Midtown Miracle!
Midtown Miracle!
Aug 16
Friends, for several months I’ve been talking about, praying about and hinting about our next church plant in midtown Detroit. We have been believing for God to miraculously provide a place for us. Well… (drum roll please)…
HERE IT IS:
Yes, that’s right, God is providing us a church right on one of the main intersections of Detroit’s midtown area. It’s right across the street from Wayne State University (over 30,000 students) and also part of the Woodbridge area of the city. Here’s the miracle: It’s being provided to us for FREE – not to use, rent or borrow but to OWN! God has laid it on a man’s heart to purchase this property for us! It includes a large auditorium, 12 apartments, office building, 3-story school, gymnasium, parking lot and more! We hope to sign papers this week and then close 30 days after that… our projected opening will be October 10, 2009 – yes, THIS FALL – which is the 5 year anniversary of Real Church.
I’ll share more stories and video with you in the near future.
I’ll also share opportunities for you to get involved in helping us – we’ll need MORE miracles (lots of them) – equipment, construction, finances, cleaning/painting, prayer, outreach, etc. – plus, PEOPLE!
Maybe God will lay it upon your heart to join us right here in the city! Post high school students should check out Xmin Academy and adults, of any age, are welcome to serve in our new church community – stay connnected at: Real Church online!
REJOICE WITH US TODAY! WE SERVE A GREAT BIG AWESOME GOD!!
Please share this blog with ANYONE & EVERYONE – it’s a MIRACLE!
Praise God, this is SOO AMAZING!!! He is AWESOME!
So awesome!!!
WOW!
This is absolutely incredible. What a blessing!
wow. i am so excited. you have got to let us in fort wayne know when we can come up to help. for real just tell us the weekend and we will be up to help.
YEAH YEAH!! So exciting!
How incredible Chilly.
I am looking for churches in Detroit to schedule 500 kids for our national AIM Next year with the possibility of bringing back Detroit outreach! Praise God!!!
Amazing!
Praise God…and i agree with austin…let us know when we can come up for a weekend and help do stuff! love ya chilly!
So cool! It’s cool to think just 5 years ago we were dreaming of what could be…and God has done even more than we could imagine.
Super excited to see what God does next!!!
WORD!! GOD IS FAITHFUL
AWESOME!! WOOT-WOOT!
Your vision, faith, and passion is an encouragement to so many!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Yipiieee!
God is amazing 
Praise God!
thats so awesome
Dude! God is awesome – beyond what we can ask, think or imagine…!
This is really amazing, Chilly! REAL Church is about to enter the next dimension of ministry.
Praise be to God! That made my week man.
Woo Hoo!!! So exciting to see what GOD is going to do in MidTown!
AWEsome! God is good!!
That is awesome!
RESPONSE:
Thank you SO much to all of you who have responded (so far) – it means a ton to me! Listen, the building pictured is an ‘empty shell’ – we’re going to need lots of help to fill it: chairs, sound, lighting, equipment, cafe, nursery/kids, office, etc, etc… IF you or your church can help that would be GREAT! IF you want to bring a team to help us renovate – woo-hoo, that would be cool!
Your prayers & love mean the most!
Chilly
Bro that is freakin awesome! So happy for you! This brings up something we should talk about. I just took a job here in the burgh, but we should talk about sending people to your school. Let’s talk soon. Send me some info.
That’s awesome. I’m looking forward to seeing how God uses you and the church to make a difference in Detroit
On the heels of one of the worst physical stretches that your body/head has endured. He strips us down, then brings us back up with a BANG!!! Is His timing amazing or what? Couldn’t be happier for you and the Realchurch posse! And yes, I know which end of the screw driver to hold and how to use a hammer, so Baltimore just may have to represent and bring a team up to the Hood. Congrats!
Whoa! That’s FAVOR! So happy to see this coming together!
Wow! God is so faithful…im cheezin right now!
This is so inspiring. Praise God… Praise God.. Praise God.
Praise Him! I’m in like Flynn- would love to help in any way I can. It’s so awesome to see the Lord’s plan unfold!
That is such exciting and amazing news!! I am so happy for ya’ll! Glory be to God!
That’s awesome!!! I think my youth pastor is planning to have our group come help with the midtown plant sometime, I hope we do it sounds like a great opportunity to be part of something that God is doing.
So glad to hear this! What an amazing work of God in the city that needs such miracles and healing. Praying for Real Church…and Midtown Miracle Church!
Praise God!!!!!!!! HE is so…o Good. God blesses
your faithfulness & obedience.
Martha
Breathtaking.
I am so amazed & excited! God is SO COOL!!!! Praise Him!! I’m ready to get to work!
simply awesome!
Yes!!!!!!!!!! I’m ready!
So thankful. Wow!
Praise God! I’m inspired and encouraged by your faith walk. Thanks for living it out.
si que tenemos un DIOS de milagros y que todo es posible .muy bueo
Chilly,
God is so good. I know this is something you have given to Him, so God did it in a way that no many can take credit for. He ALONE gets all the glory. I’ll be praying with you for the rest of the needs: He who started a good work will bring it to completion.
Pastor,
Ya know sometimes I wonder…….and ponder….if God is behind what a church is doing? Well, where is He when you need Him? So it is great for the city of Detroit, the Real Church, for increasing our faith…….but most of all it is for His glory! This is great………………
this is incredible!!! what a blessing to you and your church!!! i’ll be praying!! what a cool way for God to provide for his church!
whoa, whoa, WHOA! That is beyond cool!! I’m not a part of this church, I don’t even live anywhere near Detroit – I just read this blog sometimes… but I have to stop and say that God’s provision is awesome!!
INCREDIBLE!!
RESPONSE (2):
I’m truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of responses to our Miracle! I pray that we, in some big or small way, have given you reason to press on – fight harder – believe bigger and love louder! God’s not finished!
IF you have a pulse, then you have a purpose!
this so amazing! i am so encouraged to hear this news!
Honored to be a part of what God is doing! Praise God for the miracle!!! I’m soooo excited
WHAT AN AMAZING MIRACLE!!!
We are so honored to be here. God has greater things in store than we could ever imagine! WOOHOO!!!