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:
South Carolina mission team gives time and talents to help renovate New Horizon Church in Pittsburgh
Earlier this week, a team of volunteers from South Carolina arrived in Pittsburgh to help New Horizon Church with some of the renovation projects they have going on at their building. These volunteers included individuals from New Horizon’s sending church, Cornerstone Baptist Church in Darlington, South Carolina, while others were from the Florence Baptist Association in SC. During their time in PA, the volunteers laid new flooring and finished hanging drywall throughout the church. What a beautiful picture of partnership!
Bedrock Fishtown in Philadelphia lives on mission through Serve Summer weekend
Bedrock Fishtown in Philadelphia recently held a Serve Summer weekend, where volunteers from near and far came and helped the church serve their community through various outreach projects. The weekend was a blessing for both Bedrock Church and the community they are striving to reach with the Gospel!
140 youth students converge in Philadelphia to participate in Jesus Week
BRN churches from across Pennsylvania and South Jersey collaborated with Philadelphia churches and churches as far away as New York City and El Salvador for Jesus Week, July 19-27. For this week of outreach, youth from these churches converged in Philadelphia to serve and share the Gospel in neighborhoods, schools, and parks. A total of 140 youth participated in Jesus Week, including students from Saint John Memorial Baptist Church.
Annual pop-up waterpark creates fun and opportunity at Wrightsdale Baptist Church
On Aug. 16, Wrightsdale Baptist Church in Peach Bottom, Pa., partnered with Robert Fulton and Quarryville Fire Companies to pump out gallons of water and turn their parking lot into a pop-up waterpark for local families! This annual event has been affectionately named Soaklanco and draws hundreds of people each year. This year, the event celebrated Jesus being our “Living Water” and provided many connection opportunities for the church as well as fun water activities for the Southern End of Lancaster County.
Back to School Bash at Keystone North provides classroom essentials for local families
Keystone North Church in Harleysville, Pa., spent their Saturday meeting needs and spreading the love of Jesus at their Back to School Bash on Aug. 16. From 9-11 a.m., Keystone North gave away essential school supplies and personal care kits to families in their community. They also offered haircuts for students and provided breakfast. What a great way to bless your neighbors and help them prepare for the school year!
BRN pastors and wives rest up at ‘Battle Belongs’ retreat
It was three days full of laughter, refreshment, and intentionality at the “Battle Belongs to the Lord” ministry couples retreat, Aug. 18-20. Set in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this retreat was generously sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board to bless BRN pastors and their wives with the opportunity to step away from the busyness of everyday ministry and rest together. Couples enjoyed encouraging keynotes, fellowship, and excursions! We are so thankful to our friends at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board for blessing our PA/SJ pastors and their wives!
Harvest House Community Fellowship engages with community through Riverfest
Aug. 14-16, volunteers from Harvest House Community Fellowship in Towanda, Pa., faithfully served their community at Riverfest, an annual community festival. The church set up a tent, provided live music, and offered prayer, food, games for kids, face painting, and more. This event gave Harvest House an opportunity to connect with their neighbors outside the walls of their church and engage in Gospel conversations!
Impact Church closes out summer season with after church cookout
Impact Church in Parkesburg, Pa., didn’t let a little rain dampen their fun on Aug. 17. After worship, the church moved outside for their last summer cookout, engaging in a time of fellowship, food, and making some fun from the rainy weather. What a great way to close out the summer season as a church family!
BRN Pittsburgh Mission House gets facelift thanks to SC Baptists
Two years ago, Pam and Randy Creamer felt the Lord leading them to Pittsburgh to renovate the BRN Pittsburgh Mission House. Pam and Randy are friends of the BRN from South Carolina, where Pam serves as the Missions Coordinator for the Saluda Baptist Association in South Carolina and Randy formerly served as the Director of Disaster Relief for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Since 2024, they have been working with mission teams from SC and PA to complete renovations on the mission house. They hope to wrap up their work this fall!
We are so grateful for our SC friends and the incredible partnership the Lord has forged between our two state conventions!
Baptisms:
Breathe Community Church celebrates five salvations and four baptisms
The first week of August, five adults gave their lives to Jesus at Breathe Community Church in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. On Sunday, Aug. 17, four of those individuals were baptized by Pastor Dan O’Deens! Praise the Lord for these brothers and sisters in Christ and for their public declaration of their faith in Jesus! Please join us in celebrating with them and the entire Breathe Community Church family.
Keystone Fellowship South Jersey rejoices over seven publicly declaring their faith in Jesus
On Sunday, Aug. 17, seven individuals made a public declaration of their faith in Jesus by getting baptized at Keystone Fellowship South Jersey in Sewell, New Jersey! Praise the Lord for these brothers and sisters in Christ! Please join us in rejoicing with them and the entire Keystone Fellowship church family!
VBS leads to poolside baptisms at Central Baptist
Following their Magnified VBS, Central Baptist in Waynesboro, Pa., had five people make the decision to follow Jesus and be baptized! The baptisms were held at the Northside Pool in conjunction with Central’s VBS wrap up party. Praise the Lord for these new brothers and sisters in Christ! Please join us in rejoicing with them and the entire Central Baptist Church family.
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!
