Latest news and stories of how God is moving
Citylight, as you know, we have been planting churches, which means we have been sending out some of our best pastors and running with a lean staff team. This has been a tremendous Kingdom win for our city, but has also required us to continually ask the Lord to provide new laborers, pastors, and leaders … Read More
Several months ago Michaella Serlet, a Citylight Church member and teacher at a school for refugee and migrant teens, saw a glaring practical need that her students had–shoes! Every day she sees kids come in with ill fitting shoes or shoes that are worn, tattered and ready to be thrown away. Michaella loves her students deeply, … Read More
On April 3, 2016 Doug Stevens and Erick Whigham took a step of obedience and planted a church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Citylight Omaha pastor Chris Hruska caught up with Doug to see how the first few weeks have been: CHRIS: April 3rd, 2016 You gathered for a core team for the very first time … Read More
Citylight Chapel – Where it All Started!!! Three years ago Citylight was just a group of people praying in a living room. As our little prayer group started to grow, we quickly outgrew the house where we’d been meeting. We needed a larger place to gather as a church family! God was gracious and provided … Read More
Hey Citylight family, I want to introduce you to our newest CitylightU Intern, Richard Daniel! What’s Richard’s Story? Richard grew up in Omaha. He was raised in a single parent family and sporadically attended church while in high school. Richard is quick to confess that during this season of his life, his real God was … Read More
When Citylight moved to the Walnut Hill neighborhood we weren’t sure where to start. We knew God had been at work in this neighborhood and we wanted to join Him in what He was already doing. We quickly realized that Walnut Hill’s neighborhood identity revolves around the Elementary school. Pastor Chris reached out to their … Read More
Hey, Citylight family! If you’re not a parent, you may be wondering why there are so many more kids in church (and why they’ll be there until the end of the year). As a parent, you might be wondering the same thing! If you’ve attended Citylight for very long, you know that kids are valued … Read More
God’s heart beats for people all around the world. Early in the Bible, in Genesis 12:1-3, we see that God wants to bless all nations, not just one. Later, in the small little book of Habakkuk, God promises that the whole earth will be filled with the knowledge of His glory just like the waters … Read More