Our Here, Near, & Far vision is about more than buildings—it’s about helping people find and follow Jesus. For those who have followed Jesus, baptism is a beautiful, biblical way to declare our new life in Jesus.

On June 8, 30 individuals were baptized at New City Church, each sharing a few words of their story and publicly sharing their faith in Jesus for salvation and their intention to follow him.

Each week, our staff gathers for prayer together and shares stories of how people are finding and following Jesus here at New City, in our Charlotte communities, and around the world. During the first staff gathering in our new City Co-Operative office space, story after story of the baptisms from the previous Sunday were shared.

Finding and following Jesus doesn’t stop in the summer. Kids and students will go to camp, and we’ll hear our pastors share about passages of scripture that have had an impact on their discipleship journey. Together as a congregation, we will continue to find belonging in God’s family, learn and be transformed by the good news of Jesus, understand the intersection of our story with God’s story, and live out our unique contribution to God’s Kingdom. We can’t wait to hear more stories of how people find and follow Jesus in the months to come.