At the start of December, Teri and I visited with Josh and Annie Moore, friends of our who are church-planters in the town of Carrick-on-Shannon, Republic of Ireland. We met them several years ago in Northern Ireland while they were students in Bible college on a trip to visit and help several churches across the […]
Northwest Baptist Church Building Update
It has been some time since I have given an update on the building for Northwest Baptist Church in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The reason is that, though we were looking nearly every week for suitable buildings, we had found none. Today we have some exciting news! Just in the past few days we have entered […]
Romania Trip | Job Series | Gibbons Visiting
Last week, a team of eight people from our church went on a missions trip to Romania. We had a great time visiting with Missionary Johnny McGeorge-Oanta, Pastor Remus Oanta, the team of Christian workers, and the various local churches. Johnny visited our church recently and shared about the work there. It was great to […]
Snode Ministry Update
It is so exciting to watch God build and grow His church. I really enjoy helping people discover and use their spiritual gifts, and then watch as God uses them in the ministry. Since the constitution of the church last month, we have continued to see good progress with people inviting their friends to church, […]
£500/$670 Donated!
We made offers on two buildings over a week ago. We are still waiting to hear about one, but the other wrote to say our offer was accepted. Unfortunately, shortly after making the offer we found out that the building is listed historical building and probably would not be very suitable for a church, so […]
Constitution Services – 4 Baptised, 12 Joined!
Since January, we have been teaching about and preparing for this past weekend – the official constitution services of our church. On Saturday, we had a Celebration Service to which we invited friends from various churches around us. It was great to have nine different pastors attend the service, seven of which are pictured below. […]
$1300 Given! | Building Q & A: Why Is the Building Search Taking So Long?
God has so wonderfully provided another $1300 toward the building fund for Northwest Baptist Church! That means we have broken the $60K mark and puts the grand total at $60,150! Please continue praying for us to stay on target to have $150,000 by the end of 2017. To be on target, we need another $19,850 […]
Our Generation Summit Northeast – January 4-6, 2018
Every year since 2004, our home church has been hosting a weekend missions event called the Our Generation Summit that has helped many people find their place in world missions. This year, the Summit is expanding to the Northeastern part of the United States. Below are more details: Date: Thur-Sat, 4-6 January 2018 Location: The […]
Youth Camp | Baptism in Northern Ireland
We are currently at youth camp in Wales. This is our third year to partner with Brimpton Baptist and Saron Chapel for youth camp. It is always a great time of fun and spiritual growth. The theme this year is “Marvelous Grace”, and it has been a joy to meditate on God’s grace to us. […]
Building Fund Q & A: “How Much Money?” & “How Will the Money Be Used?”
God continues to bless the work in Northern Ireland under the leadership of Pastor James Wilson. This weekend, they are having a baptism service. Pastor James also began discipleship lessons with a new man yesterday morning So, as you can see the work is going forward and God is building His church. Below are some […]