Our New Ministry

by Rick Pidcock

Five years ago this week, Ruth Ellen and I packed up our first apartment, and moved temporarily into my parents house for a couple of weeks before our big move to Denver, CO.  I was a young graduate with a Bible degree, and had big dreams of spending the rest of my life leading worship in one church–the church that we were moving to Denver to start.

These past five years have been the most exciting, challenging, and sometimes discouraging years of our lives.  Eight vehicles later, a number of failed jobs later, and even a miscarriage later, we have been through quite a bit.

But perhaps the most difficult decision of all, was the decision to move on from the ministry that we loved so dearly.  Over this past year, God has made it clear to both of us that it was time for a new chapter in our lives.

The one thing that has remained constant in all of our ups and downs is the gospel.  In the first two chapters of Job, Job loses his health, wealth, influence, and family.  And then as he lay there in a pile of ashes and dung, with blistering sores and worms covering him, his wife looks down at him and says, “Curse God and die!”

But when man says to curse God and die, the gospel says that God cursed God so that we can live, so that we can have hope, so that our souls can find their vindication in the Redeemer.

Though we have been through alot of suffering, we have a Redeemer who took it all on Himself so that we can experience, enjoy, and glorify Him forever.  So our trust and our hope is in Him, not in unfulfilled dreams, or ever-changing circumstances.

It is with great excitement and anticipation that we have decided to join the ministry of Providence Bible Church in downtown Denver. Providence began just nine months ago, led by Jay Janz and a group of elders from the Denver area and around the country.

I will be involved in the worship and children’s ministries.  And Ruth Ellen is going to help out with the children’s ministries and some of the decorating opportunities.

We are currently trying to rent out our townhouse and sell our Montero so that we can make the move downtown to be closer to the church community.

Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement, and support over these past five years.  We have great memories.  But we also have alot to look forward to–not because of how gifted we may think we are, or how incredible we may think Providence is, but because we have a Redeemer who was cursed on the cross so that we can experience an abundant, eternal life in Him.