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Small churches combine to Knock on 9
Rev. Wesley Pepper pastors three small membership churches, Hunter’s Chapel, Truslow and See’s Chapel UMC’s , located in the rural areas of the Senatobia District. With a heart and a desire not to remain small the churches members have committed to knocking on doors of their neighborhoods and are delivering bags of homemade cookies with this simple message…”we love you and Jesus loves you.” As of the time of this report See’s’ Chapel, the smallest and most rural congregation has visited 20 families; Truslow has reached about 50 families. Hunter’s Chapel had already been visiting the community giving away sweet corn and inviting people to church and is now beginning to carry cookies. “Due to reaching out into the community, Hunter’s Chapel has received six new members with other new attendees that have not yet joined,” says Pepper. “The churc hes are excited about this new outreach and the fact Annual Conference is promoting this tool for making disciples.”
For more information on the “cookie visitation” contact Rev. Pepper at wesleypepper@yahoo.com.