ASSEMBLY TIMES: - SUNDAY Morning Bible Classes 9:30 AM; - SUNDAY Morning Worship Service 10:30 AM; - SUNDAY Evening Worship Service 6:00 PM; - And, WEDNESDAY Night Classes 7:00 PM
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The Baker's hosted the annual Ladies Ornament Exchange on December 8th at their home. They have done this for the past several years, and it is always one of the most popular events with the ladies of the church. Sonda Baker, Hailey Brooks, and Brandi & Emily Baker provided and prepared all of the food for the event. After the delicious meal, the ladies had the ornament exchange, and everyone had a wonderful time.
We would like to thank Henry and Sonda Baker for opening their beautiful home for the afternoon and for hosting the ornament exchange.
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The 2024 Christmas Party/Dinner was held on December 3rd in the Activity Building. Dan came down with a sudden illness, so Ben Rhone stepped in as the emcee for the event. He did a good job, and we appreciate him stepping in at such short notice.
You can tell from the pictures that we had an activity building full of our Christian brothers and sisters. We would like to thank Lisa Lambert for heading up the decorating for the festive occasion. We would also like to thank Kathy Chambless, Charla Link, Shelia Link, Linda Johnson, Pam Parker, Jennifer Sparks, and Pam Galloway for helping with the decorating.
Brenda Bing and her team catered the event again this year. The menu was King Ranch chicken, roasted pork loin with wild rice, seasoned green beans, brocolli and rice, fruit salad, banana pudding, a strawberry dessert with chocolate dipped strawberries, and several different pies. It was all very good.
After the meal, the Bible Hour group put on their "light hearted" version of Noah's Ark. Some of the children were dressed up like animals as they entered the ark.
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The youth group hosted a Thanksgiving Luncheon for the "Single and Single Again" group on November 24th after the morning worship service. Jill Camp prepared delicious homemade chicken and dressing, Alison & Doug Rader prepared the vegetables, and others provided several desserts. Everyone said that the meal was delicious!
We really appreciate all who attended as it is always an encouragement to our young people.
We would like to thank everyone who provided the food and also
Tiffany & Dee Bell, Clint & Jonna Satterwhite, Keri Rhone, Holly & Brandon Franklin, Hailey Brooks and Steve Camp for all of their help with the luncheon.
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We had the annual Trunk and Treat after the Wednesday night service on October 30th. Everyone who brought candy opened their trunks and handed out candy to the youth. The children were able to go back several times until they had all the candy they wanted. They were dressed up in great costumes.
We appreciate everyone who participated in the Trunk and Treat whether by bringing candy or by dressing up. We had a very good turnout, and everyone had a great time.
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The October Monday Night for the Master was held on October 28th. We had twenty-eight people who showed up this month. We started off with Mazzio's Pizzas and a tossed salad that was prepared by Shelly Franklin. After the pizza and salad, we had some delicous desserts to pick from. Amanda Warren brought a lemon cake , Debbie Warren brought a cherry cobbler, Carol Ann Cartwright brought chocolate brownies, Jeanette Alford brought a German chocolate cake, and Eva Walker brought mini pecan pies. We appreciate all of these ladies very much for making sure that we had the delicious desserts.
After enjoying the meal together, we divided up into work groups and took care of things that needed to be done. Some changed lights, others signed cards, some restocked the pews with visitor's cards and pencils, some cleaned communion trays, and there were several other things that were done. We appreciate all of those who came and helped with the work of the church. We all had a very good time dining and working together.
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The Fall Quarterly Luncheon was held after the morning worship service on October 13th. We had fried chicken a lot of good home cooking to go with it. Everything was delicious. We appreciate everyone who brought food and all of the ladies who worked in the kitchen.
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After a summer break, Monday Night for the Master resumed on September 30th. (It is held on the last Monday of the month) We had 25 in attendance. We met at 6:15pm in the activity building and enjoyed a meal together which consisted of Mazzio's Pizza, Shelly Franklin's salad, and homemade desserts. We would like to thank Jan Todd for the Pudding Cake, Jeannette Alford for the Apple Crisp, Carol Ann Cartwright for the Chocolate Brownies, and Jill Camp for the Apple Brownies. Everything was delicious!
After enjoying a meal together, everyone did various odd jobs that needed to be done. Some things that were done were changing light bulbs, signing cards, restocking visitor's cards and pencils in the pews in the auditorium, picking up trash on the church grounds, and cleaning communion trays. We appreciate everyone who came and helped.
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It was another great trip to Spooktacular Nights at YesterLand Farm! Last year it was so crowded when we went and Alison tried to persuade the youth group to pick another place to go for fall fun, but they love this tradition and wanted to go there again. This year was just perfect!
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The youth provided a free hotdog supper for the church on September 18th in appreciation of everyone's support this year. We really appreciate our youth, and we appreciate Doug, Alison, Brandon, Holly, and Tiffany for helping the youth with the supper.
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Our Lads to Leaders kids really appreciate everyone coming out to tonight’s spaghetti supper. Our kids truly enjoy hosting this dinner and are becoming pros at making a spaghetti dinner! They did a great job decorating, preparing the meal (with some supervision, but are taking on more and more of it it every year) and serving. They were really encouraged by everyone in attendance! Thank you so much, Crockett Road Church of Christ Family, for always offering such loving support to our young people.
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The Annual Back to School Ice Cream Supper was held on August 11th after the evening worship service. We had homemade ice cream, Blue Bell ice cream, ice cream sundaes, coke floats, and more!!! It was delicious! We had a great turnout, and everyone had a great time.
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Thanks so much to everyone involved with Lamp Camp 2024! We had a great time learning more about God’s word through reading and discussing scripture, singing together, crafting and playing some pretty intense Bible memory games. The s‘mores were delicious, too!
We really appreciate the parents and grandparents who brought their children to Lamp Camp. Our youth group really enjoyed putting it on, and we are so appreciative to our middle school and high school students who assisted. We also want to offer a special thank you to Tiffany Bell (all 3 nights!), Brandon Franklin and Holly Franklin for helping out.
We appreciate Doug and Alison Rader for all of their hard work in finding fun ways to teach the youth of the church. They are always going the extra mile in making sure that we have an active youth group, and we appreciate them very much.
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The annual Watermelon Supper was held on June 30th after the evening worship service. We had 45 stay to enjoy the watermelons and the fellowship with one another.
We would like to say "Thank You" to Mark and Lisa Lambert for providing this years watermelons for everyone. They purchased them from Pennington Watermelons in Grapeland, and they were delicious! We all appreciate their generosity.
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The Crockett Road Church of Christ hosted the Summer Youth Series Youth Rally on June 18th at 6:30 p.m. We had 163 in attendance at the rally, and the singing and lesson were great!!! Paul Cartwright was our guest speaker, and he spoke on being Committed to Biblical Truth. It was a great lesson on what real truth is in contrast to what the world claims is truth. We really appreciate Paul for the wonderful lesson and Doug Rader for leading us in singing.
Following the lesson and singing, everyone moved to that activity building to enjoy a meal together. It was a great night!
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After the morning worship service on May 19th, the 2024 Graduating Seniors were honored with a luncheon. We had 6 graduates that were honored this year. We are proud of all of them. Those graduating this year are:
Jaden Roberson
Brayden May
Jake Glenn
Jarvis Jones
Tripp Baker
Brayden Chambless
We would like to congratulate each of them. We are proud of them all.
We would like to thank Doug and Alison Rader for decorating the activity building. We would also like to thank Jill and Steve Camp and Cathy Young for their hard work in the kitchen.
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The Ladies Class Luncheon was held on April 30th after the Ladies Bible class. In the past, everyone has brought a covered dish for the luncheon, but this year was different. Jeannette Alford and Jill Camp prepared all of the food for this years event. The meal consisted of green salad (with all the trimmings), mexican spaghetti, mexican casserole, garlic bread, and several desserts. Everything was delicious!!! After the meal, they allowed everyone to make a to-go plate to take home.
Jill and Jeannette are valuable members in the Lord's church. They not only labor to make sure meals are always prepared and hot for church functions, but they also teach Sunday School. We appreciate Jill and Jeannette for all the extra work that they do for the church. They are always going the extra mile.
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The Lads to Leaders Sandwich Supper was held after the evening worship service on April 14th to honor the children who participated in this year's Lads 2 Leaders Conference. We had a great turn out and everyone had a great time.
The youth won all kinds of awards, and their medals and ribbons were on display for everyone to see. It was really wonderful to see how successful they are.
We appreciate Doug and Alison Rader for all of the time and effort that they have put into the youth of our church. They are always doing things to help bring these children up in the Lord.
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Following the morning worship service on April 7th, we had a fellowship luncheon with "Shine" providing entertainment after the meal. Shine is an acapella group which is made up of students in association with The Yellow House Christian Student Ministry on the campus of Stephen F. Austin University. We appreciate them for singing for us. They were GREAT!
We would like to thank Jeannette Alford, Cathy Young, Bettie Furman, and Mackie Cox for working the kitchen and ensuring the food was warm and available for everyone. Their hard work is very much appreciated.
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The March Monday Night for the Master was held on March 25th in the Activity Building. We had 25 who attended. We enjoyed a meal of homemade salad and Mazzio's Pizza before doing various things around the building that needed attention. We would like to thank Jeanette Alford and Debbie Warren for bringing desserts and Shelly Franklin for making the salad.
Monday Night for the Master is held on the last Monday of the month. We meet and do several things such as: changing light bulbs, washing communion vessels, restocking visitor's cards, signing cards for the ill and the bereaved, picking up trash on the church property, as well as other things that may be needed. If you haven't been attending, we would like to encourage you to start meeting with us. It is a great way to work for the kingdom.
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The first Quarterly Luncheon of 2024 was held on March 10th in the activity building after the morning worship service. We had a good croud even though many were out of town for spring break vacations. You can see from the pictures that we had a big selection of home cooked dishes, and they were all delicious! Everyone had a great time enjoying a meal together while visiting with each other.
We appreciate Jill Camp, Jeannette Alford, Cathy Young, and Brandon Franklin for working in the kitchen. They did a great job!
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The February 2024 Monday Night for the Master was held on February 27th in the Activity Building. We had 38 who were there for the meal and 48 who came to work. Each month's get-together starts off with a meal before we start doing various tasks at the church building. This month's meal was a exceptional! Doug Sumrall surprised everyone by providing fried fish, hush puppies, french fries, and all the trimmings for a delicous meal. Robert Bennett and Abbey Jeffus prepared the food, and they did a great job! Everything was delicious!
After enjoying the meal together, we started doing various things, and we got a lot of work done. We appreciate everyone who came and gave their time to help the church. Those who work for the Lord are doing the greatest work that can be done.
Colossians 3:23-24, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
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The 2024 Crockett Road Church of Christ Chili Cookoff was held on February 18, 2024 in the Activity Building after the evening worship service. We had a total of 12 entries for the Chili Cookoff and 23 entries in the dessert auction.
We had a big variety of homemade chili, but they were all delicious! This year's winners for the Chili Cookoff were:
1st place - Debbie Warren
2nd place - Hailey Brooks
3rd place - Brook Williams.
The dessert auction raised money that will be used for the youth group Lads to Leaders trip, for church camp and for other activities.
Below is a list of the desserts prepared and the winning bid on each one.
Hummingbird Cake by Tiffany Bell buyer - Carl Rutledge $200
Cookie Bars by Tiffany Bell buyer - Pamela Boyett $50
Lemon Cake by Mike Davis buyer - Ben Rhone $200
Butter Cake with Chocolate by Jamie White buyer - Jim Ricard $70
Cocoa Velvette Cake by Kim Ricard buyer - Tristin Brooks $201
We appreciate everyone who donated to the youth group fund raiser. As of this time, there has been a total of $3613 raised with more coming in. It takes people with a loving heart to serve others and to give to others as our congregation does, and it pleases God when we do for others. We would like to thank everyone who had a part in the fund raiser.
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The 2024 Ladies Bible Class Valentine Luncheon was held on February 13th in the activity building after the ladies Bible class. There were over 20 who attended the event, and everyone had a great time. We appreciate Jill and Steve Camp and Jeanette Alford for all of their hard work preparing for the luncheon and the cleanup afterwards.
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The first Monday Night for the Master for 2024 was held on January 29th in the activity building. We had 28 attend, and everyone had a great time. After eating a meal of Mazzio's Pizza, Shelly's homemade salad, and various homemade desserts from several ladies of the church, we separated into small groups to do various jobs that needed to be done at the church building.
We appreciate all of those who attended and who were willing to give an hour to help at the church building.
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The Annual Give Me the Bible Banquet was held on January 27, 2024 at the Crockett Road Church of Christ. We had Christians from numerous churches of Christ from Texas and Arkansas attend. The day started off where everyone enjoyed breakfast items and visiting together. Following that we had congregational singing before hearing a very good lesson from Dan Manuel on the subject of "Help and Hope." Following the lesson, we were able to enjoy hearing the Give Me the Bible panelists speak on the "Seven Final Statements Made By Jesus On The Cross." Panelists Joe Hancock, Barry Haynes, Jerry Monholland, Kerry Clark, Kris Groda, James Bivins, Scout Betz, and Rocky Whitely each covered the seven different statements that Jesus made while hanging on the cross. It was a very good program that was enjoyed by everyone.
Following the program and some more congregational singing, Kris Groda (Give Me the Bible YouTube Coordinator) gave an update/report on the number of views on YouTube and the importance of us sharing the videos for maximum viewership.
Christian book authors, Dr. John Hobbs and James Bivins , had tables set-up where those in attendance could purchase books. (You can go to their website by clicking on their name)
We then had a delicious meal of Barbeque brisket, fried chicken, potato salad, beans, and all the trimmings, as well as homemade pies for dessert.
Following the meal, we had more congregational singing and then a very good lesson by Randy Foreman on "Fishers of Men."
We would like to thank Jeannette Alford, Jill Camp, Steve Camp, Donna Costlow, and Linda Hawkins for all of their hard work to make sure the delicious meal was prepared, for working the kitchen, and for keeping the serving line stocked with food. We appreciate all of their hard work in making sure that everything was so good.
You can watch the Give Me the Bible on our church website by clicking on the "Give Me the Bible" tab or on YouTube by going to "Give Me the Bible TV".
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"Listen to the word of the LORD.... My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." Hosea 4:1 & 6 (NASB)
