Heritage News
Q2 2026: April - June
BREATHE
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COMMUNICATIONS & PRODUCTION
It has been a privilege to have Brad Bowen offer his talents to our Communications Planning Team as we work to brainstorm and execute meaningful and creative elements for upcoming services and events.
DISCIPLESHIP PATHWAY
Discover Heritage & Discipleship
We just completed a roughly 60-page Discover Heritage Participant Guide and continue to see a lot of fruit from this membership equipping experience. One woman in our current group shared a meaningful story about feeling so alone and isolated after her husband passed away, but she decided to pour herself into small group life and said it has changed everything for her.
We also have two couples in the current group who first participated in Light-Hearted after being burned by church and disconnecting for a while. They are now full of life and excitement about being involved. We will also being offering two different Team Life Orientations in July and August to help people find their sweet spot in ministry, and it has been very special to cover some of the Baptism Orientation classes to equip people to make this important public pledge of allegiance.
Small Groups
Brad Bowen just completed several months of meeting with the men of Crossroads on Monday nights and many of them have become friends who keep in touch and call on him for spiritual guidance. We could see Heritage being a resource for a lot of encouragement for Crossroads and the other local ministry partnerships by offering meals or ministry nights.
We are about to offer another Light-Hearted small group targeting specific families in our congregation who have recently walked through very painful circumstances. Our goal is to have the book completed by the end of 2026 and we are on pace to meet that deadline.
Sunday Morning Worship
Serving on Sundays is a privilege, and we're thankful to have such an amazing team of speakers available to lead the congregation. Brad Bowen recently state, "I am grateful to continue to serve on the Preaching Team rotation. Interacting with the kids on Family Sundays is always so much fun, and for this Sunday I'm working on a message to tie in the next part of the Lord's Prayer with a segment to celebrate America's 250th birthday. It's an honor to serve with you and to minister to the wonderful people of our church!"
We just completed a roughly 60-page Discover Heritage Participant Guide and continue to see a lot of fruit from this membership equipping experience. One woman in our current group shared a meaningful story about feeling so alone and isolated after her husband passed away, but she decided to pour herself into small group life and said it has changed everything for her.
We also have two couples in the current group who first participated in Light-Hearted after being burned by church and disconnecting for a while. They are now full of life and excitement about being involved. We will also being offering two different Team Life Orientations in July and August to help people find their sweet spot in ministry, and it has been very special to cover some of the Baptism Orientation classes to equip people to make this important public pledge of allegiance.
Small Groups
Brad Bowen just completed several months of meeting with the men of Crossroads on Monday nights and many of them have become friends who keep in touch and call on him for spiritual guidance. We could see Heritage being a resource for a lot of encouragement for Crossroads and the other local ministry partnerships by offering meals or ministry nights.
We are about to offer another Light-Hearted small group targeting specific families in our congregation who have recently walked through very painful circumstances. Our goal is to have the book completed by the end of 2026 and we are on pace to meet that deadline.
Sunday Morning Worship
Serving on Sundays is a privilege, and we're thankful to have such an amazing team of speakers available to lead the congregation. Brad Bowen recently state, "I am grateful to continue to serve on the Preaching Team rotation. Interacting with the kids on Family Sundays is always so much fun, and for this Sunday I'm working on a message to tie in the next part of the Lord's Prayer with a segment to celebrate America's 250th birthday. It's an honor to serve with you and to minister to the wonderful people of our church!"
MISSIONS
The Storehouse
The Storehouse continues to grow in revenue, donations, and volunteers. Year to date sales through June reached 153,160, an 18.35% increase over June 2025.
We held a Storehouse cleanup and organization day with more than 60 volunteers, including about 15 students. Hamburgers on the grill and homemade ice cream made it a fun day, but the greatest encouragement was the new people who showed up to serve.
We welcomed several new team members this quarter, and donations continue to increase as more people hear about the Storehouse’s local and global impact. The conversations and prayer with people that we get to have every time our doors are open are amazing!
Our relief team served 31 households this quarter, providing clothing, furniture, household items, prayer, and encouragement to families facing crisis. Meeting practical needs continues to open doors to share the hope of the gospel.
Global Missions
Several mission teams served this quarter. Our Next Gen ministry took a team of 15 to Honduras in April of and a second Heritage team of 16 in June partnered with SoloHope to complete home improvement projects, lead VBS, visit remote villages, and pray with families.
Eddie and Jennifer Seagle led a team of 16 to Peru, where they served alongside New Life Children’s Home, provided 7 shanty homes, distributed blankets and more than 8,000 Bibles, and ministered in local communities.
Johnny Ray and Sammy Valdez facilitated the installation of 100 additional water filters to a remote Honduran village.
We were also able to provide $10,000 to COME Uganda after the ministry lost a major donor, ensuring their hospital care program can continue providing medical care and sharing the gospel with patients who would otherwise receive neither.
One of the greatest blessings this season was seeing many first-time mission team members- from teenagers to people in their seventies. These experiences not only bless our global partners but also broaden perspectives, ignite hearts for serving, and build lasting relationships among those who serve.
Looking Ahead
Our Kids Ministry’s Change for Change project is supporting COME Uganda’s hospital care ministry this summer. Children are learning about Uganda, earning money through chores and other projects, and bringing their gifts each week. Moultrie National Bank will once again match a portion of what they raise.
We’re also excited to welcome Katrina Bivins as the new CEO of CrossRoads for Her following her season of rest after leading Hope House. We look forward to partnering with her in this new role.
The Storehouse continues to grow in revenue, donations, and volunteers. Year to date sales through June reached 153,160, an 18.35% increase over June 2025.
We held a Storehouse cleanup and organization day with more than 60 volunteers, including about 15 students. Hamburgers on the grill and homemade ice cream made it a fun day, but the greatest encouragement was the new people who showed up to serve.
We welcomed several new team members this quarter, and donations continue to increase as more people hear about the Storehouse’s local and global impact. The conversations and prayer with people that we get to have every time our doors are open are amazing!
Our relief team served 31 households this quarter, providing clothing, furniture, household items, prayer, and encouragement to families facing crisis. Meeting practical needs continues to open doors to share the hope of the gospel.
Global Missions
Several mission teams served this quarter. Our Next Gen ministry took a team of 15 to Honduras in April of and a second Heritage team of 16 in June partnered with SoloHope to complete home improvement projects, lead VBS, visit remote villages, and pray with families.
Eddie and Jennifer Seagle led a team of 16 to Peru, where they served alongside New Life Children’s Home, provided 7 shanty homes, distributed blankets and more than 8,000 Bibles, and ministered in local communities.
Johnny Ray and Sammy Valdez facilitated the installation of 100 additional water filters to a remote Honduran village.
We were also able to provide $10,000 to COME Uganda after the ministry lost a major donor, ensuring their hospital care program can continue providing medical care and sharing the gospel with patients who would otherwise receive neither.
One of the greatest blessings this season was seeing many first-time mission team members- from teenagers to people in their seventies. These experiences not only bless our global partners but also broaden perspectives, ignite hearts for serving, and build lasting relationships among those who serve.
Looking Ahead
Our Kids Ministry’s Change for Change project is supporting COME Uganda’s hospital care ministry this summer. Children are learning about Uganda, earning money through chores and other projects, and bringing their gifts each week. Moultrie National Bank will once again match a portion of what they raise.
We’re also excited to welcome Katrina Bivins as the new CEO of CrossRoads for Her following her season of rest after leading Hope House. We look forward to partnering with her in this new role.
NEXT GEN
HERITAGE KIDS
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STUDENTS
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PRAYER & PASTORAL CARE
Brad - My Pastoral Care involvement has included multiple counseling situations, funerals, and weddings, including a couple that started attending Heritage after getting divorced. The Lord convicted them to get back together and we just did an intimate ceremony at the Prayer Chapel. There are several more weddings on the horizon for couples who completed the Starting Marriage small group with us last semester. Currently I am meeting with all parties to seek resolution in the Breathe Ministry conflict, and it is moving a good direction. I'm walking with several people who are dealing with debilitating grief and about to do the funeral for Ben Fuller. His girls are crushed and don't want their daddy to be remembered by these horrible final acts.
I still love to brainstorm with Jason on improvements in the area of policies, procedures, metrics, and campus development, and I think he is going an amazing job at identify areas that are full of potential for growth and impact.
I still love to brainstorm with Jason on improvements in the area of policies, procedures, metrics, and campus development, and I think he is going an amazing job at identify areas that are full of potential for growth and impact.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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SUNDAY AM
Growing The Team
The Worship Ministry continues to see growth this quarter. Three new team members joined the worship team, and our Infuse music small group is one of the largest we have had! There are eight participants actively involved, including three vocalists and five instrumentalists. This group is helping our musicians to grow in skill, confidence, and connection with each other while preparing the next generation of worship leaders. It's amazing to see this growth in participation. It truly means that more and more people are using their God-given talents to bless others at our church.
Lights, Lights, Lights
We've also have begun preliminary planning discussions with an AVL integration company to look for possible upgrades to our theatrical lighting systems. There are quite a few pieces of equipment that have either failed or caused lighting anomalies on the platform during preaching. A lot of it comes down to uneven lighting, and poor coverage of lights. These enhancements should help eliminate uneven skin tones and shifts in color temperature, which we believe will improve the screen experience both in-house and for church online. Looking ahead, we hope to continue developing new volunteers, both musically and spiritually via discipleship through Infuse.
When it comes to our production side, we hope to repair and upgrade various technologies on the camera and switcher side to help the worship experience for our congregation and online family. Having the right equipment for the right job not only improves what we see on the screen, but it helps give our volunteers confidence in the job that they do as well.
The Worship Ministry continues to see growth this quarter. Three new team members joined the worship team, and our Infuse music small group is one of the largest we have had! There are eight participants actively involved, including three vocalists and five instrumentalists. This group is helping our musicians to grow in skill, confidence, and connection with each other while preparing the next generation of worship leaders. It's amazing to see this growth in participation. It truly means that more and more people are using their God-given talents to bless others at our church.
Lights, Lights, Lights
We've also have begun preliminary planning discussions with an AVL integration company to look for possible upgrades to our theatrical lighting systems. There are quite a few pieces of equipment that have either failed or caused lighting anomalies on the platform during preaching. A lot of it comes down to uneven lighting, and poor coverage of lights. These enhancements should help eliminate uneven skin tones and shifts in color temperature, which we believe will improve the screen experience both in-house and for church online. Looking ahead, we hope to continue developing new volunteers, both musically and spiritually via discipleship through Infuse.
When it comes to our production side, we hope to repair and upgrade various technologies on the camera and switcher side to help the worship experience for our congregation and online family. Having the right equipment for the right job not only improves what we see on the screen, but it helps give our volunteers confidence in the job that they do as well.
SUNDAY SUPPORT
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