Church Profiles

Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

Hills Church: New Name, Same Mission

Hills Church has grown, in part, due to Marksman—a strategy for men focused on reaching and discipling other men that includes a 6-week Bible study boot camp.

Bethlehem Church: What You Celebrate, You Replicate

The power of storytelling is used throughout the year to proclaim God’s goodness to the congregation, and it seems to be affecting church growth positively.

Growing by Serving: New Covenant UMC

Senior Volunteers Help Connect New Covenant UMC With the Community

Bicycles for the Homeless: Starting a Chain Reaction

First Christian Church of Oklahoma City has changed the lives of homeless, working poor and veterans in their community by refurbishing and giving away donated bikes to those in need.

How Two Churches Merged to Serve and Unite a Community

The congregations’ differences, especially ethnicity, have been the catalyst for embracing diversity and connection.

“It Was an Uplifting Environment”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit

"Everyone was so welcoming and genuinely seemed interested in getting to know me and having me as a member."

The Art of Prayer

How a Philadelphia church is thinking—and praying—outside the box

Ohio Church Connects With Refugees … Through the Dinner Table

Bring Together Refugees and Disparate Cultures Through a Night of Fellowship and Ethnic Foods

Investing in Kingdom Expansion: Resonate Church

Reaching and Training Students to Plant Churches Is a Fruitful Investment in the Kingdom.

Indiana Church’s Rebirth Draws the Unchurched

"We're All Owners, not Attendees. We're All Followers, not Fans. We're Spiritual Contributors, not Spiritual Consumers."