We have three ladies coming to Deep Water from Lydia’s House–a home for addiction recovery located near the intersection of Governors Ave. and North St. (about 8 minutes from our current location). Since our move from downtown, they depend on a ride from a former resident who also came to Deep Water. Increasingly, that ride is not able to make it on Sundays because of work.

We have sporadic volunteers to help; but are looking for a few people to help us get them to Deep Water and back. Specifically, this entails picking them up near our old parking lot and driving them back to either Bayhealth (for recovery meetings) or to their home. They are flexible in leaving after the service, so it’s possible to get them back and still hang out after church meets, or leave right after service if that’s what you prefer.

We are asking for volunteers to give them a ride once a month. If we have enough people, we may be able to divide it between rides to Deep Water and rides back.

Any chance you are able to help? Please contact us.

We just finished the 101-401 series after church on Sundays. These classes help you grow, get involved and are required for membership. If you missed them, we’ll run them again. If you need to make up one, contact us and we can schedule a make-up time…likely over coffee!

We’ve rescheduled the Deep Water 101 for February 11. 201, 301 and 401 will meet on the following weeks.

If you’re interested, please contact us or sign up on Sunday so we can plan for enough handouts, etc.

Interested in learning more about our history and values while meeting some cool people? Want to get involved? Want to become a “member”?

Starting on Sunday, January 21, we have four upcoming classes called Deep Water 101, 201, 301 and 401.

Church 101: This class is a basic introduction to Deep Water and will help you understand church membership.

Essentials 201: This class develops the essential habits that every believer needs to become a fully-devoted follower of Jesus Christ.

Discovery 301: This class will help you discover your personality, gifts, and purpose in life and to see how God combines them for the best fit in ministry.

Dream Team 401: This class will help you connect your gifts to a place to help make the vision a reality.

We will meet after the 10am gathering. Each class lasts less than an hour. Contact us if you’re interested so we can plan for class materials.

A lot of work went into moving into the new building and into leaving the old building in great shape. But we still have a lot to do.

If you’re interested in helping us improve the location where we meet, we need people to clean, do yard work, paint, install paper towel dispensers, decorate, run cables thru ceilings, organize closets, etc. While we announce a few days and nights where people will be working, we constantly have people working on the facility. To volunteer, contact us!

We’ve been asked to help run kids games and do balloon animals for First Friday this week. If you are interested in helping, contact us or come on out!

So come out, check out some fun events and live music from 5-8pm this Friday. For up to date information, check on First Friday on Facebook.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, this is not a Deep Water event; but we encourage people to be involved in the community as we all make this a great place to live!

Jeff always jokes that “If you don’t like organized religion, try us–we’re not that organized.” But truthfully, we do a lot behind the scenes to organize, to be effective in the community and to facilitate smooth administration. While many of you may never see the database, some of you log in to give electronically, view giving statements or other tasks. We are currently in a transition phase between two different databases.

If you normally access the database from our “login” link on our website, those will be changing shortly. Unfortunately, so will your password. So, you will have to request a new one. If you are on the worship team and access Planning Center regularly, it will be the same password.

If you normally access your giving statement thru the database, some of your giving history may be missing when you first check. We are in the process of converting everything over to the new system.

If you have a recurring gift (make your donations to Deep Water automatically), it will need to be set up again. For likely obvious legal reasons, we are unable to “transfer” automatic gift setups. Don’t worry, any gifts made to the old system during this transition will still get here; and we’ll update you soon. This will NOT affect gifts made thru PayPal.

If you normally use the nursery check-in on Sundays, you will notice some changes this week.

Sorry for any frustrations that may arise. You can be confident that we are working hard to switch things over and that the new database will help us be more efficient at serving you and the community!

You can do a lot of things for $11. But after this Friday, you won’t be able to get a Deep Water T-shirt!

We’re offering the ever popular and stylish Deep Water Church T-Shirt for just $11. You can dress in this t-shirt and look great at church events/service opportunities like Dover Days!

If you missed placing an order after the church gatherings on Sunday, you can still get them online.

Sizes from youth XS to adult XL (including some “Ladies Fit” options) are available. We’ll be taking orders until Friday, April 14. 

The official Deep Water Church T-shirt (pictured above) is not required to help with Dover Days or other events, but is a cool way to show you’re connected with our faith community as you volunteer at Dover Days. And, if you are friendly and like meeting people, it would be cool thing to wear while volunteering on Sundays–especially as the summer heats up! If you’re a crusty old curmudgeon who dislikes people and tips poorly, we strongly recommend not wearing this t-shirt though!

…oh, and by the way, what is Dover Days you ask?

Dover Days is a fun local event celebrating Dover’s history. While Deep Water has a pretty short history, we do love being a part of this community.

We will be setting up a booth on Saturday and telling people about who we are and why we do what we do. If you call Deep Water home, we’d love for you to get the opportunity to help us with passing out literature & cool swag, talking to people–and making balloon animals for kids.

If you want to help us, mark the date on your calendar for May 6. If you want to get involved in the planning and prep work or want more information contact me or comment below!

Dress stylishly for as low as $11!

It’s that time again! While the official Deep Water Church T-shirt (or hoodie) is not required to help with Dover Days or other events, it is a cool way to show you’re connected with our faith community as you volunteer at Dover Days. And if you are friendly and like meeting people, it would be a cool thing to wear while volunteering on Sundays–especially as the summer heats up (which is hard to imagine today)! Wear it to the gym or around town to let people know who we are…if you’re a jerk who yells at random people and tips poorly, we recommend NOT wearing this t-shirt though!

We’ll be around Sunday after church to take orders by cash or check. As with last time, we have a minimum order and won’t open up credit card orders until we’re close to that minimum. (In the meantime, let me know if you plan on getting one with a credit card so we can keep count.)

…oh, and by the way, what is Dover Days you ask? Dover Days is a fun local event celebrating Dover’s history. While Deep Water has a pretty short history, we do love being a part of this community.

We will be setting up a booth on Saturday and telling people about who we are and why we do what we do, while making hundreds of balloon animals. If you call Deep Water home, we’d love for you to get the opportunity to help us with passing out literature & cool swag and talking to people.

If you want to help us, mark the date on your calendar: May 6. If you want to get involved in the planning and prep work or want more information, contact me!

You can designate a portion of your purchase price for all items to go to Deep Water with no additional cost to you! Today (Match 16), 5% instead of the normal 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Deep Water if you designate us as your preferred charity.

You get the same products, same prices, same service. But when you register to support us, each time you shop, Deep Water receives a donation!

Amazon Smile will remember you chose to support us each time you return to www.smile.amazon.com. (You can change at any time if you choose to support another registered charity.) Bookmark and return to this link each time you shop on Amazon to ensure all your eligible purchases this Christmas season (and beyond) benefit Deep Water. To support us, click the banner to the left or this link. And make sure to select us as your charity! Thanks!

We appreciate your donations to Deep Water. They help us do what we do, making an impact locally and around the world.

To view or print your 2016 Giving Statement for tax purposes, log into our website here.

Your statement will contain all of your donations: combining the ones you made in person at church, online and via PayPal – whether you have logged in before or not; and while you’re logged in, feel free to update your address, phone number and family information to keep our records up to date.

To login, click here.

Haven’t logged in before? Request a login, click here.

If you need help, we’d be happy to email one to you, print one for you or walk you through the process! Contact us if you have any questions.

We appreciate your donations to Deep Water. They help us do what we do, making an impact locally and around the world.

To view or print your 2016 Giving Statement for tax purposes, log into our website here.

Your statement will contain all of your donations: combining the ones you made in person at church, online and via PayPal – whether you have logged in before or not; and while you’re logged in, feel free to update your address, phone number and family information to keep our records up to date.

To login, click here.

Haven’t logged in before? Request a login, click here.

If you need help, we’d be happy to email one to you, print one for you or walk you through the process! Contact us if you have any questions.

We appreciate your donations to Deep Water. They help us do what we do, making an impact locally and around the world.

To view or print your 2016 Giving Statement for tax purposes, log into our website here.

Your statement will contain all of your donations: combining the ones you made in person at church, online and via PayPal – whether you have logged in before or not; and while you’re logged in, feel free to update your address, phone number and family information to keep our records up to date.

To login, click here.

Haven’t logged in before? Request a login, click here.

If you need help, we’d be happy to email one to you, print one for you or walk you through the process! Contact us if you have any questions.

Get your the ugliest, gaudiest, bedazzled, sparkle-fied, snow-covered, pine-needle decorated Christmas sweater ready. We’re talking jingle bells, lights, felt snowmen, reindeer, Santa hats and more for this Sunday, December 18. Not sure what an Ugly Sweater is? Well, then you probably wear one all the time! Just Kidding!

We do fun stuff because we are a fun church; so it’s a great Sunday to invite a friend or check us out for the first time! Come to our “ugliest” service yet! …and we promise there will be more than just ugly sweaters as we celebrate CHRISTmas!

We appreciate the generosity of the people who call Deep Water their home–and the people who support our efforts who don’t attend regularly. When you give, you are part of all the things we are doing here in Dover and around the world. Thanks for being part of all God is doing through us!

All donations are tax deductible. In order to receive tax credit for this year, the IRS requires that donations must be received or postmarked by December 31. Donations can be made on Sundays in December–or feel free to give online (click here), by mail or in person. And remember, January 1 falls on a Sunday this year! (See our revised Christmas schedule.)

Please mail checks to:

Because some people have asked, we are looking at possibly doing a Deep Water Shirt order over the next few weeks. We need a minimum of 20 items to place an order. The prices are: T shirts $11; Ladies T $12; Long sleeve T $14; sweatshirts (no hood) $17; hoodies $21 – for all items add $2 for *EACH* X after the first XL.

We are accepting credit cards and items can be ordered here. All orders must be completed by December 11 after the 11am service. (So we can have them ready by Christmas Eve.)

While the official Deep Water Church T-shirt or Hoodie is not required to help with handing out Hot Cocoa, Dover Days or other events, it is a cool way to show you’re connected with our faith community as you volunteer at events and on Sundays. And, if you are friendly and like meeting people, it is a cool thing to wear while out in public meeting people. Wear it to the gym or around town to let people know who we are…if you’re cranky, dislike people and tip poorly, we recommend NOT wearing this t-shirt!

For more information, contact me!

Because some people have asked, we are looking at possibly doing a Deep Water Shirt order over the next few weeks. We need a minimum of 20 items to place an order. The prices are: T shirts $11; Ladies T $12; Long sleeve T $14; sweatshirts (no hood) $17; hoodies $21 – for all items add $2 for *EACH* X after the first XL.

For now, we will take cash and checks only due to the hassle of re-crediting credit cards. If it looks like we can meet the minimum we will open up sales by credit cards. (Feel free to contact us if you plan to order any.)

All orders must be completed by December 11 after the 11am service in order to have them ready by Christmas Eve.

While the official Deep Water Church T-shirt or Hoodie is not required to help with handing out Hot Cocoa, Dover Days or other events, it is a cool way to show you’re connected with our faith community as you volunteer at events and on Sundays. And, if you are friendly and like meeting people, it is a cool thing to wear while out in public meeting people. Wear it to the gym or around town to let people know who we are…if you’re cranky, dislike people and tip poorly, we recommend NOT wearing this t-shirt!

For more information, contact me!

SUPPORT DEEP WATER WHEN YOU SHOP AT AMAZON!

Do you shop on Amazon.com?  Did you know you can designate a portion of your purchase price to benefit Deep Water with no additional cost to you?

Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Deep Water.

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.

Each time you shop, Deep Water receives a donation!

Amazon Smile will remember you chose to support us each time you return to www.smile.amazon.com. (You can change at any time if you choose to support another registered charity.) Bookmark and return to this link each time you shop on Amazon to ensure all your eligible purchases this Christmas season (and beyond) benefit Deep Water. To support us, click the banner to the left or this link.