Build Week: Life.Church Albany - Day 3

“Pastries, Barbers & Open Doors” – Outreach Day Notes

Opening Moments

Staff trio pile into the car—leaders joke that the two youngest “make me look younger… there’s less gray than before.” Mission stated: pick up pastries at Bella Napoli, visit community friends, and “invite them to church this weekend for the grand opening.” Light banter over window controls keeps the mood playful.

Testimonies

Staff Team (Ryan, Bri, unnamed driver)

• Setting: Final prep week before Life Church Albany’s new-building launch on Sunday the 18th (services at 9:30 & 11).
• Heartbeat: “We talk a lot about one church in multiple locations, but you feel it today… everybody’s like, Wichita, Wellington, Texas, Oklahoma—let’s go Albany!”
• Emotion: Excitement mingled with humility—just happy to serve pastries, shake hands, and extend invites.

Teresa – Bella Napoli Bakery

• Welcomed the team with warmth: “Hi, Teresa, how are you?”
• Filled an “assorted… whatever you think” pastry box, including coveted cannoli and bear claw.
• Her shop is dubbed “heaven on earth,” signaling the simple grace of good food shared in Jesus’ name.

Jasmine – Street Encounter

• Met while she was on lunch break.
• Ryan: “I would love to invite you to Life Church Albany… we’re opening up our new building this Sunday.”
• Jasmine: “I heard a lot about it… I will be coming to church.”
• Joyful handshake/elbow-bump moment; promised “free Starbucks coffee” at church.

Nick & Team – Barber Shop

• Reception: “We’re a little slow today… we just came to see you, that’s what it’s all about.”
• Connection: Shop already linked through security guard Rocco, “good people… that’s what really church is all about for us.”
• Gifted pastry box and printed invite. Response: “Thank you so much, man… love you, man… got to come at least once.”

Holy-Spirit Highlights

• Simple hospitality—pastries and personal visits—opened spiritual conversations.
• Repeated theme: church as family and community improvement, not just Sunday service.
• Expectancy for launch Sunday; multiple verbal commitments to attend.

Prayer Points & Next Steps

• Pray that Jasmine follows through and feels at home.
• Bless Nick, his staff, and Rocco’s protective presence.
• Cover grand-opening services (9:30 & 11 on the 18th): smooth logistics, many salvations.
• Ongoing outreach—continue “one church, multiple locations” heartbeat throughout the week.