This year, we laid the groundwork for a residency program with two young adults. They were immersed in the culture and daily ministry of our church—maintaining office hours, participating in staff meetings, learning to lead and build teams, and contributing in key areas such as videography and event planning. Our vision for 2027 is to welcome two residents into a structured, three-to-six-month program. Each resident will receive practical training and develop the leadership, ministry, and workplace skills needed to serve and lead effectively in a local church.

The rear wall of our building presents a significant opportunity to make a stronger connection with our community. With its prominent visibility, a professionally designed mural would help people immediately identify our building as a welcoming and active church. The completed mural will feature our church website, social media information, and the words “Moving Life Forward.”

We remain committed to launching a second church location to reach and serve more people. Setting aside $500,000 for a capital reserve will position us to pursue a permanent facility when the right property becomes available. These funds could help cover a down payment, inspections, legal and closing expenses, architectural planning, and other acquisition-related costs. Current real estate listings demonstrate the scale of what this opportunity may require. For example, a 13,315-square-foot special-purpose property in New Rochelle is currently listed at approximately $2.3 million. Building a substantial reserve now will strengthen our purchasing position and help us be ready to move forward when the right opportunity comes.

For 17 years, Breakfast for Friends has brought a warm breakfast and a message of hope to underserved neighborhoods throughout Westchester County and New York City. As we prepare to launch our fifth location, several existing sites need equipment updates. This investment will provide new commercial toasters and waffle makers, food-storage bins and transportation containers, pans, serving utensils, and preparation supplies, updated banners and location signage, as well as equipment and launch supplies for our fifth location.

We are thrilled to host an unforgettable prom experience for individuals with special needs. As the exclusive Night to Shine venue in Westchester, The Life Church New York has the privilege of creating an event filled with joy, dignity, and celebration for individuals and their families. Every dollar raised helps make this extraordinary evening of impact possible.

For 30 years, our church has continued to grow and expand. Today, we have Life Church locations around the globe. As we keep reaching into the world to bring the message of Jesus to those who are lost, we are always evaluating more opportunities to expand by adding new regions, new locations to existing regions, and establishing permanence in key cities across the earth.

Some of the present needs include: launching second locations in our New York and Santiago, Chile regions, purchasing land for future expansion at our South Africa location, launching a brand new Life Church location in Bangkok, Thailand, actively pursuing a permanent facility for our Italy region, and hoping to establish permanence at our locations that are portable. In addition to this, we are always prayerfully evaluating more God-breathed opportunities to launch Life Church locations in new parts of the world.

Each year, our church invests in strategic partners to advance the mission of Jesus throughout the earth. In 2027, we will invest millions of dollars in world missions. We are proud to partner with some of the most impactful Christian organizations in the world today. Partners like Hand of Hope, A21, Vapor Ministries, Vision Rescue, Convoy of Hope, Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries, and many more. We also support missionaries in various countries who are on the front lines of making a difference for God’s Kingdom. 

One new investment we are excited about is helping to launch Hope Mountain Ranch, a massive project of Joyce Meyer Ministries located in Mount Pleasant, Utah. The ranch will serve as a hub for the ministry’s ongoing outreach efforts around the world and provide a place of refuge where people in need can find hope and healing.

Make Room exists to train, develop, and resource pastors and leaders all over the world. Over the last few years, Make Room has served thousands of pastors on four different continents and continues to grow in its reach, influence, and impact. In 2027, we expect to increase the reach and impact of Make Room by resourcing and training close to 2,000 pastors and church leaders.

In the summer of 2027, we will launch another region of The Life Church in Nairobi, Kenya. In a full-circle story of God’s incredible faithfulness, Nairobi Lighthouse Church will become part of The Life Church and a full-fledged location of our church family. This is the same church where our Senior Pastors, John and Leslie Siebeling, served as missionaries for three years before starting The Life Church. Nairobi Lighthouse Church sent and supported Pastors John and Leslie when they moved to Memphis in 1996. Today, Nairobi Lighthouse Church is a thriving church with many thousands of members that has become a significant movement in the nation of Kenya and beyond.