On Oct. 7, 2025, the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey welcomed pastors, lay people, ministry leaders, and partners to the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel for their fifth annual Accelerate Conference.
Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, and Joe Velarde, pastor of Riverbend Community Church, Bethlehem, share about the exciting aspects of the 2025 Accelerate Conference.
The Pittsburgh-Warren Mission House welcomes its first team since renovations; BRN churches pour into seasoned saints and the next gen; and we celebrate baptisms - it's an exciting week in the BRN Family!
Lori Zeppuhar, BRN Hub Support, reviews "Finding Deep and Wide" by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, a book that encourages readers to stop settling for a life of striving and to rest in the life Jesus died to give them.
A BRN church considers what's next with a BRN Next Level Training; we celebrate new life in Christ through baptism; and the next generation serves at the church and campus level - it's an exciting week in the BRN Family!
Drexel University Baptist Campus Ministries partnered with local church mentors and fellow campus ministries to host a Glow in the Dark Sports night for students. This event created a space for Christian and non-Christian students to be welcomed to campus and engage in spiritual conversations as they wanted.
BRN churches serve their communities by meeting needs; BRN Evangelism Grants help churches with outreach; and we celebrate new life and Christ and the lives of those who have gone before us - it's a full week in the BRN Family!
Sparked by a Send Relief Serve Tour in 2023, Bedrock Church Fishtown has faithfully continued a Serve Philly outreach event every year now for three years. This year, the church was able to serve across multiple neighborhoods, including Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond.
At the beginning of August, Harvest Community Church in Natrona Heights, Pa., hosted an oil change event for widows and single mothers in their community. Men from the church worked on the cars, while women volunteers welcomed the widows and mothers with coffee and conversation.
On Aug. 23, Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Erie, Pa., hosted a Back to School Bash for their community. The church blessed more than 600 people from the area with the outreach event, giving away backpacks and school supplies and sharing the love of Christ.