Outreach at Community

Brews & Beliefs

For those who would not identify as Christians, or for those who might not even feel comfortable setting foot in a church. It is an open forum, held at various venues in midtown Harrisburg, with the goal to provoke open and honest inquiry, respectful dialogue and exchange of ideas around life’s biggest questions: Where is meaning in life found? What is wrong with the world? What will put things right again? Such conversation across radically different worldviews is rare in our culture and has value in and of itself, however, in creating a safe space for these discussions, our hope and prayer is that deeper conversation and relationships with those outside the church would be formed, and there would be fertile ground for long-term gospel-conversation.

Interested in getting involved and inviting a friend? The group meets about every 6 weeks. Please contact Ben Bechtel for more details.

Outreach Partners

One of the final instructions Jesus gave his followers before he ascended into heaven was to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Commonly referred to as the Great Commission, this is a command not only to the handful of early followers but also for the billions of Christ-followers today. Our church is passionate about missions and makes it a priority to support missions-minded Outreach Partners both in the United States and abroad who share that same vision and zeal for making disciples. Together, we look forward to the promise of Revelation 7 when we will worship our God alongside every tribe, tongue, and nation forever.

ReachLocal

How can we show God’s love? This was the question on the minds of members of a mission trip going to help with the Katrina clean-up in 2006. After their trip the answer was clear and simple, reaching out to help.

ReachLocal was born from this simple idea of helping our neighbors. And it really is as simple as helping: painting a house, fixing a leaky faucet, carrying a few boxes on moving day, going through the neighborhood and changing batteries in smoke alarms, or just raking leaves. There is no special qualification needed, no specific age group or demographic, just a group of people working together to show God’s love to our congregation and church neighbors. It’s a simple idea with a huge impact. The purpose of ReachLocal is to share the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by serving the practical needs of those in our congregation, as well as the needs of our community.

If you would be interested in helping with an upcoming project (or need help with a project) please contact Tony Pitts or call the church office at (717) 545-1354.