by mariners-church-456 | Jul 16, 2019 | Story
Summer Day Camp has brought children at Mariners and their friends on the Coastside closer to Christ for more than 15 years. Taylor Duncan, who will minister to children as a Day Camp station leader for the first time this year, recalls how important the experience...
by mariners-church-456 | Jun 21, 2019 | Story
Curt Vanderstelt, youth pastor at Mariners, found a heart for his ministry when he was a teen-ager. “I had a youth pastor, Chip, that came to our church during a very important time in my life,” Curt said. “Chip’s influence and example showed me God’s love in very...
by mariners-church-456 | Jun 13, 2019 | Story
Fabiola grew up in Brazil in a family who attended a Catholic church. But rather than baptize Fabiola and her siblings as infants, her mother decided to let them make their own decisions for Christ. Fabiola made that decision at age 12. “I went to a Christian church...
by mariners-church-456 | Jun 6, 2019 | Story
The success of the children’s ministry at Mariners relies heavily on the support of parents and other volunteers dedicated to helping out in the classroom on Sunday mornings, during midweek programs and at summer camps and special events. The difference these ministry...
by mariners-church-456 | May 17, 2019 | Story
Len Banks, Connections Pastor at Mariners, traces his heart for connecting church members with God and each other to his mother’s struggles to find a place in her church when he was growing up. Len recalls that his mother struggled to maintain her faith after a...
by mariners-church-456 | May 12, 2019 | Story
Following Christ isn’t always easy. And sometimes it can be deadly. Saviz Kasray was born to a Muslim family in Iran. As a youngster, she had a hard time finding God within the restrictive Islamic rules of worship. Then at age 8, she began to have dreams about Jesus....
