The Metro Spirit just printed an article on called Modern Christianity. It mentioned Stevens Creek and our church's influence on our community. This articles reminds me that the faithful volunteers and members at The Creek are serving this community in ways that most do not imagine. Thanks so much for your continued service. Here's some of the article:
Modern Christianity
BY ANGEL CLEARY
AUGUSTA, GA – In the last 10 years, a wave of non-denominational mainstream churches has hit Evans. The most recent to join the wave is Genesis Church on Belair Road. I entered the former Gibbs Library building with my husband and son for the 10 a.m. service. I was surprised to see they transformed the generic civic engineering local into a contemporary venue.
A bevy of greeters welcomed us. Coffee pots standing near the sanctuary doors beckoned sleepy visitors to share in an early morning communion. I didn’t partake but I wished I would have. Black paint on the sanctuary walls and dimmed lights made us feel a little like we were entering a nightclub. The overhead screens were just pieces of cloth tightly pulled at each end in a retro trendy design.
Genesis Church definitely took a page right out of the Stevens Creek playbook. That’s probably because the pastor used to be on their church staff. In fact, Genesis was a cooperative effort of Stevens Creek, The Quest and Journey — all mainstream churches in Columbia County.
My husband and I jokingly call Stevens Creek, one of their parent churches, the “church of rock.” Genesis Church, however, is mellower. A woman with a melodic voice, and sporting a chin-length bob, led worship. Colored lighting effects changed the mood during each song. .... The appeal of these churches is that they, from the coffee to the comfy-jeans wearing pastor, wrap Christianity in a modern package.It turns out Evans, with its mixture of middle-aged but still hip population, is ripe for these types of churches. And Genesis Church, with almost 200 members only a year after it opened, appears to be riding this wave all the way to success.
Congratulations to Chris and Heidi Miller! I am proud of their work and pray God's blessing on their work.
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thank you Pastor Marty for such kind, encouraging words!! We are forever grateful to you and "The Creek" for your support and encouragement. But as Chris and I always say, we didn't start Genesis, God did, we just obeyed his leading, and our lives have been forever changed!!
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