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was birthed from a heart’s response to a city in need by Pastor Brian and Joelynett Mckee. It is no secret that the Greater Milwaukee Area has some real challenges to overcome. Over the last several years homelessness, moral decay, family instability and racial tensions have increased.

Growing up in the area, Pastor Brian and Joelynett Mckee know the need of Greater Milwaukee first-hand. From rising out of poverty and family instability, to leaving for college and coming back to serve as city outreach leaders and youth pastors, they have witnessed God take seemingly insignificant people and make a huge difference.

As teens, Pastor Brian and Joelynett sang in the youth choirs together, participated in community outreaches and married after coming back from college. They have seen God move to change lives across cultural boundaries, whether through college outreach ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ or through city-wide prayer walks and community outreach festivals.

Matthew 5:14-16 from the Message Bible says: ...You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill….Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.

As diverse cultures of our city line up with the heartbeat of God: We believe that the homeless will be sheltered We believe that the hungry will be fed We believe that marriages don’t have to end in divorce, but will instead be healed We believe that dispersed ethnicities can come together in unity to serve God and one another Pastor Brian & Joelynett McKee

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“WRITE THIS. WRITE WHAT YOU SEE.

SO THAT IT CAN BE read on the run.”WRITE IT OUT IN BIG BLOCK LETTERS

AND THEN GOD ANSWERED:

THEANSWERThe message of Jesus never changes, but how you convey the message should berelevant to generational and cultural experience

Reaching a new generation in need of God is often accomplished by communicating the gospel through a new church.

Statistics show that new churches tend to be more evangelistic and involved inoutreach activities that draw the unchurched in their communities.

Why is a new church important?

When people's lives are transformed by God, there is a positive effect on families,workplaces and communities

New people tend to feel more comfortable with new people. A new church givespeople a unique opportunity to build and grow strong community relationships.

A new church setting often attracts people that bring culturally appealing ideas about how to change their world.

OURSTRATEGYWORSHIP We believe that people can come to know Jesus and

experience His presence in a personal way through a life-giving, Christ-centered environment.

SMALLGROUPS

We believe that life change happens best through relationships and we seek to create these connections through transformational small group meetings and community.

GROWTHWe believe that God creates every person for great things. Our goal is to teach and train people to grow by taking the next step in their relationship with Christ, whether it is trusting in Jesus for salvation or going deeper in their relationship with Him.

SERVICEWe believe that the best way to show God’s love is to use the gifts He has given you. We desire to help every person find their unique gift and area of service so that they can reach out to those around them. We desire to train people to be leaders and servants of Christ in their everyday lives.

December -MayHOST INTEREST DINNERS

BEGIN LAUNCH TEAM MEETINGS

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS INWAUWATOSA/MILWAUKEE

June-SeptemberCOMMUNITY OUTREACH

21 DAY FAST

1 PREVIEW SERVICE

TIMELINE

LAUNCHDAYSeptember 20, 2015

$100,000Our launch goal iswith $10,000 going directly to outreach

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MARKETING $21,000

Sound & InstrumentsChildren’s MinistryVideoLighting

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EQUIPMENT $51,000God Loves Milwaukee Outreach 5,000

OUTREACH $5,000

Legal SetupOffice Setup/SoftwareFacility Rental (3 months)Travel/TrainingSalary (2 months)

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STARTUP $23,000

*Itemized listing is available upon request. All financial support is 100% tax deductible.

COST

We believe that prayer makes God’s power available to changehuman circumstances. Will you pray for Pastor Brian and Joelynett,

our Launch team and for Greater Milwaukee?

To commit to praying with us, go to the link belowso that we can keep you informed with our latest

prayer needs and our progress throughout this journey.

mycityoflight.com/pray

Pray

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We believe in the power of generosity. Pleaseprayerfully consider giving a one-time donation orpartnering with us to sustain this ongoing ministry.

To help us meet our $100,000 Launch Budget goal, donations can be made online or by mail.

All financial support is 100% tax deductible.

Joinmycityoflight.com/join

We’re believing God for fifty people to help us startThe City of Light Church. If you would like to join

us on this exciting journey, we would love tofind the right place for you on our team!

To join our Launch Team, go tothe link below to connect with us.

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