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Mission City

From east coast to west coast, it’s been an exciting month!

In California, two churches held launch Sundays: BAY CITY CHURCH in San Francisco and MISSION CITY CHURCH in Santa Barbara.

Mission City launched with two services on its opening Sunday. Both services were full, which created energy and excitement for the new church! Lead planter Jake Barker took the opportunity to share the vision for Mission City to become a church for everyone. After the service, one young man, a long time resident of the Santa Barbara, commented, "I feel like God brought this church here just for me."

VIEW PHOTOS OF MISSION CITY’S LAUNCH SUNDAY

Eddie Williams, lead planter of Bay City Church, has returned to the area where he spent much of his childhood. He and his wife Sarah want to build a movement of people who will make Jesus famous in San Francisco! On launch Sunday Eddie preached a clear call to follow Jesus. The morning was full of enthusiasm with a mix of people from the neighborhood and visitors from partnering churches who came to show their support. Bay City is off to a good start!
VIEW PHOTOS OF BAY CITY’S LAUNCH SUNDAY

MISSION CHURCH in Ventura, CA celebrated their 7th birthday at the same time they moved into their new worship space. Mission loves to throw great parties because it points to the God who is the giver of all good gifts!
Mission’s desire is for this space to be a beacon of hope right off of the freeway. This month they also sent out several volunteers to join the launch team of Mission City Church in Santa Barbara. Seeing a church start, grow, and help other churches start is one of the greatest joys of church planting work!
VIEW PHOTOS OF MISSION CHURCH’S GRAND OPENING

On the east coast, several churches celebrated their birthdays, which is a wonderful opportunity to see how God is working through their ministries. In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, RENAISSANCE CHURCH celebrated their fourth birthday and THE GATHERING celebrated their first. God is working in the lives of people in Harlem through both of these new churches!

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

  • Commit to pray! Pray for the leaders of new churches and their families. Pray for the young churches to grow; pray for the hearts of people in the cities where these churches meet; pray for strength and encouragement when challenges come.
  • Give! Visit our donation page, where you can make a contribution to any of our current projects, including projects that are a part of the GLOBAL CITIES INITIATIVE.

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