Pastor Calvin Keller shares that Harvest Presbyterian Church has much to give thanks for. They are rejoicing in the birth of new covenant child Joshua Lauer, and are awaiting the births of three more covenant children. Harvest is thankful for the good time of teaching and fellowship at their Covenant Nurture Fellowship Group. They are also grateful for their Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and all the teens and young adults who attend. “It’s a blessing to hear their fervent prayers for the lost.” Pastor Keller appreciates prayer for new visitors, the Lord’s blessing on his door-to-door evangelism, and for Harvest’s outreach picnic scheduled for September 21. They are planning to invite neighbors and friends to the picnic, as well as everyone

Pastor Jay Bennett is happy to share that the new members class at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church is going well. Pray for Blake, Braxton, and Patience as they prepare to be interviewed by the session for membership in September. Jay also shares the praise that the church has had some new visitors start coming on a regular basis. They are neighbors who were invited by members of Neon RPC. Pray that they would continue to come and be enfolded into the church. The small group study in Pikeville continues to meet every two weeks and is also going well. The group just finished Hebrews and is now studying the doctrines of grace. Fall semester at Alice Lloyd College is about to begin. Plans are in place to resume walk-up evangelism on campus

Regional Home Missionary Dave Crum writes, “2019 has been a year of both setback and advance, both disappointment and encouragement. Our second church planter in Corona, Rev. Andrew Canavan, is doing a wonderful job and the members of CPC are so glad that the Lord provided for their need after the loss of the previous church planter. In June the provisional session of Anaheim Hills decided that some more time was needed for the particularization of that mission work, but those same elders remain confident that the body of believers will be stronger because of the delay. In Pasadena and Carson several families have moved away, but the Lord has sent visitors to each of the works. Officer training continues strong in Pasadena, as well as a

Pastor Andrew Canavan shares that Corona Presbyterian Church (CPC), like many churches, experienced a small dip in attendance over the summer as families traveled. But they also welcomed visitors throughout the summer who have returned and are considering making CPC their church home. In July they began what they hope will be a monthly tradition of church fellowship dinners every 4th Sunday. In addition to knitting the congregation together, they hope these dinners will provide an opportunity to invite newcomers or those who might not feel comfortable coming to a worship service. Please pray for CPC as they gear up for fall outreach. They have many plans in the works, from the fellowship dinners mentioned above, to evening events to engage

Pastor Bill Welzien is pleased to share the following update on Keys Presbyterian Church. They had good weather for the 43rdAnnual Swim Around Key West, and 176 swimmers from 27 states and 3 foreign countries participated. The Lord’s Day after the swim (June 2) gave a good crowd, with about a dozen visitors in attendance. Praise God! Thank you for praying for this big event in the life of the church. This fall will mark two special anniversaries: 1) In September the church will celebrate its 30th year since the first worship service in 1989. 2) The month of August is Bill’s 33rd anniversary of open air preaching at the Mallory Square pier. “It is more of a joy to me today than ever!” In one of his recent interactions at the pier, he asked a