What God Has Done…
My Dear Mountain Family,
In the Fall of 2022 we began a high impact season of intense spiritual growth AND mission advancement called
UNSTOPPABLE GOOD.
Unstoppable because when God is truly at work in his church, even the gates of hell cannot prevail against it! And when we do ministry in Jesus’ name the result is truly Good - and the world needs so much more of Christ’s goodness!
Our Primary Goal in this initiative has been to rally 100 percent of
us together, so that every person who counts Mountain as home would engage with God and trust Jesus with their generosity through UNSTOPPABLE GOOD. So many stepped up in a beautiful way!
Our Secondary Goal was to make a huge impact through 16 crucial ministry areas where we are called to advance, totaling $31 million over two years. And wow, did the Mountain people step up! Our commitments and flow of generosity through this first year have resulted in unprecedented spiritual impact IN us and ministry impact THROUGH us!
You will LOVE hearing the stories of the incredible GOOD God has done through us in just this first year! I’ve never seen anything like it!
We can all just say a great big “WOW!" to all God has done!
There is so much joy seeing what can happen when we put OUR faithfulness next to God’s. It’s truly UNSTOPPABLY GOOD.
But this race isn’t over! There is SOOOO much still to do, so many critical needs unmet. Let this booklet ENCOURAGE you about all that has happened so far, and INSPIRE you for YOUR PART in year two of this historic initiative. As we head into our 200th year, NOTHING IN OUR PAST COMPARES WITH THE FUTURE GOD HAS FOR US!
Let’s gooooo!
Ben
STRETCH
Stretching our hearts and hands to reach new people and make MORE disciples.
Attendance has increased 33%
More first time guests visited Mountain in 6 months of 2023 than in all of 2022
More students participated in summer camps than ever before in Mountain’s history
Kids summer camp reached 325 kids, a 21% increase
A Young Adults Pastor was hired
42 Young Adults have been baptized
437 people participated in Sports programming, a 72% increase
12,000 new visitors joined Mountain’s online service in the most recent quarter of 2023
Easter services reached people in 48 states and 12 countries digitally
STRENGTHEN
Strengthening our lives by taking next steps with Christ to make BETTER disciples.
3,128 people are engaged in groups, the highest number since the pandemic began and nearly the highest ever
Mental Health Night brought key insight and help for 700 people in February 2023
Celebrate Recovery launched in Aberdeen
and new Care Groups launch in early 2024
The Mountain App was unveiled in January 2023
12 interns, 7 residents, and 162 new volunteer leaders have been deployed
SPREAD
Spreading the canopy of God’s Unstoppable Good beyond current boundaries.
$100k was given to Grace Capital City, a church plant in DC, to help them acquire space downtown
A church planting residency for Hopeville Church in Baltimore was funded and supported
Land for the MOHI camp is purchased, plans are underway, and construction will begin this fall
Tabitha’s House was built out in Edgewood, the thrift store is open, and food pantry construction is underway
Mortgage principal has been reduced 10% in 10 months
FCA, Habitat for Humanity, and The Sharing Table received strategic gifts as “Explosions of Good” to advance their ministry.
And There Is More On The Horizon
With the opportunity to establish Mountain’s next campus opening up, expanded generosity can help pave the way!
NEW 2-YEAR GOAL | $34 MILLION
Reaching a new target of $34 million will position Mountain to continue to make more and better disciples through multi-site ministry, preparing for the next campus and more Unstoppable Good in a new community!