“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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