Unbelievable. I’m not even sure I can say that these images do justice to what we experienced this past Sunday at Newspring’s 10th anniversary service. So, our church decided that for our 10th anniversary we would just have church – only at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville with all 4 campuses together – and COMPLETELY pack it out (15,000 people!). It was one church, having one service, to worship one God. And He blew our minds. Even the rainy, dreary weather didn’t hold people back from filling the place up and 350-400 people giving their lives to Christ! I can’t say that I was a member of Newspring back when it first started 10 years ago in a living room, but I can say that it’s been my church for 6 years, since my freshman year of college at Clemson, when we were still meeting in the fine arts center at Anderson University. I had no idea (along with everybody else) that just a few short years later we’d fill every seat at the Bi-Lo Center this past Sunday. God has continually rocked our worlds with what He’s allowed us to be part of thus far as a church and we can’t wait to see where He takes us next. I was so privileged to have had the opportunity to capture what happened (thanks Ken, Amanda, Ben, Brad, Will, and Adam for continuing to ask me to do this – I’m so blessed through all of you). THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
To Perry and Lucretia: Keep doing what God has called you to do. He’s using you both to change lives in incredible ways. Thank you for being a man & woman after God’s heart.
by chris
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