ONE MORE WEEK!

We are so close...
but the paperwork is not ready. It will take ONE MORE Week before we can occupy our new Mangrove location.


So... Sunday, MARCH 2nd - 10am Worship will again be at East Ave. Community Church... 1184 East Ave., near the corner of East Ave and Ceres Ave.

The City has looked at all our plans, and approved them. In order to meet in the location on Sunday, we will need to complete safety requirements, as well as complete the permit process.

We should be able to complete the process and be able to resume meeting on Sunday, March 9th. Thanks for your patience and for being flexible during this journey.
The Leadership Team

EAST AVENUE Again on SUNDAY - Feb. 24th

As hard as it is to announce...

Worship this next Sunday will once again be at East Avenue Community Church!

The City Plan Check continues to be delayed, and until it has received final approval, we cannot obtain a temporary use permit for the building.


So... Worship is at 10am at East Avenue Community Church...
1184 East Ave, near the corner of East Avenue and Ceres Ave.

Jodi George has some good perspective on all this...
"My prayer since Monday has been that God would use us to accomplish His purposes, and that the Body would see opportunities where we have felt delay. If God has called us to see the city as our mission field (and He has certainly confirmed it!), then we need to take advantage of our continued contact with inspectors and those in the permit office.

It is entirely possible that "what is meant for evil, God will use for His good" (okay, loose translation, but you know the story). I have been praying for Bob, that with his sensitivity to the Spirit and his integrity this man will be drawn to Christ. Pat keeps reminding us not only to stand, but to respond in the opposite spirit (which I have experienced over and over as key in warfare). I pray for our body that rather than discouragement, they, too, will watch for God to redeem the moment to honor His name in Chico."

So hang in there... who knows how God will use even this!

Sunday ALERT!

Dear Matthew's Cafe' Family,

We will not be meeting in our new home at 5th and Mangrove this Sunday (Feb. 17). This is per a request from the city and will hopefully be for this week only.

Our friends at East Avenue Community Church have once again opened their arms, and there doors to us. So here is some information you need to know

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE?

East Avenue Community Church (Where we met right after the fire happened) East Avenue between Ceres and Floral. We will be meeting in the Gym behind the sanctuary. There will be people directing parking to make sure we have room for both churches.

Services will still be at 10:00am.

Thanks for the patience. We will still have a great time of worship and fellowship together tomorrow.

Jayson

Spiritual Warfare?

We are quick to think things through rationally and approach circumstances using our logic.

And while logic and the ability to think is one of our great gifts from God, we are warned that our struggle is not really with people or logic, but with powers unseen (Eph. 6:10-18).

Re-establishing the Cafe... a place committed to help people move into a genuine walk with Christ, and a place committed to developing authentic "Christ-followers" is not going unnoticed by the enemy. Can the enemy be part of a man falling off a roof? Could he work circumstances to see a place of ministry and safety burn down? Does he see to hinder this new beginning?

You bet. We are at war.

Should we be afraid? No... just prayerful, and aware.
We should use our ability to think and reason to spiritually appraise this step we are taking.
As the building continues... let's double the prayer.

The NEW Cafe!

A new ministry home! Over 150 attended on Sunday, Feb. 3rd, at the new Cafe location on 5th and Mangrove. Worship will now be at our new Mangrove location... every Sunday at 10am.

Some pics of the new Mangrove site. We have obtained the former site of Rico's Pizza along with an adjacent smaller suite to use as additional space for the Children's ministry and ministry during the week.

We have gained more use-able space in this new location. There will be space for two meetings room behind where the kitchen to be used for meetings during the week and space for Jr. High and kids on Sunday!

But there is still much to be done. Over the next few weeks we will see incremental change. Some weeks a lot of outward progress, other weeks more behind the scenes progress.

Our GOAL: Site ready by Easter Sunday - March 23rd!

WORK DAY - This Sat., FEB. 9th - 9am.
Come and help make the New Cafe a reality.
See you next Sunday for Worship!

Don't Forget >> Worship Change!

Two Things to remember:
Worship moves from Saturday to SUNDAY!
Beginning this Sunday, Feb. 3rd...
10am at our New Location
5th and Mangrove Shopping Center!

Also...
WORKDAY this Saturday, Feb. 2nd to help clean and get ready for Sunday. 9am to whenever it's done! Bring yourself, cleaning items, and help ready the site. Let the next chapter begin!