Happy Easter! (And Thank You!)

This past weekend was our first public Easter service since we began the process of moving from a parachurch organization to an online church. Our structure may be different, but our heart remains the same as it has been since church league basketball became a thing in the late 1800’s – we will use whatever means we available to us to tell people about who Jesus is, what He came to do and what He is calling us to do. Whether it’s through sports, music or social media, our goal is to take the Gospel message wherever people are. Many of you on this newsletter list have supported our ministry for years, and I want to personally thank you.

This weekend, we had 11 people join us for worship in person at The Haven on Vine with 50 reported live viewers on Facebook and Periscope. Within 24 hours, we also had 73 email opens, 225 Facebook video views and 273 Twitter impressions (of our autoplay video). We can also confirm viewers from Poland, France, Germany, Singapore, Turkey and Saudi Arabia (with several other countries most likely represented anonymously).

It has been an honor to be able to use social media to worship with our brothers and sisters worldwide each and every week. In the coming weeks, we plan on adding live streaming on YouTube as well as audio podcasts through iTunes. Please continue to keep our team in your prayers as we seek to ‘reimagine and reignite the local church by empowering people to pray, grow and serve together both online and in the community.’ 

I believe 2016 is going to be a big year for the Church as a whole. Let us continue to stand together as one family under God. Have a blessed Easter week!

  • Dustin Craig | Lead Pastor


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