Throughout history, gold has been considered the most precious metal. It has long represented value, honor, and royalty. Wherever there have been kings, gold has been present, adorning thrones, treasu...  Read More

Dear CityRise Family,As you consider your year-end giving, I want you to see clearly the impact your generosity is making.When you give to CityRise, you are fueling ministry in many ways, which includ...  Read More

Because you give, we're able to support incredible community organizations, like Agape Development, which recently celebrated its 20th birthday. Over 600 attendees reflected on what God has done in tw...  Read More

Dear Church Family,Christmastime is a joyful season. We have so many reasons to rejoice as we remember our Savior’s birth, our Emmanuel. In that light, Advent and Christmas at CityRise are already off...  Read More

Joseph and Mary made the long, 90-mile journey from Galilee to Bethlehem. Scripture doesn’t tell us how long they had been in Bethlehem before it was time for Mary to give birth. Some say it could hav...  Read More

Dear CityRise Family,If you are 70½ or older and have an IRA, you may be able to give directly from your IRA to the church.This is often called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), and it cancou...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise recently did some incredible work in Rwanda. The team assisted with VBS, vision evaluations and eyeglasses distribution, Bible training, and witnessed 30 salvations! ...  Read More

Dear Church Family, We are in the home stretch of the year, and the Christmas season has begun! This past Sunday, we began our Advent series, The King Has Come. Isaiah 9 prophesies Jesus as the Promis...  Read More

As we enter the Advent season, we are reminded not just that Jesus came, but what kind of King He is. The prophet Isaiah paints a powerful picture of the promised Messiah in Isaiah 9, showing us a Kin...  Read More

Dear CityRise Family,As we enter this final month of the year, I want to pause and say thank you. God has been so faithful to our church, and He has done so much through your generosity.Did you know t...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise collaborates with Bethel’s Heavenly Hands, the largest Houston Food Bank supporter in the city and the contributor to our Missouri City campus food distribution each month. ...  Read More

One of the most difficult yet essential questions we must wrestle with in our walk with God is this: Will God put us in situations where we lack what we think we need, and then add something we don't ...  Read More