Church Profiles

Ohio Church Makeover

This move would not only give them room to grow, but also would enable them to do a lot more to fulfill their mission of being a church focused on “building the kingdom, one life at a time.”

Grover Park Baptist Church: A Thread of Hope

At auction, the quilts go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars that directly help women and children in need, providing funds for baby and maternity items at the pregnancy resource center.

The Church at Brook Hills: Language of Love

Senior Pastor Matt Mason says Brook Hills’ ESL program is, in its own way, reaching the world for Christ.

Chalk It up to Providence: Mosaic Christian Church

“Sometimes aspiring church planters ask me how to grow a launch team. I tell them, ‘God must bless it or it won’t work.’”

Working Toward a Spiritual Revival: Madison Church

"It became apparent that the most missional thing we could do in Madison was start a community-centric church."

It Feels Like Home: Village Church

“I love my city. It is a really cool place to live, and Village Church is a ‘cool’ church, but neither one of those things is the point.”

A Cross Section of the Surrounding Culture: New City Church

"The church is growing and thriving because people are committed to Jesus and enjoy serving one another."

Made Possible Through Faith: The Bridge Church

"The launch of The Bridge Church was a great journey—made possible through faith in our incredible God."

Colorado Church Combines the Bible and Bull Riding

About 70 parishioners sit outside, some wearing chaps, for a sermon and praise and worship. Then the bull riding begins.

A Church of Diverse Cultures

New Covenant Fellowship in Austin, Texas, boasts racial, educational and economical diversity.

Reinventing Church in the Small-Town South

Cornerstone Family Fellowship in Amory, Mississippi, has dispensed with tradition to reach the lost.