I have no clue how many times I have asked God this haunting question. Whether it's because of a tragedy I am dealing with, a problem I can't solve, or something I simply don't understand, I find myself asking this a lot.

How about you? Do you find yourself asking "why" a lot? We all know that God has His reasons; but have you ever felt like it would be nice if He clued you in? Me too.

Today, God told me "why" in His word. For reals.

The answer to this impossible tiny question came to me from 2nd Corinthians 4:17 (read it). God is preparing me for an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. If you're struggling today, I'm not sure what you should do about it, but I know what God is doing with it - preparing an eternal weight of glory.

This Summer, we have decided to take full advantage of being all together in one service with multiple celebrations afterward. This Sunday, we kick off the month of June with...

PIZZA IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER SERVICE!

It may not be the fancy-schmancy stuff (but we promise it won't be the cheap stuff either). Bottom line is: it will be HOT, GOOD, and most importantly... FREE to you! So come join us!




See you this Sunday @ 10:10am. Come hungry and without lunch plans! 

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City Church has decided to make Father's Day 2013 epic, unforgettable, and "the" place to be to celebrate dads and dudes. In addition to our morning service, we have a special event happening afterward for the whole family.

Here are some of the things going on...

1. FOOD! We are bringing "The Burnt Truck" to feed us. They are known for their gourmet sliders. Meals range anywhere from $8-$15 depending on what you decide to get. Save up so you can enjoy a good meal!

2. FUN! Our goal at City Church is to make everything we do fun. We'll have games/activities for kids and adults.

3. FAMILY! This event is geared for the whole family. Bring friends, relatives, coworkers... ANYONE!

4. COOL BIKES! Thus far, we have two biker groups committed to show off their bikes. We are in the works of adding TWO more! You'll be stoked to see some of these.

5. YOU! This event simply won't be any good without YOU. We are depending on you to come make it great!

6. MEXICO TEAM SENDOFF! Additionally, this day will be our opportunity as a church to pray for and send off our Mexico Missions team.

7. DUDE DUNK TANK! We will have a dude dunk tank for the day. You will get a chance to dunk pastor Kyle, and many other dudes from City Church.

Even though June 21st is the "official" start of Summer, everyone knows that Memorial Day Weekend is the "unofficial" launch. Practically, that means we can all start wearing white pants without getting dirty looks now (if you're into that sort of thing of course). Well...

City Church is kicking off the Summer with a new 10:10am service time!

Some of you might be wondering why... let me explain. We value growth tremendously at City Church. That means we try to open up as many opportunities as possible for people to come to church. BUT... one thing we value more than growth is our volunteers.

We want to give our volunteers a break this Summer.

Because of where we're at as a church right now, we feel the only way we can give our key (AWESOME) volunteers a break is to pull back a tad for the Summer. Practically, that looks like going back to one service for a season.

GOOD NEWS: this will allow us to do some cool stuff...

We will explain more on Sunday, but having our entire church together in one service will allow us to do some cool stuff we haven't been able to do in a while (like community meals after church). We have some fun plans for Summer you'll hear more about Sunday. So...

SEE YOU THIS SUNDAY FOR OUR NEW 10:10AM SUMMER SERVICE TIME!

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IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT


Welcome to the Summer of 2013! City Church has an important update for you about our summer ministry plans. Here's the news...


For the Summer of 2013, we are going back to ONE SERVICE ONLY.


Here's why...


Of course, we value growth here at City Church. But one thing we value more than growth is our amazing volunteers who make it happen week in and week out. We have decided to pull back a bit this Summer in order to give them a break. For now, the plan is to go back to two services in the Fall.


So... for the remainder of the Summer, see you all together as one big happy family every Sunday @ 10:10am!