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We'd like to introduce Fore His Glory Ladies Bible Study @ Woodmont Golf & Country Club to you with this recently published article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

COMMUNITIES OF FAITH: Woodmont Bible Study Maintains Ministry Zeal
By Candice Hannigan
For the Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/12/08

Some east Cherokee County women who are enrolled in a neighborhood Bible study have gained more than new biblical insights during the spring session. A few ladies are buying their first pair of golf shoes and signing up for free putting and chipping lessons encouraged by their experiences in the May focus on "FORE His Glory."

While the fall session won't include golf, organizer Polly Balint hopes to revive the golf theme next May. Balint also has decided to keep the "FORE His Glory" title for the women's Bible study, set in the Woodmont Golf and Country Club neighborhood.
Balint recently explained how the study began, and the impact it has had on the community.

Q: How did the ladies' Bible study get started?
A: When my husband, daughters and I moved into Woodmont in May 2000, I started praying that God would make me shine His light in our neighborhood, and I prayed it every day. In a very short time, I got a strong sense that I should lead a ladies Bible study in our home. I found a book, "Move Over Victoria, I Know the Real Secret," which was funny yet a serious study on the everyday idols in our lives. I created a flier inviting my neighbors to the study and drove around the neighborhood with my two daughters stuffing the 125 mailboxes in Woodmont. In four days, I received 25 phone calls from women I had never met saying they wanted to come to the study.
That was eight years ago. Now there are more than 600 houses in Woodmont, and I'm still stuffing mailboxes. Women are coming from Marietta, Woodstock and Canton, too.

Q: How has the Bible study transformed your community?
A: We've participated in outreach programs, providing Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter meals for a women's shelter. We've made financial donations and bought Christmas presents for the mothers and children living there. The Bible study ladies recently donated items for Heart for Africa and Cherokee County's Give a Kid a Chance outreach. We've taken collections and made meals for families in need in our neighborhood. The Lord has kept this ministry going for eight years, and most people who live in Woodmont know about it. We've had people who do not attend the study ask us to pray for them, their family members and their friends. The management and staff at Woodmont Golf and Country Club have been gracious and supportive of all our activities and efforts to serve our own community.

Q: Is there something unique or unusual about your group?
A: We are women of all ages, all denominations, all backgrounds who have come together to seek God. The group consists of real women with real struggles and real blessings to share. Last session we finished a study called "Warrior Chicks." That's what these women are: real women with real hurts and real joys and a zeal for God. We're learning together how to overcome through seeking God and serving others. We laugh and we cry together, but believe me there is more laughter than tears because we know God is with us.

Fore His Glory Ladies Bible Study @ Woodmont Golf and Country Club
Contact: forehisglory@gmail.com
Meeting times: 9:00-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays
Next study begins: August 20, 2008