Carrollton Avenue Church of Christ

First Day of 2009 Drama Camp

What an awesome first day of camp with our neighborhood children. Shannon, right in the thick of the song, rocks!!

Glenn Rock Church of Christ proved again that God provides "more than we can ask or even imagine!"

An amazing crew worked with us for a week at our church plant in Hollygrove and also helped finish work on one of our member's garage.

That hole on the left was, and someday will be, the hall bath in the Hollygrove Church house. Before the week was over the holes were filled in and the floor prepped for the next crew. If you are a skilled carpenter (just watching Home Improvement does not count) we sure could use your help. Gary, the crew chief for Glen Rock, led by example (moving so fast in the New Orleans heat that we couldn't get a picture that wasn't fuzzy). Look in the column to the left to see what the other half of this talented group was doing for one of our members as she continues to put her life back together.

God joined two more of His children into "one flesh."

Sunday we were blessed to witness God at work in our midst as He joined Troy and Tasha together. It was an amazing morning of praise, prayer, and witness to the marvelous things God is doing. The photographer captured proof that Kirk and Troy actually own suits!
Hollygrove had its first VBS!!!

With the help of Northlake Church of Christ we had our first VBS in Hollygrove last week. We have a joint three week camp in July for Carrollton and Hollygrove that will host 50 neighborhood children.

We are in a marathon of recovery and rebuilding

Come walk with us on this most amazing journey God has given us the opportunity to take. From the devastation of Katrina to the rebirth of a city and a family of God's children we are walking and working together for the glory of God.

To find how you can help, answers to possible questions about our efforts, and a summary of this fund raising effort, go to Carrolltonaid.org

You can also watch a video on YouTube that tells our story:

Short Version (4 minutes)

Long Version (7 minutes)

To donate to help us rebuild, click the Paypal button below.

If you would prefer to send a check, please send it to the address at the top of this page. Even better would be to come down and see for yourself what God is doing in New Orleans.

Funds Needed to Rebuild

(As of June 29, 2009)

Needed: $300,000

Raised: 65,000

Pledged: 5,000

Still needed: $230,000

Carrollton's Building Update:

Last week we had our first fellowship dinner since Katrina in the "fellowship room." After all, family should eat together...

It's not finished, but the lights come on and the A/C works and that was close enough as we approach 4 years of recovery and rebuilding. Drama camp starts this week and this space will be used for everything from lunch to PE when it rains.

God's Children Serving

Keep an eye on this spot as we chronicle the rebuilding of Ms. Lillian's garage. In the picture above we've torn off the old roof with the help of some wonderful Spring Break volunteers.

And, after a week's work, a new roof is back on.

A couple of months passed before a crew from Pennsylvania came to help finish.

Five days of attention from a talented Penn church crew and all the parts came back together.

Hollygrove Church of Christ

2940 Cambronne St.

Hollygrove Church of Christ is a new church we helped plant in the heart of New Orleans. The Christian Chronicle did a nice article covering our grand opening celebration in January 2009. You can also see more pictures of our first Sunday morning services by Clicking Here Our

Celebrations continue!

God continues to work in the lives of His Children with three more baptisms this month as Charles baptized his mother and 2 of his brothers on Sunday.

We threw a fish fry block party for the Hollygrove neighborhood in mid-March. The turnout was amazing! Hundreds of folks from the neighborhood joined us for a wonderful evening of fellowship, fun, and fish.

A special thanks goes out to Heartlight and Southern Hills Church of Christ in Abilene for their help and encouragement over the over the past three years.