Testimonies

I want to thank your entire staff for another great U-Turn event. In the last two years, our church has sent 18 leaders to U-Turn, and their experience has changed the culture of our church. Our U-Turn alumni have become the core group that has moved this church in a new direction, and through the grace of God we are experiencing a turn.

- Clayton Smith, Pastor Maplewood Reformed Church, Holland, MI

The U-Turn Church Conference has been an extraordinary experience for our church. Our church is in the beginning stages of its own unique u-turn and the conference fueled our passion to fulfill God's vision. Our people came away from the conference filled - literally - with creative ideas & renewed passion for their ministries & for Christ. That in itself is worth every penny of a very reasonably priced conference! From the beginning of the conference to the very end, we felt welcomed, loved & cared for by the conference staff. This conference isn't about becoming like Faith. It's about becoming the externally focused church that God meant you to be. This is a staff that knows the high cost of turning a church around. But one thing you will definitely come away with from this conference is that the cost is worth it! You can bet that we will be sending our people to this conference year after year. Don't miss it!

- Chris Piersma, Lead Pastor at Trinity Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa

I recently took our entire leadership team to the U-Turn Conference. Our experience exceeded our high expectations. Together we learned what a church dedicated to the vision of reaching religiously disconnected people can truly do and become. We were challenged to honestly appraise our own ministries and to humbly accept God's challenge of becoming a ministry purposeful in it's pursuit of those who are from church, but far from God. The conversations that arose out of this wonderful and challenging time at Faith have not ended. God is using this conference as an important tool in fulfilling His purposes for Providence.

- Keith Doornbos, Pastor at Providence CRC in Holland, Michigan

I enjoyed hearing the personal experiences of what you and others went through in trying to turn your church around. It certainly wasn't easy!

- Lay Leader from Grand Rapids, Michigan

I have mentioned the U-Turn Conference so often during discussion on many topics that many people know that I am going to reference Faith Church when I start to speak! -

Lay Leader from Caledonia, Michigan