TYPES OF GATHERINGS
There are a variety of “gatherings” of the Body of Christ in the Winnsboro
area which are briefly described below.
1.
There are home gatherings in specified houses and/or from “house to
house” as the Lord “gathers” two or three(or more) where His promise is to be
in the midst. There are now various gatherings in homes every day/night of
the week in the Winnsboro area.
2.
There are city-wide gatherings of the Church in Winnsboro which
includes all the Body of Christ in the city, i.e., gatherings for prayer as
well praise gatherings. There are meetings are Resurrection Celebrations and
Thanksgiving Observances as the Church in Winnsboro comes together as one
Body.
3.
There are quarterly gatherings of ministers and their spouses for a
fellowship meal hosted by various congregations of the city.
4.
There are monthly prayer gatherings of men from various parts of
Northeast Texas area who come together for prayer and mutual encouragement.
5.
There are periodic gatherings of the “elders of the city” of the area
who come together to encourage implementation of the Biblical “city church.”
6.
There are periodic gatherings of brothers coming together to “minister
to Jesus” and to listen for the Spirit to give specific direction.
7.
There are gatherings of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and
teachers for equipping for ministry.
8.
There are weekly noon prayer gatherings of men from a five county-wide
area from all parts of the Body of Christ gathering for prayer for spiritual
revival in the area.
9.
There is a weekly breakfast prayer gathering of elders of the city of
Winnsboro who pray for the world, nation, city and for unity in the Body of
Christ.
10.
There is a monthly gathering of intercessory prayer groups that meet
in various locations of the Northeast Texas area.
11.
There are various individual congregations who have special prayer
ministries, i.e. prayer chains, telephone call-in prayer lines, men’s and
women’s weekly prayer meetings, weekly congregational prayer, home gatherings
for prayer, revival prayer meetings, etc.
12.
There is a weekly prayer gathering of women from various congregations
in Winnsboro who come together to pray for one another and for the needs of
others.
13.
There is an annual prayer banquet held at the city auditorium attended
by more than 300 women of the Body of Christ in Winnsboro.
14.
On Sundays those who “meet from house to house” participate in the
worship gatherings of the various assemblies throughout the city rotating as
the Spirit leads with those who gather in different meeting locations, i.e.
Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Assembly, etc. This is to encourage the
spiritual unity of the Body of Christ in the city.
15.
On Sundays several of the city elders periodically exchange pulpits and
minister in various assemblies. Also different gifted leaders including
apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are invited to minister
in various congregations to help in equipping the saints for the work of
ministry.
16.
Those who meet from “ house to house” minister in plurality with the
leaders of the various assemblies. There are times of joint participation in
preaching, teaching, Lord’s Supper observance, invitation counseling, etc.
17.
There is an annual observance of the National Day of Prayer with all
the Body of Christ participating.
18.
There is an annual Scripture Reading Marathon with the whole Body of
Christ participating for 72 hours by reading from Genesis to Revelation
downtown out loud over the city via a loudspeaker system. |