One of the things I enjoy about Red Bank UMC is our night worship services. 

Throughout the year RBUMC has offered a variety of services on the 2nd Sunday 
Nights and the 4th Sunday Nights.  I have enjoyed hearing from the laity 
through our Lay Speakers on these nights and also enjoyed the variety of 
Concerts and Choirs, including our own, who have shared in our PM Worship. 
I have also witnessed some of these concerts that have brought in many from 
the Greater Columbia area.  I want to thank, Garry Ash and Deb Roof for 
leading music when speakers come and Kevin Oliver for coordinating and 
hosting our musical entertainment guests and Garry for making sure the sound 
is right. We also thank Kevin for representing the PM concerts to the Worship 
Team.  


On our 4th Sunday Nights we have offered and will continue to offer Contemporary 
Worship Services. This unique and exciting way of offering the Gospel has been a 
blessing to many of our own, but also reached into the community and brought in 
new faces who really enjoy Praise and Worship in a Contemporary style. It was 
great to see Bill Nichols (cancer survivor) give his Testimony this past month 
with his support group present and so many of you who chose to gather around the 
theme of “Thirst!” I really want to thank our music team, multimedia 
team, worship team and drama team (many of these composed of youth) for their 
support and leadership in these services. We ask you to join us and to bring 
your artwork for display for our next theme, “Masterpiece,” on 
September 23rd.


Another opportunity we will have to worship and host a concert will occur this 
month. I want to thank Neal Smith who has made a connection for us through 
Compassion International to bring a well known Christian Contemporary Artist 
“Shaun Groves” to the church on Sunday, September 16th at 7pm.  
Because this is a person who could fill up the sanctuary and after contacting 
other churches who regularly run concerts of this type, we have decided to go 
with a ticket system. If you desire to secure a space at this concert you may 
pick up complimentary tickets from the church office or the narthex. I do want 
to encourage you to pick up a ticket soon if you want to attend the concert as 
we have printed only 520 tickets and they will be required to enter on this 
night. 


My prayer that in our gathering, whether for Contemporary Worship or for a 
Choir Concert, for an outside Artist or a Lay Speaker, for Revival, Prayer 
Meeting, Blood Drive or just an old fashion Church Meeting, that we will 
work as one church to Glorify God and lift Christ Jesus for the World to see 
and experience.  I believe it is  only Christ Jesus that will draw and keep 
his people filled.


“No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven - 
the Son  of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son 
of Man must be lifted up that everyone who believes in him may have eternal 
life.”   John 3:13-15


                                                Joy and Peace ~ Rev. Tommy Wilkes