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.
Send City Missionaries Jonathan and Melissa Parnell serve in the Twin Cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis, in Minnesota to train and encourage fellow ministry couples as they reach their cities with the Good News of Jesus.
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!
Missionaries Tanner and Naomi Devereaux planted Imago Dei in Omaha, Nebraska, to reach a diverse community of both college students and middle-aged residents.
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.
Dr. An Van Pham went home to be with the Lord in May 2025, shortly after moving back to his home country of Vietnam. He served Pennsylvania/South Jersey as the coordinator for language church extension in 1996.
Lara Echerd, age 46, peacefully passed away on August 25, 2025, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Lara spent a number of years serving with the BRN's Collegiate Ministry Team in PA/SJ.