“To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them.
- ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
THE CRISIS
THE GREATER HILLTOP OF COLUMBUS, OHIO IS WHERE URBAN ENCOUNTER RESIDES AND FOCUSES ITS EVANGELIZATION EFFORTS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAGUED BY POVERTY, CRIME, DRUGS, AND SEX TRAFFICKING AND LEADS THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IN THE MOST VIOLENT CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER, FELONIOUS ASSAULT AND ROBBERIES . IN FACT, NATIONAL DATA RELEASED BY THE FBI IN SEPTEMBER 2020 REFLECT THESE KEY FINDINGS ABOUT THE HILLTOP NEIGHBORHOOD:
- CRIME RATES ARE 112% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
- VIOLENT CRIMES ARE 84% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
- YOU HAVE A 1 IN 19 CHANCE OF BECOMING A VICTIM OF CRIME.
THE SOLUTION
URBAN ENCOUNTER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS HOPE THAT THIS CRISIS CAN BE TOTALLY TRANSFORMED.
AS CHRISTIANS WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS BRINGS FREEDOM, THERE IS A PLAN THAT GOD HAS FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE HILLTOP AND IT’S OUR MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THAT PLAN.
URBAN ENCOUNTER ALWAYS HAS IN MIND THE GREATER GOAL WHEN CARRYING OUT ANY PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTION’S FOR PEOPLE WHICH ENABLE THEM TO LIVE OUT THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH. IT’S OUR DESIRE TO HELP THEM SEE THE VALUE OF A LIFE LIVED ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL TEACHINGS AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DISCIPLES THEMSELVES. HAVING INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND EVANGELIZING , DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF GOD, AND MAKING DISCIPLES WILL “SET THE WORLD ON FIRE.”
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION…
REGISTER FOR SEEKING THE LOST !
JUNE 20-22 | BRONX, NY
SEEKING THE LOST IS A THREE DAY TRAINING AND EQUIPPING EVENT HOSTED BY URBAN ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES IN WHICH YOU WILL LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL, HOW TO MINISTER USING THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND PRACTICAL WAYS TO DISCIPLE THOSE WHO ARE BEGINNING TO FOLLOW CHRIST.