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The front porch is where first impressions are made. 

MCC Front Porch will be both inviting to visitors and also pleasing to our regular attendees. It will provide space for a wide range of uses. An area for fellowship events like; coffees, potlucks, youth activities, and receptions. An area for study; community and fellowship groups and Bible studies. Additionally, the Front Porch will provide an area conducive to outdoor worship gatherings with a sheltered area for the worship team and fellowship before and after services.

The Project Scope

• Replacement of uneven concrete slab with enlarged concrete slab
• New insulated metal roofed 60’ x 30’ patio structure
• Replacement of non-functional plastic wall panels with metal
• New paint over entire metal building walls
• New paint or stucco over existing concrete block building walls
• Replacement of existing Cottonwood tree with new landscaping
• Replacement of existing fencing with masonry wall
• New lighting and special electrical systems for the porch

Project Oversight Committee  

Shannon Bryant, Bernadette Gutierrez, Josh Mallet, Beth Darnell, Paul Brouse, Chris Willadsen

Project Fund-raising  

The preliminary estimate of cost to commit to this project is about $100,000. This amount will be defined further as the project funds are raised. This is a priority project, looking for implementation as soon as the Lord provides the resources to proceed. We ask that you consider having a part in blessing this project for our church to minister in our body and community. For accounting purposes, you may contribute by simply designating gifts to "Building", beyond your regular giving. Please contact us with questions or concerns. May God be glorified!

Bernadette Gutierrez is our new Administrative Assitant. She isn't new to Mountain Christian, but here are a couple things you might not know about her - even if you have known her for a long time.

Hello!  My name is Bernadette Gutierrez.  I have been a part of Mountain Christian Church for about 16 years.  The church has been a blessing to my whole family.  We have grown in the Lord and have met some extraordinary people.  It's a very special place to me.  My kids are older and are mostly doing their own things these days, but Eddie, my husband, and I are involved in a couple community/small groups and we enjoy them very much. 

Some things you may not know about me…

 ~ I love to travel…I enjoy traveling with our trailer, to see states near and far and I enjoy traveling out of the country. 

 ~ When I have time, I do enjoy woodworking projects.…I like to build things I can use in our home.  However, I am definitely an amateur.

 ~One last thing you probably do not know about me is that I am currently taking violin lessons.  I am enjoying the violin, but have lots to learn. 

I am happy to be working alongside Frank and Paul in the office.  I’m sure there are going to be many interesting adventures ahead.

The Shield Prayer Ministry of Mountain Christian Church

“But You, O Lord, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.”
Psalm 3:3

The goal of the Shield Ministry is to honor and Glorify God by being Prayer Warriors for First Responders and their families. Day after day and night after night law enforcement officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and emts say goodbye to their families and put their lives on the line to keep us safe.

We provide spiritual back-up for these heroes with prayer and words of encouragement. This may look like birthday cards, anniversary cards, notes of encouragement, scripture verses, or wherever the Lord leads. We commit to praying for their safety, courage, strength, and integrity. Sometimes we receive specific prayer requests and join our First Responders in bringing them before the throne of grace.

We encourage everyone to pray for First Responders. If you are a First Responder or are interested in becoming a Shield Ministry Prayer Warrior and receive specific prayer requests, contact Pete Feldner at (505) 350-0399 or Cathy Feldner at (505) 362-8048.

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

To all our East Mountain Churches and Parishes,

Our staff and volunteers here at East Mountain Care Net Pregnancy Center are humbled by your support and your love for Life!  We thank you for your participation in this year’s Walk for Life and are so grateful to be a light in this community with you!  We couldn’t do it without you!

Our Walk for Life was a GREAT success with over 30 churches being represented and 200 present, who enjoyed live music, prayer and a beautiful walk.  Prayers, attendance, donations and people’s zeal for Life made this year’s Walk for Life one of the most successful! 

A HUGE THANK YOU for your enthusiasm for the cause of LIFE and our East Mountain Care Net Center’s ministry which is touching lives of the moms and dads who come for our support and services!  We love you and are very blessed to lock arms with you all in this State to courageously fight for the lives of the unborn! 

THANK YOU!!!!!!

- East Mountain CareNet Team

This year's CareNet Walk for Life for the entire Albuquerque area had over 700 walkers in all four locations and raised $69,541.80!!!!

*Thank you to Ron and Donna Cura for the pictures!

Have you ever been without running water for a time? Those stormy days when the pipes freeze, or the sudden panic when the well pump gives out. At those times we store water in any big container we can find, and eek out the smallest amount at a time to do necessary drinking, cooking, and the barest of
cleaning.

What if that’s how water use always was at your house? Imagine purchasing questionably clean water in 5 gallon buckets at prices you knew were too high, only to do it again later in the week.... every week. You’d skimp on washing, flushing, even drinking to make it to the next time you had to buy more. That’s
exactly what having water is like in communities like Villa Margarita – the community MCC partners with in Sucre, Bolivia, through Food for the Hungry.

But things are changing! In the last two years, Food for the Hungry has been able to partner with several other organizations, our church, and the city of Sucre to connect many families and a school to the city water. While the permits and logistical details are figured out by these organizations and city,
our church has supplied some matched money which helps purchase the 5000 liter holding tanks for 3-5 families to share. The families, the local church, and their neighbors then get involved by digging the trenches for the pipes to be laid into and creating a space for the tanks. Now these families will have a
consistent source of water which allows for benefits in health and hygiene in all sorts of ways!

It’s no surprise to these families that water and life are concepts that go hand in hand. In John 4, Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that drinking from worldly wells continues to make us thirsty, but His Living Water will, “become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” What a picture of God’s provision; life-giving water that wells up and is consistently present!

Want to be even more involved in this life-giving ministry?! The kids at VBS raised over $800 for another tank to provide water for 3-5 more families! AND stay tuned for more information in August about a possible mission trip to Bolivia in 2023! Come be a part of his Living Water!