Advent

This December The Exchange is celebrating Advent! Advent is an expectation or anticipation of the coming of someone or something. During a time where it is so easy to get caught up in the busyness and chaos of the season, Advent helps us stay focused on the eternal meaning of the season and not the temporary demands. Advent begins December 1 and goes through December 25. As Christ followers, Advent helps us remember the arrival of Jesus as a baby and Messiah and also helps us stay expectant for the return of Jesus as the eternal King. 

To help us celebrate the Advent season, we have Advent devotional guides available to use for personal use or as a family. The personal guide can be used by any student or adult to help reflect on scripture and journal thoughts. The family guide can be used by parents to help walk their children through scripture and questions about the Advent season. In addition to the family guide, there is an ornament guide that creates a hands on experience for kids to create something that goes along with each day's reading. 

Click on the link to download a digital copy of a guide.

Personal Advent Devotional Guide

Family Advent Devotional Guide

Ornament Guide (to be used with Family Guide)

Worth the Wait

No one likes to wait, whether it's at a stoplight, for a package in the mail, or for an answer to a health report, but all of us have been or are in the waiting room of life at some point. While we rarely look forward to waiting, God continually uses the waiting periods of life to produce in us the image He desires. The original Christmas was an answer to a period of great waiting not just for those directly involved but for all of creation. In the moment of greatest waiting in history when it seemed like all hope had been lost, God broke the silence and waiting with an eternity-changing interruption proving it was Worth the Wait. Join us for this three-week series beginning Sunday, December 7 at 10:30 as we celebrate the holiday season.

thanksGIVING

Sunday, November 23 The Exchange will participate in a special opportunity of gratitude. Through this opportunity we call thanksGIVING, The Exchange will bless multiple less fortunate families throughout our area with a free Thanksgiving meal. We are asking people to donate canned goods and other nonperishable food items by Sunday, November 16. Then on Sunday the 23rd The Exchange will have an opportunity to personally serve each of these families. Make plan to join us for a special gathering at 10:30am.

Below is list of of suggested donation items:

• Canned Green Beans
• Canned Corn
• Canned Sweet Potatoes
• Canned Cranberry Sauce
• Canned Gravy
• Boxed Dressing
• Boxed Macaroni & Cheese
• Boxed Mashed Potatoes and/or Rice

Treats & Eats Recap

Friday, October 31 The Exchange took part in an opportunity called Treats & Eats. On this night as a church we gathered at 6 different host homes throughout our area to love and serve our neighbors and families who were out trick-or-treating. We hosted games for kids, served apple cider and cookies, and of course gave out tons of candy. It was an incredible night of connecting with our community!

Below are some pictures from the night.

My Story Baptism Celebration

Sunday, October 12 The Exchange ended the My Story series by celebrating stories of life change through baptism. Nine people publicly declared through baptism that through Jesus they had exchanged their old life for new life in Christ. It was an exciting day not only for these individuals but for The Exchange as a family as God continues to demonstrate His power to change lives!

Below are some pictures from the celebration.

Baptism

Sunday, October 12 The Exchange will celebrate baptism. We believe baptism is a step of obedience every Christ follower should take to publicly declare their faith in Jesus. If you've trusted in Christ but never been baptized or if you have questions about what it looks like to have a relationship with Jesus, we would love to connect with you with truth from God's Word and create an opportunity for you to be a part of our baptism celebration. If you would like more info about baptism or are interested in being a part of the celebration on October 12, send us an email and one of our pastors will help answer any questions you have.

My Story

Everyone loves a good story! Whether it's a romantic tale, a scary narrative, or a comical account, we can all get lost in a story. Perhaps the reason we love stories is because we're all living a story. The life we live can either tell a temporary tale about us or it can speak of a much grander story we get to be a part of. In this new series we will ask and answer the questions Where does your story begin? What's your story missing? When did your story change? & How will your story end? We all want to live a better story, and this series will show us truth from God's Word about how to take our temporary tale and give it a "happily ever after" ending. Join us each Sunday for the Gathering at 10:30am.