What a momentous occasion! Our church has reached its 50th anniversary with a history of perpetual blessings to reflect upon. We are proud to be members of such a God-centered, Mission-oriented, and loving-focused church. I'd like to brag about what God has done in Central because we have some BIG DEALS to celebrate! Central is 50 years old and has NEVER experienced a church split. Central began with 67 members in 1959 and is now home to 7 - 8,000 people every weekend! And perhaps the most amazing statistic - Over the course of Central's 50 years, it has only had FOUR senior pastors. This is phenomenal and certainly something to celebrate!!
So today Central had its big 50th Anniversary Party, and we were so happy to celebrate with them!
So today Central had its big 50th Anniversary Party, and we were so happy to celebrate with them!
Central's first senior pastor
Central's original church building
The party was segmented into decades beginning with the 50's
Isaac made a fast friend in the toddler jumping gym
This. Is. AWESOME!!!
my handsome boy...
Central's second senior pastor and on to the 60's and 70's...
The Price is Right!! Everybody's a winner!
Friends - Jaimie and me
Cool car, but I don't think we could get a carseat in there. Shucks!
I totally wanted to do this, but seeing that the tables were filled with kiddos, I didn't want to admit it .... I've always wanted a pet rock!!
So much fun, so little time!!
The air was filled with the delighted screams of children - it was great!
Ode to M.A.S.H.
Herbie, you came back! 
Central's third senior pastor, and on to the 80's and 90's...
Classic, just classic.
Never did ride that bull named Fu Man Chu... But I bet I could have done it!
And a doh-see-doh - Isaac really enjoyed this musc. He was dancing in his stroller seat! We left abruptly after that... (j/k)
Brothers - Kevin & Brian "Pretend to like each other and smile!!!"
Central's fourth and current pastor, which leads us to the 21st century...
That bunjee jumping thing looked really cool, but we were too late. So I lived vicariously through that jumping girl and imagined what it would have been like...
(L-R) Hanna, Dillan, Jake, Jaimie and Brian. Let's go party!
And since this was so fun, we circled back to the toddler jumper, Isaac's fave.
After watching enough of the other kids jumping and running around, Isaac worked up enough confidence to give it a try himself. It helped that we ended up having the thing to ourselves after a bit!
Central today - the Mesa campus
And the Gilbert campus
Happy Anniversary, Central!! May the next 50 years be just as fruitful and glorifying to God!
2 comments:
WoW! That was really neat to see. We miss Central a lot, what a great church!
really cool rachel! thanks for sharing! looks like a ton of fun and great to be a part of such a wonderful church!
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