This last Wednesday we had our very first Wednesday Night Service Core Gathering.  A small group of committed members gathered together for dinner, song and vision casting.  Pastor James preached the vision of the Wednesday night service as well as took time to answer questions about why Wednesday and how it could free up our [...]

“I think movies are a reflection of people’s fears and concerns, and I also think they (movies) try and find answers. They try and explore possiblities as well.” – KNOWING Director Alex Proyas

Whereas we sometimes try to write off movies as “mindless entertainment” most directors and screenwriters – the artists painting the cinematic canvas – [...]

When Richard Dawkins did a reading of his new book, The Greatest Show on Earth, at the UW’s Hec Ed Pavilion last weekend, several Mars Hill members attended to listen and break out for discussion afterward. It was a stimulating weekend to say the least.
Pastor James attended with a friend and hit The Ram in [...]

Written by: Daytona Strong
This Sunday is the 13th anniversary of Mars Hill Church. Can you believe it? Whether you’ve been coming to Mars Hill since the beginning, or even just a few weeks, this is a great opportunity to reflect on what God has been doing in our lives and to pray for the next [...]

The Damah Film Festival this weekend is offering Mars Hill members & friends a special discount for this weekend’s annual festival on film and spirituality, right at Seattle Center’s Experience Music Project. Instead of the $25 price for the whole weekend or the $15 Friday or Saturday price, it’s just $10 for Mars Hill folks and friends.
I [...]

Why are church members the first on the list to receive prayer, equipping, visits, counsel, and more from Mars Hill pastors? Don’t pastors care about church visitors and non-Christians? Is this some kind of membership club with exclusive privileges? Do we play favorites?
The answer involves unity, replication, doing church as a team, and humble recognition [...]

Written by Amy Knorr
Someone Hit Pause!
Over the Rhine has this great song called “The world can wait.” Just the simple notion that the world should or could wait for someone or something stirs a longing in my very soul. How wonderful it would be for everything to stop for a moment. How relieving to be [...]

At Mars Hill, we teach tirelessly the biblical truth that church is NOT something you simply “go” to. Christians ARE the church, we are called to BE the church, this is something we live and breathe as worshippers of the one true God with every aspect of our lives. In every season of life, we [...]

Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures. Although the subject matter gives some Christians pause, they are not demons; they are fictional. However, the notion of vampirism has existed for millennia; question is, what it is about blood and [...]

Through Jesus Christ, we are reconciled to God and brought into relationship with our creator. We are brought into His story, for His glory, restored as image-bearers of God and reflecting Him in worship, community, and mission. As image bearers we mirror Jesus, in worship we discover and declare His glory, and we do this [...]