If you are age 50+, ready for more, and ready to step into the fullness of your calling, MorningStar’s 50-Plus Ministry is for you!
We meet regularly to affirm and support each other, provide on-ramps to other areas of ministry at MorningStar, and help each other flow in church life. If you know God is calling you to do greater things, 50+ can be the best years of your life.
We are building a 50+ community at MorningStar that supports one another in our callings by connecting, challenging, and committing ourselves to each other and to those around us.
We provide a variety of activities and ways to connect including smaller 50+ Men’s and Women’s Gatherings and larger 50+ gatherings for the entire group. We normally plan one large event per month with smaller events in between.
50+ Events
The 50-Up Club was created to help 50+ men and women connect in new and better ways. We usually have a monthly covered-dish dinner with fellowship and a guest speaker but may occasionally have a game, activity, or movie night. The 50 Up Club currently meets in the Grand Café the third Thursday of each month 6:00 – 8:30 pm.
The 50+ Men’s Gathering currently meets the second and fourth Monday of each month 9:00 – 10:30 am in the Little Theatre for fellowship, discussion of Bible topics, current events, or whatever the Lord leads, followed by prayer.
The 50+ Women’s Gathering currently meets the first and third Monday of each month, also 9:00 – 10:30 am in the Little Theatre, for fellowship, conversation, sharing, discussion, testimonies, guest speakers, snacks and prayer.
Heavenly Hosts is a ministry in which 50-Plusers get to pray for and mentor MSU students, send love gifts, prophesy, or just be there for them. We meet quarterly as a group for lunch & prayer with the students. If you would like to participate in our Heavenly Hosts ministry, please email Donna McCormack at 50Plus@mstarm.org.
If you are interested in joining MorningStar’s 50+ Ministry, please send your name, phone number, and email address to Donna McCormack at 50plus@mstarm.org or complete the “Get Connected” form below.
A Personal Message from our 50+ Pastor:
As Associate and 50+ Pastor at MorningStar Fellowship Church, I asked the Lord, “What do You want me to do?” He said, “Strengthen the faith of the faithful.” Jesus said the same in Luke 16:10: “He who is faithful in what is least, is faithful also in much.” This means, if we are faithful to those God has already sent us, we will also be faithful when He sends us more.
Together, we can all “strengthen the faith of the faithful” by praying for one another, prophesying, blessing, and encouraging one another, sharing our testimonies, visiting the sick at home and in hospitals, and by letting the 50-Plus Office know when a fellow 50-pluser is sick at home, in the hospital, or having a major surgery or medical procedure. Let’s be faithful in little, so we can be faithful in much.
Jeff Oliver is the former Publications Managing Editor and current 50+ and Associate Pastor at MorningStar Fellowship Church. He is also author of Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire and the Pentecost to the Present trilogy on the Holy Spirit’s work through history. Jeff and Faith live in Fort Mill, South Carolina, where they love hitting the walking trails with their Corgi and Lab-Pyrenees mix.