Letter from Pastor Mark          

  Church Family,

  Out of concern for the safety and health of our church family, all activities are postponed for two      weeks from March 18th – April 1st. We will continue to monitor our State’s situation, and on April    1st, the deacons and I will re-evaluate.

  Our goal is to resume corporate worship on Palm Sunday, April 5th, and Lord willing, we will            continue through our Resurrection Day activities.

  Worship music, covered under our CCLI license, and Sermons will be pre-recorded via video and        posted on ibchammond.org website each Sunday morning.

  At the church this Sunday and next Sunday, there will be self-directed Prayer & Worship stations      around the sanctuary. For those who want to and can participate, each station will consist of a            Scripture and a visual that represents or supports the Scripture. Copies of our updated Prayer          Guide will be available, and an offering plate will be available for people to drop off your tithes &      offerings.

  The Prayer Stations are to be utilized by individuals, couples or family units. I will be available if      anyone needs to talk or if they need me to pray with them. The time frame for Sunday’s Prayer &      Worship stations will be from 9:30 am – 11:30 am.

  Midweek, I will send out a Devotion, any updates to our prayer guide, and updates on our state’s      situation via video postings to our ibchammond.org website.

  Everyone will be encouraged to either mail in their tithe/offering or set up auto pay with their          personal bank.

  Kim and I ask that you continue to extend much grace toward us as we diligently work to find the      right communication mediums for us. Every church is different. What works well for one does not      necessarily work well for all.

  Until next time, I leave you with this: …

  2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (ESV)                                                                                                          But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.            Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest      upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships,                    persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

  I love you all!! I am praying for each one of you. Please contact me if you need anything.

  Serving the LORD and You with Gladness,