provided! We will have a professional dance instructor their to teach those who want to learn how to shag or just come and have a good time... maybe we’ll break out the Macarena or YMCA!

To sign up, write “LAFF Shag” on a connect card and drop in the box this weekend. For more information, contact Starke Ward at starkeward@msn.com.

Asheville Campus Build Day

It's way too cool in the mountains to get good sweaty pictures so we moved the build day for the new Asheville Campus to Irmo on the hottest weekend in 40 years... a nice 107 degrees!  Teams from Asheville, Columbia, Irmo and Central Support all came and gave their all to knock out a project list for children's ministry and first touch!  Despite the heat, it was very COOL!

Hot Time In The City