More than 8,000 chapters read!
The folks at Copper Hill Church have been busy the last eight weeks reading more than usual in the Book of books…a lot more! The combined total of Bible chapters read by both teams was an amazing 8,475! Several parishioners have commented to Pastor Kelvin Jones, “I’m so glad for this contest; it has helped me to read my Bible more!” An interesting facet of the contest has been the option to read the Bible to others in the family and gain points for everyone. Wives have read to their husbands and parents have read to their young children.
There were some stand-out individual readers too. Mike and Karen Ahijevych read more than 800 chapters each and Mary McCorison read more than 700. Two small boys, Reagan and Ryan Luchina, ended up with about 200 chapter points each by asking their parents to read chapters to them. Fifth graders Morgan and Melia Gabbidon read nearly 40 chapters each on their own.
JoAnne Jones had the original idea for the contest and served as the overall organizer. Team captains for Purple Thunder (4,129 chapters) were Kelly Burke and Carol Griffin. Team captains for White Lightning (4,346 chapters) were Sheri Mandirola and Sarah Oliver. Pastor Kelvin commented, “Everyone wins in this contest.” Organizers are planning for the second place team to host a lunch for everyone after church on a Sunday in May.