by Naomi Federiuk | May 19, 2025 | Mustard Seed Stories, Stories from the Field
As told by Brenda Lyons of North Plains Church A Long Road of Struggle At North Plains Church, we’ve walked alongside Thomas for many years. His life was marked by addiction, drug dealing, and the grip of destructive choices. Our church family did what we...
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 | Jul 8, 2024 | Expand Uganda, Stories from the Field, Uganda Pastor Stories
Pastor Gad of Kabuga Community Church in Kamwengye Districe shares the joys and challenges of being a pastor in Uganda. Before Jesus I was born in Kisoro district in 1970 and migrated to Kamwengye district in 1971. I went to school in 1982 but stopped in primary six...
by Naomi Federiuk | Mar 4, 2024 | News
Is Portland still a graveyard for church plants? While precise figures and anecdotes range regarding the success rates of church plants in the Northwest, it’s evident planting a church in Portland, Oregon is no walk in the park. With dwindling church attendance and...
