General Announcements

  • Our new addition, Jesse Daniel, will be seeing a cardiologist this Friday for a possible heart murmur. Please pray that the results are negative and that he is perfectly normal.
  • He is also suffering from acid reflux and it causes him to be in a lot of discomfort. Please pray that God will allow the medicine and special formula to work and give him some relief. As always, thank you for your prayers and support.
  • Jamie Parker

    • Congratulations! Gabriel Santiago Martinez was born Tuesday morning(8/12)! Mom and baby are doing great!

    Kingdom Kids:

  • Signup for the next teaching rotation(starting Oct 5, going through the end of January) has begun. Please check the signup board on Sunday and Thursday.

    • Music Ministry:

    Financial Peace University: If you are interested in attending the classes or if you would like more information about this life-changing program please email Thomas Hood at tahood@gmail.com

    We would like to start a class early this Fall.

    Father/Son Retreat: The Swamp is introducing the first-ever Father/Son Retreat. Friday-Sunday, November 7-9, 2008 for dads with sons ages 6-18 years:

    Books, CDs, and DVDs - If anyone wants or needs a spiritual book, CD, or DVD, you can email Troy Medler, or call (770)458-7273. Troy promises to get orders to you as soon as possible, in most cases within a day or two.

    Music Ministry:

  • Help is needed for setup and take down for the Music ministry. Please contact Kendall Knight at 404-542-5711 if you are willing to serve in this way. Arrival time would be 8am on Sunday mornings.

    • Middle Schoolers

  • The Middle School Ministry would like to announce the 2008 Middle School Retreat, October 11-12. The theme,"Iron Man: The Full Armor of God," is taken from Eph.6: 10-20. We are especially excited about our guest speaker, Mr.Ben Barnett. Last year, Mr. Sonny Sessions did an exceptional job, and we had over 260 kids from Atlanta, Athens, Columbia, and Charleston, SC. Registration will be done online starting today. If you have any qustions, please contact Ray Rowan at (404) 288-9295 or email him at rrowan@nsiatl.com.

    • Teen Ministry

  • Our Teen Retreat this year is Sept 26-28 at the Swamp. We just met with teen leaders from around North Georgia and are planning a great time of unity and growing in our relationship with God and each other. The theme is Title Town - and leassons will focus on titles of God and his characteristics. The cost for the Friday night through Sunday event will be around $85-$90 and will be confirmed soon. You will be able to register online. More details to come so please reserver the date for your teen.
  • Please check out events happening in the teen ministry at acocgteens.blogspot.com

    • Singles Announcements

    Attention all singles who need a ride to the singles retreat. The cost is $100 per person and only 2 seats are left!!! Give your money to Chandra or Jim Dew.

    From Todd Schultz: "Dave Bruce has graciously agreed to take over organizing and sending out the announcements. Consequently, if you have an announcement or prayer request, please send it to Dave at dvbruce@hotmail.com. Remember that announcements for Thursday's service need to be received by Wednesday at noon and announcements for Sunday's service must be received by Saturday at noon. If you have not yet signed up to be on the ACOC Gwinnett Email list to receive weekly announcements and urgent prayer requests, you can do so by sending an email to dvbruce@hotmail.com. If you have already been receiving the announcements from Todd Shultz, you don't need to do anything, as you will be automatically transferred to Dave's mailing lists."

    Prayer Requests

  • I wanted to share with you that my mother, Doris Parker, is now home. Her doctors ran the needed tests, increased her medications and monitored her. Sor far, it appears it was only a build-up of fluid in her chest that caused the chest pains. Once that was dealt with, she was fine. Thanks to everyone for prayers to GOD to see her through this.
  • Jermaine, Amy and Xavier Wiley

    • Larry Williams' body is still rejecting his transplanted liver, and he needs to be taken to the hospital and back three times a week, and sometimes on the spur of the moment. We need a list of people who can help with rides in the morning or evening. Please email Kat Watson, at kfwatson@hotmail.com, if you can help with a ride. Also, PLEASE PRAY for Larry and Ann!

    From Lisa Washington:I was at my post transplant appointment last week, and Emory is running tests to see why I'm very anemic right now and if the bacteria infection I had leaving the hospital has come back. Please pray that they can find out why my red blood cell count is low and that I do not have this infection. Also pray that there is a very easy solution to both situations and that God will heal my body. Being sick with a new kidney can be dangerous. Thanks.

    Please be praying for Karl Lynn's father, Jim Lynn, who has been very ill for quite some time now.

    Please be praying for Beatrice Modest's mother, who has stage 4 melanoma cancer. Pray that she doesn't suffer during this time.

    Please pray for Liz Martin's son, Eric Martin, as he changes high schools this year. Eric is diagnosed as severly autistic and is moving from Hooper Renwick to South Gwinnett High. Hooper Renwick is a self-contained school, for severly autistic and mentally disabled kids, and those troubled teens that have a very hard time anywhere else. Eric did so well there(the best he's done in any public school) that he outgrew all his role models...so they move him to South Gwinnett High School, which is supposed to be a better place for him. Please keep him in your prayers.

    Natasha Peralta's twin nieces were born two days ago (FR) prematurely. Kelsea - 2 lbs, 10 oz (very sick); Katelyn - 4 lbs. Please pray for the infants and their family.

    Please pray for Michelle Matovu’s uncle, Joe Button, who had a massive heart attack Tuesday night. He was taken to Gwinnett medical and then air-lifted to Saint Joseph’s for surgery. The doctors think there might have been some muscle damage to his heart.

    Pray for the Emmett's court date on September 5, in the adoption of their son Monu; pray that God will change the judge's heart and mind. Also pray she begins granting approval on all her adoption cases that she has postponed or held up.

    Please pray for Phillip Spradlin, Jim Ousley's uncle, who is suffering from terminal cancer.

    Please pray for Adam Hertling's mother, Mary Hertling, as the cancer has now increased in her brain. She's been in and out of the hospital undergoing several chemotherapy treatments these past few weeks. She's now on her third stay at the hospital undergoing more treatments. This is an extremely difficult time for Adam and his family, and yet he remains faithful and appreciates all the prayers.

    Please pray for Linda Russell's mother who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.