We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
“The Bible is central to our faith,” said Pastor Dennis Findorff of Chinook Alliance Church, “but many people are intimidated by its scope and size. The Story gives us a way to journey from Genesis to Revelation together in 31 weeks so everyone understands God’s story and how their story intersects with it.”
Chinook, August 25, 2016 – The Bible is the best-selling book in history, but how many people in Chinook are actually reading it? A Gallup survey reports the average American household has four Bibles. However, research by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2008) found that only 16 percent of Americans read the Bible every day.
Chinook Alliance Church is hoping to reverse this trend, starting with its own congregation. Pastor Dennis Findorff believes that The Story is the right tool to increase Biblical literacy, helping readers understand God’s story from Genesis to Revelation and how their own stories intersect with God’s. Consisting of 31 chapters of carefully-selected scriptures sequenced in chronological order, The Story presents the word of God in an engaging format, reading like a novel.
“I want the people in my congregation, as well as the city of Chinook, to realize the incredible love God has for them and how their story is found in His story,” said Pastor Findorff.
The Story Church Campaign is a unique program providing 31 weeks of curriculum for children, teen and adult Sunday school classes, small groups, and 31 weeks of corresponding sermons. With age-appropriate editions of The Story provided for each person, the entire church can be literally on the same page for 31 weeks. Chinook Alliance Church plans to begin the experience on September 18, 2016 with books being distributed on September 11.
Chinook Alliance Church would like to invite you to experience The Story. Sunday services start at 10:30am. For more information, visit http://www.chinookalliance.org.
