Posts with the category “evangelism”

CampUCan 2025 brought 90 young males, ages 9-15, from diverse backgrounds and cultures to experience the love of Jesus Christ. In early August, youth from urban communities in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Toledo descended into the hills of north central Ohio’s Mohican Region. Powered by Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” CampUCan challenged a...  Read More

A Cleveland-area pastor lights up when he shares his story – a testimony of a new life in Christ, a call to church planting, and a mission to reach his community with the gospel. “So the Lord saved me in prison,” said Lentrail Abston, pastor, Clearview Community Church, Euclid. “While I was there, Jesus rescued me and gave me my calling.”When he got out of prison, he moved in with a mentor, who li...  Read More

Vacation Bible School, Hillside Church, PolkPastor Mike Feliciano, Hillside ChurchGod blessed our second VBS since we launched Hillside. We averaged 24 with a high of 25. It was nice to see families walking to VBS in our town. One 12-year-old girl was saved and then baptized the next Sunday at our church pool party. We had two visitors that Sunday and four the next Sunday. Our volunteers worked ha...  Read More

The Cincinnati Area Baptist Association (CABA) is having a fruitful season with multiple outreach opportunities for sharing the gospel.Soccer camps: Three international soccer camps kicked off this summer, involving many children who have had no exposure to Bible characters or terms, let alone the gospel message. During soccer camp, students rotated through three stations, including an indoor Bibl...  Read More

Bethany Baptist Church, Liberty Township, VBS Follow UpPastor Wayne Yeager, Bethany Baptist Church Family Celebration - At our VBS Family Celebration, we rented inflatables, had cotton candy and snow cones, and served families who came. It was a lot of fun with many conversations throughout the event as we connected with new families. Some of the best stuff was watching our volunteers connect with...  Read More

BRENTWOOD, Tenn — Culture claims to know about Jesus, but many people are in the dark about who He really is. Lifeway Christian Resources’ 2026 Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme—“Illumination Station: Shining a Light on Who Jesus Really Is”—prepares churches to help kids discover Jesus is the Light of the world.“I’m so excited that VBS 2026 is all about Jesus,” said Melita Thomas, VBS specialist f...  Read More

For over five years, Joshua Ashwill has been ministering to residents of inner city Columbus through Salt and Light Church, a Send Network Ohio church plant.Salt and Light meets at Stowe Mission, a community resource center on Parsons Avenue in Columbus.“Lots goes on from an outreach perspective here at Stowe, and we get to come alongside as a local church, to be involved in a lot of those things,...  Read More

First Baptist Church of Newtown, Easter Egg Hunt-Community Outreach  We had a fantastic crowd of people from the community and church! We had a bounce house, pictures, eggs, and lots of giveaways. We also had designated people talking and sharing the gospel with others. This was a wonderful event with a huge impact on the community!Pastor James Trascritti, First Baptist Church of Newtown Refuge Co...  Read More