On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Pine Hills City Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, marked their second anniversary and baptized eight people. Four of those individuals live at either the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission or Charis House, homes for men and women who are experiencing a homeless crisis. In that significant moment, the people of City Church [...]
Over the last two days, I had the privilege of hanging out with several other church planters in the FEC. This morning we began our time together by studying the passage from Mark 10 where Jesus heals a blind man named Bartimaeus. If you are unfamiliar with the story, you can read it here. Then [...]
As most of you know, my life has been full of change over the last year. In June of 2016, my family and I relocated from Dayton, Ohio back to Fort Wayne, Indiana. In November we planted a church. In December we had our second child. It's been a bit of a whirlwind. With all of [...]
One year ago I officially began the process of starting a new church. At that time I wrote a blog titled "Ask for Wonder." In it, I shared how I wasn't making a New Year's resolution for 2016. Instead, I was making a New Year's request. My request was simple. I prayed that God would [...]
This has been an incredible year for us as a family. I've got another blog post coming out soon where I'll spend more time reflecting on the past year, but in this post I want focus on expressing gratitude. With that said... THANK YOU! To the faithful individuals and families who have supported our family [...]
Any way you slice it, the 46807 zip code in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is one diverse community, with a wide range of ages, races, income levels, and religious affiliations. And that’s just fine for Chris Freeman, who is slated to launch Pine Hills City Church in this neighborhood […]
Written by Chris Freeman, Planter of Pine Hills City Church in Fort Wayne, IN "Your church is going to die." Those were some of the very first words spoken at a church planting conference I recently attended. Talk about a morale booster. One of the main reasons why church planters attend conferences like these is to be [...]
Chris Freeman is no stranger to the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches. In fact, he’s known Rocky Rocholl since he met Rocky’s son, Jon, in the fourth grade! Chris has maintained these close personal ties throughout his life, even while leading a thriving youth ministry in Dayton, Ohio, during the past six years. But it wasn’t [...]
Written by Chris Freeman, Dayton Initiative Church Planter Last week I shared a blog post about leaving a really incredible church to plant a new church. For some of you, I'm sure that you have lots of questions. For the last couple of months I've been hearing lots of really great questions like, what does it [...]
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Credentialed Workers Appreciation Dinner held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. (EDT) at Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46818 (view Google map). Our hope is that this evening will be a time of fellowship and encouragement for you and your spouse.
Sue and I are looking forward to a great evening together!
Here are the details:
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 24, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Eastern (salad service begins at 6:30 pm).
Location: Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46818 (view Google map)
Cost: FREE for credentialed individuals and spouse ($30 per individual if not FEC credentialed).
Menu: Choose between four meal options (including gluten-free and vegetarian choices).
Dinner Choices:
Greek Chicken (GF)
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Parmesan Yukon Baby Potatoes (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Bistro Filet
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Parmesan Yukon Baby Potatoes (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Black & Blue Salmon (GF)
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Parmesan Yukon Baby Potatoes (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Vegetarian option: Squash Bowl (GF)
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Dessert table includes:
Coffee Cake Assortment
Chocolate Drizzle Cheesecake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mouse (GF)
Coffee, iced tea, & water included with all options.
