Bluewater Bay Campus eLetter
From Our Campus Pastor
Gratitude.
We have a lot to be thankful for at Crosspoint, Bluewater Bay.
First, I would like to thank the Lord for His faithfulness to us as a campus of Crosspoint. God has continued to allow us to be a part of what He is doing in and through the people of Crosspoint as well as make an impact in our community. We are here to serve one another as well as serve the people of Bluewater Bay. We have almost completed seven years as a campus, and He has done immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine.
So far for 2024, we have had 16 people commit their lives to Christ for the first time. We have also had 13 people take a step of faith, in baptism with several others at our campus. Over 100 kids attended our Vacation Bible School over the summer, even though we did not have a Kids Minister on staff, at the time. Our group ministry has done well over the year with 10 groups having about 140 active participants. (Some overlap because of Men’s and Women’s groups) There are 7 Multiply Groups that meet on our campus, these are people training to be disciple-makers that make disciples. 27 people have attended Discover Crosspoint with another 42 completing DiscipleStory. DiscipleStory is the process of finding your unique role in God’s Kingdom. We have been helpful neighbors by serving all over our community in places such as Bluewater Elementary School, Ruckel Middle School, and Freedom House, with many in our congregation also serving in Crosspoint’s Benevolence Ministry and Bargain Box. Finally, we are trending towards finishing the year with attendance on Sundays of over 400 for the first time since before there was a global pandemic that you may recall. We may have to get creative in encouraging some of our 9:30 a.m. worship service attendees to consider 11:00 a.m. because of seating, which is a good problem to have!
In other words, you can see the four roles of a disciple lived out through the people of Crosspoint, Bluewater Bay. We are Faithful Followers, Helpful Neighbors, Deployed Disciples, and Kingdom Builders. I am thankful to be part of a group of people who live out the call on a daily that God has placed on our lives.
And I can’t wait to see how the Lord will use us throughout 2025 for His glory!
God has blessed us, and I am thankful for all of you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Billy Russell
Campus Pastor
