Mill Creek Foursquare Church

As we turn to 1 Corinthians 4, we see Paul conclude the first section of his letter. Eagerly and passionately, he shows the Corinthians what it means to be a true follower of Jesus. Studying this chapter, we discover that the practical implications of this section remain important for us today. 

Pastor Chris continues our teaching series entitled “1st Corinthians: Practical Answers to Real Problems.” In this fourth study of the series, “The God Who Makes Things Grow,” we study in 1st Corinthians 3:1-23 as the Apostle Paul continues his address of the challenges present within the Corinthian congregation. Here, we understand God desires to grow both individuals following Jesus and congregations as his “temple,” a people for his presence in a place.

We have the privilege of hosting one of Chris and Jenifer’s friends through all their years in ministry. Pastors Abe and Stacey Pfeifer were at college with Chris and Jenifer and have remained relationally engaged with them for 30+ years of life and ministry leadership. Pastors Abe and Stacey have been leading New Life Church in Frederick, Maryland since September 2016. After 15 years of ministry in Colorado and Oregon, they felt a clear and compelling call from God to plant roots in Frederick. With hearts full of passion and vision, they are committed to reaching the people of Frederick County and seeing the region transformed by the love and power of Jesus. Pastor Abe will share on Sunday. Looking forward to sharing friends with our church family!

Pastor Chris continues our teaching series entitled “1st Corinthians: Practical Answers to Real Problems.” In this third study of the series, “We Have the Mind of Christ,” we study in 1st Corinthians 2:1-16 as the Apostle Paul continues his address of the challenges present within the Corinthian congregation. Here, we understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit as enabling us to understand God and renew our minds for God’s purposes in the world.

Pastor Chris continues our teaching series entitled “1st Corinthians: Practical Answers to Real Problems.” In this second study of the series, “When Disagreement Becomes Disunity,” we study in 1st Corinthians 1:10-31 as the Apostle Paul begins his address of the challenges present within the Corinthian congregation. Here, we see how easily outside agendas can seek to disrupt our peace and unity and compromise our collective witness of the crucified and resurrected Jesus.

Pastor Chris commences our teaching series entitled “1st Corinthians: Practical Answers to Real Problems.” In this first study of the series, “Trouble with a Capital T,” we study in Acts 18 of Paul’s initial visit to Corinth and the beginning of the church. We then study Paul’s introduction of the letter in 1st Corinthians 1, where we learn that the church is the sanctified people of God called to holiness and that we, as followers of Jesus, have not quite yet arrived to becoming all that the Lord intends for us to be.

Pastor Chris and Connie Seguin lead us through our 2025 financial report as we continue our fiscal transparency and accountability with one another. After walking us through the report, we hope to have time to share the excitement of our present moment and near future.

Matt’s journey of faith began early, growing up with a father who was a Messianic rabbi, which instilled in him a deep passion to see the Jewish people — and the nations — come to know Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah. After earning his B.A. in Religion from Nyack College, Matt spent time serving in New York and Maryland before ultimately moving to Seattle to continue his ministry. Since 2010, he has led Restoration, a vibrant Messianic Jewish community committed to living out the Good News in a Jewish context. With over twenty years of experience as an ordained rabbi, he continues to serve as a leader, teacher, and encourager within the growing Messianic movement. Matt is the author of Jesus Never Said Anything New (available on Amazon) and serves on the board of Jewish Voice Ministries International. He and his wife, Laura, live in Seattle with their three children.

We are very excited to have Dawn Vail speak at our services to open 2026. She and her husband, Ted, have long been leaders and high contributors towards the local and global ministry of our Foursquare denomination. Dawn has served in pastoral ministry in numerous cities where she taught Scripture and formed disciples. Her husband presently serves as the Vice President of Foursquare, which causes them to travel around the world to continue ministry in the name of Jesus. Dawn is a deeply kind and caring human, and we’re thrilled to have her among us. We’ve previously heard from Ted and now we get to receive from Dawn! What a kind gift.

Pastor Chris concludes our teaching series entitled “The Wonder of a Coming King: Advent 2025.” In this fifth study of the series, “A Righteous Branch,” we study in the book of Jeremiah as he prophesied of a king who would arrive out of the devastation brought on by Israel’s long-term idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness with the LORD. This king would be the righteousness of Israel and make a way for them to learn a faithful response, all due to the LORD’s purposes and great love.