December 2, 2024
Rediscovering Faith and Purpose
My wife Lizzie and I got married in July of 2023, and we bought a house in the Renton Highlands a month later. Highlands Community Church welcomed us in October…
July 24, 2024
Tanzania Shepherding Mission Trip 2024
About 13 years ago, HCC sent a dedicated couple to the Nyamwezi tribe in Tanzania. It was a mission of hope and love with two goals: to spread the good…
July 1, 2024
Romania Mission Trip
From April 29 - May 10, Highlands sent a small missions team to serve alongside Mihai Pungila and Sandu Deac, our missionaries in Romania. Eugene Citrisky and Jeremy Dollar (our…
January 23, 2024
Ukraine Update
Sandu Deac and Mihai Pungila are Romanian missionaries who have been actively involved in Ukraine—particularly in the Mykolaiv and Kherson districts. These areas are close to the frontline and are…
January 23, 2024
Honduras Highlights
Last summer, a team of six people from HCC took off on a red-eye from Sea-Tac International Airport to Puerto Lempira, Honduras, a small, remote town on the country’s northeastern…
January 23, 2024
Moldova Update
Earlier this summer, a team of six people from HCC traveled to the former Soviet republic of Moldova to share the gospel with children who are either Ukrainian refugees or…
December 4, 2023
Lauras’ Story – Mathematics Pointed Me to Jesus
I was not raised in a Christian home, and religion always seemed intimidating and unapproachable to me. I was “too busy” and didn’t give it much thought until my junior year…
December 4, 2023
Ryan’s Story – A Midnight Encounter that Changed My Life
I was raised in a religious home but lived as an atheist for most of my life. My mom was raised Catholic, and my dad was raised with a mixture…
July 15, 2019
Annie’s Story – From Doubts to Dedication
My journey to where I am now with God has been a rollercoaster. I grew up going to church with my family and would read my Bible and do the…
March 23, 2019
Murali Krishna
M y name is Murali and I was born in India to a devoted Hindu family. When I was a teenager, our neighbors invited me to church— that was the…
