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June 19, 2017

WHERE’S THE STEEPLE? “” Journey Christian Church, Roswell, GA

By Justin Horey For many years, Journey Christian Church met for worship in a traditional brick building with pews and a steeple. Today the congregation worships in the media room of a local high school. But Journey Christian Church isn”t dying. Journey didn”t lose its building. The congregation willingly sold its seven-acre campus so it could spend more on “ministry and mission” and less on “mortgage and maintenance.” When senior pastor Dan Garrett arrived at Journey (then First Christian Church of Roswell) in 2011, the congregation was averaging around 150 in attendance. Though Roswell has one of the highest per-capita

October 30, 2015

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

Running to Make a Difference in India

By Wilbur Reid At a Christ In Youth MOVE conference with their youth group, Kerri Reid and Kindy Carrier were inspired to make a difference for girls in India. They envisioned a big event that would help raise money to provide furnishings for a new orphanage being built in Kerala, India, associated with Rajan Ipe and Kerala Christian Mission. Girls who are abandoned by their families in India have little chance of being educated or even surviving for very long. The Carmel Girls Orphanage provides a loving atmosphere, with a focus on education and gaining important life skills. When Kerri