Sunday was an amazing day at Blueprint Church…so much so that it’s only fitting to share with you how His love was on full display yesterday (the eve of Valentine’s Day)!

We’re in the midst of a mega-series, Epic, which is taking us step by step through the story of God.  John did an amazing job closing the first part of the series, In the Beginning, which took us through the book of Genesis.

Immediately after the message, we celebrated life change with three of our members through baptism. In addition to it being special to each of them personally, it was corporately significant, marking Blueprint’s first in-service baptisms. It was encouraging to hear testimonies of God’s love bringing them out of sin into an intimate walk with Him. The display of obedience was extremely moving and memorable (see pictures below).

Over the next few weeks, we will be continuing our Epic series, and will resume small groups.  We appreciate your prayers and ongoing support as God continues to do some amazing things here at Blueprint Church.

What a summer it’s been here at Blueprint Church (and we’re just in July)!  May and June were without a doubt the busiest time in our church’s young history.  Activity doesn’t always mean productivity,  but in this case it has, and we are excited and humbled by the latest developments.

At the end of May, we transitioned to our permanent facility in Atlanta’s historic Fourth Ward, holding our first service in the building Memorial Day weekend.  The following Wednesday (yes, THREE days later) we launched our Rebuild series, which is an eight-week community learning experience aimed at rebuilding and constructing a worldview that is founded on God’s word.  Since we’re taking a break from small groups during the summer, Rebuild is a weekly gathering designed for more in depth study of the scriptures.  With only three weeks remaining in Rebuild, we’re amazed at how timely the series has been catering to the desire & interest of our participants (averaging more than 100 attendees each Wednesday).

In addition, we identified a Director of Operations when one of our volunteers (Dena Burress) offered her services in this capacity.  We’re grateful to God for her willingness to help bring the structure and systems we need at this stage.

We also started our Blueprint Church Counseling Ministry to provide counseling from a Christian perspective for individuals, couples, and families at a reasonable cost.  The counselors, Blueprint members and licensed associate professional counselors,  can provide this service to the community regardless of religious affiliation.  For more information or to set up an appointment, contact our offices at 404-963-1209, or email our counselors directly at counseling@Blueprintchurch.org.

Presently, we’re preparing for our first EVER church Membership Class on July 16 – 17,  and we couldn’t be more excited about it.  This is a time to cover the essentials of what it means to be a member, our basic beliefs, our distinctives and what to expect from the elders and leaders. Our staff will be there to get to know everyone and to highlight opportunities to serve within our church during a Ministry Fair.  Please go to our website and register for this event.

Your prayers and support are GREATLY appreciated for all that’s happening.  Feel free to come visit us at your new home in the Fourth Ward! Hope to see you soon.

February was a month to REMEMBER for Blueprint Church.  Although those 28 days went by quickly, those four Sunday services were not short of impact.  In fact, we concluded our Big Brother, Little Brother series, which was both provoking and encouraging at the same time.

Hear from a few who were impacted by the messages.

The Big Brother, Little Brother series has challenged me to evaluate my motives: Am I seeking after the Father’s stuff, or am I seeking a relationship with the Father?  Extremely challenging whether you’re a big brother, little brother, or a combo of both! –EW

I have been greatly impacted by the series because it caused me to self-evaluate my own life. That no matter if you’re a big brother or little brother, we should all look at ourselves and learn to appreciate God for who is he, just as he accepts us no matter how “perfect” of ’flawless” we pretend to be.  And that we can learn from one another no matter what level we are on spiritually.–KM

In case you missed any of the messages from this series, check out our website to download & listen for yourself.

On Sunday, we begin our new series, Old School.  Come join us as we look back at Bible classics—stories that foreshadow the personal work of Christ as we put more trust in Him.

Please keep us in your prayers and don’t forget to SPRING FORWARD this Saturday night by setting your clocks ahead an hour!

North Region Group Social

Just in case you missed it, our regional socials were held a couple of weeks ago and considering Atlanta’s weather recently, it was so refreshing to see both the excitement and the turnout from those attending.  In our North region, several of us came together and shared a few of our personal experiences.

Not to put anyone’s business in the streets, but I thought it was rather interesting to hear…

“If had to be an animal, I’d be our dog growing up, who looked a lot like Lassie.”

“The first time I heard about Blueprint Church was through Dhati preaching at a church in North Carolina about a church he was planting in Atlanta!”

“If I could have an endless supply of any food, it would be Captain Crunch cereal!”

“I read about Blueprint Church on a website-forum, attended the service at the end of August & now I’m here.”

“A movie about my life would be called, ‘Out of Balance,’ and the actor playing my life would be Jim Carrey.”

“My superhero growing up was my grandfather…he kept the family together.”

“If I could accomplish one thing in life, I’d travel the world.”

Ok, since the individuals making the above comments will remain nameless, let me just say that this was from ONE of the FOUR regional groups Blueprint Church is launching and if you’d like more information, please check out our website or contact John Onwuchekwa (John@blueprintchurch.org)

Time to Reconnect!!!

So, maybe you missed the Sketch of Blueprint weekend!!!  No worries…we’re all returning to a less formal more relational setting in Candler Park this coming Saturday from 11:00am – 3:00pm.  There will be LOTS OF FOOD with LOTS OF FUN for the family. We will also be providing more information regarding our upcoming Regional Meetings as well as our Upload Series (beginning in October)!

More importantly, this weekend is for YOU and we’re looking forward to connecting with as many families and friends as possible!!!

The address for Candler  Park is 1400 McLendon Ave NE Atlanta, GA.  Feel free to bring your blankets & lawn chairs…HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!