Posts with the category “because-you-give”

Because you give, 14 CityRise representatives joined One Heart Global Ministries in Ecuador last month. On this trip, our team washed feet, shared the Gospel, and provided new socks and boots for over...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise teams with Project One Day, a Christ-centered childcare for babies and toddlers in a city where 95% of low-income families do not have access to quality childcare. Parents v...  Read More

Because you give, the CityRise Kids Team can reach our communities with fall fun. Over 500 people registered at our inner loop event that had bouncy houses and a pie eating contest. The Missouri City ...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise is able to support Casa El Buen Samaritano as they provide primary medical and dental care to low-income and uninsured individuals. In a recent report, Houston was named the...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise Student Ministry is seeing their biggest high school group in years. Their Wednesday night Lift Groups have had an incredible turnout, averaging over 100 students each week,...  Read More

Because you give, our CityRise Missouri City campus teams with Second Servings and Bethel's Heavenly Hands to host food distribution at their campus on the last Saturday of every month. About 25 volun...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise can serve Shearn Elementary, a school that has over 95 percent of its students in low-income households. CityRise offers a reading program, tutoring, and lifts up the teache...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise hosted its fifth-annual Network Leadership Conference last month. Over 100 people attended, representing 39 ministries. This year's focus was on the habits, head, heart, and...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise baptized 33 people over the summer, including five during mission trips. VBS week saw eight professions of faith, while our Missouri City Espanol congregation welcomed six n...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise is able to generously give the gospel online, one view at a time. In 2024, Dr. Tour's YouTube channel featuring lessons from his West U Baptist community group had over 12 m...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise was able to lay the ground work for some incredible ministry opportunities in South Africa over the summer. Pastor Roger and our team helped Judea Harvest equip untrained pa...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise can offer free ESL classes for international residents of Houston. Over 400 people were served in 2024, representing 32 countries. ESL averages over 60 people each week at b...  Read More

CityRise families get to serve in the Dominican Republic each year. On our most recent trip, the team witnessed 20 salvations. They collaborated with STCH Ministries and helped nearly 100 people for m...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise was able to collaborate with Living Water International on a water purification project in Guatemala. Twelve people went to the village of Setkap and worked on an in-progres...  Read More

Because you give, our student ministry team hosted nearly 80 kids for VBS in Ireland on their recent mission trip. The team hosted both a men’s evening and a couples night in collaboration with Kardo ...  Read More

Because you give, we can send our students on mission to serve in Belize annually. This year, the team partnered with STCH ministries. Over 30 students led VBS in two different villages and assisted S...  Read More

Because you give, CityRise is able to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the people of Honduras through medical clinics and VBS. Nearly 500 kids attended VBS. Over 300 patients were treated at clinic w...  Read More

Because you give, we can create experiences for our senior adults, like their Painted Churches Excursion last month. Daily devotions and visiting cherished historical churches gave our nearly 30 legac...  Read More

Because you give, we can reach people along the Amazon River. On our most recent trip, our mission team witnessed 57 salvations and four baptisms - including a mother and daughter. The team set up a w...  Read More

Because you give, our Missouri City campus celebrated another successful week of VBS with an average of 73 kids per day for the English congregation, doubling its daily high from last year. And our Es...  Read More

Because you give, we were able to deploy the inaugural family mission trip to El Salvador. We witnessed five salvations, assisted over 100 in the medical clinic, welcomed 500 VBS attendees, and led 65...  Read More

Because you give, we are able to go on mission annually to Kenya. Through our work, CityRise has led hundreds of people to Christ through medical clinics in the Massai Mara, trained African pastors, a...  Read More

Because you give, we were able to host hundreds of children and middle school students for VBS and VBX this week, and this incredible event culminated with 10 baptisms on Friday! With worship, teachin...  Read More

Because you give, demo work has been nearly completed at our Missouri City campus. Staff is working with building professionals to design space that will be sure to expand our reach in Missouri City....  Read More

Because you give, we can provide VBS+, which ministers to our senior adult church family. Nearly 80 legacy builders attended the three-day event and enjoyed meaningful Bible studies, made a Scripture ...  Read More

Because you give, we are able to make Wednesday nights “can’t miss.” This school year, Kids ministry welcomed on average 80 kids each week for children’s choir and kids clubs while MidRise and Discipl...  Read More

Because you give, over 50 girls and moms attended a two-day retreat this past weekend. The ladies enjoyed a craft and a speaker that encouraged Truth and encouragement. Connecting with friends at the ...  Read More