This Week in the BRN Family 05.28.26

This week in the BRN Family, BRN Evangelism Grants support church outreach events throughout Pennsylvania and South Jersey. Learn how your church can benefit from an evangelism grant at brnunited.org/grant.

May 28, 2026
Macala Mays

This Week in the BRN Family shares quick highlights of BRN churches and ministries throughout Pennsylvania and South Jersey loving their neighbors. Check out the latest happenings, baptisms, and accelerating Kingdom movement stories below:

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Restored Church provides meals for homeless and hosts ESL classes

BRN Evangelism Grants aid Restored Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in serving their community through outreach events and need-specific ministries. Most recently, Restored has been engaging its community through meals for the homeless and ESL classes. Read More

BRN Evangelism Grant: Drexel University BCM tables to engage in Gospel conversations

Earlier this spring, Baptist Campus Ministries at Drexel University in Philadelphia hosted a table on campus to engage students through interactive activities and start Gospel conversations. Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Hands-on evangelism training equips saints at Greencastle Baptist

On May 1-2, Greencastle Baptist Church in Greencastle, Pa., hosted a “Revival in the Streets” evangelism training, which equipped participants and then gave them real-life practice sharing the Gospel. Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Harvest Church Indiana joins downtown ‘bunny trail’ for spring outreach

During Easter weekend, the Indiana Campus of Harvest Church in Indiana, Pa., partnered with the downtown business organization to participate in a local Easter outreach, which allowed them to engage in Gospel conversations and invite people to their church. Read More

Learn how your church can benefit from a BRN Evangelism Grant at brnunited.org/grant.

Be a part of This Week in the BRN Family

Have exciting things happening in your church!? Let us know so we can celebrate with you and share the good news with our BRN Family. Submit stories of your church accelerating Kingdom movement, loving their neighbors or celebrating baptisms on our News Tips page. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Macala Mays

In 2022, Macala Mays stepped into her current role as Associate Editor of BRN United and Podcast Producer for the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey (BRN). Before taking this position, she worked as a contracted Podcast Producer in 2021 and a freelance writer in 2020 for the BRN. During her time with the BRN, Macala Mays has produced three different podcast series, including 50 Stories of Transformation (2021-2022), The #LovePASJ Podcast (2022), and Celebrating Cooperative Missions (2023). She also has written over 60 articles for the BRN and has been nationally published by The Baptist Paper and Baptist Press. She is also a member of the Baptist Communicators Association (BCA). Prior to working with the BRN, Macala interned at the State Capitol of Tennessee in the Publications Division under the office of Secretary of State. She also remotely wrote news for TalkErie, a radio station in Erie, Pa., and previously worked as a News Director/Producer for WJET-TV in Erie, Pa. Macala Mays holds a master of arts in communications from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (EUP) as well as a bachelor of arts in journalism/public relations from EUP. During her graduate years, Macala worked as a Graduate Assistant and helped manage the on-campus radio station. She also served as a managing editor for the university’s newspaper, which led to an interest in music journalism. Macala and her husband, Robbie, live in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, where they attend Big Woods Bible Church and Robbie serves as the Associate Pastor of Campus Ministry. Both Robbie and Macala find great joy in discipling and walking alongside college students at Lock Haven University.