As you can see over to the right, we have some dates for upcoming events. The next viewing of the Schaeffer videos will be on Tuesday, December 7, same time, same place. We really enjoyed the last session, as there was a lot of insightful discussion. Feel free to invite friends as well.

Our first elder study meeting went very well. The men planned how the meetings should go and laid out some dates. The first actual study will be on Monday, December 13. Please read the first 6 chapters of the book and have the first lesson completed. Dave Troutman has ordered the books, and I will make sure everyone gets theirs. Men will be able to join in at any time, so please invite anyone who might be interested.

We are working on arranging a woman's study/gathering to begin soon. If anyone has ideas or suggestions, please let us know. As of right now, we are trying to put something together for the daytime.

Everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving and eat unto the Lord!

The elder study will begin on Monday, November 22 at 7:00 at the Troutmans. We will be going through Alexander Strauch's "Biblical Eldership" and the accompanying study guide/workbook. The first meeting will be a time to coordinate our scedules and divy up the teaching assignments. Plan on meeting every other week (holiday exceptions), and we'll decide how many lessons we think we can get through at each study. I am still trying to find some bulk prices, but the books can be ordered here. See you there!

For the IRS guide to religious and charitable organizations, look here:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf.
Note that a church is not just taw exempt, it is non-taxableand can only stand to lose rights by filing for 501(c)3 (tax-exempt status). Any contributions given to non-taxable organizations are therefore also tax-exempt, as long as a written receipt is provided by the organization.

For more articles and info, here is a place to start (I have looked at the whole site)
http://hushmoney.org/