MV Churches Get Together For Thanksgiving Service

By VERNON ROBISON

Moapa Valley Progress

More than 50 people from four different Moapa Valley church congregations gathered at the Lake Mead Baptist Church in Overton on Tuesday evening, November 20, for the annual Community Thanksgiving Services. This Christian service, which is hosted by a different local church each year, has long been a Moapa Valley tradition during Thanksgiving week.

Pastor Scott Adams of Lake Mead Baptist Church said that he was pleased to be hosting the services this year. “We are hear for praising God and for giving thanks,” Adams said. “We come from all different churches, and different walks of life. This is not about unity in everything. But we are all unified in Christ, in praising God and in giving thanks for our bounty.”

Each of the four local churches had time on the program to give presentations of song and testimony.
Clint Brill of the New Hope Church in Overton sang two songs while accompanying himself on the guitar.

A chorus of seven vocalists from Lake Mead Baptist performed a selection of songs for the enthusiastic crowd.

From Moapa Christian Church, Regan Benavides played the guitar and sang with his wife, Tanya, and Pastor Rosita Fisher. Then two youth took the stage to sing, backed up by Benavides on the guitar. These two were Aspyn Frawley, 12, and Dakota Peay, 11. They were followed by a song sung by little Audrey Bundy, 6.

Calvary Community Church couple, Lloyd and Carol Oster played guitars and sang together, while Pastor Jason Ham played the bass. Ham then took up the guitar and accompanied while McKenzie Hastings sang a group of familiar Christian songs encouraging the crowd to sing along.

Pastor Richard Fisher of Moapa Christian Church, gave the devotional for the evening. He took, as his text, the New Testament verse from 1 Thessalonians 5:18. “In every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

“Every day is a good day,” Fisher told the audience. “Don’t let your problems and challenges get to you. Get up, face them and move forward. Speak to that mountain and the Lord will help you move it. The Lord loves you and he will never forsake you.”

At the end of the service, the Offering was gathered. All donations made during this special service went to The Destiny House, a safe transition home for teens and women who have escaped from a life of sex trafficking and prostitution.
The closing prayer was offered by Pastor Jason Ham.

Following the service, the congration moved to the Church’s fellowship hall where refreshments were served and the crowd could socialize together.
“We were glad to have a strong turnout for this service and it was an honor to host it this year,” Adams said.