I found the "orange chair" (or should I say it found me?)as a new mother who had taken a break from "church." It was a difficult time during our life as I had a new baby, commuting to Sacramento, husband working full time, school full time and making frequent trips to Seattle as his father was dying from cancer.
I always felt that I was a "small church" girl and hesistated to attend Green Valley the "big church." But after being invited several times and gettting tired of "church shopping" I gave it a try.
I was greeted in nursery by a friendly woman who just happened to be married to a past family friend. So far so good....I sat through the service overwhelned by the amazing music and it was in the "orange chair" that I rediscovered the Jesus of the "scripture" rather than the Jesus of "religion."
There are many faces in our orange chairs. Only when we understand who we are can we hope to accomplish the work we are called to do. Thank you GVCC for providing a safe place to discover the grace of God!
Hello,
I came to church here about 8 or 9 weeks ago. My husband and I just moved here. On my first visit I listened to the sermon and watched the people. Looking to see if Jesus was in their hearts. I love Jesus with all of my heart. I'm 54 and have gone church for my whole life. This church is my church home now. The funny thing is that I found this church online. After the first church service I went back on line. I saw the orange chair stories. The funny thing was I never noticed the color of the chairs. I was so concerned with making sure the people were belivers in Jesus.
Posted by: Susan Gillespie | August 25, 2008 at 07:16 AM