🌟 FEBRUARY THEME: SPIRITUAL GIFTS 🌟
Community Service

Friday, February 28, 2025

Join us for our quarterly service project at Generations as we bring creativity, laughter, and connection to the boys through a fun-filled game of mini golf! This month, we’ll work together to design a unique course using a variety of obstacles—wood logs, stuffed animals, pool noodles, and more—before playing the course we create. This is a chance to build relationships, encourage teamwork, and show up with love and joy. Whether you’re a mini golf pro or just in it for the fun, your presence makes a difference. Come be part of this meaningful time of play and community!

*STAR PARTY* Generations Group Home - Friday, February 28, 2025

Volunteer

Friday, February 28, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. Each week, the boys at Generations Group Home are eligible for a weekly "Star Party" if they don't get any demerits for that week. As part of our mission to serve our community, we will be hosting a few of these parties in 2025. Join us for a fun evening where we will serve food and play games. Those who volunteered at the December party had a blast! Generations Group Home is located at 810 Dunklin Bridge Rd, Fountain Inn, SC 29644.

Volunteer to help with party

Dear Beloved Community,

I am on vacation this week so my column will be brief. Sometimes, you have to disconnect from the rest of your life and re-center.

Blessings,

Pastor Brian

CALLING ALL LGBTQ+ WRITERS

AND STORY TELLERS

TIRED OF BEING TALKED ABOUT

AND NEVER LISTENED TO?

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP: MARCH 1, 2025 (in person and via Zoom)

The writing workshop will be Saturday, March 1, 2025. We will gather starting at 12pm in the conference room at Thrive Co-Working space. Thrive is located in the lobby of the TD Bank Building at 104 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601.

Bring a lunch. Drinks and desserts to be provided. The workshop will be held from 1pm to 3pm.

INFO ON WRITING WORKSHOP AND SHOWCASE

Too many of us in the LGBTQ community are talked about more than we are ever listened to. New Day is seeking to change that by providing opportunities for our LGBTQ community to share our personal stories through a storytelling showcase. This is not creative writing but non-fiction.

New Day is partnering with So Say We All (sosaywealllonline.com) to help folks in the Upstate SC LGBTQ community share their stories through their VAMP Storytelling Showcase. VAMP is a highly-produced multimedia reading series, where several writers perform works with visual accompaniment revolving around a changing theme.

How the VAMP process works:

• Writers will participate in a two-hour workshop either in person or virtual where they will learn how to craft a story.

• Following the workshop, writers will have two weeks to prepare and submit their first draft.

• Writers will then participate in group read and critiques to give and receive feedback, work with assigned writing coaches 1-1, and receiving performance coaching to ensure they’re comfortable with public speaking.

• Finally, writers will select visual images to accompany their stories, send in their final drafts, and then perform together in front of an adoring audience!

• Videos of performances are uploaded to our Youtube Channel, and selected pieces will appear on The VAMP Podcast.

• We encourage writers to seek opportunities to publish their work, and to treat the VAMP Storytelling Showcase as a powerful growth experience, but not the end of the line for the stories they workshop with us. Authors retain the rights to their work.

So Say We All is a 501c3 literary and performing arts non-profit organization whose mission is to create opportunities for individuals to tell their stories, and tell them better. SSWA offers education outreach programs specifically targeting communities who have been talked about disproportionately more than heard from in mainstream media.

If you have further questions or would like to participate, please contact Pastor Brian at pastor@newdaycc.ccom of call 864-216-7714.

Writing Workshop - March 1, 2025

Sign Up

We have scheduled the writing workshop for Saturday, March 1, 2025. We will gather starting at 12pm in the conference room at Thrive Co-Working space. Bring a lunch. Drinks and desserts to be provided. The workshop will be held from 1pm to 3pm.

Thrive is located in the lobby of the TD Bank Building at 104 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601.

Yes, I'll be at the workshop!

I'd like to join the workshop via Zoom

I can't make the workshop but am still interested.

New Day continues its mission to become a "church beyond the walls" with a broad range of activities to build community and several ways to grow in your faith and spirituality over the rest of this month.

*Note the location for each event.

Upcoming Events Summary

Community Service - Star Party: Friday, February 28, 2025, at Generations Group Home. 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Writing Workshop - Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Thrive Co-Working space at 102 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC. 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sign up required.
Bible Study - Other Lands: Sunday, March 2, 2025. 10:30 a.m.
Church Congregational Meeting - Other Lands: Sunday, March 2, 2025, immediately following Bible study. We will discuss selling our building and hear from Church Langston at Langston Black, the real estate firm the Board of Elders is proposing as the agency to handle the sale.
In-Person Worship - Other Lands: Sunday, March 16, 2025. 10:30 a.m. Join us for our monthly worship service.
5th Sunday Event - Annual Paris Mountain Camping Trip: Friday, March 28-Sunday, March 30, 2025. Paris Mountain.

Paris Mountain Camping (March 28-30, 2025)

Sign Up

Join us for our annual camping trip at Paris Mountain State Park, from Friday, March 28 to Sunday, March 30. You do not need to pay per individual, only for use of one site. If you are planning on joining us for hiking during the day or for lunchtime meal, please let Pastor Brian know.

Reserve your campsite at Paris Mountain

If you'd like to add anything for next weeks' community prayer, please contact Pastor Brian at pastor@newdayccc.com.

Prayers for Gary Harris who has an ongoing health issue.
Prayers for Beth as she battles the flu.
Prayers for Joe as he deals with an ongoing sleep condition.
Prayers for Ed who has been experiencing dizziness and nausea. He had some recent tests done that show early signs of dementia.
Prayers for Roger as he embarks on a fourteen-day water fast.
Prayers for the Shea Marsden family.
Prayers for Kathy Stark who lost her son Chad to addiction. He was a veteran who struggled with PTSD.
Prayers for Andrea and Sarah as they struggle with mental health.
Prayers for Andrea and her pain management after her surgery was delayed.
Prayers for Vanessa and her family.
Prayers for Krista's dad as he continues to undergo therapy following a stroke.
Prayers for those who are struggling with physical, mental, and economic challenges.
Prayers for those who have suffered trauma and those who suffer from anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
Prayers for those suffering the effects of war.
Prayers for our nation as we face local, national, and global challenges.
Prayers for New Day as we consider our future.
Prayers for those of us who are suffering from the already blistering attack on our community by the current administration.
Prayers for Pastor Brian and others who have unspoken requests this week.

Please support the work of the church

by donating your time, talent, and tithe.

As of 2/15/25

Tota

As we embrace new opportunities in 2025, your support is more vital than ever. Your generosity fuels our mission to serve the LGBTQ community, provide a welcoming space for worship, and grow into all God calls us to be. Every gift, no matter the size, helps us continue creating a space of love, connection, and hope. Thank you for being part of this journey—your contributions truly make a difference.

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WHY WE ARE CONSIDERING SELLING OUR BUILDING?

Our church has been actively reaching out to the community, participating in about ten Pride-related events each year to share our vision of a church beyond the walls. While many people are excited about this concept, we’ve found that our location in Greer has been a barrier, with interested individuals unwilling to make the drive to join us. Although we are fortunate to own our building outright, our tithes and offerings have not been sufficient to sustain the work of the church, and we cannot continue to operate at a deficit. Growth is essential for our survival. At our most recent congregational meeting, the community came together to discuss this challenge and agreed to explore relocating to a space closer to Greenville, where we believe we can better serve and grow our ministry. We will also be able to shed the expenses of an aging building.

New Day Christian Community Church

MEETING LOCATION FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH
Bible study and Worship
OTHER LANDS

731 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609

New Day Christian Community Church exists to provide a diverse, open, and affirming Christian community to all who desire a discipleship walk with Jesus Christ by offering challenging worship experiences, mission-based service opportunities, and Biblical learning so that we are empowered to reach out to others, introduce them to the love and strength of the beloved community, and invite them to join the faith journey of discipleship.

🌟 FEBRUARY THEME: SPIRITUAL GIFTS 🌟Community Service