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Welcome and Support from the AMiA Family
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Anglican Fellowship of Chattanooga:
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus. We of the Epiphany Anglican Fellowship on the Northern Front Range of Colorado welcome you to the AMiA! We praise God for you boldness and perseverance in the Faith and your example to all believers and unbelievers alike of the joy of following Jesus.
Epiphany started two and a half years ago as a "parachute drop" church start with six adults and two children. We have grown to over 180 members who worship in four locations on Sunday and who gather in ten small group fellowships during the week. God is pouring out His Spirit upon us as we continue to trust Him in all we do. We have three Priests on staff and support ten missionary families or individuals in prayer and with financial offerings. All to the glory of God who makes it all possible.
He will empower you to do greater things than you can even imagine and to be a people through whom He will be glorified and lifted up.
Blessings in Jesus, Gerry
Missionary Priest
Epiphany Anglican Fellowship
303-776-2119
Rev. Gerry Schnackenberg
Epiphany Anglican Fellowship
Longmont, CO
Dear Friends,
AMiA has become very dear to me and to the congregation that I serve.
I commend you for your courage and your choice. May god richly bless
you and keep you obedient and faithful in his service.
Paul Walter+
Anglican Church of the Resurrection
Saint Louis
Rev. Paul Walter
Ang. Ch. of the Resurrection
St. Louis, MO
To the Pastor and People of the Anglican Fellowship of Chattanooga,
Greetings in the Lord Jesus from Emmaus Road Church.
I read with interest of your formation the other day. I was born and raised in Knoxville, and vacation in Sweetwater each summer. Just a few weeks ago we were there and I remarked to my wife what a great place this would be for an AMIA church.
We began our church last Sept. and our first service was nearly washed out by a passing hurricane, but God does great things amid storms of all kinds. We began with about 70 members and have just about doubled in size. We do an ancient-future type of service in the church in a box style, so we are still learning many things about how to grow and enhance worship without a church building. The lessons we have learned on the journey have been great, mainly that church is the body, not the building. You will be blessed beyond belief for stepping out in faith, so WAY TO GO! Chattanooga will be a great mission field, and I look forward to visiting your church on my next vacation.
We will add you to the Prayers of the People and if there is anything we can pass along that may be helpful from our church start-up, just let me know.
We're at http://www.emmausroadchurch.org/ and I can be reached at 904-294-0222.
If you start to branch out up in Knoxville, I still know a few folks there, so if anything gets going perhaps I can help connect them with some good people (though I was not an Anglican when I lived in TN).
Blessings,
David Freels+
Pastor, Emmaus Road Church
Orange Park FL
Rev. David Freels
Emmaus Road Church
Orange Park, FL
Dear Anglican Fellowship of Chattanooga:
It is a great privilege to welcome “y’all” to the AMiA family and to celebrate what God is doing in Chattanooga. Rather than be upset that you called one of our top leaders and preachers (The Reverend Steve Kelley), we are rejoicing that God has allowed you to serve with Steve and Lorita and to join the AMiA. What a blessing it is to be under the authority of godly bishops and archbishops and to be led by leaders who believe the Bible and are humble servants of Christ.
Church of The Holy Spirit was the first official AMiA church, having been forced out of our diocese by our bishop without cause or trial in February 2005. Rather than be upset by that situation, we saw God’s hand in it. He has blessed us abundantly in the five years since we joined AMiA. We know he will do the same for you, the newest member of the family.
We send you our love and encouragement and pray the Lord will empower you to take Chattanooga for Christ.
In Him,
The Rev. Dr. Quigg Lawrence+
Rev. Quigg Lawrence
Church of the Holy Spirit
Roanoke, VA
Dear Anglican Fellowship of Chattanooga,
It is good to hear from you and welcome to the family!
We send our best wishes to you all as you embark on this new phase of the journey and pray for the Lord's blessings as you seek to make known the wonder of God's love for us in Jesus Christ. This will to be without its challenges, but the Lord is faithful and He will do it.
Grace and peace to you all,
Rev Mike Watson
BridgePoint Church, Austin TX
Rev. Mike Watson
Bridgepoint Church
Austin, TX