This Week in the BRN Family 06.09.22

A BRN church closes in on 100 years of ministry; a Coatesville, Pa., pastor is featured on FISM TV; and two churches celebrate a total of five baptisms - it's a joyful week in the BRN family!

June 9, 2022
Macala Mays

Every week, 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:

SOAR Church in Woodbine, New Jersey, closes in on 100 years of ministry

Last Sunday, SOAR Church in Woodbine, NJ, kicked off their “100 Days of SOAR” celebration. The church will continue to countdown until they reach their 100th anniversary. Praise the Lord for their years of ministry!

Providence Church lead pastor to be featured on ‘Good Guys’ tv show

Pastor Josh Crans of Providence Church in Coatesville, Pa., will be featured on FISM TV’s hit show “Good Guys Doing Good!” The program showcases men from across the nation doing good in their communities! Tune in on June 17 at 7 p.m. to watch one of our very own BRN pastors doing good!

Volunteers from Millcreek Community Church foster fun and good times at local school carnival

Members of Millcreek Community Church in Erie, Pa., spent their afternoon playing games and fostering fun for students at Grover Cleveland School.

HCC members plant seeds and grow relationships at local assisted living center

Volunteers from Harborcreek Community Church served the residents at Brevillier Village in Erie, Pa., by cleaning and beautifying the center’s gardens.

BRN evangelism grant helps invite new families to hear the gospel at East Shore Baptist Church

A Memorial Day cookout led to five new families connecting with a BRN church and one unbeliever hearing the gospel. more

Big Woods Bible Church hosts worship night to pray for those facing addiction

The Lock Haven, Pa., church held a night of worship and prayer to specifically lift up those in their community struggling with addiction. Please, join our brothers and sisters in prayer for those affected by addiction.

Anastasis Fellowship spends a day at the park, praying and serving

Anastasis Fellowship Church in Reading, Pennsylvania, passed out free water and offered prayer to those enjoying a nearby park.

Baptisms

First Haitian Metanoia Baptist Church of Lansdowne, Pa., celebrates the baptism of three believers

Three individuals of First Haitian Metanoia Baptist Church in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, took the next step in their faith and said yes to following Jesus through baptism. Join us in welcoming our new brother and sisters in Christ!

Two are washed by the (river) water at Big Woods Bible Church in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Last Sunday, Big Woods Bible Church members gathered at Riverview Park in Lock Haven, Pa., to celebrate the baptisms of two individuals. Join us in celebrating with our new brother and sister in Christ!

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.