This summer, folks from Restoration have been hitting the Columbia Pike farmers market on Sunday afternoons and delivering whatever is ‘left’ to the Arlington Food Assistance Center. It’s hot, sweaty, and sticky work. One week, our team put 2000 pounds of vegetables into bags for those who are hungry in Arlington County. Here’s one person’s […]
Life Together, Loving Arlington, Outreach 3
“What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation… I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.” My friends, I am so overwhelmed by God’s goodness and faithfulness to me and my family. How […]
Community, Generosity, Kids, Life Together, Outreach 1
Our weekly Wednesday-evening, all-community fun nights continue tomorrow with Board Game night at the Wilsons’! Bring your favorite board games, card games, even yard games (I know those Hanke kids play a mean game of croquet)… Bring your friends, too! It’s going to be a great time. While we’re having fun, we’ll also have the […]
I am excited to partner with my friend, Chris Joyner on July 12 at Restoration. Chris has been leading worship professionally for almost 15 years in the Northern Virginia area. He and his wife, Rachel, went to W&M with Laurel and I. You can check out his website here. We will baptize Evelyn Walker, be […]
Movie Spoiler alert– don’t read this if you want to see the movie. I’m going to talk about the end. Just finished Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino. It has gotten a lot of acclaim because it is so well done. I totally agree. The language is rough and there are topics/ images that are violent (rated […]
Church Planting, Sunday Corporate Worship 2
Click Here to take survey Deliberate, specific, and timely feedback is invaluable to a new church. We are about 6 months in to this adventure and now is a perfect time to ask for your thoughts about how things are going. We have developed a survey that will take you about 10 minutes to complete. […]
Our weekly summer Community Fun Nights kick off on Wednesday! Join us at the Doolittles’ home in McLean for pizza and fun in the pool. We’ll be hanging out from 6-8 pm, so swing by when you can! These weekly gatherings will be low-key, family-friendly, and tons of fun… We’ll have mini-golf, ice cream parties, […]
