Known as Madras until 1996, from the British empire days, this is a city of more than 7M people, and one of the biggest cultural, economic, and educational centers of South India. Our partner, Hindustan Bible Institute (HBI), already has a church on their campus there, and is interested in reaching out to the young IT community with a new word-based, contemporary, English-speaking church in the tech corridor. Christ Church plans to come alongside them to help establish a worshiping community to draw and disciple these Hindu and Muslim background young professionals. HBI’s goal…
Updates
On June 26, 2018 we held our Annual Meeting. Watch this video to hear stories of what REACH means to people in our church.
Gordo and the Route 6:6 gang teamed up with North Chicago Community Partners after school enrichment program to REACH students from Forrestal and Evelyn Alexander schools this past week. The kids had a great time dancing, laughing and learning about generosity which is “making someone’s day by giving something away”. They also learned about God, Jesus and the Good Samaritan in this high-energy, jam-packed program!
The weekend of March 17/18 people demonstrated their support for REACH by filling out commitment cards during our services. This is not the end..but the beginning of what we can do! This campaign has been about fueling a movement, helping us jump-start so we have the means to reach people and renew communities. Watch this short message from Pastor Mike.
On March, 9 we gathered at the Crossroads Campus for an evening of worship, testimonies, and the opportunity to make an early pledge to the REACH initiative. Here is a short video that recaps the evening.
Last weekend’s baptism service was a joyful celebration of faith and rebirth. Ten area churches joined in the party. Lots of people publicly identified with Christ. It was a great time of worship and a fun display of unity. 20 people from Christ Church were baptized. This is a great start to our goal of 500 baptisms during our two year REACH initiative.
REACH, our exciting and bold new initiative at Christ Church, was launched this weekend! Here’s the full video encapsulating REACH; it’s a great time to become involved at Christ Church
On Sunday, January 28, we all gathered together at the Genesee Theatre. All three campuses, all services to worship together, to hear stories and to learn more about the vision that God has placed in front of us. Here is a short video that recaps the day.