by Marty Benton, Vision Street Ministries Our story begins in the fall of 2004 when a church in greater Atlanta adopted the Kurds, who primarily live throughout regions of the Middle East, as an unreached, unengaged people group (UUPG). Considering the number of Kurds living throughout the world (40 million), our journey began by traveling […]

by Amy Tartick Bringing together the pregnancy centers that we partner with for the purpose of discovering more about each other, building bridges, and determining ways and possible next steps to help one another was a mission close to the heart of Steve Poissant and The Chapel’s Every Child team. Although still in the early […]

by Amy Tartick Eight Days of Hope exists to demonstrate the love and hope of Jesus Christ by serving those affected by natural disasters. Through our disaster relief, furniture distribution, feeding and shower trailer ministries, we strive to be the hands and feet of Jesus during adversity. Eight Days of Hope began in the wake […]

by Amy Tartick From calling to planning to launch, and then onto building sustainability, Church planting presents unique challenges for pastors who desire to see new expressions of the Body of Christ planted and growing in Western New York. Many church plants begin and end in a very short period of time due to a […]

We are excited to have the new edition of On Mission magazine available online for you to preview this weekend. Please visit our Resources page to read insightful interviews and stories of life transformation! Print copies of the magazine will be available, Sunday October 14, at all Chapel Campuses. You are warmly invited to join […]

An interview with Al Warner and Craig Pridgen by Amy Tartick  On June 9, 2017, the Church of Western New York gathered at the KeyBank Center in downtown Buffalo, NY to celebrate Pentecost Together. That night, thousands of believers, united as the Body of Christ in our region, came together to worship the One True […]

In 2014, our world was rocked by the sudden and violent threat of Ebola. Sierra Leone’s underdeveloped health system collapsed under the weight of the rapidly-spreading Ebola virus. Ebola treatment centers in West Africa had only 25% of the isolation beds they needed. There were just two doctors for every 100,000 people in Sierra Leone. […]

Roundtable interview with Chad Rieselman, Dan Trippie, Christopher Baldwin, and Ryan Kozey by Amy Tartick Have you ever wondered how many churches actually meet for worship services on a Sunday morning in Buffalo, the surrounding suburbs, even in the whole region of Western New York? Do we really need more locations and opportunities for people […]

An update from Saturation Church Planting Saturation Church Planting (SCP) exists to see every man, woman and child presented with the repeated opportunity to come to faith in Christ. Our strategy to do this is threefold: Antioch Networks, Leadership Development, and People Mobilization. Our global involvement extends from the Western Hemisphere where we work with […]