Grace Chapel News - Church 1

Grace Chapel Partners,


I wanted to bring you up to date on the progress of our first church plant. Please continue to keep this in your prayers. As you look at this date for prayer remember they are a day ahead of ous, 16 hours.

Here is the latest news, in part, from Pastor Alagos:

Warm greetings. Thank you very much for all your prayers. The following are the plans for starting our new church. On Sept. 17-18 we will have training and revival fellowship at Tabernacle of Praise Community Church. There will be 40 selected members from our church, from Grace Chapel and 2 churches that I’ve planted last year also a community church. We will have refreshing fellowship and I will be their speaker. Participants will help on the crusade to be launched on September 24-25 at Barangay Macarina, Patnongon, Antique 15 kilometers from the town proper.

And now more good news on the second church from Pastor Alagos:

I have a surprise update for you!! after we planted our first church this October I have already another target place in the school which I've assigned. I started a bible study there and we have already two families who have committed their lives to the Lord Jesus. Probably by November we can conduct crusade there and before the end of this year we can plant our second church. Please pray for us.

Thank you very much for all your prayers and support..... May God give all the increase to those hearts who have committed for Grace Chapel Ministries.

Thank you very much.

Love and Prayer,

Pastor Alagos



My dear friends and partners of Grace Chapel your prayers are working and many have been generous in giving for this wonderful work of God the loving and caring of the Filipinos in Antique, Philippines. Many will be saved and families will be blessed as the result of our love and care in the name of Jesus.

What a great honor and privilege to be in the service of our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is my privilege and honor to have you all as partners in this awesome work.

My warmest love in Christ to you all,

Steve

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12 New Churches - It Begins

Dear Grace Chapel Partners,


This Picture is Myself, Pastor Alagos and Family

By God Grace we will start the plant of our 1st New Church the third week of this month!!!! We will need lots of prayer and fasting for those who are able. Please mark the third week for extra prayer.

                                                                                                      

Below is the a copy of the email I just received from Pastor Alagos. I won't share all the emails but I thought this one was special as it shows the heart of Pastor Alagos and those that work with him. May the Lord bless us all as we unite to plant this new Church and harvest the Lord's own in the Philippines.



Here is Pastor Alagos:



Dear Bro. Steve,

Praise God for what the Lord has done.!

We were on fasting for the past days with regards to our forthcoming Crusade to be conducted third week of this month to certain place in the town of Patnongon. I have already organize the group from our church to work with me and this week I am planning to meet the barangay captain for the schedule so that I can start announcing it in the radio. The plan will be a 2 night concert crusade and the highlight is the live taping of my radio program. There will be a massive evangelism during the day and after two days group bible study will begin 3xweek.Depending on the flow of bible studies( at least 3 centers)., in a 1-2 months time we can gather them in one place and finally construct a church and assigned a Pastor. My wife and I will be working with that pastor for a month time before finally he can work independently with my guidance.Bro. Steve please pray for us especially the needs for this 2-day crusade. We will be borrowing some equiptments from the other church and we will be networking some close friends to work with us. We have a lot to prepare but I know God will be with us and He will meet every need. We are banking for your back-up support of prayers, may God in his glory will visit that barangay and bring people to him. The Lord said when we praise him, he will draw near people to him.

Last night I dream that you and I were walking at the middle of a very wide field of rice ready for the harvest but I was in tears because many people just passing by, they just do the harvest anywhere they like and many grains have waisted away. Then all of the sudden fire from heaven came and consumed the feild ....there was a great fire and we run away for our lives. I woke up and I begun to seek God in my prayer and I remember our plan of crusade this coming October and I can no longer wait for that as the Lord supplied our needs so I said Lord we will have crusade this September and just dropby in the internet and read your message. Praise God, Hallleujah .... surely he will make things beautiful in his time.

Tomarrow i will be in that place to make some contacts and to meet the barangay captain so that I can schedule the final date of the crusade. I know that theres a lot of hardwork on this matter but with God's grace and favors we can do all thing through Him who strengthens us. Please page our prayer partners to pray for us and for this fortcoming crusade... May God meet every needs.

Thank you very much for your love and concern to us.

Love and Prayer,

Pastor Alejo Alagos



Thank you Dear Lord for the priveldge to be a part of Your wonderful Love to the Filipino people,

More About 12 New Churches

Dear Grace Chapel Partners,     


As I shared last week I received confirmation that Pastor Alagos, our Pastor at Grace Chapel, and other churches leaders there in the Philippines had the same vision as I do about starting the 12 Churches. They have been praying for the Lord to provide the finances and I had been praying for leaders to carry it out… What a great confirmation of the Lord’s providence. Of course I would say Grace Chapel itself is a grand confirmation of the Lord’s Grace and Mercy. Amen

Last week I asked you to pray and fast and this week I'm asking you to be a part of starting these 12 new Churches.

So here is the vision.

Grace Chapel currently supports Pastor Alagos Christian Radio Program “The Intercessors Hour of Prayer.” From this program come many request for Pastor Alagos to do the program and evangelistic outreach in neighboring Barangay. So with many days of preparation, prayer and fasting they arrive and many are saved and blessed. The Mabasa Church that you all have received communication about was started just this way. Pictures are attached

One: We start the Churches through the outreach of the radio Program.

Two: Pastor Alagos has already been active training Evangelist/Pastors

Three: Once a small congregation of believers is established we build a Church, parsonage and help support the Pastor for one year while he grows and establishes them to be self supporting.

Here is the cost: (UPDATED JULY 10, 2012

Launching the church - 2 day concert crusade $850

Build a Bamboo Church and Parsonage with cement floor $3000

Support a new Pastor and family for one year $1140

Total Cost for a Church Building, Parsonage and Support for One Year is ONLY $4990

My friend, how easy is this? ONLY $4990 will establish a Church in the Philippines

It’s clear the lord is in this… Will you be in this with Prayer and I'm asking you to be in this Financially also?

YOUR CAN CONTRIBUTE THROUGH RIVER ROCK CHURCH. Just check the Grace Chapel drop down and make your donation.

https://river-rock.ccbchurch.com/trx_submit.php?type=public_gift

Or you many send a donation to:

River Rock Church
2008 SE 8th Avenue
Camas, WA 98662
360.885.9000
Thank You Lord for such an awesome opportunity to work in Your Church.

Luke 10:2 These were His instructions to them: "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields.

Please email or me if you have more questions.
Steve Bragg
steve.bragg123@gmail.com

Grace Chapel - 12 New Churches

I’m so excited I just had to share!


If you remember last year when we went to the Philippines it was to minister to Grace Chapel Ministries. But Pastor Kelly had also said “While you are there listen to what the next step would be for Grace Chapel… hear what God says.


Well, it was very clear we were to start 12 churches in three years and most the plan to accomplish this was laid out clear.
A year has come and gone with not much progress with the exception of generous donations building up in the Grace Chapel funds… thanks to all of you.
So now, I just received confirmation that God has been working on the hearts and minds of those in the Philippines who can accomplish the vision that they too have the same vision for starting the churches.

God has been working around the world setting into motion this vision (plan). Pastor Alagos and others in the Philippines have also been fasting and praying to start these churches.

My friends we need fasting and praying. That is what I’m asking all of you to do. Please fast and pray for these new churches.

We are working out details now and as the details come about I will be sharing it all with you.

WE ARE PRAYING AND FASTING TO START TWO OF THESE CHURCHES THIS YEAR!!!

Hallelujah, The Lord is good!

Grace Chapel Extended & Our FourthYear Anniversary

Grace Chapel Partners,

Check out the pictures of the new Grace Chapel extension finished just in time for our 4th Year Anniversary Service July 31st 2010

Hard to believe but it has been 4 years since the Grace Chapel's dedication and 5 years since Pastor Kelly Backstrom of River Rock Church, Camas, WA issued the $100 Challenge based on the Parable of the Talents Matthew 25:14-30. Pastor Kelly said, "Take this $100 and invest it in the Kingdom and see what God does with it."

The Lord's increase of $100 over the last four years:
A local Chapel of Worship for the Patnongon residents - Feeding the less fortunate - Helping with medical emergencies - Helping Pastors start home businesses to feed their families - Student Scholarships - Supporting Christian Radio Program - Starting more Churches - Fertilizers and Insecticides for the struggling farmers - Guitar for a blind man that sings for his food - Sending students to a Christian Leadership training camp - Evangelism Rally's - Vacation Bible School - Encouraging Pastor's - Saving the lost and encouraging the saints - and the pleasure of us all being able to help and the privilege of service in The Lord's Kingdom, His Church

Thank You Lord Jesus,

Extending Grace Chapel

More good news!

Praise God we are extending Grace Chapel. Thank you all for your generous donations.

The attached pictures show the current extension is a tarp. The new extension will be permanent.

We'll send more pictures when completed.

Please help me thank our dear Lord for His goodness and pray for those who are working hard to complete the extension.

By the Lord's grace,

Steve Bragg
Home Office 360-254-0055
Cell 360-601-5287
Fax 360-216-4477
steve.bragg123@gmail.com