by Naomi Federiuk | Jun 10, 2025 | Mustard Seed Stories, Stories from the Field
By Pete Ziolkowski, Co-Planter of Restoration Church in Portland, OR What would you say if I told you that people in Portland are literally begging for prayer? On a recent prayer walk downtown, I heard a voice call out from across a homeless camp. A man standing in...
by Naomi Federiuk | Jun 10, 2025 | Mustard Seed Stories, Stories from the Field
As told by Chris Harris from Story Church, Tulsa OK “When’s it gonna happen?!” I asked. A Slow Start My partner in crime, Josh Adsit—19 years my junior—just smiled. While I spent 32 years waving my arms in front of high school marching bands, Josh has spent most of...
by Naomi Federiuk | May 12, 2025 | Mustard Seed Stories, Stories from the Field
A Winter Encounter In the middle of a Massachusetts winter, a simple lunch stop became the beginning of a transformed life. Jason, a church planter from The Gathering, wasn’t planning on meeting someone like Adam that day. But as he stood in line at a burrito place...
by Naomi Federiuk | Apr 28, 2025 | Expand Uganda, Uganda Pastor Stories
Meet Pastor Richard Majambere, one of the pastors faithfully leading new churches in Western Uganda My Christian Background I grew up in the church of my parents, fellowshipping in the Anglican Church. From a young age, this Christian background grew my love for God,...
by Naomi Federiuk | Feb 25, 2025 | News
Last Sunday, February 23rd, The Bridge Church NW and Expand had the privilege of ordaining Pete and Kristy Ziolkowsky and commissioning their entire family as they prepare to plant Restoration Church on the Eastside of Portland. Pastor Bob delivered a heartfelt...
