Author: trent cornwell

Last night we had an incredible service! We had our Commissioning & Ordination Service for David Gardner. We will post pictures soon. Our missionaries wanted to let David know how much they believe in him. Many sent in letters, others sent in video clips. If you did not get your letter into David and Katie’s…

 All this week we will be receiving votes for the 2009 Vision T Shirt!! We have had many people submit designs for this contest. If you have not seen all the designs you can see them on display on the back hall way of the church or click here. VOTE NOW Please be in…

P.C. Garage Sale From Project China blog Just want to say a quick “thank you” to those who helped out with the garage sale. We are going to be moving out of our house soon and therefore downsizing and selling a lot of stuff, so our church got behind us and a few people added…

You should know, recognize, and love the couple in the silhouette above. They have given so much of their time to serve in and through our church. For future security reasons we do not link their name to their picture online. They are exactly the type of couple a church should be getting behind and…

The deadline to submit a design for the Vision T Shirt Contest has been extended. We are looking for at least 2 more submissions by April the 19th. All the information needed can be found on our website. Click Here Here are 3 of the designs that have been submitted so far!

Our 2009 Spring Sermon Series is called the “Hall of Faith”. During the months of April and May we be studying the characters mentioned in Hebrews 11. Each week we will have an accompanying character profile from history. Below is the article that was placed in our bulletins as an insert this week. We want…

We had a wonderful night last night in our Youth Service. I am very proud of the teenagers for their understanding of how awesome it is to serve God! They took their responsibilities very seriously and did a great job. I just saw on Jennifer Armstrong’s Facebook account a project that Hollis, Rhyne and Jennifer’s…

We are so excited that you decided to join us on a 21 day journey to strengthen your marriage. As you know we started last Sunday, Feb. 1st, and the campaign will culminate on the night of Feb. 22nd with a wedding renewal service at Vision Baptist Church. We would love to hear how it…

Q & A Sunday Night This Sunday night at 6:00 pm This Sunday night we will be having what has been one of our favorite services of the month. We will be having our Q & A Session to be followed with our monthly church wide social. This months social is “chocolate covered”. We will…

Baptist History Seminar Wednesday – Friday January 28th-30th We are so excited to have Dr. Bob Dalton with us to teach our Baptist History Seminar. Our church is an independent local congregation committed to historic Christianity; and, in particular, historic Baptist principles. During these three nights we will be taking an in-depth look into what…

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish a very special person a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! This person has been a wonderful leader, example and friend for many years. We went to college together and it was there that I first saw his enthusiasm and love for the Lord. Because of him, I saw a…

Sign up today and let the youth of our church and the community know that you are behind them in this battle! Register for the battle! Join us August 10th for Battle Cry Sunday Definition of a Battle Cry… A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of…

Sunday afternoon we will be taking approximately 20 students and kids to camp. I can not wait. God has radically formed my life from the preaching I heard at summer camp. There is just something about living all the craziness of life and going out to a place that is quite. The extended exposure to…

Good Morning “People of Vision”, As our Pastor is preparing to leave for Chile I wanted to give you a few prayer requests that pertain to what our church is doing in the mission of God. Mark Coffey is leading a team of people to Bolivia and Peru this week. Tony Howeth will be returning…

Many of you have requested that we put the video we showed on Sunday Morning online. Here is the 2008 “Nights of Knights” VBS Video. You will see that we have added something to the opening of it. We have an opening from our Pastor to the parents. We have also made this available in…

Camp BreakOUT 2008 July 27th – 30th at Hard Labor State Park Registration Deadline this Sunday, July 20th As Chad Gordan, youth pastor at Victory Baptist Church in Loganville, GA and I have been saying, “there may have never been and there may never again be a camp like this one!” We are excited about…

I just wanted to write a quick reminder to all the teen and parents about our upcoming summer camp. We are really excited to be partnering with Victory Baptist Church to host Camp BreakOUT this July 27th – 30th. You can register tomorrow at church or on the camps official website. If you register in…

I feel a little bit like Thatcher and am unable to express my words. We are so thankful to have such a great church family. Neither Stephanie or I am are from Atlanta, but because of our great church family and friends we had over 50 visitors to come see little Thatcher. In the words…

As you know, our pastor left this morning for Burkina Faso. He is accompanied by his friend and body guard John Pearson. They will be there to teach and to encourage our missionary Keith Shumaker. Moments after the pastor pulls out of the business park the games began. We started with red – red rover…

Our Pastor has been traveling back from Chile so he has not been able to post lately. I am posting to update you on what is going on with the Students of Vision Peru Trip . I am also posting so that the latest entry is not about me. I have only begun to become…

As far as I am concerned “Facing the Giants” is one of the best movies ever made. I especially like a conversation between the football coach and an older gentlemen in the hall way. I encourage you to watch the clip. Prepare for rain A week ago we challenged our teenagers to ask God for…

We look forward to a great day this Sunday. Outside of the fact that we have some phenomenal Bible fellowships that take place at 9:30, we will be able to worship through our Christ exalting music, and will hear a powerful, relevant sermon from the Word of God delivered by our Pastor we are going…

On Saturday night the flamingos migrated north here to Alpharetta. They were headed to the house of John Pearson, C.F.O. of Vision Baptist Church. However, since he had purchased “flamingo insurance” they birds decided, with the request of the Pearson family, to land in Mark Coffey’s, our administrative pastors, yard. We greatly appreciate the flamingos…

“I believe that the Vision News blog is one of the greatest ministry tools we have! It allows our pastor to daily, not just 3 times a week, share what is on his heart. If there is anything we can do to help you maximize your use of the Vision News Blog please let me…