This Week in the BRN Family 04.21.22

Churches celebrate Resurrection Sunday and Easter week with special services and multiple churches baptize new believers - it's a joyful week in the BRN family!

April 22, 2022
Macala Mays

Every week, This Week in the BRN Family strives to share quick highlights of BRN churches and ministries throughout Pennsylvania and South Jersey loving their neighbors. Check out the latest happenings, baptisms and accelerating Kingdom movement stories below:

He is risen indeed!

BRN churches across Pennsylvania and South Jersey joyfully celebrated last Sunday and throughout the Easter week the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Here is just a glimpse of the BRN family worshiping and praising our risen King.

Philadelphia Bible Church International

PBCI celebrated Resurrection Sunday with special music from their junior and children choirs and guest speaker Pastor Reuel Tica and his wife Christine.

Great Commission Church

Pastors and church leaders at GCC – Philly prepared their congregation’s hearts for Resurrection Sunday with a Good Friday service on Jesus’ seven last words.

Calvary Christian Church

It was all smiles at Calvary Christian Church on Resurrection Sunday as those who attended prayed, praised and enjoyed fellowship with one another.

Restored Church hosts Ministry Cohort for regional pastors

Pastors and leaders from over 20 different churches and ministries in the northeastern region of Pennsylvania gathered at Restored Church in Wilkes-Barre for a Ministry Cohort. The gathering focused on encouraging those who attended and growing collaborative relationships.

Baptisms

SOAR Church Atlantic City celebrates baptisms

SOAR Church in Richland, New Jersey recently celebrated several baptisms. Join us in celebrating with them and welcoming our new brothers and sisters in Christ!

First Baptist Church of Delaware welcomes new brothers and sisters through baptism

Multiple people have been baptized at First Baptist throughout the month of April. Most recently, the church celebrated baptisms on Resurrection Sunday. Join us in celebrating with them!

Be a part of This Week in the BRN Family

Have exciting things happening in your church!? Let us know so we can celebrate with you and share the good news with our BRN Family. Submit stories of your church accelerating Kingdom movement, loving their neighbors or celebrating baptisms on our News Tips page. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Macala Mays

In 2022, Macala Mays stepped into her current role as Associate Editor of BRN United and Podcast Producer for the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey (BRN). Before taking this position, she worked as a contracted Podcast Producer in 2021 and a freelance writer in 2020 for the BRN. During her time with the BRN, Macala Mays has produced three different podcast series, including 50 Stories of Transformation (2021-2022), The #LovePASJ Podcast (2022), and Celebrating Cooperative Missions (2023). She also has written over 60 articles for the BRN and has been nationally published by The Baptist Paper and Baptist Press. She is also a member of the Baptist Communicators Association (BCA).

Prior to working with the BRN, Macala interned at the State Capitol of Tennessee in the Publications Division under the office of Secretary of State. She also remotely wrote news for TalkErie, a radio station in Erie, Pa., and previously worked as a News Director/Producer for WJET-TV in Erie, Pa.

Macala Mays holds a master of arts in communications from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (EUP) as well as a bachelor of arts in journalism/public relations from EUP. During her graduate years, Macala worked as a Graduate Assistant and helped manage the on-campus radio station. She also served as a managing editor for the university’s newspaper, which led to an interest in music journalism.
Macala and her husband, Robbie, live in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, where they attend Big Woods Bible Church and Robbie serves as the Associate Pastor of Campus Ministry. Both Robbie and Macala find great joy in discipling and walking alongside college students at Lock Haven University.