This Week in the BRN Family 08.18.22

Men from First Baptist Crestmont hit the high seas for a time of fellowship; Fellowship CrossPoint offers free gas to its community; and BRN church plants host outreach events - it's a joyful week in the BRN family!

August 18, 2022
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:

Men’s ministry at First Baptist of Crestmont in Willow Grove, Pa., hit the high seas to make fishers of men

On Aug. 13, the Willow Grove, Pa., church hosted its annual men’s fishing trip. The men traveled 374 miles round trip to fish in Deal Island, Maryland. This special trip gives men of all ages a special time of fellowship and an opportunity to pour into the next generation.

Fellowship CrossPoint Church creates gospel chatter through free gas giveaway

Fellowship CrossPoint Church practiced ‘joyful generosity’ by offering free gas to their neighbors in Chesterfield, New Jersey, opening the door for numerous gospel conversations. more

Keystone North Church sees more than 700 people attend Party in the Park event

Keystone North Church in North Wales, Pennsylvania, engages in one-on-one gospel conversations through Party in the Park event. more

Winfield Baptist Church affiliated church plant hosts picnic for Milton, Pa., community

More than 50 people joined Winfield Baptist Church for food, fellowship and games at its Milton, Pa., location. This was the church plant’s second picnic in Milton. Please, join us in praying for the growth and building up of this community!

First Baptist Church of Crestmont in Willow Grove, Pa., ‘sparks’ creativity with Vacation Bible School

The Willow Grove, Pa., church hosted a fun-filled week of Vacation Bible School for local children and youth. Through crafts and Bible sessions, kids learned how they are created in Christ and designed for God’s purpose!

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.