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- Report number/id
- R51
- Report title
- R51 Southeastern District
- Workbook start page
- 134
- Workbook end page
- 134
- Source pages
- 134
- Source status
- source_checked
- Committee
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R51 Southeastern District Greetings from your sisters and brothers in Christ in the South- eastern District, where we connect people with Jesus so that lives are transformed, and God’s kingdom grows. With you, we preach Christ crucified and risen from the dead. May His grace and mercy be extended to all people so that “at the name of Jesus every knee should bow … and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” (Phil. 2:10–11). E. Hope, Despite the Challenges Christ is risen, indeed! Because of His eternal victory over ev- ery enemy we have, we continue in hope despite the challenges. Our greatest challenge is the declining population in the ru- ral areas. Many of our congregations are the last church in town, still gathering in worship. As families in these rural areas age and move, main street businesses close, leaving the communi - ties without any services. As our small communities get small - er, the number of vacancies and retirements stretch our already hard-working pastors even thinner. There are many challenges in the district. The challenges pale in comparison with the reality that Christ is risen, indeed! As we enter this new triennium, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful” (Heb. 10:23). That is our eternal, unchanging hope! Randy R. Sturzenbecher, President