Twenty-three years ago, I came to Port O’Connor to help three couples start a community church. God has been good, and we have seen a lot of great things accomplished for the Lord’s Kingdom. We purchased the building that housed the Intercoastal Lumber Company from Mr. Joe Bright and converted it to the church building in which we now meet. We built the Youth Room and immediately upon its dedication, we started the parsonage. We have built our fish cleaning area and our walk-in-freezer to help us with our mission’s work of providing filleted fish for the needy from many local tournaments. We converted a dry storage building into our Retreat Center that has seen several hundred people blessed as they have come and had a special encounter with the Lord.
This community has been extremely generous toward us. We have been given two mobile homes, which we have passed on to others, and just gave away the fourth RV to a worthy family. We are honored to get the opportunity of feeding a breakfast to our Warriors, and this past year, we passed out over 100 food boxes at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
We have married your children and buried your loved ones as you have allowed us to become a part of your family. We have dedicated your babies and baptized those who have accepted the Lord. I, personally, have preached about 3,000 messages in these short years, for I have learned that days may go by slowly, but years pass quickly!
We are honored that you have accepted our family as part of this community. You have welcome us and treated us with honor and we sincerely appreciate it.
Honestly, we never know how much longer we have on this side of eternity, but my heart’s desire is to spend every day I have to breathe in Port O’Connor with my wife Joane by my side and you gathered around us! Thank you, Port O’Connor for loving me, my wife, our kids, and now our grandkids. We only trust and pray that we all get to spend eternity together with Christ!
January was so busy that it seems to be just a blur! February has been equally hectic, but for many right reasons. We have been honored to host almost 30 students from Texas A&M, Corpus who are part of the Chi Alpha. Director Will Robinson led our morning service on February 4. Pastor Joane was away because she has been preaching for a congregation in Victoria. We celebrated our 23rd Anniversary and were treated to a fellowship following our evening service. We have filled the pulpit twice for Cuero Assembly. Cathy Osborn’s sister and husband (Pumkin and Grady) will minister at the Chapel on February 18 in both the morning and evening services. Our annual Meeting of the Members will be held on February 25, where we will receive reports of the Lord’s blessings over the past year and elect our Corporate Officers.
On March 4, we will host Project Hope, a group of ladies who are in a rehabilitation center in the Houston area. The Reverend Bob Jones will be ministering in the evening service on March 11. Some college students will be helping to paint one of our worship centers while on their Spring Break in mid-March.
We are planning our annual Chili Cook-off for late March, but have not set a date as of yet. We have however scheduled our Spring Revival with Evangelist Jonathan Thacker of Russellville, Arkansas. These services will begin on Wednesday, March 28 and go through Easter Sunday.
Fisherman’s Chapel has served this community with honor for many years. We continue to be a congregation of believers from many different denominations, and some from no denomination; therefore, we call ourselves interdenominational. Our goal is to help every person we can to find the joy of serving a Risen Savior. One will always find a warm welcome at the Chapel, and all are urged to, “Come, grow with us!”
