Stories
Why Baptism?
Baptism models the power of Jesus Christ. Jesus came and was baptized, commanded His disciples to be baptized and to baptize others. We get together as a Citylight Family, as one church, once a year in the summer because we want to put on display the person and work...
Church Plant Resident Highlight – Felipe Olavarria
Planting in South Omaha Five years ago in Chile, after a few years of working as a Chef, God called Felipe to become a Pastor. Since then, he and his wife, Taya, moved to New York, to Colorado, and now have been called to Omaha to plant a Church in South Omaha with...
MULTIPLY Church Conference
Can we be honest? Citylight Family's first ever MULTIPLY Conference turned out way better than what we expected...and why not, right?! That's all because of the grace of God, the power of His Holy Spirit and dedicated leaders and team members who want His Mission to...
Citylight Culture
Have you ever wondered how the most holy, righteous, perfect man to ever live (Jesus) had best friends that were prostitutes, gritty fisherman, hated thieves, & social riff raff? Everyone seemed magnetized to Jesus. How did that happen? What made that diverse...
Launching a Church – Women in Ministry
Astin KahnkLexi Eller Launching a church and leading a ministry within a new church plant is an incredible blessing and calling. With that, there can also be overwhelming tension and fatigue with troubleshooting and navigating unknowns. Being a woman in this role can...
Church Plant Resident Highlight – The Brauneis
Church Planting as a Family - Keith & Beth Brauneis The Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.Genesis 12:1 Over four years ago, Keith and Beth Brauneis were called to take a step of faith unlike any...
Summer Baptism Celebrations
Westfair Amphitheater One of the most exciting and celebratory things we do in our family is to celebrate new life in Jesus and the work He is doing through our combined summer family baptism celebrations. It is a time that we get to peek into and celebrate all the...
Church Update – South Lincoln
Citylight South Lincoln launched in March 2020 at the beginning of a pandemic. That first month, the team was uncertain about financial health and was even considering pay cuts. Jump forward to the end of 2020 and South Lincoln was able to give $20K to other church...
Planting in South Omaha
Elvin Torres, Benson Church Plant Pastor and Willie Johnson, Benson Church Plant Resident have been on staff at Citylight Benson together preparing, serving, and training. The goal is to multiply with a church in South Omaha in 2022. Recently, Elvin shared with the...
Church Update – Mosaic
Citylight Mosaic launched just this year in the heart of the Field Club neighborhood in Omaha. We caught up with their team to share with the family what they are celebrating, what they have learned, and what they are praying and needing. Thank you Citylight Mosaic!...