Before the first Sabbath that the New Community Church in Denver, Colorado, met outdoors due to Covid, church member Ginger Williams was impressed that she should not keep the good message and good experience to herself. So she invited everyone she knew in her surrounding neighborhood. Sister Ginger invited an estimated 40 visitors in one week. Even though many did not show up for multiple reasons, including lack of transportation, according to Ginger it was worth the effort. But seven people did come and a few have been attending somewhat regularly since then.
Through the process of trying to get people to come to church, Ginger noticed that she needed to change both her approach and her focus. Instead of just trying to get people to church she became convicted that her goal is not necessarily to get people to church but to establish friendships. That is where true witnessing starts.
Ginger said that she has been a witness and a friend to them every day of the week. The lesson for her was just learning
how God is with her and how He sets up everything in perfect timing. She said that this experience has
strengthen her faith and made her a lot stronger. Her main motive is to build relationship. She
believes that God put her in her current neighborhood for a reason and that reason has begun to reveal itself
slowly.
The folks she has been inviting appreciate the invitation. Ginger plans to study the Bible with
her friends later on. Ginger said the reason she is now a member of the New Community Church is
because of friendships that were built from the church members. She also emphasizes the point that
it’s not about how well the pastor preachers, even though that is important, but it’s building and
maintaining relationships and friendships. Ginger’s favorite Bible passage is Hebrews 12 from the New International Version.
