TA B L E O F CO N T E N TS PAS ’ WELCOM E
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Pas’ Welcome, Mobile App & Covenant Community Meetings
BI BLE STUDY / CO M ING E VEN TS
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Noon Bible Study with Pas, Small Group Bible Study, First Ser mons, AoP, National Mentoring Month, MLK, Cof fee & Cars, Baby Dedication
BU ILD YO U R L I FE R E V I VAL
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Jan. 9th – Rev. Turner, Jan. 16th – Dr. Dates, Jan. 23rd – Rev. Johnson & Jan. 30th – Dr. Parks
BLAC K H ISTO RY M ONTH PAGE 10-11 Black Author’s Expo & Book Fair
ROA D TO R E SU R R EC TI ON
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Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Crawfish Boil, Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Sunday
PAGE 14-15 MOSA IC WO M E N’ S M I NI STRY EWEP, MWM Mixers, Go Red Sunday, Unstoppable Girls’ Conference, Celebrating Mrs. Sheretta West, Lemonade Day, Can We Talk About It, Amazing Women’s Weekend
KWOW / FA M I LY
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Adventure Week, Parent’s Night Out, Black History Spotlight, KWOW Kidz Kamp & Rebuilding A Generation Family Conference
IG N IT E YOU TH
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Stompdown 2 Buildup, Ignite Dodge Ball, Tournament, Senior Celebration
MOMENTUM MEN/ADDITIONAL EVENTS PAGE 2 0 - 2 1 Marriage Ministry Events, MoMentum Men Events, World Missions, ARTS@Amphitheatre, Recreation Ministry, Veterans Job Fair, SJN Remix, Baccalaureate Service
RALPH DOUGLAS WEST MINISTRIES PAGE 2 2 - 24 Broadcast Schedule, 19th Annual RDW Golf Classic, IC3 Church Growth & Development Conference
CHURCH SERVICE TIMES
SUNDAYS 8AM, 10AM, 12 NOON TUESDAYS 7PM WEDNESDAYS 12 NOON
GRAND RE-OPENING FEBRUARY 18, 2018
DUE TO FLOODING, ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE QUEENSTON CAMPUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
2 01 8 C A L E N DA R JANUARY National Mentoring Month, Page 7 9th - Build Your Life Revival, Page 8-9 14th - MLK Special Emphasis, Page 7 16th - Build Your Life Revival, Page 9 14th - Baby Dedication, Page 7 20th - Marriage Ministry Kickoff, Page 20 20th - Coffee & Cars, Page 7 22nd - Covenant Community, Page 5 23rd - Build Your Life Revival, Page 9 27th - Mission Ministry Open House, Page 20 30th - Build Your Life Revival, Page 9
FEBRUARY
Feb. Event - Extravagant Worship, EP, Page 14 Feb. - Black History Month, Page 10-11 5th - Covenant Community, Page 5 6th - Small Group Classes Begin, Page 6 9th - KWOW Parents’ Night Out, Page 17 11th - Black Author’s Expo (Q), Page 11 11th - Baby Dedication, Page 7 14th - Ash Wednesday, Page 12 18th - Grand Re-Opening (E), Cover 24th - MoMentum Men Conference, Page 20 25th - Black Author’s Expo (E), Page 11 25th – Go Red Sunday, Page 14 25th – Black History Spotlight, Page 16 25th – Compassion International, Page 20
MARCH
4th - Women of Essence Mixer, Page 14 5th - Covenant Community, Page 5 8th - Adult Volleyball League, Page 21 9th - Ignite Dodgeball Tournament, Page 19 10th - Mission Training, Part I, Page 20 11th - Women of Purpose Mixer, Page 14 11th - Daylight Savings Time 11th - Baby Dedication, Page 7 17th - Unstoppable Girls’ Conference, Page 15 18th - Women of Faith Mixer, Page 14 18th - ARTS@The Amphitheater, Page 20 25th - Palm Sunday, Page 13 29th - Maundy Thursday, Page 13 30th - Good Friday Service, Page 13 30th - Easter Egg Hunt (Q), Page 13 30th - Crawfish Boil, Page 13 31st - Saturday Easter Worship, Page 13 31st - Easter Egg Hunt - (E), Page 13
APRIL 1st - Easter Sunday Worship, Page 13 4th - MLK 50th Anniversary Assassination 8th - Baby Dedication, Page 7 8th - Women of Glory Mixer, Page 14 10th - First Sermons, Page 6 14th - Facilitators Workshop II, Page 6 15th - Women of Wisdom Mixer, Page 14 16th - Covenant Community, Page 5 23th - Annual RDW Golf Classic, Page 23 24th-26th - IC3 Conference, Back Cover 28th - Dancing Beyond The Walls, Page 21 29th - Mission Sunday, Page 20
MAY
3th - National Day of Prayer 5th - Celebrating Mrs. Sheretta West, Page 15 6th - Ignite Senior Celebration, Page 19 6th - Diamonds Lemonade Day, Page 15 13th - Baby Dedication, Page 7 15th - First Sermons, Page 6 18th - Veterans Job Fair, Page 21 20th - Pentecost Sunday 27th - Memorial Day Service
JUNE
6th - First Sermons, Page 6 10th - Baccalaureate Service, Page 21 10th - Baby Dedication, Page 7 11th-15th - Adventure Week (Q), Page 16 16th - MM Father’s Day Event, Page 21 18th - Covenant Community, Page 5 18th-22nd - Adventure Week (E), Page 16 22nd - Amazing Women’s Weekend, Page 15 23rd - Academy of Preachers, Page 6
Pastor Ralph Douglas West Welcome to The Church Without Walls! We are always excited to have family and visiting friends join us for one of our worship experiences. The holidays have come and gone and we’re starting 2018 with our Build Your Life Revival to renew, rebuild, and strengthen our relationships with the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that you’ve enjoyed your holiday celebrations, vacations, staycations, family gatherings or just a few leisure days to recharge. I am looking forward to what we have in store for the new year including the Grand Re-Opening of our Eldridge Campus to restore our impact in our south community, Small Group Bible Study Classes for your spiritual growth, and serving opportunities to get you involved by using your spiritual gifts in one of our ministries. We are also excited about the ministry evangelism opportunities within our MoMentum Men, Mosaic Women, Marriage, Youth, and Children’s ministries that’s coming in the months ahead. As the Founding Pastor, I have seen God do the unimaginable in the life of our church. From the first meeting in my home over thirty years ago, until present. He has graciously proven Himself faithful, over and over again. As an expression of gratitude to God, I anticipate our continued celebration of 30forThirty; that’s 30 years of towering as a beckon of light and hope in the community and 30 years of pastoring this body of believers. Please take some time and peruse each page. I am certain that you will find a number of events and ministry programs for the entire family. Yes, our visiting friends are welcome to join us. It’s a celebration... the more the merrier! I am also asking our church family to continue to support our 30forThirty celebrations through: consistent church attendance, inviting an unsaved person to church, and committing to serve in a ministry. I praise God for this 30forThirty journey. My prayer is that our children and youth will keep the torch of faith burning brightly for the generations to come. Soli Deo Gloria,
We have a new church app to keep you informed of all of the happenings at The Church Without Walls! Get updates with push notifications, view church events, trending videos, and announcements. You can also ask for prayer on our Prayer Wall and use the Digital Bible included in the App. The Church Without Walls Mobile App is available NOW!
CO V E N A N T CO M M U N I T Y M E E T I N G S Monday, January 22nd | 7PM Queenston Campus - SLC Monday, March 5th | 7PM Queenston Campus - SLC Monday, April 16th | 7PM Queenston Campus - SLC Monday, June 18th | 7PM Queenston Campus - SLC
Covenant Community is the leadership meeting for all ministry leaders: Staff Liaisons, Coordinators, Co-Coordinators, Service Leads, and Campus Leads. Join us as we discuss and plan ministry strategies, growth, challenges, and learn biblical leadership principles. The apostle Paul encouraged Timothy to keep growing in his leadership skills. That’s good counsel for all of us. “Like the horizons for breadth and the ocean for depth, the understanding of a good leader is broad and deep.” Proverbs 25:3 (MSG)
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S M A L L G RO U P S FAC I L I TATO R S WO R K S H O P
Join us for this comprehensive training workshop designed for those who teach and facilitate classes. The program develops and enhances leadership skills to equip and enable leaders and other church members to be effective in ministry. All facilitators at The Church Without Walls are required to attend two workshops per year, Workshop I and Workshop II.
MLK SPECIAL EMPHASIS SERVICE Sunday, January 14th | Queenston Campus
Come celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during our Sunday morning worship services. Our Worship & Arts Ministry will share clips of messages, pictures of events, and performances supported by the music of the times.
CO F F E E & C A R S Saturday, January 20th | 7AM - 1PM Queenston Campus
Join TCWW members as we fellowship with one another while enjoying classic cars and coffee. To register visit churchwithoutwalls.org/coffee-and-cars.
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BISTRO OPENS AT 5PM
God wants you to live life more abundantly! Come Build Your Life with us every Tuesday in January at 6pm on the Queenston Campus. This revival will give biblical principles that will help us rebuild our spiritual lives and start the year off renewed, refreshed, and revived.
Reverend J. Lawrence Turner, by the divine providence of God, accepted the call to serve as the Senior Pastor of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Memphis, TN on January 13, 2013. Rev. Turner is a 2003 magna cum laude graduate of Fisk University, with a BA in Religion and Philosophy. He received his Master of Divinity from Yale University Divinity School.
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In 2011, at age 30, Dr. Charlie Edward Dates became the youngest Senior Pastor in Progressive’s rich 95-year history. Dr. Charlie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and Rhetoric at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Divinity Degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
Pastor Jeffrey Allen Johnson, II (Pastor Jay) is a dynamic man of God who dreams of changing the world through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia before accepting his call to ministry. Pastor Jay went on to receive a Masters of Divinity from the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. George Lewis Parks, Jr.’s thirst for spiritual growth led him to earn his Masters of Divinity degree from Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC. In May 2016, he earned his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from Union University School of Theology and Missions.
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B L AC K AU T H O R ’S E X P O & B O O K FA I R February 18th | Queenston Campus
Are you a published author? You are invited to the Mosaic Women’s Ministry Black Author’s Expo and Book Fair. You can showcase your books at one or both campuses (Eldridge and/or Queenston). Register online at churchwithoutwalls.org/authors.
Come celebrate the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior during this Holy Week.
Wednesday, February 14th | 6AM, 12NOON, & 7PM
The church body is encouraged to join Christians around the world in observance of Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian calendar. It is a 40-day period of fasting, repentance, moderation, spiritual discipline, and abstinence. Ashes are placed on the foreheads of believers in the shape of a cross as a reminder of human mortality and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God.
C H I L D R E N ’S E A S T E R E G G H U N T March 30th | Queenston March 31st | Eldridge
Celebration of Easter where kids come together on each campus in fun and excitement in search of candy filled Easter eggs.
TC W W C R AW F I S H B O I L Friday, March 30th | 1PM Queenston Campus
Good Friday Crawfish Fellowship, is an opportunity for TCWW members to come and eat crawfish together; fellowship with members, leaders and staff.
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G O R E D S U N D AY Sunday, February 25th | All Campuses
Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. Ladies, wear Red on Sunday, February 25, 2018 to help us bring awareness, learn more, get involved, and take action!
Saturday, May 5th | Queenston Campus
SHE‌a lady, wife, mother, daughter, friend, author, teacher, mentor, visionary, leader, and prayer warrior. Celebrating Sheretta M. West, portrait of a beautiful mosaic.
D I A M O N D S L E M O N A D E D AY Sunday, May 6th | Queenston Campus
Come out and support our Diamonds in the Rough. Purchase a refreshing glass of lemonade, Sunday, May 6th on the Queenston Campus, after each service.
A M A Z I N G W O M E N ’S W E E K E N D June 22th - 24th | Queenston Campus
We are getting ready for an amazing weekend full of empowerment and opportunities to enhance the mind, body, and soul. For more information, please visit amazingwomenweekend.com
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Adventure Week will take our church family, community, friends, adults, youth & children on an adventure like no other. We invite kids and adults to grab their megaphones, lace up their cleats, and tune up their instruments. As they fill up the offensive line, sideline, and drumline, your players, cheerleaders, and band members will realize God has given them His ultimate playbook. He wants them to join His team, train hard, celebrate salvation, and encourage one another. Get in the spirit today with Game On! Adventure Week at The Church Without Walls!
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PA R E N T S’ N I G H T O U T Friday, February 9th | All Campuses
Attention all parents! Can you use a few “Child-free” or “respite care” hours? If so, Parents’ Night Out is where you want your kids to be on Friday, February 9, 2018.
B L AC K H I S TO R Y S P OT L I G H T Sundays in February | Queenston Campus
Famous African Americans have greatly influenced our lives in meaningful ways. Each Sunday in the month of February, KWOW children will present a Spotlight on famous African-Americans.
KWOW KIDZ KAMP June 11th - August 3rd | 6:30AM-6:30PM
KWOW KIDZ KAMP is designed for children to have a fun Christian experience during their summer break. Daily activties help build up wholesome values, self esteem, leadership, dreams, and teamwork. For additional information visit churchwithoutwalls.org/
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R E B U I L D I N G A G E N E R AT I O N FA M I LY CO N F E R E N C E Coming Soon
Rebuilding a Generation Family Conference is designed to strengthen families through the love of Jesus Christ, each other, and serving in the community. We want families to see God’s purpose in each other and to gain biblical insight into what makes a beautiful institution. Join us for this life changing family conference!
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The Ignite Youth Ministry would like to invite you out to an exciting and entertaining evening on our Queenston Campus. Stomp Down 2 Build Up is a city-wide step show catered to bringing young men and women in our community together for more than just a showcase. We are building our youth to serve and love one another. Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7 p.m. is sure to be a night to remember! Tickets are $5. We need your help! So sign-up to volunteer or to be a sponsor. Proceeds from the Stomp Down 2 Build Up Step Show will go towards our scholarship fund. For more information about this and other exciting youth ministry activities, please visit the Ignite Youth Ministry table today.
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I G N I T E D O D G E B A L L TO U R N A M E N T Friday, March 9th | 7-9PM Queenston Campus
The Ignite Dodgeball Tournament is an evangelism tool for Ignite Youth to invite their peers to participate, have fun, and hear a challenging message. Students will also enjoy food, fun, friendly competition, and fellowship with other youth from other local youth ministry groups. It’s time for youth to get connected with the Ignite Youth Ministry.
I G N I T E S E N I O R C E L E B R AT I O N Friday, May 6th | All Services, All Campuses
The Church Without Walls Ignite Youth Ministry will celebrate our graduating seniors and their accomplishment of graduating from high school.
M A R R I AG E M I N I S T R Y 2018 K I C KO F F M E E T I N G Saturday, January 20th | Queenston Campus
We want to enrich the lives of couples! The Marriage Ministry invites couples who are married, engaged, or considering marriage to join us for our annual planning meeting on Saturday, 1/20/2018. Our goal is to equip couples in our congregation and in the community to have a close intimate relationship with God and their mate; by providing tools to enrich their marriage through education, activities to promote communication and intimacy, and biblical understanding of the precepts of marriage so that God will be glorified.
Saturday, February 24th | 7AM-4PM Queenston Campus
Calling men of all ages! We want to equip and mature each of you in your walk with Christ through a day of encouraging fellowship and multiple classes of life changing - biblical teaching on how to build a purpose-driven legacy of Godly manhood. To register visit us online at churchwithoutwalls.org/mmm.
A R T S @ T H E A M P H I T H E AT E R Sunday, March 18th | Queenston Campus
Our Drama Ministry invites you to experience visual biblical illustrations, paired with the creative arts which present solid Biblical expressions, for our Christian walk in the Amphitheater on our Queenston Campus.
D A N C I N G B E YO N D T H E WA L L S Saturday, April 28th | Queenston Campus
This event is for everyone - the entire TCWW congregation and the general public. It is being held to have a positive, fun event in a Christian environment that will bless all attendees.
B ACC A L AU R E AT E S E R V I C E Sunday, June 10th | Queenston Campus
We want to celebrate our graduates by recognizing them during our worship service. Whether you are graduating from high school, college, or graduate school, your amazing accomplishment deserves to be recognized! Please submit your graduation photo by May 30, 2018.
M O M E N T U M M E N FAT H E R ’S D AY C E L E B R AT I O N Saturday, June 16th | 11AM-4PM Queenston Campus
Nothing can replace a bond between a father and his child. We invite our congregation and the community to come out to our Momentum Men Father’s Day Event at our Eldridge Campus from 11am-4pm. Join us to celebrate Christ and Fatherhood together.
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