WE ARE A FAMILY OF KINGDOM-MINDED MISSIONALLY MOTIVATED CHURCHES COMMITTED TO AMPLIFYING THE HOPE + LIFE OF JESUS BY EQUIPPING LEADERS IN LOCAL CHURCHES AROUND THE WORLD.


LETTER FROM PASTOR CRAIG

LETTER FROM CRAIG REES

CRAIG REES

What a year 2022-2023 has been. Since the launch of Water’s Edge, we’ve seen over five thousand people commit their lives to Christ and nearly two thousand go public with their faith in baptism. This financial year (06/22-05/23), we saw over one thousand people giving their lives to Christ and nearly four hundred going public with their faith in baptism.

The church is many things, but it is nothing without the Lord Jesus working through His people to extend the Father’s rule and reign. We started Water’s Edge with a vision to amplify the Hope and Life of Jesus to all people. We aim to see Churches grow and reproduce by becoming more missional, efficient, and effective. We do that by:

A – Accelerating Church Building. We partner with Jesus as He builds His church.
M – Mobilizing Generosity. We sacrificially invest in local Churches and pastors in strategic places around the world.
P – Provide Systems and Support. Even critical operating systems can be missional, providing economies of scale, efficiencies, and coaching to enable front-line ministry focus.

We’d ask for your continued prayer for the pastors, staff, and leaders serving at Water’s Edge Churches around the country. My prayer from the very beginning of our partnership has been Philippians 1:3-6: “I thank my God every time I remember you.

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

May what you read in the following pages encourage you. We are grateful for your continued support for our family of Churches.



Craig Rees
Lead Pastor, Water’s Edge




WELCOME TO
THE FAMILY!

In 2022/23 ONE new church joined our family!

Makers

This year we are thrilled to have welcomed Makers Church Northwest to our Family! This church, located in Vancouver, Washington has a focus on building bridges between culture and church. The lead pastor is Jason Page, who has been in ministry for over 25 years! Welcome to the family, Makers!


Water’s Edge
Worship Night

We gathered as 11 nations under one roof!


Welcome
Dan Davis

Welcome Dan Davis as new lead pastor at LifeBridge Church in South Haven!


CELEBRATE

The Well

We are just so grateful to God! In just two years as a church, we have witnessed 243 people accepting Jesus as their Savior! We saw 87 people baptized! In this last year alone, God has provided $130,000 that was given to local outreach and international missions.

As a church, we have a huge focus on prayer and community. God is bringing people to our services, and they are completely packed, averaging 650 people on Sundays. Our church family has lots of momentum, expectation, and anticipation with a burning desire to stay humble and blessable. The best is yet to come!




TLC

This past year, TLC saw the Lord bring in a huge number of students from the area’s six colleges through its doors, hungry for community and discipleship. More than 80 students attended the first College Connect lunch to learn about TLC’s mission and values, serving, groups, and more. In response, the church launched LCL College Groups, designed specifically for the college stage of life. Groups meet over dinner in the home of a TLC couple, and those adults disciple many of the students throughout the week.

This movement toward 1:1 discipleship is echoed in TLC’s church-wide Local Guides program. In its second year, the program connects individuals at various stages in their faith journey with another attendee who’s a few steps ahead. Coaches have been added to provide ongoing training and support to the Guides, and the program is nearly ready to announce to the congregation as a whole.


SUNDAY AVERAGE ATTENDANCE

JUNE 1, 2022 - MAY 31, 2023


Captivate Church ✺ San Diego, CA USA 0
Central Wesleyan Church ✺ Holland, MI USA 2,997
Hope & Life Church ✺ Phnom Penh, Cambodia 216
La Roca ✺ Holland, MI USA 74
LifeBridge Church ✺ South Haven, MI USA 365
The Local Church ✺ Grand Rapids, MI USA 629
Overflow Church ✺ Benton Harbor, MI USA 271
Pangrango ✺ Jakarta, Indonesia 361
Iglesia La Ciudad ✺ Lima, Peru 274
Transformation Church ✺ Kyiv, Ukraine 0
The Well Church ✺ Columbia, TN USA 506
Zeal ✺ Kingston, Jamaica 120.5
Redeemer City Church ✺ Tampa, FL USA 106
Makers Church ✺ Vancouver, WA USA 187
Christ Victorious ✺ Nigeria 187
total 7500
  • Captivate Church
    San Diego, CA USA
    288
  • Central Wesleyan Church
    Holland, MI USA
    184
  • Hope & Life Church
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    5
  • La Roca
    Holland, MI USA
    9
  • LifeBridge Church
    South Haven, MI USA
    1
  • The Local Church
    Grand Rapids, MI USA
    62
  • Overflow Church
    Benton Harbor, MI USA
    21
  • Pangrango
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    89
  • Redeemer City Church
    Tampa, FL USA
    6
  • Transformation Church
    Kyiv, Ukraine
    0
  • The Well Church
    Columbia, TN USA
    218
  • Zeal
    Kingston, Jamaica
    14
  • Iglesia La Cuidad
    Lima, Peru
    0
  • Christ Victorious
    Nigeria
    50
  • Makers Church
    Vancouver, WA USA
    37
TOTAL 977
  • Captivate Church ✺ San Diego, CA USA 99
  • Central Wesleyan Church ✺ Holland, MI USA 129
  • Hope & Life Church ✺ Phnom Penh, Cambodia n/a
  • La Roca ✺ Holland, MI USA n/a
  • LifeBridge Church ✺ South Haven, MI USA 5
  • The Local Church ✺ Grand Rapids, MI USA 11
  • Overflow Church ✺ Benton Harbor, MI USA 11
  • Pangrango ✺ Jakarta, Indonesia 10
  • Christ Victorious ✺ Nigeria 16
  • Transformation Church ✺ Kyiv, Ukraine 13
  • The Well Church ✺ Columbia, TN USA 75
  • Zeal ✺ Kingston, Jamaica 14
  • Makers Church ✺ Vancouver, WA USA 7
  • Redeemer City Church ✺ Tampa, FL USA 7

LETTER FROM

PASTOR TRAVIS REA

God has continued to bless the Water’s Edge Family of Churches around the world and it is through the generosity of many who have given to see their local Churches grow and impact their communities.

From the inception of Water's Edge in 2015, the founding location, Central Holland, has invested over $12.5 million in gifts, grants, and loans so that The Church of Jesus would be built. Central Holland celebrates $0.25 of every dollar that comes in is sent out to help to see lives transformed through our Family of Churches. Our goal is to continue to see this missional generosity infused into every Water’s Edge church.

As we step into this next fiscal year we are gearing up for an amazing fruitful season at all of our Churches. Thank you for sacrificially giving to further this exciting multiplying movement forward.

If you feel led to invest in The Water’s Edge Family of Churches, you may do so by connecting with our team at give@watersedge.org or click Give below for a safe and easy online giving platform.



Together we are helping to advance God’s Kingdom!


PASTOR TRAVIS REA
Pastor and COO, Water's Edge Family




TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:
Investment from Central Holland to Water's Edge ✺ 2015 - 2023

$

  • Grants + Gifts $
  • Internal Loans $
  • Loan Payments $
  • International Gifts $
  • Network Fees Saved $
  • Economies of Scale Savings $
  • Program Costs $
  • Allocated Personnel $
  • Facility Usage $
  • Interest cost of WE Loans $

NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL GIVING.