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Seattle And Human Trafficking

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, October 1st, 2009

by Justin & Lindsey Holcomb
Justin & Lindsey are members of Mars Hill Church and come to us by way of Virginia where Justin taught at the University of Virginia. Justin taught in the sociology department, specializing in violence against women, and Lindsey was a case manager for sexual assault and domestic violence victims. Justin and [...]



Seattle And Underage Prostitution

by Mars Hill Church on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

by Justin & Lindsey Holcomb
Justin & Lindsey are members of Mars Hill Church and come to us by way of Virginia where Justin taught at the University of Virginia. Justin taught in the sociology department, specializing in violence against women, and Lindsey was a case manager for sexual assault and domestic violence victims. Justin and [...]



Celebrating a Departed Centurion

by Mars Hill Church on Monday, September 28th, 2009

By Mike O’Dea
Mike O’Dea is a member of Mars Hill and serves on the Theology Response Team.

To Honor a Stranger
I did not know SGT Andrew McConnell or his wife Sarah. Why was I so compelled to attend his memorial service?
Maybe because we have some common acquaintances at Mars Hill Olympia. Maybe because I love our [...]



Funeral Information For Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

by Mars Hill Church on Saturday, September 19th, 2009

This past week Mars Hill Church was devastated to hear that we lost one of our own serving in Afghanistan.  Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell was a new husband, a soon-to-be father, a son, a brother to 5 sisters, and a member at Mars Hill Church in Olympia.  His life was taken on Monday by an [...]



Why is God’s Sovereignty Important?

by Mars Hill Church on Friday, September 18th, 2009

Mars Hill Church is hosting the students and faculty of ReTrain on our Ballard campus again this week. Dr. Bruce Ware is teaching the students this week about Missional Christology. Dr. Ware is the Professor of Christian Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The Resurgence was founded by Pastor Mark and is a ministry of Mars [...]



The Story of the U-District

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, September 17th, 2009

This week we’ve looked at how we could come together as a multi-campus church and pray for the new campuses in Albuquerque and Federal Way. Another important part of the growth of Mars Hill Church is the addition of a new Ballard service location in the U-District. This group will be meeting on [...]



Multi-Campus Church, Multi-Campus Prayer: Federal Way

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Two new Mars Hill campuses start this weekend. Yesterday we gave you some ideas on how to pray for Mars Hill Albuquerque, and today Pastor Samuel Choi provides info and prayer requests for our Federal Way congregation.

By Samuel Choi, Federal Way Campus Pastor
I began my journey of church planting in 2007 with three questions that [...]



Olympia Member Killed Serving In Afghanistan

by Mars Hill Church on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Mars Hill Church, one of our members, Andrew H. McConnell, was killed this past week while serving in Afghanistan.  Andrew and his wife Sarah were married this past December and Sarah is five months pregnant.  We ask that, as a community, Mars Hill Church honor Andrew by rallying around his wife and unborn child.  We [...]



Multi-Campus Church, Multi-Campus Prayer: Albuquerque

by Mars Hill Church on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Though we are many campuses Mars Hill Church is one body on mission: on a mission to serve Jesus, love our cities, and raise up leaders. This week is huge for us because we get to see those things come together as we launch the Albuquerque and Federal Way campuses as well as the new [...]



Anchor Church: New A29 Church Plant in Seattle

by Mars Hill Church on Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Here at Mars Hill Church we’re all about Jesus, and a big part of that mission is raising up and training men and leaders. That is why Pastor Mark preaches sermons like “Marriage and Men” and why we have the Resurgence for training and resourcing missional leaders, and Acts 29 for sending and supporting church [...]






FEATURED - November 19th, 2009

Pastor Mark’s Second Sermon from the Crystal Cathedral

We recently received some good news from the folks at the Crystal Cathedral – Pastor Mark’s second sermon from the Hour of Power will air on Palm Sunday, March 28th, next year.
If you remember, his first sermon was on who Jesus is. The second sermon is all about what Jesus did as our Savior on [...]


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CHANGED BY JESUS - October 14th, 2009

“I didn’t care anymore”

Changed By Jesus #54
By a female teenager at the Ballard campus
I was raised going to church every Sunday. I thought I was a Christian because I was really good at following rules and thought I was an expert on Jesus. But the personal, life-changing relationship wasn’t there.
This seemed to work for me in middle school, [...]


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