God continues to amaze us with how He answers the prayer for more workers. Terry and Ruth Smith are returning to pastor one of our churches in Eastern PA.
In 2023, $174K was awarded in grants to help develop workers, churches, and communities in our Alliance Eastern PA district. We want to celebrate and report back on the Kingdom impact.
A team from Citylight Church in Philadelphia was privileged to be a small part of what God is doing through the Alliance to reach Central Asia with the good news.
There are five developing church plants in our district reaching the communities of Harrisburg, York, Upper Darby, Scranton, and Lock Haven. We want to share stories from three of those plants and let you know how to join in praying.
We want to give you an update on our Philadelphia Church Planting Initiative. Our first step was to listen and learn. The next step is to begin pre-planting work in South Philadelphia.
One of the ways we can train people to make disciples that make disciples—that’s multiplication—is in the context of our own churches and communities through the rhythms of everyday life.
As part of an assignment for a graduate class, three students decided to attend church for a semester. After presenting their insights, something powerful happened in class that day.
“I feel a big responsibility as an American born in Syria to encourage each one of us to stand with these suffering people at this crucial time,” writes Joseph, a pastor in our Eastern PA District.
We too often give ourselves a pass on pursuing prophetic ministry in our churches. Nate Howard and Shane Nichols encourage you to jump into our prophetic track, along with others, to intentionally grow in “hearing the leadership voice of Jesus.”
“Let’s live in the light, and what more vital place to live that way than in our marriages?” All official workers and spouses are invited to join our six-month marriage cohorts in 2023.
“Why aren’t more people coming to know Jesus through our church?” If that's a question that keeps you up at night, we want you to hear Aaron Henning talk about a cohort and development track you can be a part of in 2023.
On August 18, DEXCOM voted unanimously to allocate one million dollars as a one-time, strategic investment for leadership development, church planting, and Kingdom advance in the city of Philadelphia.
Did you know 70 percent of Pennsylvania’s population lives in our half of the state? As a district, God wants to work in us so that He can work through us to reach the 9.2 million people that call Eastern Pennsylvania home.