It’s time for the best week of the year–VBS/VBX! It’s going to be an action-packed week of Bible stories, missions, science experiments, worship, recreation and more! For the first time ever, Church at The Mill will have three identical VBS/VBX experiences; you just pick the location that works best for your family!
Our theme this year is Magnified! We are excited to discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things. We look forward to seeing how God cares about the big things and the small details and how He cares about you as well.
When we think about missions, our minds often drift to faraway places—jungles, villages, or bustling megacities where people have never heard the name of Jesus. While there is certainly a place for international missions, the Great Commission isn’t just a call to go overseas; it’s a command to make disciples wherever we are (Matthew 28:16-20). […]
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Missions isn’t just for seasoned believers, Bible scholars, or full-time church staff—it’s for everyone! Being on mission doesn’t mean you have to move overseas or quit your day job. Every Christian believer is called to be a missionary. No matter where you are in your walk with Christ, what you do for a living, or
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Turning Lost College Students Into Christ-Centered Laborers August is one of the busiest months of the year as family schedules are transitioning and students are returning to school and ministries like Cru, which focus on reaching college students and sharing the gospel with them. Brooklyn Babcock says, “Without God working through this ministry, I would
Child Evangelism Fellowship Story Lauren, who is a recent high school graduate, had read the book study “Let the Nations Be Glad” by John Piper with other seniors in her youth group led by Pastor Adam Siskey. In his book, he says “Missions exist because worship doesn’t.” That quote placed a conviction on Lauren Thrasher’s
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God winks When God uses college to bring two women together to further His kingdom through graphic design and photography, it proves that ministry work does not always look like evangelism, which is often a misconception. God winks. Despite cultural differences, there’s always a need for the gospel, and people all over the world struggle
What happens when God moves in a heart with a call that seems extreme? For Pastor John Zhang, it was a change in both occupation and continent, from engineer to pastor and Asia to North America. Meet Church at The Mill’s newest pastor called to reach the local Asian community. This is his testimony. Born
Elizabeth Williamson fell in love with OCC as a college student, packing boxes on a limited student budget. She has continued to have a heart for this ministry and says, “I love that it’s such a simple, yet tangible way to get the Gospel into hands across the world.” As the Mill’s leader in this
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In August of 2015, Tony, Lisa, Mark and Elijah Smith went on a Mill mission trip to Nicaragua to work with Darrell and Linda Hinson at The Pearl Foundation. It was particularly exciting because the Smiths knew ahead of time that shoeboxes would be delivered while they were there. On that day the children came
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By Woody White For many adults pondering a mission trip – whether it’s in the United States or abroad – one of the first questions is what to do with their children. For some who have gone forth from The Mill, the answer is a no-brainer: Take the kids along. Experts say that not only
Carolyn Hall, daughter of Bobby and Julia Hall, spent four months in La Paz, Bolivia, teaching at a Christian school affiliated with the Network of International Christian Schools. Carolyn chose Bolivia among the positions available because she wanted to teach in a third-world country. The school, comprised primarily of Bolivians from Catholic families, offered an