AT COTTONWOOD CREEK CHURCH
Welcome to the Creek 55† Ministry, where our mission is to establish a ministry providing diverse opportunities to serve, fellowship, grow, and to find purpose for people in their later seasons of life.
Special Needs Ministry is a Cottonwood Creek 55+ ministry, whose mission is to share love and support with families who have special needs. It is often a child whose needs impact the family in so many ways but could be an older child or sibling as well.
Key Focus is to be available for coffee support groups, fun times out, respite and more to be determined by the group.
Cottonwood Creek Church via Creek 55+ is partnering with the First United Method Church Allen by promoting the Legal Aid Clinic, an organization offering life-changing legal solutions to critical civil legal problems.
Please click here for the brochure.
Cottonwood Creek via Creek 55+ is partnering with the Wellness Center for Older Adults in Plano, TX to recruit volunteers for and get the word out about The Project Independence (PI) program for seniors.
Please click here for the brochure.
To provide presence to hospital patients as needed to family during pre and post surgery and rehab visits.
The Widows/Widower ministry aims to support the spiritual, emotional, social and physical needs of Widows and Widowers through gatherings, activities, speakers and events. Creek 55+ Senior Ministries such as Handyman Neighbors, Education, Activities and Outreach will assist to meet these needs.
Our Core Mission is to help you find purpose in this season of life. We are launching a new Outreach Initiative to provide opportunities for you to serve, witness and care for seniors living in Allen and McKinney. Our overall goal is to provide support for senior residents and help them engage and celebrate their purpose in life. These senior communities would include Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, and Memory Care facilities.
By having our members serve within these facilities, we wish to build relationships, host Bible Studies, and engage in a variety of invigorating activities with the senior population. This will look different for Independent/Assisted Living compared to Skilled Nursing/Memory Care.
Independent/Assisted Living – Residents will be invited to participate in the Cottonwood and Creek 55+ Ministry activities support, and serving opportunities with the guidance from our members. For those that can’t participate at our campus, our goal is for our members to volunteer to serve and utilize their gifts within these facilities to provide companionship, build relationships, host Bible Studies, and engage in a variety of invigorating activities with the senior population. Facilities involved may include city senior centers, senior apartments, retirement centers, 55+ condos and apartments and assisted living environments.
Skilled Living/Memory Care– Facilities will need volunteers in the first phase to: serve and utilize their gifts to engage in one- on-one visits to develop relationships and assist with scheduled parties and celebrations. The second phase of our service to these residents would be: to host Bible Studies, participate in Bingo, exercise, music, art and other organized activities. Facilities may include skilled living/nursing homes and memory care facilities.
Kairos is a ministry of the church … a ministry of the apostles whom Jesus, the Christ, has called into community and sent forth into the environment of the correctional institution. Kairos has been called the best example of the early church in existence today.
Today in the state of Texas there are 165,000 men and women incarcerated in our prisons. They are in need to find forgiveness and hope for a better future through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The recidivism rate in Texas is now 26%. The graduates of the Kairos Program is 6%. At this time Kairos of Texas has 5000 volunteers that work in 59 out of the 103 prisons in Texas. The mission field is great but the workers are few. COME JOIN US in getting the Good News of Jesus Christ to these men and women who need a second chance.
There are many ways you can be involved in this ministry:
1. Kairos Inside – serving as a volunteer in a men’s, women’s or juvenile unit
2. Kairos Outside – Serving the female loved ones of the incarcerate men
Working with our prayer ministry – “International prayer chain”
3. Writing letters of encouragement
4. Making posters to be used on Kairos Weekends
5. Baking forgiveness cookies
Our Reach Ministry equips disciples to share the Gospel with anyone, anytime. If you are interested in becoming involved with this ministry, you can look for meeting dates below.
Text REACH to 77978 or click here to view the Reach Ministry webpage.
Our Charity Projects/Community Events for 55 + members would like to show God’s love to the community by providing 3-4 service opportunities per year. Our steering group will organize these events in advance and provide notification to our members over 55 that may have an interest in serving the community.
Our hopes are to make connections outside of the church, and bringing others to know Christ, our church and our life groups.
To secure volunteer opportunities within local non-profit organizations.
We do not provide any services that require a trade license.
Join us for a round at one of our regular outings to meet and build relationships with other women and men who love the game!
Creek Travelers–
Come join the Creek 55+ Travelers and explore new destinations with us! Whether you’re looking to travel by private vehicle, motorcoach bus, or go on a cruise, our group has something for everyone. We discuss and plan trips with our Cottonwood Creek church family via our private Facebook group, Creek 55+ Travelers. Where do you want to go? National Park? All-inclusive? Ocean or River Cruise? Weekend Get-away? With trips for all sizes and budgets, now is the perfect time to get traveling! Join our Facebook Group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/creek55travelers to start traveling with us!
Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in America, especially for active seniors. We will be scheduling Orientation Classes including coaching basic skill to get started and there will be open courts for those who have previous experience.
Arts and crafts is a Cottonwood Creek 55+ ministry, whose mission is to share the love of creating things and learning new crafts as we fellowship together.
Key focus is to provide different craft activities so that we can learn or share our talents with others.
We are up for trying new things such as- Quilting & Sewing Painting & Drawing Jewelry making Knitting & Crocheting Cross-stitch, Embroidery & Needlepoint Scrap booking & Card making
Our mission is to have fellowship and learn new crafts.
Plan to meet as a large group quarterly at Cottonwood Creek Church. You can bring a craft you’re working on. If you would like to learn a new craft, we will probably have someone who can teach you. For example if making jewelry is something you are interested in, that group would then schedule a time and location to do just jewelry.
Lasting friendships is our goal, while enjoying vehicle related activities in the metroplex area. Please join us and lets do this together.
The club has been active this past year. In addition to Car Shows all over DFW, we’ve also toured… The Car Shop – An excellent facility to store your exotic, work/wash it, get a haircut, visit their lounge, have a drink at their bar, have a meal at The Derby restaurant, or use the Conference Room. Good Guys Show – Texas Motor Speedway – Street rods, muscle cars, lots of vendors, burnout competition, drive the track, lots of extra events, 3-day event The 2024 North Texas New Cars Auto Show – Dallas Convention Center – We got to see the latest 2024 new cars, without the pressure of any sales personnel. Several Electric/hybrid models.
Mecum Dallas 2024 – Dallas Convention Center – Very worthwhile if you’ve never been, some beautiful cars, grouped by auction date, several collections. Sam Pack’s Auto Museum – Held in conjunction with a great Ford-oriented car show, this is the one-day when the museum is open to the public; Outstanding collection, Jay Leno quality vehicles.
Shelby American Event at Legacy Bank – Carroll Shelby was involved with this bank & this show brings a large collection of Cobra’s (some were “real,” but most were kits) & many Mustangs. McKinney Classic Cars – A great local car show in downtown McKinney with many street rods, muscle cars & classics. Great scenery; convenient to shops/restaurants. Wheels For Wellness – Sundance Square, Fort Worth – Annual event, usually held in the fall, with a huge collection of street rods, muscle cars, classics & low-riders, local vendors. Probably one of the best car shows in DFW; includes an opportunity for men to obtain a free prostate screening from one of the area urology clinic’s mobile unit. Pontiac Southern Nationals – Held in Frisco’s Volleyball facility, this event included G-T-O’s, Fiero’s, Tempest’s, Trans-Am’s & a few “regular” Pontiac’s. Cars & Coffee Grapevine – Over 1200 cars, with large number of exotics (Lamborghini’s, Ferrari’s, Pagani’s, Bugatti’s, etc.) along with Corvette’s, Mustang’s, Viper’s and street rods & muscle cars…Due to lots of congestion, this event will not likely be held here again. Sachse HS / “Mustang Sally” Car Show – Held annually, this was a good nearby car show with street rods & muscle cars, even a few nice pick-up’s. Bubba’s 33 Car Show – We went to their car show several times (it’s generally held monthly) & they had some very nice street rods & muscle cars. They also award nice trophies & plaques. Black-Gold HD/Allen Police & Fire Dept Car Show – Annual event; held next-door in conjunction with the Allen event (held in our lot), feature nice street rods, muscle cars & several unique extra’s. |
JOYUS Luncheon is hosted on the 2nd Tuesday of every month Sept.-May. We meet in the Atrium and begin at 11:30 a.m. The JOYUS team prepares the main dish and those attending supply all the side dishes and desserts to share with everyone. We request RSVPs by the 1st Tuesday of the month.
Email Sally Loyd at saloyd51@yahoo.com for more info.
Researchers find strong associations between having a purpose as we age and better physical health and well-being down the road. Creek 55+ is here to help you find God’s Purpose for this season of your life.
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
Church membership is our opportunity to grasp hold of each other in Christ, responsibility and love. By identifying ourselves with Cottonwood Creek, we allow fellow believers to have high expectations of us, and we make it known that we are the responsibility of this local church.
All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Acts 2:44
Enlightenment is the receiving and giving of intellectual insight and wisdom. God has created human beings with the tremendous gift of the mind and the human brain is capable of learning throughout the years of older adult life.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18
The essence of Christian friendship is companionship forged in life. Creek 55+ provides opportunities to connect and build relationships through activities, education, outreach and serving.
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25
Being a servant is a fundamental attribute of God as He demonstrated His serving attitude by sending His Son Jesus to be a servant. God calls people to believe in Jesus as their Savior from sin and death and calls them to be servants to others.
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, “Here am I. Send me?” Isaiah 6:8
God calls older adults to share their faith in Jesus through words and actions as they are used by the power of the Holy Spirit. Older adults have unique opportunities to carry out the outreach ministry in their families, in the relationships with friends, co-workers, neighbors, and the community.
Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19
A legacy about you serves you and your ego, but a Christian legacy serves the one true God and His kingdom purposes. Creek 55+ creates opportunities to shape your legacy as you prepare for Heaven.
Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. Psalms 71:17-18
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