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Mike Slaughter has grown his church from about 100 people when he arrived some 30 years ago to over 5,000 today. He credits three early decisions for the success of the church: 1) Teaching from the Book of Acts; 2) Simplifying the organization structure, and 3) establishing small groups. Since that time, he has done some other wonderful things that will get your attention:

• Ginghamsberg UMC has developed two other smaller campuses to reach different demographic communities. Click HERE to learn about the church, its history, and current activities.
• The church has entered mission in a BIG way…not just in donating money…but in going. About half of the congregation goes on a mission trip once a year!  You can CLICK HERE to learn about the big mission to Darfur (Sudan) and HERE to learn about…and even sign up for… other missions.
• The church has annual teaching events. For instance, in October they are holding a major conference called “Change the World Conference” that deals with serving the poor.  You can learn more about this by CLICKING HERE..

Pastor Mike has certainly shown the Methodist Community what service is all about. We hope you are inspired and motivated to take a chapter from his book of success and mold it into something that fits your own church and ministry.  As Mike points out, Jesus needs our hands and feet walking the path as Methodist Disciples!

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