McNeills to Jackson

08/29/2026

Pray for us today! It’s our Community BBQ and we’re expecting several hundred people to be on campus. We’re excited to share about our church but even more excited to share the Gospel.

In the words of Madi, “I’m so excited to eat cotton candy and tell people about Jesus!”

08/15/2026

Today was another great day! This weekend many of the college students at Union are returning to campus. Several of those have blessed us by calling Renew their home away from home. Today Jacob, Megan, and I got the opportunity to help several of them get moved back in. It was hot, but we were so happy to get to help and see these students after a summer away.

Pray for them as they start the year, and pray for us as we minister to them.

08/14/2026

Jacob, the kids, and I have been fighting the heat this week but have made some great progress! We’ve gotten most of our new Children’s Church space cleaned out and framed in. I can’t wait to see this space finished and filled with children hearing the Gospel!

07/31/2026

We’re so grateful for all of our wonderful teachers who work in Jackson! They start back on Monday with a new set of students and we’re praying for a great school year. This morning we got to show a small bit of appreciation for the teachers at Northside by dropping off Back-To-School welcome bags. Please join us in praying for their nearly 80 teachers who are pouring into the lives of this next generation!

07/20/2026

Hey everyone, our church page for Renew is live! We’d love for you to follow that page as well to keep up with what our church is doing in Jackson. Don’t worry, we’ll keep posting here about what our family is up to!

Brand new church located in North Jackson coming spring 2027. Where broken people can be made new.

07/19/2026

We’re so excited to be in Columbus for the NAFWB Convention! If you’re around come say “hi.” We’ll be in the NAM booth Tuesday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 and would love to catch up!

07/12/2026

Every baptism is special, but getting to baptize your own child is extra special! We had an amazing service this morning at Renew that culminated with our daughter, Madi getting to make her public profession of faith. We’re so proud of her for giving her life to Jesus a few weeks ago and ask that you’d join us in praying for her new walk with Christ!

07/09/2026

We were so excited to welcome some of our friends from New Hope Free Will Baptist Church to Jackson! They have been so supportive of Renew Church already and continue to bless our new church. We were blown away by the generosity of their folks during VBS and by their outpouring of love for the sending of the Gospel that was on display today.

They came and prayed for our remodel, our families, and all the lives that will be touched by Renew Church. We cannot say enough how much we love these folks and all the others who have partnered with us to see broken people be made new here in Jackson, TN.

We had a great Prime Timers trip Jackson to visit Renew Church! We were able to hand deliver the $42,000 VBS offering to them for the renovations to their church building AND write Scripture all over the walls of the sanctuary, praying that the Lord will bless this house of worship!

06/26/2026

This week brought us back to Cumberland Camp for teen week. We’ve had a great time serving alongside friends and got to see several students make decisions for Christ. We’re so thankful we get to serve there every year and look forward to getting back next summer!

06/21/2026

God is so Good! This past week we got to serve at New Hope’s VBS. During that time the kids were busy raising money for our children’s ministry areas at Renew. They set a lofty goal of $25,000 for the week. We found out Friday morning they blew that number away.

Today, we attended the morning service there and want to say “THANK YOU” to New Hope Free Will Baptist Church for your amazing gift of $42,100! We are beyond amazed at God’s provision and the incredible generosity of His people at New Hope. Because of their gift we will be able to totally transform all of our children’s spaces and have a place to share the Gospel with kids in Jackson.