Our Mission

Rise Up Church gets its name from Isaiah 30:18: “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you, therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.” God is rising up to show his compassion in our community and world and the people of Rise Up Church are rising up to join Him!

Rising up to join God’s story of compassion

A church begins

In May, 2019, a group of seven men and women attended a church-planting conference called “Launch”.

There, Isaiah 30:18 and the name Rise Up Church arose. That name and passage seemed to us a gift from God for this Cedar Springs ministry.

Every Sunday worship launched on January 12, 2020 in Cedar Springs Middle School with a crowd of 128 attendees and was followed by 60-70 attendees on succeeding Sundays. This was interrupted nine Sundays later by the Covid pandemic. By God’s grace, the church navigated the Covid season with remarkable strength and unity and was able to return to every-Sunday worship at the school in November of 2021. Gradual growth has continued so that a new record worship attendance of 129 was set on Easter Sunday 2023 with attendance of 100 common.

The ministry

Rise Up Church has a number of active ministries. The staff includes a full-time Pastor and a part-time Worship Team Leader. Several Team Leaders are guiding ministry areas including: Worship, Children (Rise Up Kids), Hospitality, Compassion (benevolence), Small Groups, and Youth Ministry. The church engages regularly in community projects and supports Hand 2 Hand, a food ministry to students who need it.

We believe in baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So far we have celebrated eight adult baptisms and six infant baptisms.

God is developing Rise Up Church as a community of compassion in Jesus’ name that beautifully reflects all the kinds of people that live in and around Cedar Springs, Michigan.