Why I Love My Church Today…

One of the things I want to do with this blog is to tell what I appreciate about my community of faith, the Belton Church of Christ located in Belton, TX.  Each week, I will highlight one “bright spot” in my congregation.

We have a small Spanish-speaking congregation that meets in the Belton Church of Christ building.  After our English worship service ended, about 20 Spanish-speaking people came into our worship center so that Julie could be baptized.  Julie is an adult woman with whom one of the members of the Spanish-speaking congregation met and began to dialogue about Christ.  I stayed in the worship center just a little longer than most people and saw the people gathering for the baptism, so I decided to participate with everyone.  Two of the young men in the Spanish-speaking congregation got up to lead songs for the people before the baptism.  They began to sing in Spanish. I do not speak Spanish, but one of the young men offered me his songbook to sing along with them. Even though I butchered the Spanish language I really appreciated their efforts to include me.  I didn’t understand many of the words that were spoken when Julie was baptized, but I understood the look of joy on her face when she confessed Jesus Christ as the Son of God.  Her declaration of faith and baptism was sweet to witness, and I was blessed to be there.

On Friday, a soldier was baptized in a swimming pool in Killeen.  Dante is the boyfriend of one of the young women at the Belton Church of Christ, and her father baptized this man. I am so grateful that Dante had a relationship with Christians that led him to this moment in his life. I am thankful that the call of Christ to make disciples is being fulfilled in my faith community.  I love my church!

What encourages you about your faith community?

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