Agape House 10th Anniversary Celebration

I cannot put into words the awesome ability of our God to completely amaze me. Many months of planning and preparation went into this event, from the original concept coming to Bev Kummer through prayer, to the Board approval, to the women such as Claudine Wells, Janette Maxwell, and Phyllis Kenney who contacted area restaurants to get them to donate the wonderful food we sampled.

We enjoyed an awesome evening of testimony's of God's faithfulness to Agape House over the past 10 years, as we look forward to our future.






Special thanks to:





Pastor Steve Thorngate and the Mt. Zion worship team
Grace Church of Walworth
Mt. Zion Christian Church
Shirley Kastein
Bev Kummer
Claudine Wells
Janette Maxwell
Phyllis Kenney

Special thanks to our participating restaurants:

Gino's East
Fiddlesticks Cafe
Popeye's
Geneva Chop House
Scuttlebutt's
Gordy's
Italian Village
King Dragon
Daddy Maxwell's
Cafe Calamari
Kirsch's



Other participating vendors:

Rigatony's
Details of Williams Bay
Pesche's
Starbucks
Royal Oaks Orchard
Sentry of Walworth
Lakeland Bakery
Swiss Maid Bakery

And many thanks to the countless volunteers, staff, and Board Members who helped make it all a resounding success ! God is SO good !




And we are pleased to announce that Gino's East of Lake Geneva won the popular vote, and received a plaque designating them as Best Tasting in Walworth County. Fiddlesticks Cafe was runner-up and the Board of Directors gave an exellence award to Geneva Chop House for Outstanding Presentation.



UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sunday, November 9 - Rex and Diane Lewis of Fontant are hosting a Live Jazz Benefit for Agape House at their home from 5 to 8 pm. If you are a jazz enthusiast, please contact the office at 262-275-6466 for more details and directions.

We are excited that our first two girls are moving into the home. A third is already in the application process. If you missed our 10th anniversary event, we have a ministry DVD available, and you are welcome to come tour the facility.


If you were at the event, please post any comments here on the blog...we love your feedback !! THANKS !!

TO GOD BE THE GLORY !!

It is with great pride and much excitement that we announce that we will open the Agape Teen Home for Girls officially in early November. We got the early occupancy from the building inspector today ! The photo above is of our new counselor, Liz King's office. If you'd like to see more of the facility, please contact us.

We hope to see each of you this Sunday, October 26th at 5 pm at Grace Church, 500 S. Main Street in Walworth for our 10th Anniversary worship celebration. We will then host an International Food Tasting event from 6 to 8 pm at Agape House, 215 S. Main Street, where you will be able to tour the school, teen home, and house-parent quarters.

The following establishments have graciously provided complimentary samplings of some of their signature menu items. Please help us thank them by dining in their establishments and telling everyone about the fabulous cuisine you will experience !

Geneva Chop House Lake Geneva
Popeye’s Lake Geneva
Gino’s East Lake Geneva
Italian Village Delavan
Daddy Maxwell’s Williams Bay
Gordy’s Fontana
Café Calamari Williams Bay
Scuttlebutt’s Lake Geneva
Fiddlestick’s Café Elkhorn
King Dragon Walworth

To vote your favorite restaurant the “Best Tasting” in Walworth County, you are invited to make donations at their food station. At the end of the evening, the establishment that has garnered the most donations will be designated the winner.

18 Days and Counting !!

This poor, lonely paint tray is waiting.....patiently......for you to come and fill it up with warm, bright paint !!

We are nearing the completion of the dorms, anticipating opening the Teen Home. As we gear up for our 10th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, October 26th, we want to show the surrounding communities of Walworth County the awesome work that God is manifesting here !!

WILL YOU JOIN US ????? Call the office at 262.275.6466 if you can help. We will work with your schedule...many parents have brought their children to help.

Please keep us in your prayers as we seek Him for His will for this ministry !!

We are seeing the finish line !

The dorm rooms are coming along, we still need to finish putting together 6 dressers, and unload the rest of the mattresses and finalize the completed design of the rooms. Last Saturday was an awesome work day, with many individuals and families coming together to get the process started.

We currently have two girls waiting to move into the dorms; this week got calls from 2 more, one in Stoughton and one from Kentucky..please pray for wisdom from God to know who we are to take in. Also, please pray as we seek Him for a timeline....we are excited to share with you that over $10,000 of the $30,000 has come in, so we will be putting in the heating system beginning next week. Please pray that we will be able to get the Home completed to the point that the Inspector will give us early occupancy until we can finish Phase III.

School is well into session, and we added another student; actually we welcomed back Amber, along with Hailey, Katie, Morgan, BethAnne, Allison, and Jasmine.

We are excited to be hosting our 10th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, October 26th. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. at Grace Church, 500 S. Main Street in Walworth. We will be sharing inspiring testimonies of all that God has done through the ministries of Agape House. Then we will host an International Food Tasting at Agape House, 215 S. Main Street in Walworth from 6 to 8 p.m.

You will be able to taste delightful cuisine from such restaurants as:

GRAND GENEVA RESORT & SPA
POPEYE’S
GINO’S PIZZA
ITALIAN VILLAGE
KIRSCH’S
RIGATONY’S
DADDY MAXWELL’S
CAFÉ CALAMARI
and others

You will be given an opportunity to vote your favorite restaurant as the BEST TASTING IN WALWORTH COUNTY by donating funds at their table. At the end of the evening, the restaurant that has collected the most contributions will be given a commemorative plaque. Flyers will be available at participating restaurants beginning mid-Month. Also, tune in to WSLD or WLKG to hear about the event on their community calendars. WLKG will also have a flyer posted on their website.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Women’s Bible Study – Begins Monday, the 6th at 6:30 p.m. at Pam’s home (W6281 Brick Church Road).

Mother’s Support Group – Begins Tuesday the 7th at 7 p.m. at Pam Patterson’s home.

Moms in Touch Prayer Group – Meets at 8:15 a.m. every Friday morning in Pam’s office – please join us.

We have a Wurlitzer Piano and an organ to give away if anyone is interested.

If you haven't received a copy of our Fall Newsletter, please email us at agape7@pensys.com and we would be happy to add you to our mailing list.