This Week in the BRN Family 05.23.24

PA/SJ churches utilize BRN Evangelism Grants to fund their outreach events and share the gospel in their neighborhoods - it's an exciting week in the BRN Family!

May 24, 2024
Macala Mays

This Week in the BRN Family shares 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:

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Relationships are fostered through Easter outreach at Steel City Church

An Easter egg hunt at Steel City Church in Pittsburgh opens the door for the church to connect with more than 150 individuals in their community. Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Calvary Christian sees six come to Christ through Easter weekend events

Easter weekend at Calvary Christian Church in Philadelphia, Pa., proved fruitful through partnership with Great Commission Church and six giving their lives to Christ! Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Bible distribution welcomes gospel conversations at Restored Church

Restored Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., uses BRN evangelism grant funds to purchase both English and Spanish Bibles in order to reach their community with the Word of God. Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: More than 800 attend Easter outreach at Bedrock Church Fishtown

On March 30, the true good news of Easter was shared with more than 800 people at Bedrock Church Fishtown’s Easter egg hunt. Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Election Day offers up gospel opportunities at East Shore Baptist

East Shore Baptist Church serves as a voter polling location in Harrisburg, Pa. Recently, the church welcomed voters and used the opportunity to share the gospel and pray with their neighbors. Read More

BRN EVANGELISM GRANT: Harvest Church Indiana Campus extends gospel reach through Easter outreach

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Campus of Harvest Church traveled up the road to Homer City, Pa., and hosted a community wide Easter egg hunt. Read More

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.