Plant City Seventh-day Adventist Church PO Box 5379 Plant City, FL 33563 813-752-4694 [email protected]

February 23, 2015

Greetings in Christ’s Name! I am writing to let you know about an opportunity to reach people in the Tampa Bay area with the Gospel! William Earnhardt has ministered as a Bible worker and lay evangelist in Oklahoma, Texas, and for the last eleven years, right here in the Tampa Bay, Florida area. During this time, William has been involved in over 300 baptisms, including 48 in 2008. William is gifted in connecting with people from a variety of faiths and church-experiences. He currently has several community-based group and individual studies, including a Friday night Bible study with 8-11 unchurched participants. At Tampa Adventist Academy he leads students into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ by teaching them how to give individual and group Bible studies, and lead others into a relationship with Christ. He has taught people how to give Bible studies both in the Florida and Southeast Regional Conferences. He preaches frequently in Tampa and has blessed many throughout the world with his website (InLightoftheCross.com) and his writings for the Sabbath School Network (SSNET.org). He also holds revivals in North and South America. While he has been in the Tampa area, his ministry has been funded by the Tampa First Seventh-day Adventist Church. While Tampa First has been an enthusiastic supporter, they are no longer able to bear the financial burden alone. I have been a pastor in the Tampa area since 2002, and have personally witnessed the blessings of William’s ministry. Many would love to see him continue to minister here. I am currently working on a solution to keep him in this area. We hope to be able to host him and help him continue to bless this area with the Gospel. The Tampa Bay area has over three million residents. There are fewer than 8,000 Seventhday Adventists, and many residents here do not regularly attend church of any kind. Because of the great need of workers here, and the vast harvest field, we need people like William and more ministries like the one he has overseen so well. I wish to make William a Bible Worker here and empower him to continue in this area, as well as to be able to plant his ministry in other areas of need. William has the gift set to truly help this even as he continues to reach out to the Tampa area and beyond. We hope that Plant City will become a training center for other lay and professional Bible workers and evangelists. I am inviting you to financially support William’s ministry. We are creating a line-item in our church budget at Plant City entitled “Bible Worker.” Our goal is lofty: to support this

full time by raising $5,000 per month (which will cover take-home pay, retirement, insurance, etc.). We understand a church as small as Plant City cannot cover this alone. This is why I am writing to you today. If your life has been touched by William’s ministry and you see how God has used Him in a powerful way, I would be honored if you would partner with us by funding his ministry on a monthly basis. Even a one-time donation would help. So far we have raised over $2,000 per month, with people pledging anywhere from $50 a month to $500 in tax-deductible donations. We would also like to see at least three months of funding in the bank before we begin this endeavor. If you are so moved, would you fill in the pledge survey below? You can also make a check out to the Plant City Seventh-day Adventist Church with “Bible Worker” in the memo line and send it in the addressed and stamped envelope included with this letter. Thank you for prayerfully considering this. May God bless you richly, and may the Gospel continue to be preached with boldness throughout the world... and may Jesus return soon! In Christ, James Johnson Pastor (Tear off the portion below and include with your check)

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