Even More Steel

Church of Steel (Day 2)

This is a thing of beauty. :-)

Look, Up In The Sky ...

Look what started going up today. It's like it's actually happening or something.

;-)

CCJ Summer Carnival 2009 Photos

See the full photo album on CCJ's Facebook page. FYI: You do not have to be a Facebook user to see the photos.

Thanks to all of the great volunteers (there were too many to name one by one) and organizers of the day. What a great time and opportunity to spread the love of Jesus simply by giving something back to the community we live in.

CCJ @ 9: Front Page Photo Details

Here are the details from the photo group on the front page of ccjasper.com this week.

First row from left:
2000: The early days in the Jasper 8 Theaters (picture scanned from from Saturday feature that ran in The Herald in late 2000).
2001: Building dedication for the warehouse building on Cathy Lane. The building was formerly owned by Canteen and was a full-on warehouse with oil stains, a not-so-lovely smell and uncovered walls.
2004: Sunday services on a Strassenfest parade float in August 2004. This was the first year the band played on a float.

Second row from left:
2005: Fall kickoff in late August 2005. This is the first year the inflatable jumper appeared at CCJ.
2006: Easter services at Jasper Middle School. CCJ was growing and didn't have enough room for Easter so services were moved to the JMS Auditorium.

Third row from left:
2007: First Sunday in current facility. Feb. 4, 2007.
2008: Additional staff helps CCJ. Mark came aboard in mid-2006 and Ryan joined us in early 2008.
2009: Breaking ground for building expansion. A week or so ago.

Feel free to share your thoughts on life at CCJ these past nine years in the comments.
What are your favorite memories and what are looking forward to seeing God do with the church in the future?

Two Down, Many More To Go

(Images from Feb. 4, 2007)

I've been archiving photos over the last little bit tonight and am feeling nostalgic. Then I remembered that today is Feb. 4 - two years in the current building and we're getting ready to radically change things again.

In the words of the song, "Greater things are yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this city."