Total attendance to Sunday worship services continues to be a key record to analyze growth. The Sunday totals from the first Sunday of February to the last Sunday of October, are shown in the graphic below. The high numbers in weeks 26 and 27 include 23 visitors from Cedar Hill, Texas. It is very evident that when we had only one service on Sunday, it was difficult to have more than 100 people. Now that we have two services, we are consistently above this mark. The low number in week 24 is due to a school break, when many members were out of town.
There is always a high number of visitors. We don’t seem to have enough workers to reach out to all of them. This seems to be a problem with most congregations. Congregations that succeed reaching out to the lost are those where a large number of members grow spiritually to take on this responsibility
There are 133 names in the list of members (including children). However, only 97 of them could be considered “regular.” 5 members have said their present job on Sunday keeps them from attending. 16 are “irregular.” 5 are “occasional.” They rarely come to church. 10 seem to have quit altogether. So there are 36 people who could use some shepherding. Again, we don’t seem to have enough workers for such a task. Elders are sorely needed.
Regarding elders, we continue to have the Saturday afternoon classes for men. There is an average of 16 men attending. We are studying the requirements for elders. We still have 10 more requirements to study.
II Study Measures
The Downtown Bible Study produced one baptism. This is Auxiliadora, a lady who has been very effective leading others to Christ, even before she was baptized. The Northeast Bible Study produced another baptism. This is a 15 year old girl, the daughter of one of the leaders of the church. This is the only Bible study where I am not involved.
