You never know who is watching!

As Lily shared her story I couldn't help but go back a few months in my mind to the moment I had the privilege of baptizing her grandmother. Forgiveness is powerful and it spans generations. Every person, every generation, every race, every socioeconomic group longs for forgiveness and acceptance. AND through Jesus that forgiveness is available to every person, every generation, every race, and every socioeconomic group! I hope the dispensing of and receiving of forgiveness becomes an epidemic in our city! Enjoy Lily's video:



FBC - Lily Williams from Ridge Church on Vimeo.

Life is different for this family!

I had the privilege of baptizing Claira recently and I absolutely love her story for many reasons but one of those reasons is the fact that her mom was the first person that we ever baptized at Ridge Church. What a privilege to be able to see every person in her family put their faith in Jesus. Thanks to all of you that have helped create and fund environments where this type of life change happens! Enjoy Claira's video:


FBC - Claira Seighman from Ridge Church on Vimeo.

Last Chance: Demolition Work Days!

Last chance to knock things down and in the process move our mission forward! We found a way to open up more space in Waumba (babies-preschool) and Upstreet (elementary age) environments so we need to demo about four more walls and demo the remaining electrical wiring. We need people to take down walls and we need a highly motivated clean up crew. We will likely fill an entire dumpster. This will require at least 20 people per night in order to complete it in two nights. If your community group normally meets on Wednesday or Thursday night maybe your entire group could join us. We'll have gloves, safety glasses, dust masks, dinner and drinks on site. If you have any of these items bring them: hammers, sledge hammers, saws all's, drills, brooms, shovels, wheel barrels, crow bars, and magnets for nail pick up. ADULTS ONLY on this one please!!

Wednesday, May 9th and Thursday May 10th  from 5-8:30 PM

RSVP Let us know if you think you will be able to help by emailing Melissa at melissar@ridgechurch.net

Now that's what I signed up for!

Monday night 80+ people gathered together for what will definitely go down as a historic night for Ridge Church. We spent time begging God for the miraculous in something we called "Advance 30". It was an incredible time of prayer, worship, and communion but it was just the kick off. For the month of May we have invited the leaders of Ridge Church to devote themselves to a very strategic season of prayer and fasting. The night got it's name from Matthew 11:12 "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it." Now that's what I signed up for! Not a desk job or church job... I want to be a part of a powerful (not passive) advance of God's kingdom and God's purposes here on earth. I get pumped about that. I want my kids to experience that. I want our church to find it's rhythm within that type of movement. So for the next 30 days we are fasting and praying together for three things specifically. And we would love for you to join with us. I'll blog more about fasting in the days ahead for the sake of those that are new to that concept. Don't miss out!

Advance 30

As a church we are looking through the windshield at our greatest opportunity to date which also happens to be our greatest obstacle to date! The good news is as we peruse the Scriptures we quickly see that this was often the formula for a miracle...an opportunity for God to do what only he could do! We are entering a chapter unlike any in our existence and I believe it calls for us to take action like never before. Join us Monday, April 30, 6:15-7:00pm at our future home as I share our vision for a 30 day journey of prayer and fasting called "Advance 30". No childcare (but families are welcome), no lights, no sound systems. Just a church coming together to beg for God's supernatural activity among us! This will absolutely be a night to remember.

125 hours=Practically Loving Our Neighbors!

"Do for one what we wish we could do for all"--We say this often because strategically partnering with and blessing groups within our city is part of our dream and plans at Ridge Church. 45 Ridge volunteers joined together on Saturday giving roughly 125 hours collectively to doing MAJOR clean up and landscaping improvements to Piney Grove Elementary School. Piney Grove is the "first" title one school that we have adopted and we really want to make a difference. For those of you that give generously to Ridge Church every week you are part of this too! We couldn't afford to provide these type of events for Piney Grove without your generosity. Here are a few pictures from the day:

He's making Beautiful Things out of us!

I truly believe that the essence of the church by God's design is to be a giver not a taker. Our vision as a church is to bless and serve our city in ways that bring undeniable Glory to our example and our Savior Jesus. In alignment with that, our mission is to usher people into a relationship with that same Jesus. Go HERE to hear "The winds of change". "When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near". God is making beautiful things out of us. We would love for you to be part of it! Check out this video for a glimpse (thanks to Catalyst for video inspiration!)