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Not just another church building

ACC Congregation Iona West (Mackay, Queensland) reports on how they are re-thinking the use of their property.

Earlier this year the church spent time developing their goals and objectives. Included in the goals is to upgrade the interior of our Church - to give it a face lift.

A long-awaited new hall has been opened and we hope to run Alpha and Alpha Marriage courses, as well as set up a new pre-school group.

]The old Den at the back of the church is being converted into a Men's Shed, with a grant from the Mackay Regional Council to help set up the Shed which was a great boost to our plans.

Currently we have two Sunday Services - a traditional early morning and a contemporary Evening Service, and once a month have a trial for an extra Family Service. With some developments through the year we are praying and talking about changing to having two services in the morning - with the possibility of our Evening people meeting instead at the later morning Service following some changes to our musical leadership.

It is wonderful that we are starting to see a few young families attending and need a regular Service to nurture their growth. Please pray for wisdom and unity in our decision-making and planning.

Revd Euan McDonald

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