God Moving At Maranatha
October 30, 2022
Friday, October 28, 2022
THE PERFECT PLACE TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS
Maranatha’s vision document, Join the Journey, encourages each of us “to identify at least one person with whom [we] are walking on a journey toward Christ.” We encourage this...
October 23, 2022
Friday, October 21, 2022
The Love of a City Wide Church
Something special is happening among the churches and ministries of our city. There is a renewed eagerness to impact Belleville and the...
October 16, 2022
Friday, October 14, 2022
YOU MAKE MARANATHA WORK
Many people invest their energies week by week to make Maranatha the thriving place it is. This eagerness to serve is a constant source of gratitude for me. I love it when I see people matching their gifts to an...
October 9, 2022
Friday, October 07, 2022
AS YOU BREATH, PRAY
In our church’s vision document, Join the Journey, we express that we want prayer at Maranatha to be “as natural as breathing”. In other words, we want prayer to take place in our church community...
October 2, 2022
Friday, September 30, 2022
GROWING YOUNG
Our young adults are a vital part of our church. Record numbers of young adults have been coming out to Tuesday night gatherings this year. Adam Stickland, the director of our young adult ministry reports that over 50% of those...
September 25, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022
THERE IS A BUZZ IN BELLEVILLE
When I entered the lower level of Parkdale Baptist Church for a meeting with local pastors and ministry leaders last Thursday, the atmosphere was electric. The place was abuzz with conversation. The excitement in the...
September 18, 2022
Friday, September 16, 2022
PARTNERING WITH YOU AS A STAFF
Our church staff met for most of the day Tuesday to prepare for the new church year. This is what we did. I hope reading about it will help you feel the same excitement we are all feeling as start this new...
September 11, 2022
Friday, September 09, 2022
We Are Kicking off a New Year
New beginnings are very exciting—whether a new birth, a new friendship, a new opportunity, or a new adventure. I am feeling that excitement today as we start a new church year...
June 26, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Welcoming New Members
Thirty-two people who recently took Maranatha’s membership class are taking a step in their faith journey today. Some are joining Maranatha from previous church homes. Some have been part of our...
June 19, 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022
What I Am Learning from the Older Generation
Faith is like fine wine. It matures with age. Children, youth, and middle-aged adults each contribute something vital to the church’s life. What the older generation brings can...
June 12, 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022
Coming Apart to Come Together
Jesus often gathered alone with his disciples. On one occasion, during a particularly strenuous period of ministry, He said to His disciples, “Come…apart into a desert place, and rest a...
June 5, 2022
Friday, June 03, 2022
Come Wind, Come Fire
This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost. We are recalling the momentous event which Luke describes in these words:
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house...
