Paid for by Connection Pointe Church
On Easter Sunday, April 20, Connection Pointe Christian Church will celebrate the grand opening of its Carmel location. With a long history in central Indiana dating back to 1837, church leadership is humbled and grateful to launch a second church home in Hamilton County.
The Carmel location at 2599 East 98th Street joins Avon, Brownsburg, and Fishers in Connection Pointe Christian Church’s mission to connect people to Jesus and each other. Services are at 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.; children from newborns to fifth-graders are welcomed at both times, while the 11 a.m. service will accommodate middle school and high school students.
“We had been praying many years about Hamilton County,” says Denise McCleese, executive pastor of strategy and engagement. “As a multigenerational church, we feel God’s calling us to the suburbs, where schools and communities are focused on raising families. The next generation, our kids and students, are the centerpiece of our vision.”
Located on 98th Street, Connection Pointe leadership is excited about finalizing renovations after two years. The nearly 32,000-square-foot building underwent a complete renovation, creating an environment where people can experience life change and unconditional love.
The facility is an existing building previously known as Lighthouse Tabernacle, which will continue to meet at this location for a time. Connection Pointe church leaders are thrilled to continue the legacy Lighthouse Tabernacle began by focusing on reaching more people with the love of Christ.
“There are three pillars to Connection Pointe’s vision,” McCleese says. “The first pillar of the vision is to maximize and multiply Jesus’ followers so they can grow in their faith and then help others experience the hope that Jesus brings. The second is to raise the strongest generation, our kids and students, to outdo us in changing the world for Jesus. The third is to amplify Jesus online and globally through digital tools that help people follow Jesus daily on their phones and in their life, and support the church’s 26 full-time missionaries around the world.”
McCleese says God has given them an opportunity in Hamilton County, and it’s one the church does not take lightly. “We want to reach the lost, raise disciples to go into the community, follow Jesus, and love our neighbor,” McCleese says. “Chris Maloney, who lives in Westfield, will be the pastor at the Carmel location. We are super excited for Easter Sunday, and we hope people in the community will check us out.”
Offering digital tools – including CP+, a spiritual fitness app, livestream services every weekend, podcasts, and Daily Hope, a daily devotional text message that comes straight to your phone 365 days a year – is part of the church’s outreach.
To subscribe to Daily Hope, the devotional text message, text DAILY to 71093.
For more information, contact Connection Pointe Christian Church at 317-852-2221..
