November 13, 2009
Looking for new, innovative ways to introduce lost people to Jesus, U.S. Alliance churches are blazing new trails with out-of-the-box ministries that are making a difference in the lives of their neighbors and their communities.
Alliance Pastor Scott Klaudt takes an entrepeneurial approach to church planting in the next GoChurch feature. A coffeehouse located near a large university is touching the lives of students and professionals with God’s love.
The next chapter of our GoChurch series features Alliance Pastor Doug Burford, who dared to step out of the box of traditional church ministry to demonstrate God’s love by serving his community.
August 26, 2009
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast in 2005, The Alliance was at ground zero immediately, providing relief and humanitarian aid to victims of the worst U.S. natural disaster. Today, Alliance workers in three Gulf Coast cities continue to help rebuild the homes and lives of devastated communities.
August 21, 2009
By Bruce and Stephanie Beers, serving in Ecuador Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you show to catch men and women instead of perch and bass.” They didn’t ask questions. They dropped their nets and followed (Mark 1:17-18, The Message). One day [...]
July 1, 2009
Alliance worker Brad Reynolds wrote in May 2009 about the inauguration of Eglise Protestante Internationale (EPI)-the first new church in Léguevin, France, since the 12th century. God is moving in this new international body of French-speaking believers(the church project address is Harvest Promise Toulouse). The following is an adaptation of two June updates from Brad [...]
By Stephanie Beers, serving in Ecuador The following is an adaptation of an article by Stephanie Beers, who has served as a missionary to Ecuador for 17 years. Celebrating a missions presence of 112 years, Alliance missionaries in Ecuador gathered with national church leaders, pastors, and members of the 300 C&MA churches in Ecuador to [...]
May 6, 2009
“Chaplains tell me they sometimes feel separated from The Alliance,” says Robert Collins, retired lieutenant colonel (Army) and director for Alliance Military Chaplains Ministries. Collins is the professional and spiritual mentor for Alliance military chaplains whose deployment takes them around the world, and to the frontlines of war. “They have no Alliance churches close to where [...]
December 5, 2008
I know it’s strange. I know it’s unreasonable and crazy and foolish. I know. But I’ve often been troubled by my perfect childhood . . . there it is. As I’ve grown up and listened to the stories and testimonies of those for whom life has been hard, there’ve been many fleeting moments where I [...]
By Bill Malick Barack Obama is elected president. Pelosi and Reid are calling the shots in the legislative branch. Gays are marching in the streets across California. AIG, many banks, and car makers have their hands out for cash as the U.S. walks an economic tightrope. Then there are the people in your churches in [...]
The Alliance believes wholeheartedly in the power and necessity of prayer. We cannot “Live the Call Together” unless prayer is central to all we do—as a denomination, as churches, and as individuals.
You can help build Christ’s Church around the world by donating online to the Great Commission Fund. This fund finances our missionaries, allowing them to focus on ministry rather than raising their own support.
Is God calling you to full-time service? Do you want to experience missions firsthand by participating in a short-term missions trip? We want to help you connect your passion with God’s purpose.
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