7 Years!

 It's hard to believe that it's already been seven years for our little church. But a lot has happened in that amount of time. Sometimes it feels like seven years couldn't possibly fill everything that's happened.

When we started we were no more than four-five people with an idea. The idea that a church can look different, and structure differently, to live out the values of the church in its best possible way. We believed that we could work with other churches, communities, neighbors  and friends to by God's power and direction to bring his kingdom more fully into this world.


We believed strongly that a church should be first concerned with worshiping and glorifying God with our lives. We believed that scripture gives us the strong example that this is do be done together as a strong community. And we believed that a strong community in close relationship with God would naturally lead to meeting the practical, relational and spiritual needs of the world around us. That as we grew in relationship we would find that our own needs were met in the service and growth of others with us.

Over the years we have discovered many ways of trying to live out this Kingdom of God mindset. We have always made the priority of using our resources and time to Give as much as anything else. We've thrown BBQ's for our neighborhood. We've made jam, and gift baskets. We've cooked soup together, and shared so many meals I couldn't count them. We've become a staple group at Ray of Hope, routinely serving large groups of people while developing friendships with fellow guests.



We've also been there for funerals and weddings. We've been together for new births of life into our church. We've seen children grow and thrive in friendships together, learning together about God, Jesus, scripture, and the values we live in life.

As a church we have been lucky to see God blessing us. Although we have had heartache and times where things seemed difficult we have also seen the opportunity to grow and plant a second house church outside the city. We've seen our services grow from a living room, to a cafe, to a community center.  But most of all I have seen the moments of true spiritual clarity, forgiveness, reconciliation. I hope that the time ahead for the Network becomes one where God's kingdom will grow in us in every spiritual, tangible way.