HELLO KINGDOM FAMILY, We say this every month but it is the truth, God continues to bless us here at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church. I am thankful for the relationship we have as Pastor and people. Thank you again for the wonderful celebration and for your gifts of love and appreciation as you celebrated my family and me. There are indeed millions of other churches in the world but only one Kingdom Fellowship and for that we thank God. Not only did we have a great celebration last month of my years in ministry, but we also continued to serve our community in a strong way. From our outreach of feeding people locally to our outreach of feeding people globally, we served. We continued to support our partners in South Africa and we sent extra resources, over $50,000, to our partners in Haiti as they continue to deal with intense times. There is more that we have planned to do and will do in the future but we’re thankful for these opportunities that God has provided for us to be a resource. Just as a reminder, everything that we give is because of your support to the ministry through your tithe and offering. Because of your commitment to give, we have not needed to raise a special offering to bless those who are in need. As an example, we were blessed to continue to provide thousands of diapers and other baby supplies to those in need throughout our community. We have also held several vaccination clinics, including ones impacting our middle and high school students. God has truthfully favored us here at Kingdom Fellowship as we serve our community and the world. You can see by the cover of this Gather Guide that we have big news! We have been patient and in prayer. Beginning the first Sunday in November, on the 7th, we will return to in-person worship on Sunday mornings! we will have in-person worship on Sunday mornings. As you know for the last few months we have held several in-person worship opportunities and weekly limited gatherings with my recordings on Thursday nights. Our teams have planned and continue to prepare for us to worship together in-person. All of the current protocols of requiring masks and socially distancing will be required and followed. We will also continue to require proof of Covid-19 vaccinations for you to attend worship. In the coming weeks you will see videos and other information with details on our return to in-person worship on Sunday mornings. We will continue to have our Thursday night recording options as well for you to attend. For now please join the staff and I in prayer as we move forward.
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Kingdom Cares
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Please make sure that you read through the entire Gather Guide and register for everything our teams have made available. I am thankful to God for our teams and their commitment to serve during this season and every season. There are several ministry events and activities listed from our drive-thru Harvest Parade for our Kingdom Kids Ministry, to our Keeping Your Poise for our sisters, to all of our Grow opportunities for everyone to develop in their Christian walk and more. Also please share this Gather Guide with a friend and/or family member and invite them to join us for a ministry event this month and for our return to in-person worship in November!
Grow Focus
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Breast Cancer Awareness
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Harvest Parade
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Lastly, I will begin a new sermon series this month entitled “The World at War” that I am excited about preaching, yet even more excited to see the fruit develop in your lives as you make a bold stand for Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Let’s continue to remain Kingdom Focused!! Your Pastor, Rev. Matthew L. Watley
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October Preaching Series
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In-Person Worship
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Kingdom Builders
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Kingdom Apparel
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Ways 2 Give
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Poise
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Youth Ministries
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Adult Ministries
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Facebook Groups
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Baptism
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Upcoming Events
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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Join Lady Shawna Watley for our monthly “Keeping Your Poise” Women’s Ministry event. This Bible Study is open to all women.
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Do you speak Spanish?
WE NEED YOU! We are now using the Mobileserve platform to make serving easier for our volunteers. All of our service opportunities are currently listed HERE, on Mobileserve. Please create an account and see what volunteer opportunity best fits your schedule. See you soon! Want to serve during the holidays with family and friends? Consider serving as a group. Families, organizations, clubs, sororities and fraternities are all welcome. If you want to serve as a group or have any questions about Mobileserve please reach out to Estephanie Serna via email at eserna@kingdom.global.
We would like to send a big thank you to all who served and supported our monthly diaper distribution. It has grown rapidly and we were able to give over 9,000 diapers during our August diaper distribution. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!
CLICK HERE To Join our VOLUNTEER team by completing our Serve form.
CLICK HERE To Sign up for volunteer opportunities through Signup Genius.
Kingdom CARES monthly diaper distribution is the last Wednesday of every month. To receive diapers from Kingdom Cares one must live in East Montgomery County, under the zip codes: 20903, 20904, 20905, 20866, 20860, 20860. Day of distribution all clients must bring a photo ID and some identification of the child.
We have a new Volunteer Platform!
CLICK HERE to create your account and you will see all of our volunteer opportunities.
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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Members can register for these courses at any time, and can progress through the lessons at their own pace. The “At Your Own Pace” courses are not facilitated by an instructor and do not include community-based discussions. - Bible Series: The Pentateuch – An overview of the Old Testament Covenants (Zoom) - Online Course: Lord, Teach Me How to Pray (Teachable: Instructor-Led and On Your Own) - Online Course: Living by Giving (Teachable: Instructor-Led and On Your Own)
- Online Course: Question Everything (Teachable: Instructor-Led and On Your Own)
- Online Course: Forward
(Teachable: On Your Own)
Click here to Register
Saturday, October 2nd
Thursday, October 21
9:00am – New Member’s Class Registration Link
Mondays 7:00pm-8:30pm: When to Walk Away Finding Freedom from Toxic People (Sister Lawrin) Mondays 6:00pm-7:30pm: The Armor of God (Sister Leika) Mondays 6:00pm-7:15pm: What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job - Hunters and Career-Changers Mondays 7:00pm-8:15pm: Breathe Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:15pm: Battlefield of the Mind Wednesday 7:00pm-8:15: Sacred Marriage Thursdays 7:00pm-8:15pm: When Women Pray Thursdays 7:00pm-8:00pm: HOPE: Living Fearlessly in a Scary World Thursdays 7:00pm-8:15pm: What Happens When Women Walk in Faith: Trusting God Takes You To Amazing Places Saturdays 8:30-9:30am: Stepping in Faith
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6:00pm – Read-In Registration Link 7:00pm – New Members Class Registration Link
For more information, please contact Dr. Nicole Martin at revnmartin@kingdom.global or discipleship@kingdom.global
ALL COURSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4, 2021
CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP
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Click here to Register
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MINISTRY GET INVOLVED Zoom Registration
(Click on Each Image to Register)
Nursery Activity Name Bible Lesson/Story
Day & Time
How to Participate
Every Sunday
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Virtual Play Date
Wednesdays at 4:00pm
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Virtual Classroom
Every 1st Sunday
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Join us for these monthly ministry events
Click Here To join us weekly for praise and worship as well as Teaching on Youtube
Day of the Week
Activity
Info
Every Sunday
Spiritual Snack
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Bi-Monthly (1st and 3rd Sundays)
Squad Party
Zoom Registration Link Click Here
2nd Thursdays
Service Event
At Kingdom Fellowship In partnership with Kingdom Cares! Link for registration will be sent via Fellowship One each month!
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for our seasoned saints as they connect monthly. For details please email thrive@kingdom.global
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Click Here
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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More info to come! RevJones@kingom.global
Weekly Lessons Each week our ministry leaders have been diligent to create and prepare lessons for our students from nursery to young adults. These lessons have written points as well as videos to help engage our students and young adults with the Bible. Please subscribe to our YouTube page and share these lessons with others. www.kingdom.global/resources
Kingdom Nursery Kingdom Kids Kingdom Teens Kingdom College Kingdom Young Adults
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