Judas and Simon of Cyrene tell Easter stories
On Easter weekend, pastors Brian Coffey and Jeff Frazier at First Baptist Church of Geneva, Ill., presented their messages as characters from the Gospel story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Four thousand ninety-four attended the services. On the Thursday and Friday nights before Easter, tables set to look like Jesus’ final meal with his disciples drew 1546 attendees to the church gymnasium, where they kneeled to receive communion.
10 Million
Number of Middle East children watching SAT-7 KIDS, high-quality Christian TV in Arabic. Converge helps fund SAT-7 satellite television.
More than 600 junior and senior high students gathered March 4 in the Bethel University’s Great Hall for a MegaRally featuring youth speaker Greg Speck and music from Rapture Ruckus. Speck talked about self-esteem as seeing yourself through God’s eye
Jamestown members make pizza for missions
Converge Heartland executive minister Larry Odle reports that 20 to 25 people from First Baptist Church, Jamestown, N.D., are working one six-hour shift each month at a local pizza factory to earn more than $1,000 monthly for FBC missions in Tanzania. Next year pastor Wayne Bangs plans to lead a missions team of nearly a dozen FBC members to provide “hut-to-hut” evangelism, discipleship, community development projects and possibly an eye clinic.
3050
Number of adults (2600) and kids (450) who said “Yes to Christ” during 28 Easter Weekend services at Eagle Brook Church, Centerville, Minnesota.
Renovated Haitian clinic dedicated
Converge leaders participated in the March 28 dedication of the Morne Pele clinic near Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti. Converge World Relief provided $40,000 for the renovation of eight examination rooms, a large reception room and storage for medical supplies. North Miami Haitian pastor Amos Eugene, Converge Haitian ministries coordinator Withny Pierre and Intercultural Ministries director Cirilo Doguiles represented Converge.
A new publication for Converge churches!
Converge offers churches a great new way to connect people with the greater work of our entire movement. MyConverge features inspirational and informative stories from all our regions in the U.S. and around the world. This monthly publication is available in two forms:
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