OUTREACH MINISTRIES.
It has been said that a church ministry must extend beyond the four walls of the church. Thus, at the Abundant Life Christian Center we have endeavored to do that. Our church has a Radio Ministry, A member of the Berlin Ministerial, Communications Ministry, Dial A Prayer Ministry, Hospital and Nursing Home Ministry, Evangelistic Ministry, Recording and Musical Ministry, Children's Ministry, Missions Ministry, and a Youth Ministry. The radio ministry also enables us to reach those within the three prisons in our area as well as a radio audience listening in 4 states and 16 counties.
Our newest outreach ministry is the LARAMEE WALK MINISTRY.
This outreach ministry is in memory of Laramee Ickes a sweet little girl who is now in heaven with the Jesus she loved. On several occasions, before her passing, she visited heaven and Jesus. She saw loved ones who had passed before her passing. She was only six years old when the brain cancer took her from us. In the six years she was with us she brought our community together in ways that was astonishing. The love she radiated caught on to others.
One night, with a lite rain, several hundred people gathered outside at her home and we worshipped and prayed and sang hymns. It was such a beautiful night and one that I will always remember. I was honored to be asked to speak at her memorial service. The Berlin Football Team honored her one night after the game and she was so excited about going on the football field and the football fans on both sides honored her. She loved her dog Rosie and was always willing to give a big hug to anyone wanting one.
Her parents, two wonderful folks, started the Laramee Walk Ministry. All donations go to local needs of young people who need help within our community. Recently, the ministry gave a thousand dollars to help pay for a young girl who was killed in an accident in Berlin. This is only one of many other things the ministry has done for young children.
Her memory lives on and her ministry to local young people is exceptional..... The Abundant Life Christian Center is proud to be a part of the Laramee Walk Ministry.
The Ickes Family.
Taden, Brittany, Zachary & Laramee
OUR MISSIONS MINISTRY INCLUDES:
HEADLIGHT IN TRUCKING.
PASTOR SAM, MARGIE, REBECCA & SHANNON RUST.
Headlight in Trucking involves the ministries of Sam, Shannon and Rebecca Rust. Their ministry is a ministry of reaching truckers for Christ. They own and operate several big rigs that have portable churches. They pull these 18 wheelers into truck stops and give truckers, on the road, an opportunity to go to church. Many are finding Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Shannon and Rebecca also have a son, Mathias, who travels and works with them. They are Assembly of God Home Missionaries and the Abundant Life Christian Center is proud to sponsor their ministry.
Recently Shannon was afflicted with the coronavirus. He was in serious condition and many feared he might pass away. However, Rebecca is a fighter with a lot of faith in God. She began praying and believing God even though at times Shannon's health situation looked hopeless. thought things looked bleak and hopeless she kept on praying and believing God for a miracle. She also formed an army of "PRAYER WARRIORS" who constantly held Shannon up in prayer. Today, Praise God, Shannon is at home and back ministering the gospel. He still has a way to go but each new day God ministers to him and a wonderful healing is taking place.
Recently Shannon was afflicted with the coronavirus. He was in serious condition and many feared he might pass away. However, Rebecca is a fighter with a lot of faith in God. She began praying and believing God even though at times Shannon's health situation looked hopeless. thought things looked bleak and hopeless she kept on praying and believing God for a miracle. She also formed an army of "PRAYER WARRIORS" who constantly held Shannon up in prayer. Today, Praise God, Shannon is at home and back ministering the gospel. He still has a way to go but each new day God ministers to him and a wonderful healing is taking place.
THE DREAM CENTER MINISTRY ~ PITTSBURGH
<> SERVING THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
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SEEING LIVES CHANGED
The heart of the Pittsburgh Dream Center is its desire to restore those who have been effected by
hunger, homelessness, poverty, and human trafficking, and other life controlling issues.
The Dream Center does this by providing hope, empowerment, and the love of Christ in
both word and deed in their focus of four areas: Children, Community, Discipleship, and
hunger relief. The Dream Center Ministry seeks to meet urgent physical and spiritual
needs through their many outreach and discipleship programs.
700+ people each month are receiving food.
2,000+ people each month are seeing and receiving
the Gospel in word and action.
250+ people each month are being reached on the city streets of Pittsburgh and homeless camps with a message of hope and tangible resources
1. The Dream Center Ministry goes down-town in Pittsburgh in the evening to minister to those on the city streets and homeless camps by developing relationships, offering prayer, and providing basic needs such as food and blankets.
2. The Dream Center has a portable kids church taken into Pittsburgh neighborhoods to offer a fun, and enriching and exciting VBS program.
3. The Dream Center Ministry has a Mobile Food Bank and have a ministry of adopting a city block which includes going door to door with a witness for Christ, mowing lawns, picking up trash, and giving the needy a bag of groceries, and many other things contributing to those residents of the ADOPT A BLOCK.
4. FINALLY: The Dream Center Ministry is also a church which provides worship services to the community of which they serve.
THE ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THIS OUT-REACH MINISTRY. Going out where the need is.
Dream Center members hitting the streets to win and minister to souls.
THE GOLDEN RULE CLUB
The Golden Rule Club is a group of people who pledge to do one good deed a day. The "good deed" does not have to be an earth shattering event. It can be something as simple as calling an elderly person to see how they are doing or just giving a smile to someone. A better world begins with each one of us striving to make it better. Little things mean a lot, but little things add up to many good things. The Golden Rule Club's Scripture is:
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even to them: for this is the law and the prophets." MATTHEW 7:12
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DIAL A PRAYER MINISTRY.
Dial A Prayer is a ministry reaching out to our community 24 hours a day. The results are phenominal. We have all types of people from all types of backrounds calling Dial A Prayer. From school teachers to young folks, shut in's and business people. College students, ministers, and other professional people call DIAL A PRAYER. A former County Commisioner once told me that he called Dial A Prayer and that it was a real blessing. The most disturbing call was several years ago when a young teenage girl had been raped. She called Dial A Prayer. Anyone can call DIAL A PRAYER AT: (814) 267-3010
CRIMSON RIVER RECORDINGS.
Crimson River Recordings have recorded gospel artist and groups. Our music is in foreign countries and America. The gospel is being spread through the medium of music. We have had many groups, quartets and singers record at the Crimson River Recording Company.
GOSPEL CONCERTS.
During the summer months Abundant Life sponsors gospel concerts on a monthly basis. We have had groups like The Kingdom Heirs, Nelons, Florida Boys, Rodney Durst, Randy Simpson, Keystone State Quartet, March Foruth Quartet, Dogwood Bluegrass Band, Black Diamond Bluegrass Band, Tom Smith, Laureland Quartet, Rebecca Rust, The Last Generation, Jacobs Brothers, Steel City Quartet, Victory Express, Illustrator, Apostles Creed, and many other singers and groups, to many to mention. This is a great outreach ministry that has drawn many within our community to our church. We never have an admission charge. Whosoever will may come. This outreach ministry has been very successful.
THE BERLIN MINISTERIAL.
The Berlin Ministerial consist of the pastors of the churches in the Berlin area. The Ministerial is a great organization with some wonderful pastors who have a real concern for the community. We have a good standing with our high school and city government. When called upon we respond and endeavor to help our community in whatever way we can. Our foremost call is to convey the love of God to all.
The church also has a communications ministry where we have CD' s with teaching ministry. Currently, Pastor Sam has a teaching ministry on the TRINITY OF GOD. This is one of the newest OUTREACH MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH that will enable the gospel to get beyond the four walls of the church and into the community.