We're Moving to Maryville!

The announcement last Sunday (August 30) that Michelle and I are leaving Spring Hill came as a great shock to many people. The last 5 1/2 years have been fantastic. Spring Hill is a great congregation comprised of spiritual disciples of Christ. It is a church with endless possibilities led by a Spirit-filled eldership. Deciding to accept the opportunity at Maryville, TN was an extremely difficult decision that took weeks of prayer to reach.

Michelle and I are convinced that God is leading us to move to the work in Maryville, TN. Maryville is located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains just south of Knoxville, TN. with a population of about 60,000 (if you include the adjacent city of Alcoa). The congregation has about 500 members with 8 fantastic elders. You can view their website here: www.maryvillechurchofchrist.org. Dan Chambers, their former preacher, did a marvelous job at Maryville before recently taking the work at the Concord Road Church of Christ after Phil Sanders left to work with the In Search of the Lord's Way television program (with Mac Lyon).

Michelle and I ask that you pray for us in this transition. We will face many challenges such as selling our house in this strained market. We have faith that God will provide and we are working hard to cast our anxieties upon Him. Pray for us! Please also say a special prayer for the elders at Spring Hill as they search for the next preacher to advance the work in this great community.