Church Schedule
Sunday
Worship Service: Sunday @ 10:00 am.
Kids Quest Sunday @ 10:00 am
Christian Education Classes: Sunday @ 9:00 am.
Royal Rangers & Mpact Girls: Sunday @ 9:00 am.

Tuesday
Morning Intercessory Prayer @ 7:30 am

Wednesday
Adult Teaching on the "Under Cover" @ 6:30pm
Kids Christian Education @ 6:30pm
"Unmasked" Youth Group @ 6:30pm

Saturday
Iron Men Bible Study @ 7:30 am
Upcoming Events:



August 28th - Elitches Youth Trip (Meet 8am at the church)
August 28th - Ladies Bible Study 9am
Our Mission:
To Discover God's Love
To Develop God's Church
To Deliver God's Message

Our Vision:
To build bridges and tear down walls that
separate people from God. To make Christ
visible, reachable, and touchable in our
community.

Our Values:
To make disciples, to express worship, to
develop leaders, and to expand the church body
within our community.
Welcome!


Bridge to Life Assembly
Cañon City, Colorado
Pastor Larry D. Kettle and Marilyn Kettle
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DANCE WITH ME
AUGUST 15 2010


August is a difficult month for me.  It’s a month that has brought tremendous
mourning.  Twenty years ago, my daughter Julia died thirty-six hours after she was
born.  She was my second child and the second to die in my arms.  During August I
also lost the most precious gift God ever gave me. ( I did get it back a long while later.
) I also lost someone I cared for deeply very suddenly.  There was no good-bye, no last
words, no explanations-only the vast emptiness that was left behind.
There is a time to mourn.  Mourning is a very natural part of loss-the loss of a loved
one, a marriage, a job, a friend a pet, anything that held value in the heart.  I can’t say
that I still  don’t cry and mourn the losses that this month has brought.
As we move through it one day we find ourselves laughing only to return to tears
because we don’t feel we should be happy.  Out of the blue one day we realize life has
gone on and we haven’t  been present in that movement.  We have to be careful not to
allow our mourning to become a strong hold that keeps us from God’s life for us.
I was thinking about this in my quiet time and the Lord guided me to this passage,
Psalm 30:11, “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.”  
The Message says, “whirling dance.”
Webster’s says this about dancing, “to move lightly…or gaily about, as leaves in a
wind.”   
Ecclesiastes 3:4, “there is…a time for mourning and a time for dancing.”
We don’t forget about our losses, they will inevitably cross your minds and tug at our
hearts.  The important thing to remember and hear from Him is that it’s ok to move
on and live again,  have laughter and joy, to find adventure again,  trust again, believe
again, hope again and love again.  Our Lord, our restorer, our savior, our comforter,
and our God, has turned our mourning into dancing.  He is waiting for us so He can
ask this question,  
“Will you dance with me?”


By Tamara Hunter