The preaching is strong, the music great and the building beautiful but if relationships one to another are weak, then we have become an organization instead of an organism. Biblical fellowship reaches far beyond cookies and ice cream in the Fellowship Hall. Great churches are great because their fellowship reaches beyond the pews and into Monday morning. A great church has people who naturally care for one another and are concerned for the well being of others. True fellowship happens when your life comes tumbling down around you and the brethren come to comfort you and help sweep up the mess.
True fellowship is more than a sermon, it is action.
The Upland E.M.C. is a great church because our fellowship is strong but just as an athlete follows a rigorous routine of exercise, so must the church. The life of Christ is meant to work in you so that it may flow through you to others. Use the gift that God has given you to build up the body. First, we must set aside time for God. Read, meditate, and pray.