Jay Passavant

Last evening, about 150 of us gathered at one of the nicer venues in all of Pittsburgh to celebrate the One Year Birthday of North Way Sewickley Valley! It was a very diverse and well represented cross section of the community including ages from many children and students to some seniors and lots of folks in between.



The geographical spread was also impressive including communities within a 15 mile radius of Sewickley.



Perhaps the most important dynamic of the evening, in my mind, was the open expression of just how valuable a “local” expression of community is for people. To be able to be with “new friends” or to be able to invite a neighbor to a church that is only a few minutes away rather than 40 minutes away has been an enormous blessing to these people in Sewickley Valley.



The growth of the multi-site strategy in cities around the country is something I believe God has breathed life into and will continue to do so in the coming years. I am grateful that we are on the “tip of the spear” of this movement and so thankful to have days to celebrate like last night as well as days to support and encourage one another to be all that God wants us to be.



Blessings in Jesus!





Pastor Jay