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Writted by Bethany Jarmul, Reach Northeast. After being set free from his painful past, Tim Wynn was called to the ministry, but he experienced frustration and lack of clear direction. Tim joined CityReach Network, caught the church planting vision and the vision for his life and ministry. His life and his church have never been the same. Broken Beginnings Tim grew up in New York City, in a broken home. His mother was a drug addict, and Tim and his …
In 2005, Bobby Bledsoe felt the call to move to Maine. There, he attended Bible college and met his wife. Then he felt the call to plant a church. He asked God, “send me to the darkest place, where nobody wants to go.” God led Pastor Bobby to Bangor, Maine. “That’s why I’m there: it’s one of the most unreached places in the whole country.” Bobby connected with Brian Bolt and decided to plant with CITYREACH NETWORK. “CityReach became family…and …
After Brian Bolt discovered his calling to become a pastor and church planter, he relocated to Pittsburgh and launched the first CityReach Church and Hope Home in 2006. The church quickly took off and Pastor Brian founded CITYREACH NETWORK in 2010, which exists to plant life-giving churches and provide support for their lifetime. Today, Brian leads CITYREACH NETWORK as Founder and President. He and his wife Natalie provide leadership and oversight for the 50+ CityReach Churches all over the country. …
This week has been a whirlwind. From the moment we stepped off the plane to the moment we started our journey back home, our team has been moving, like busy bees in and out of their hive with their focus on one goal. Here we are at the airport and I wonder how things will change when we leave. What will happen to all these people whose lives have been changed? What will happen to me when I arrive home? …
We arrived at Kazo Grounds enormously excited, yet also nervous. What was about to happen?! For many, this was our first time experiencing anything like this. Others were well-seasoned in SOS festivals and had been coaching us on what to expect. This is what we’ve been preparing for over the last year. Thousands have been praying and fasting for these festival nights here in Kampala. At our outreaches, we’ve been fine tuning our skits, preaching our best messages, sharing the …
In this series, we’ve been following Heidi Allison from CITYREACH NETWORK as she traveled to Kamapla, Uganda with Mission SOS on an SOS Adventure trip. Mission SOS works closely with CityReach Global Missions and we are thrilled to be a part of this as we “reach the ones” in Africa. Directly in front of me is the stage. To my left I see tens of thousands of people who are here at the festival. “Tonight will be a night of …
Since arriving this past weekend and before the huge Signs & Wonders Festivals that Mission SOS is known for have begun, our team has already been working hard. The team’s long days have been filled with street outreach and evangelism in the surrounding areas. Months in advance, each church prepared dances, dramas, and testimonies to share during outreach. Now in Kampala, the groups have visited countless sites to perform and preach. Already, hundreds have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. …
Ki kati! Greetings from Uganda! This week, we’ll be highlighting an SOS Adventure mission trip to Kampala, Uganda. SOS Adventure, in partnership with Mission SOS and CityReach Global Missions, will be facilitating large scale Signs & Wonders Festivals and sending outreach teams to the streets prior to the festivals. Over 240 people from all over the world have joined the mission team and arrived this weekend in Kampala, which is home to 1.5 million. Uganda is known as “the pearl …
Two months ago, on Palm Sunday, Pastor John Alarid and his wife Hannah stopped on their way to church to talk to a woman who was panhandling a block away from CityReach Church Springfield. They gave her some money, shared a few words of hope, and invited her to church. “Thank you for acknowledging me,” she said. The next Sunday, on Easter, Melinda came to church and was surprised by what she found. “She couldn’t believe that a church wanted …
