Andi Andrew shared this message, “Stories of Connection” at our service in Union Square on September 22, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
Andi Andrew shared this message, “Stories of Connection” at our service in Lower Manhattan on September 22, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
We’re really looking forward to having a good friend of our church and a long-term partner of ours in Zimbabwe speaking on Sunday September 29th… Pastor Dixon Changara.
Ps Dixon leads the Zimbabwe campus of Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida and he has planted more than twenty churches across his nation in the last three years. Every day as a church they feed literally thousands of children from some of their hardest hit communities as missions teams our church have had the chance to see first hand.
It’s his first time in New York City and there’s no doubt you’re going to be impacted by his ministry!
For me, the night began with a mad dash from the subway to our Sisterhood venue through a torrential downpour. I arrived with my maxi dress soaked to the waist, not exactly ideal for a night that would be spent sitting down, but two lifesaving girlfriends helped me wring out the dress when I got there, and I ended up taking second place in our spontaneous “wettest clothing contest”, so in the end, everything was fine!
After the initial food & hang time, the night began with some beautiful, intimate acoustic worship led by Jenn Nelson & some of our worship team at Liberty. I think I say this every time we gather together, but I love the power and beauty of the voices of our women lifted as one to the Father. We have such diverse lives and callings, passions and personalities represented in our Sisterhood (and part of our strength lies in those differences!), but when we worship together, we place ultimate worth on the One who created us all and every time, He blesses that unity of purpose.
Besides worship, one of my favorite Sisterhood moments is always when we honor one or more of the women in our church who truly personify our mandate. This time, the woman chosen was one whom everyone unanimously voted for: Ivette Delgado. Ivette is an invaluable member of our church, serving in our guest lounge at Lower Manhattan, as an incredible community group leader, and pretty much anywhere else she sees a need! A few women shared about the ways in which she has blessed them & our church, and we gave her a gift to commemorate the moment.
After this, we had a big announcement! Every year, we have a “Cause Party”, which centers around a different organization or movement that we decide to partner with and bless with donations received at the party. Andi had Gina Guercia join her on stage, and together they announced that for this year’s Cause Party, which will be happening November 7th, we’ll be sponsoring “Mother And Child”, an arm of an organization we already work with in the city, Covenant House. Mother And Child is a place for single mothers who are either pregnant or already have children, and who are the victims of human trafficking, abuse, or who simply need a safe place to stay. There, they equip the moms to be the best they can be for themselves & for their children, with childbirth & wellness classes, and onsite childcare so that the mothers are free to complete their education or hold down a steady job. Andi has been passionate about coming alongside mothers who are in distress since she first moved to the city, and when Gina approached her a short while ago about this opportunity, she knew that this was it!
To volunteer to help plan this night & brainstorm about how we can best help these women, please email Gina at [email protected].
This Sisterhood, our focus was on “Covenant Friendships”. Andi & Rhema did a tag team message, and it was such a perfect mixture of fun & powerful! They each spoke about an incident that happened with a friend early on in their lives that then negatively shaped & skewed their approach to new friendships. Rhema recapped part of her message from this last Sunday (hear it here) about the significance of “covenant” in the Old Testament, and went through the different steps that people went through when entering into covenant with each other. Then she related thesee steps to our friendships as not just women, but sisters in Christ. Our relationships have eternal significance in the kingdom of God, not just here on earth, so we need to treat them as such. Andi & Rhema spoke about different issues in our lives, such as competitiveness, brokenness, past wounds, and gossip, that can prevent us from having true covenant friendship. They then brought several steps & solutions that we can walk through in order to counteract these issues, like asking ourselves hard questions (“What is it about me that is preventing me from having the kinds of relationships I want to have?”), defining the relationships that already surround us & being vulnerable. A key moment for me was when Rhema challenged us, “It’s up to you to reach out and build the life you want.” We can wait for people to pursue us, but in the end, if deeper friendships are what we truly desire, we have to take the initiative & step out in order to make them happen.
We finished the night with some more worship & ministry time, where our prayer team was available to pray for women who recognized things in their lives that were standing in the way of covenant friendship. The aisles & the front of the room were full of praying women, and chains were broken in the area of relationships for so many!
I know that the significance of this Sisterhood night may only be seen in full when we reach eternity, but I am so expectant to begin to see the greater freedom and strength that our women stepped into last night be outworked in our church body. When the women of the house are strong and healthy, it bodes well for the health and strength of the house as a whole, and I believe that Liberty Church is headed into a season of new and greater strength, due largely in part to what took place last night at Sisterhood.
By: Emily Rodriguez
Twitter/Instagram: @EmilyCRodriguez
Paul Andrew preached this message called “Fruitful” at our services in Lower Manhattan and Union Square on September 15, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
We hope you’ll join us for our Annual Visionaries Retreat in Washington, DC this November 14-16.
Last year’s inaugural event in the Tarrytown Estate in the Hudson Valley was a landmark event with Ps Steve Kelly as our guest speaker.
THIS YEAR’S EVENT-
It seems fitting as Visionaries and business leaders that we’re traveling to Washington, DC for this year’s Retreat. We’re starting Thursday evening after dinner and wrapping up after lunch on Saturday. The feedback was so overwhelming about the impact last year’s Retreat had on people that we committed to making it a two-day event this year instead of a single day. Our two days together will include a blend of speakers, worship, Q&A sessions and breakouts, as well as free time and a chance to build relationships.
We’ll be announcing phenomenal speakers in the coming days, as well as a range of activities to enjoy our nation’s capital in the Fall including opportunities to see The White House, The United States Capitol, the Smithsonian, and many of our most famous landmarks.
Something significant happens when we set aside time to seek God, to invest in relationships with like-minded people, and get equipped for greater impact in our profession. That’s why Visionaries exists… to equip, encourage and enable those who want to make a difference, not just a living.
WHERE
We’re staying at the Washington Circle Hotel which will give us a chance to experience the historic Foggy Bottom & Georgetown district known for its culture and eateries, and just minutes from the city center.
REGISTRATION (CLOSING NOV 3!)
Your registration includes two nights accommodation at the Washington Circle Hotel, as well as your meals and refreshments, plus of course amazing speakers, some activities and more. Registration does not include Thursday dinner plans before we kick off (we’ll send ideas!) or transport to and from DC, but a list of transport options will be provided for as little as $25 each way, even less if you carpool. Child care cannot be provided for this particular event.
Early Bird Registration BEFORE OCT 1st
EARLY BIRD EXTENDED!!! (includes accommodation & meals)
* Registration pricing is determined by how many people you share your room with. Fees are per person.
* Some partial subsidies are available for those facing financial hardship.
* You must enter a PROMO CODE during the online registration for the correct registration cost
Late Registration from Oct 1st Early Bird extended - late registration costs have not begun yet so register now! (hotel room rates are set to increase on this date)
Due to hotel cancellation policy and the large group reservation we booked, full refund cannot be guaranteed. Please advise as soon as possible if you need to cancel.
Register now by clicking this link enter the relevant PROMO CODE (see above) and following the prompts to sign in or create a new account.
Visionaries Retreat is open to anyone who is a part of Liberty Church
For further information email [email protected] or call 646-202-2906.
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“I don’t know anything about this church, what they believe in, or what they’re doing, but I do know this – I’m so drawn to these people. There’s just something different about them.” These are the words from a friend that first brought me to Liberty almost exactly three years ago, several months before the official launch.
Back then, we were an unlikely conglomeration of former Sydney-dwellers, freshto-the-city college students, business people, and insanely cute kids meeting once a week for dinner, dreaming of what could happen in a church called “Liberty.”
While this beautiful church is still an unlikely conglomeration of people from all over the world, we’re at least now a little more organized, much more sure of who we are and what we’re about, and we now take up much more space than the twenty of us used to in Paul and Andi’s first apartment in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
And it’s still just the beginning.
As the seasons change from summer to fall (to some people’s dismay and others’ celebration), Liberty’s Union Square community moves from New York Film Academy into the Union Square Ballroom September 15th, 2013. This transition couldn’t come at a more perfect time. We’ve been growing throughout this entire summer, when every statistic screams that our numbers should be dwindling. We’ve seen breakthroughs in provision, physical healing, and spiritual freedom.
Liberty Church Union Square is led by Lead Pastors Paul and Andi Andrew and Community Pastor Parker Green. The Union Square Community is alive with heartfelt worship, an eclectic crowd that represents the heart of New York City and inspiring messages that are both practical and inspirational.
I’m thrilled for this new venue. I’m even more thrilled to be a part of a community that, no matter where we are and what we’re going through, truly loves each other and pushes each other to higher highs and deeper depths in our individual relationships with God.
I’m so grateful to the New York Film Academy and its staff for serving us so well through our beginning phases. I am, however, looking forward to a venue that fits our community better both in atmosphere and in size.
The words of my friend still ring in my ear three years and many changes later: “I’m so drawn to these people.” Itwas true three years ago, and it becomes more and more true every day. I can’t wait to see the lives God adds to our unlikely conglomeration of dreamers as we make more space for him to add to our numbers.
By: Tia Brown
Twitter/Instagram: @TiaMorganBrown
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Rhema Trayner preached this message called “You Complete Me” at our services in Lower Manhattan and Union Square on September 8, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
