Crazy Weekend Recap
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As most of you know this weekend was Easter weekend…well at Piedmont we decided to put all of our “eggs” in one basket so to speak…we wanted to create an experiential weekend that encouraged people to stay in town through Sunday afternoon, then go out of town for Spring Break…I think we were successful…so here’s a recap of what we did and the outcomes of each:
1) Passion Friday - this was our first year doing a Good Friday service, but we wanted to make it more than believers coming together…we attached a cause to it…charity: water…great organization…we had a great turn out for it being our first time doing it with around 250 people coming out.
2) Egg Drop 2010 - this was also our first year doing an event like this and to be honest we had no idea what to expect. We had 200 total volunteers involved between Piedmont and Sprayberry High School. Conservative estimates forced us to plan for around 2000 - 2500 people…turned out we ended up with somewhere between 7000 - 8000…and when you only have 20,000 eggs total and around 4000 children…you run out of eggs VERY FAST…but it was an incredible event…all involved were extremely happy with the turn-out and it’ll become an annual event.
3) Easter Sunday - TWO SERVICES…another first for Piedmont (in recent years)…we pulled out all the stops for production and planning…we kicked off a new series called 365: Facing Fears Everyday…and we saw around 1250 combined for the 2 services…we saw numerous people come into a relationship with Christ and around 10 get baptized!…now we know numbers aren’t everything, but they’re an indicator for us…and we consider ourselves privileged that God chose to bless us so well today!
*Being only 3 weeks away from moving to Rome and really beginning the work for Cloverleaf Church, this weekend taught me LOADS of stuff when it comes to offering people multiple opportunities and entry points to be a part of what you’re doing…and it’s more than just putting on a great service…people came to a crazy egg hunt that would never come to Piedmont, but they got to experience the love of Christ expressed through the love our volunteers showed!*
This turned out to be an incredible year of firsts for Piedmont and nothing but a launching pad for things to come…God’s hand is on the ministry of Piedmont Church…if you have the opportunity to be a part of what’s going on for Sundays, then I encourage you to drop by and take a look!