Relay for Life

We did our first annual Relay for Life team this last weekend. Here are some pictures.

What was great about this outreach event is that it has multiple sides. First, it allows us to get our church out in the community. About 2,000 people attended the event. Second, we promoted the event as an opportunity to work with people from outside our church. This is a great way to work with all kinds of people and build relationships. Often churches do outreach events where people outside the church are invited to attend, this was an event where we invited people to fully engage and work along side us. Third, it is a great way to show the love of Jesus to people on their terms rather than the churches terms. It is a chance to affirm something that we almost all agree on, that is a desire to help fight cancer.