Lightbearers Morning
Witnessing and Undershepherding Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort (Stone Mountain, GA) Various Teachers 10/05/2025
Seven believers from New Jersey moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to move God’s Word for a year. These Charlotte Lightbearers finished their year shortly before the Advance and a few of them, Ty Armstrong, Tim Gilmore, and Christina Armstrong, share some things about their year. Then, a recording sent by Rev. Jerry Carr is played where he speaks to and about the Lightbearers and how thankful and proud of them he is.
2025 Atlanta Fall Advance – Seated in the Heavenlies
Lifestyle of a Believer The New Birth Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort (Stone Mountain, GA) Various Teachers 10/03/2025 10/05/2025
The 2025 Atlanta Fall Advance took place over a weekend, from October 3rd through the 5th, at Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The theme for the weekend was “Seated in the Heavenlies”. Ephesians 2:6: “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” As born again believers, we can walk out boldly on all that God made available for us in Christ. We were made alive, raised up, and seated in the heavenlies together through him. How blessed we should be to be able to live this freely, knowing that our citizenship is in heaven.
History of How We Got Here
New Life Island (Upper Black Eddy, PA) Various Teachers 08/16/2025
Before the sharing, Dylan Dearman performed two songs, “God Will Make a Way” and “You Can’t Make Me Doubt Him”.
In this sharing session, Dean Mercado, Alberto Penna, Jesse Carr, Patrick Hanan, Jeff Waite, and Glenn Nafey go over some of the history of youth fellowships and events in the ministry and how we got to this point, having the 2025 Youth Advance. They shared some of how things grew, how they got involved, and what those fellowships and events meant to them so that the youth listening could learn from the past and build on that history.
Ministry History
2025 Youth Advance – Believing
Believing New Life Island (Upper Black Eddy, PA) Various Teachers 08/14/2025 08/17/2025
The 2025 Youth Advance was a four-day event at the end of the summer for believers ages 12 through 20s. It took place at a camp called New Life Island located on an island in the Delaware River and included meals and overnight housing. The theme verse was Romans 10:17: “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” The topic of the Advance was “Believing”, and what we do or do not believe is of the utmost importance in this life. The goal was for everyone to build believing and God’s Word in their lives. It was a time of fellowshipping, laughing, and believing God’s Word together.
2025-06 Married Couples’ Night
Marriage, Family, and Children The Fellowlaborers’ House (Milltown, NJ) Various Teachers 06/21/2025
In this first of two Married Couples’ Nights for 2025, 40 couples gathered on a Saturday night at the Fellowlaborer House, with more than 100 more connected online for an evening of fellowship and two teachings, one by Mrs. Diane Carr and the other by Rev. Joe Armstrong. The teachings were simultaneously translated into Spanish so that couples in South America could participate also. The topics, both very practical, were designed to meet important needs and were handled with love, insight, humor and clear examples.
2025 Northern Area Weekend in the Word – Your Walk with God
Lifestyle of a Believer Sonship Rights Walking with God The Hermitage (Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ) Various Teachers 05/02/2025 05/04/2025
This weekend-long event for believers who attend fellowships in Northern New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut was held at The Hermitage in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. There were seven teachings on topics from God’s Word related to the Weekend’s theme, your walk with God, as well as time to pray with a partner, eat a meal together, and fellowship together. There was also children’s fellowship for kids between the ages of two and ten, simultaneous translations into Spanish of the teachings, and a bookstore.
