I just want to take a minute to introduce myself to everyone. My name is William Sadler and I am the new music and student minister at Life Church. I'm originally from Albany, Ga. where I was on staff at Sherwood Baptist Church. I was called to Life Church in November and I moved to Athens about 2 weeks ago. It has been absolutely awesome getting to meet so many new folks here in Athens and I am very excited to see what the Lord is going to do in the future with Life Church as we seek to make him famous!
For my first of many posts, I would like to just briefly share some of my thoughts regarding Life Church and Athens.
Life Church is an amazing place to be. Primarily because of all the folks that make up the body. Young, old, traditional, contemporary, etc., it's all represented at Life Church, yet everyone is united and striving towards the same goal: reach Athens with the life changing news of Jesus Christ.
It's exciting to see and hear about how the Lord has already so richly blessed our church with answered prayer(s) and countless blessings. The testimonies we have heard are just another testament to our God's faithfulness and mercy. I personally count it an awesome blessing to be a part of Life Church!
Athens has been a really fun place to live thus far. I'm slowly learning my way around town. (Note: If you see a white GMC Jimmy with UNC stickers on it riding aimlessly around town, please do me a favor and flag me down, ask me where I'm trying to go, give me directions and send me on my way. Thanks!) The town is beautiful. My roommate gave me a tour of campus this past weekend and I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to attend a football game (my first) come September. The folks here have been great. No doubt they deal with a lot of new people coming into town pretty regularly, so they've all been very quick to help out. The restaurants in Athens are second to none. Every new place I've been able to try has been outstanding! I still have a long way to go before I've tried them all, but I'm doing me best to try at least 2-3 new places a week. All in all I have really enjoyed my first few weeks in bulldog country and I look forward to continuing ministry and life here for a long time to come!
Thanks for reading,
-William
