MERCYhouse is a church in Amherst, Massachusetts that is home to community members and students from the Five Colleges. 

 

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The Basics

MERCYhouse was started in Amherst, MA in 1999 by Joe Greene and Robert Krumrey in cooperation with The Baptist Convention of New England. You may be thinking, "How exactly do you start a church?" Well, we wondered that too until September 12, 1999.

 
 
 
 
 
 
See you at 7pm this evening for our Good Friday Tenebrae! Childcare is available during the service. Link in bio for event details. • https://www.facebook.com/events/870886143254829/?ti=icl
How can the death of Jesus be called Good Friday? And if it is good, should we mourn or celebrate? Join us today in observance of Good Friday to wrestle with these questions and reflect upon our Savior King’s atoning death on the cross. Full schedule and event details available at link in bio. • (12pm) Crosswalk - Meet at MERCYhouse to walk through town. (7pm) Good Friday Tenebrae - Childcare is available during the service. • http://ow.ly/mvj630oonaU
Don’t forget to join us for the Resurrection Workshop tonight at 7pm! Link in bio to RSVP. • http://ow.ly/UBXp30otfFH
What bearing does Passover have on the Christian faith today? What does it mean for Jesus to be the better and final Passover Lamb? Join us Wednesday evening at 6pm for our Passover Seder potluck to see the connection of Passover in the Holy Week narrative and its relevance to our faith today. RSVP at the link in our bio! • http://ow.ly/DQkw30osaC7
“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” • John‬ ‭12:12-15‬ ‭
#fbf to Easter 2018! Join us this year for Holy Week culminating in our Easter Sunday celebrations which include “Framily” Photos after each service. Invite your neighbors, friends and family to join you at one of our services! Link in bio for full Holy Week schedule.
Join us for Holy Week next week! Swipe to see our calendar of events and invite a friend to join you. Link in bio for full details! • http://ow.ly/mvj630oonaU
On Sunday, Billy Hohreiter preached his first sermon for us at MERCYhouse and charged us, as did Paul to Timothy, to continue in the truth of the gospel. But why and how do we continue in the truth? How do we even know what is truthful teaching? Listen at the link in our bio to find out! • mercyhouse365.org/sermons
@umassskepticsweek is kicking off a week of Christian apologetic talks held twice a day beginning TODAY through Friday on the UMass campus! Check out the full schedule at the link in our bio and invite a friend to join you at one of the events. • TODAY’S SCHEDULE: 12:30pm - God and Post-Truth: Searching for God in a world of fake news (FREE LUNCH) 7:00pm - Redefining God: If God exists, why isn’t he more obvious? (FREE DESSERT) • All events held in the Dick Rossi Room of the Hamden Dining Building located in between Hamp and Berk dining halls. • http://ow.ly/OIZb30ohlMR
“Let the nations be glad and sing for joy!” (Psalm 67:4) We heard missions reports today from Karla Hutchinson on her January medical mission in Kenya (not pictured) and Charlotte Luddy on her time serving with Hamama Community Church in Hawaii in February. We were reminded that our one God, who loves and faithfully initiates with his people, is sovereignly calling people to himself and to experience the gospel within their specific cultures for his glory, for their good, and for the joy of all people. Praise God! • Do you plan on going on a summer mission this year? Send us a message to get on the list for our summer mission partner program which pairs those GOING on mission this summer with those STAYING on mission in the Valley for prayer, encouragement, and mutual joy in missional living.
The UMass Christian campus ministries have united once again to host The Veritas Forum tonight at 7:30pm on campus! We challenge you to invite a friend to join you for this open-to-the-public interfaith discussion panel exploring the topic “What is Faith(s)?” Refreshments are provided and a Q&A will follow. More details available at the link in our bio. • http://ow.ly/51n030oeniZ

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