Thank you for your prayers recently as CityRise has traveled around the globe to (or are currently serving in) places like South Africa, Ireland, the Dominican Republic, and London—and that’s just bee...  Read More

Because you give, we can create experiences for our senior adults, like their Painted Churches Excursion last month. Daily devotions and visiting cherished historical churches gave our nearly 30 legac...  Read More

Dear Church Family,We had an incredibly fruitful time in South Africa. I want to thank you for your prayers and let you know how it went and share some images (at the bottom). For context, Dr. Louis B...  Read More

Conflict is not optional. It’s not a matter of if, but when....  Read More

Because you give, we can reach people along the Amazon River. On our most recent trip, our mission team witnessed 57 salvations and four baptisms - including a mother and daughter. The team set up a w...  Read More

Dear Church Family,Please continue to pray for our teams on mission around the world. As you read this, Pastors Roger, Rynie, Aaron, and Mark are wrapping up a South Africa mission trip along with Dav...  Read More

We all want to be great. Whether we admit it or not, something in us longs for significance. We want our lives to matter, to leave a mark, to be remembered. And when we look around at how greatness is...  Read More

Because you give, our Missouri City campus celebrated another successful week of VBS with an average of 73 kids per day for the English congregation, doubling its daily high from last year. And our Es...  Read More

Dear Church Family,Prayer is one of the most powerful things we can do as followers of Jesus. We are called to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and with thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6). We’r...  Read More

Suffering is a universal experience. Every person knows what it means to feel pain, loss, or disappointment. Yet, as followers of Jesus, we are called to approach our suffering from a different perspe...  Read More

Dear Church Family,So many of us have a friend or loved one impacted by the floods in central Texas. Others of us are simply broken-hearted for these families who have lost loved ones in such a tragic...  Read More

Wouldn’t it be nice if physical pain was our only suffering that we endured? Unfortunately, it’s the pain of the heart and mind that often does the deepest damage on our lives. We carry emotional wou...  Read More