Build it and they will come. This is not true of all things, but in Harris County, this is true of highways. Highway 99, also called “The Grand Parkway”, makes a curve along the edge of Northeast Harris County. Several large neighborhoods are currently growing, including The Trails (over 2,000 homes), Saint Tropez (4,500 homes), and more.
There is always a need for more churches, but especially in an area that is experiencing extensive growth. Wherever the Grand Parkway has been built, people have followed. People who need to hear the Gospel.
As reported in the Houston Chronicle, Harris County was second in the nation for international migration and first in births over natural deaths in 2023.
There will be many young families, both native to the Houston area and new to the Houston area. We want to show them what the transforming power of Jesus Christ can do for their families. There is a great need for a church that loves its neighbors, is passionate about missions, and strives for diversity.
Our first step is to develop our core team and leadership over the next several months.
Next will come small groups for discipleship and fellowship.
Once we are ready and in conjunction with the leading of the Holy Spirit.
The Swirskys are all about growing families. Their own family and the family of God. Jonathan and Amber felt that God might be calling them to start a new faith family in the Summer of 2023.
They began praying and asking God if planting a church was the next step for their family. Through these prayers and the encouragement of others, Amber and Jonathan felt led by God to plant a church in Northeast Harris County.
Jonathan and his wife Amber have five children, Alek, Lily, Liza, Libby, and Tevvy. The Swirskys have been committed to ministry in the Houston area for over 15 years.
Jonathan was born and raised in Houston, TX. Amber was born in Moscow, Russia and was adopted into Texas at age 8. They met at youth group in high school and were married a few years later.
Jonathan graduated from Liberty University (B.S. Youth Ministry) and Liberty Theological Seminary (M.Div in Biblical Studies).
Excited to serve through Grace Bridge Church, the Swirskys eagerly anticipate what God will do.
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