Church Profiles

Fight Church: A Fighting Chance

“Here was a people group that wasn’t being served by any form of chaplaincy like many major sports have,” says Pastor Joshua Boyd, of the local MMA community. “And they needed care just like anyone else.”

Trinity Baptist Church: Follow the Clues

The children’s ministry at Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville, Texas, created a gospel-centered escape room that was a big hit.

Morningside Bible Church: Biker Sunday

“We’re trying to establish relationships. We think that if [bikers returning to our church] didn’t happen this year, then maybe they’ll come back next year, feel more comfortable, and then come out for something else.” —Motorcycle enthusiast Duane Kraayenbrink

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.

Resurrecting an Urban Neighborhood

Providence Bible Church in Denver is committed to socioeconomic, generational and racial diversity.

Building a Sustainable Community Outreach Ministry

How Woodmen Valley Chapel in Colorado Springs has embedded itself in the community through creative outreach.

Doing Whatever It Takes to Reach the Lost

The pastor of Daybreak Church in Hudsonville, Michigan is committed to doing evangelism at any cost.

Empowering the Congregation to Make a Local and Global Impact

Sandy Hook UMC in Columbus, Indiana, has an impact that far exceeds its size. The secret? Decentralized funding.

How a Dying Texas Church Was Transformed Through Service

Numbers started growing at Living Proof Church once people saw that the church was helping their friends and neighbors.