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“To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them.

“To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them. “To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them. “To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them.

- ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 

Our mission

WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF MISSIONARY DISCIPLES SEEKING TO RETURN NEIGHBORHOODS BACK TO THE HEART OF JESUS THROUGH 

PROCLAMATION, DEMONSTRATION AND DISCIPLESHIP.

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JOIN US AT THE WELL !

FRIDAY, JULY 18    |    7-10 PM   | 300 E Long St Columbus, OH

Keynote : Angelo Rivera


THE WELL IS URBAN ENCOUNTER'S MONTHLY GATHERING. URBAN ENCOUNTER WORSHIP WILL LEAD US IN AN HOUR LONG WORSHIP SET, WHERE WE KEEP OUR EYES ON JESUS BY GIVING HIM PRAISE IN SONG. EACH WELL NIGHT FEATURES A DIFFERENT SPEAKER THAT WILL EMPOWER YOU IN LIVING OUT THE GOSPEL AND PRAYER TEAMS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRAY WITH YOU FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS.


FREE EVENT. NO SIGNUP REQUIRED.

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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.”

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“ THE AMOUNT THAT GOD HAS OPENED MY HEART THROUGH THIS MINISTRY IS JUST INCREDIBLE ”

“ THE AMOUNT THAT GOD HAS OPENED MY HEART THROUGH THIS MINISTRY IS JUST INCREDIBLE ”

“ THE AMOUNT THAT GOD HAS OPENED MY HEART THROUGH THIS MINISTRY IS JUST INCREDIBLE ”

ALANNA 

Former Missionary 

“ I DIDN’T KNOW THE MEANING OF BEING CATHOLIC UNTIL DOING OUTREACH AT THIS EVENT "

“ THE AMOUNT THAT GOD HAS OPENED MY HEART THROUGH THIS MINISTRY IS JUST INCREDIBLE ”

“ THE AMOUNT THAT GOD HAS OPENED MY HEART THROUGH THIS MINISTRY IS JUST INCREDIBLE ”

TIM 

Seeking The Lost Attendant 

“ These people just love you for some reason "

“ These people just love you for some reason "

“ These people just love you for some reason "

SARAH

New Believer

“NEW BELIEVERS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND GOD BETTER”

“ These people just love you for some reason "

“ These people just love you for some reason "

CINDY

New Believer 

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