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Engage 6 month financial update…good stuff

Hey Engage Community,
Every quarter the Engage Leadership Team has been updating you on the financial status of Engage Church.  Engage has been blessed. From the beginning we have been on a three-year plan of receiving subsidy from our Brethren in Christ family of churches.  Year one we received $50,000 dollars and this year (year two) [...]

Investing in what matters most. . . your relationship!! Sign up Today for the Grow Your Relationship Workshop

We all invest our time in the things that matter the most to us.  Think back on the last month. How much time did you spend fixing up your house or decorating the living room or working in the yard? How much time have you spent exercising or shopping for clothing? How much time have [...]

Terry Brensinger Update from Zambia

July 9, 2010

Dear Friends:

Warm greetings to each of you. I am currently in Nairobi, Kenya, and want to share some of my excitement with you. Bishop Hamukang’andu of Zambia and I came here to meet with the leaders of a group of churches who want to join the BIC Church. There are [...]

Spiritual Life at Engage - Celebrating and Praying

It’s been 3 months since I started in the position of Associate Pastor of Spiritual Life at Engage and I continue to be thankful for and challenged by this new role.  I wanted to invite you to take a few minutes to celebrate and pray with me as we grow together as a church.  Below [...]

The small things make all the difference…you never know!

Hey Engage leaders and volunteers,
Wow, on June 6th we had our highest attendance ever.  It was a crazy day for our leaders and volunteers.  For whatever reason the kids were crazy, the workers downstairs were frazzled, and the worship gathering went longer than normal due to a baptism.  But I want to encourage you.  I [...]

Greenfest 2010 is coming!!!

Greenfest 2010 is COMING!!! from Engage Community Church on Vimeo.
Check out the latest video from Engage Church about Greenfest!!!

The Bridge built through prayer. . .

On July 4th, Engage heard a miraculous story about a Bridge built by volunteers in Guinea W. Africa. Many were moved as they listened to the story of a bridge that liberated a whole village from being cut off from civilization for 5 months of the year.  The audio is only 15 minutes. Download it [...]

Why do I need Jesus?? Remind me again!!

“So, Jon, I’ve been coming to Engage Church now for a couple months, and I don’t necessarily disbelieve. I’m just struggling with ‘why.’ Why do I need Jesus?”
This question came from a good friend of mine who has been attending our church for the last nine months or so. Historically, America has been a predominately [...]

Prayer for Daniel and Anna Jane

Hey everyone,
First of all, thanks for praying for Anna Jane and asking about how
things are going.  I heard that Jon thanked me for sharing last week,
but being open hasn’t really been a hard thing for me; i think it’s
the most reasonable thing we can do.  I guess i feel that if we aren’t
honest about where [...]

What’s new? Life at Engage_June 24_2010

Hey Peeps,
I was in Texas last week at a fellowship of church planting pastors with churches similar to Engage in size and vision.  I came across this video and LOVED IT!!  In just two minutes this video explains what we are about and what we are constantly trying to work towards at Engage. Would love [...]