Church Profiles

Kingdom Fellowship AME Church: ‘A Heart for the People’

Kingdom Fellowship also carries on the tradition of addressing community needs. “The Black church has always seen itself as providing not just spiritual leadership, but holistic leadership,” Pastor Matthew Watley says.

Embrace Church: Real Transformation

The church’s success is a testament to divine grace working through flawed people, Pastor Adam Weber insists. Embrace’s goal-setting process, called “traction,” has also multiplied its congregation.

CenterPoint Church: A Steady Presence in Long Island

“Our focus is always on reaching the lost and those who are far from God. We just keep honoring God, trying to reach our community, being missional and attractional, and person by person, they keep coming through the doors.” - Pastor Brian McMillan

Netherlands: If Here, Then Anywhere? Bethel Church

The touch of God began in an aged, discouraged and divided congregation. Few imagined what the church was to become.

“A Lot of Fun to Experience” — Lessons From a Mystery Visit

An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to a local church. Could it be yours?

A Place of Healing: Corcoran First

A Church Averts Closure by Addressing the Most Serious Community Needs.

Organic Growth Through Host Groups

Albuquerque, N.M. Church's New Campuses Emerge Through an Innovative Model

Something Bigger Than "Us": The Crossing

The Crossing Focuses on Serving Kids, the Community, and the World

The Greasy Spoon Gospel

A local diner becomes church on Monday nights.

Growing and Getting Better: Elevate Life Church

Elevate Life Church Grows to 1000+ in Less Than Four Years

Progress Out of Poverty: Progressive Community Church

Progressive Community Church builds a beacon of hope in downturned Stockton, Calif.