We've been pursuing the fulfillment of this Planting Joy vision for a number of years. What follows is a list of resources, sermons, blog posts, and other information that we have made available to give shape to what we're seeking to accomplish under the Lord's direction. Pastor Brent first...
Glorifying God in the impossible. We believe that all we have and all we need comes from God. He promises to supply all our needs according to his riches in Christ Jesus. Throughout the Bible, we see evidence that God’s ways are higher than our ways, and that he not only provides what we...
Our Need: A Facility to Serve the Vision For our vision and strategy to be accomplished most effectively, the important tool of a well-designed facility can prove a tremendous blessing. Our current facilities were built for a congregation much smaller than our size, creating a critical need for...
Plant a garden, plant the seed, plant churches When we say, “plant a garden,” we have in mind God's planting in the garden of Eden. God is the great Gardner, and he gave his first family a garden of life in which to grow in the knowledge and enjoyment of him. Ever since sin came...
We exist to glorify God through the Spirit by pursuing joy in Christ alone that our neighbors and the nations worship him with us now and forever. That vision of God and who he has called us to be is achieved when a body of believers in Jesus Christ gather to savor that vision in...
Five dirt roads met in the obscurity of Michigan farmland. Here, God gathered a little platoon of His people, purchased by the blood of His Son. Before the world began their names were graven on His hands by sovereign grace. And then, as redemptive history unfolded, these beloved of God found...