Church Profiles

Long Hollow Church: Blooms of Love

In addition to bouquets, widows receive gifts including devotionals, truffles and tea towels on Valentine's Day.

Mountain Life Church: Christmas Blessings

Mountain Life Church purchased Christmas trees from a local nursery at cost and organized a Christmas tree lot on church grounds.

Quay Church: Sled Dogs Over Show Dogs

The area’s unique demographics—theme park employees, young professionals, retirees and tourism workers—have led to a congregation with an eclectic mix of people.

A Culture of Urgency: First Church of Christ

No. 56 Fastest-Growing: First Church of Christ in Kentucky Renews Its Vision to Reach the Lost

Maine Church Expands by Opening a Neighborhood-Community Center

Eastpoint Christian Church in South Portland finds a practical way to be more to the city than solely a church.

Arkansas Church Connects 3 Separate—yet Unified—Language Groups

Open Door Baptist Church consists of English-, Spanish- and Korean-speaking congregations.

Philadelphia Church Adopts a Grass-Roots Approach to Community Outreach

Members at St. James UMC embrace all means possible to find out what the community wants and needs.

‘Casino Church’ Reaches the Unchurched in Las Vegas

Liberate Church's unusual venue is allowing it to reach people who might not otherwise set foot in church.

Miami Church Repurposes Familiar Ideas to Attract an Eclectic Congregation

Church plant is committed to being a church for people who don't fit in at other churches.

New York Church Reaches Immigrants, Millennials and Seekers

The Bridge Church unites a primarily unchurched community through small groups and other initiatives.

How This North Carolina Congregation Became a Missional, Multiplying Church

"We knew a small-town church had to do something out-of-the-box if it was going to survive."