In Jeremiah 29, God tells His people in exile in Babylon to settle in their communities, buy houses, have children and seek the welfare of the city. God will bring them back home to the Promise Land after 70 years, but until then, Babylon is their home away from home, and as Babylon prospers, they prosper. The New Testament teaches that Christians are also in exile. Heaven is our home, but we are called to make our home away from home where we are planted and seek the welfare of our city until we reach the Heavenly City. The Jeremiah 29 Campaign is a capital campaign to purchase land and a building as a home away from home for Christ Fellowship Church. Heaven is our home, but until we get there, we want to invest in this home away from home for the next generation, the city, the gospel and the Lord.
Studies indicate that over 2/3 of people who receive Christ as Savior do so before the age of 18. CFC started 7 years ago with 3 kids on our roll and now we are blessed with over 100. We desire a better space that will facilitate their spiritual growth.
We desire a space that will better enable us to practice hospitality to our neighbors and can serve as a resource center and hub for the neighbors around us.
We desire a space that will enable us to continue to boldly proclaim the unchanging gospel to an ever-changing world.
We desire a space for His glory, not our own. Furthermore, we desire growth in intimacy with Him that can only be found by trusting Him with the results of this campaign and seeking him with all our hearts.