The Church Up the Street is a local house church movement based in Colorado Springs and Falcon, Colorado
"Tbe Gospel Song", Bob Kauflin and Drew Jones Sovereign Grace Worship.
as heard on "Songs for the Cross-Centered Life"
In 2008 the concept for The Church Up The Street was birthed in the heart of our leader, Jim Greer. Jim was captivated by the idea of starting a group of affiliated churches meeting in homes and local businesses, without paid staff and without paying rent.
Jim shared his vision with a pastor he once worked with, who almost immediately got on a plane and moved to Colorado to be part of the work. In 2009, after much prayer and planning, we began our first meeting in northern Colorado Springs. Soon after, we started a second meeting in the south part of the Springs. Many people came to Christ as a result of these two meetings.
In 2011, Jim sensed God calling him and his family to move to Florida to do the same thing there.
The Church Up The Street is no longer actively meeting. We have left the site up to encourage others who may sense God’s leading to do a similar thing. Our email is still active. If you are prayerfully considering starting a house church, feel free to email Jim at TheChurchUpTheStreet@yahoo.com with any questions. He will always be available to share what he learned in the process of leading The Church Up The Street.
The message of Christianity can be summed up in one verse: "There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time."(I Timothy 2:5-6) God willingly sacrificed His own Son on the cross to pay for OUR sins so that we could be forgiven and reconciled to Him. The Church Up the Street is a ministry that passionately believes this message of the Cross is THE greatest news in history. We are committed to sharing this life-transforming message with others and to living out the teaching of Jesus Christ in our daily lives.
Our emphasis is to meet in houses, apartments and businesses, just like the early church did for the first 300 years of its existence. We strive to be faithful to the teachings of the Bible, so our gatherings are designed to train and equip those who are already followers of Christ. However, each new house church "plant" starts out with a 10 week introduction to Christianity. These initial gatherings are a great way to introduce your non-Christian friends, family, neighbors or co-workers to the claims of Christ.
Are you interested in reaching your neighbors and friends with the life changing message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and seeing them grow in discipleship? We are always looking to partner with others and help them start a meeting in their home. If you sense God leading you in this direction, contact us. We will help equip you for the task!
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