Posts by Whittney Gilmer

When you stop to consider the decaying moral and ethical climate in our culture and in our world, you may be tempted to wonder, “Is there any hope? Will things ever improve?” Two thousand years ago Jesus addressed a handful of men and women who had the same questions, doubts, and fears. Imagine their surprise…

Registration is now open for our second Collide event of the summer: Collide: Trash. It’s happening Saturday, August 2, 8:00am-1:00pm, and it’s a work day at The Sanctuary on 8th Street. Cost is $10. Please bring a picnic lunch. Drop-off and pick-up will be at Access Church. (We may need a few parents to help with…

Collide 2014 events are designed for students in grades 6-12 to further their relationships with each other and their small-group leaders. Our first Collide event of the summer is Collide: Splash, and it’s happening Saturday, June 14, 5:00-8:00pm at Adventure Landing! Cost is $20. Registration is not required. Drop-off and pick-up will be at Adventure…

College-aged and older are invited to “Party on the Lawn” Sunday, June 8, at 7:00pm. “Party on the Lawn” is an evening of games, music around the camp fire, bocce ball, corn hole, ladder golf, and croquet. This event is designed for Access adults (college and older) to hang out and get to know each…

Climate. It’s not exclusive to the weather. Think of it this way: What happens to the climate when you step into the room? For our relationships to improve, our ‘climates’ must change. Are the people in your life worth the effort? “Climate Change,” a four-part series with Jeff Henderson, kicks off Sunday, May 11, at…

What is “Christian”? Ask 100 people to define it, you’ll get 100 different definitions, and it’s likely all 100 will be incorrect. Our teaching pastor, Andy Stanley, begins a brand new series this Sunday diving deep into what the scriptures truly define a follower of Jesus as. This series is hard hitting. You won’t want…

If you love Access Church and have extraordinary administrative gifts, we’ve got some great news! We’re looking for a Ministry Assistant! This part-time person will handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, preparing reports, maintaining our database, processing income and expenses, and more. Currently this position is budgeted at 16 hours per week (ideally Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-12:00pm). An…

Are questions, concerns, or doubts preventing you from making a personal connection with God? “It’s Personal” is a powerful series is directed to men and women who desire a personal relationship with God, but who have questions they want answered first. In this four-part series, Andy Stanley makes a case for the fact that adults…

You can’t turn on the news these days without becoming painfully aware that things aren’t going so well in the good ole’ USA. It seems that those we’ve elected to lead can’t seem to agree on what the problem is. Politicians frame the debate as rich vs. poor, big business vs. the middle class, or…

The game of life drives us to measure everything. More money, more house, more power – just more. We strive for a life beyond measure, but it seems beyond our reach. We take three steps forward and two steps back, and just when we think we’ve almost reached it, the line moves. Is the immeasurable…