Engaging the culture around us as salt and light through intentional individual involvement with:
Our northern El Paso County community;
The U.S. Air Force Academy; and
The poor, needy and unchurched, both locally and across the globe.
Local Outreach
Forestgate exists for one reason, there is good news to share and we want the world to know! Each member of the church is on a vital mission to be salt and light in the spheres of influence where God has placed us. Forestgate seeks to equip and encourage believers to share that good news of the gospel into our neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and communities. We also seek to be a safe place where members can invite those exploring their faith to come, ask real question, to be honest, and hear the God news that Christ came to reconcile people back to a loving and faithful God.
Church Planting
At Forestgate, it is our earnest desire to see the gospel growing and flourishing in Northern El Paso County and we believe a vital way to support that is to establish more faithful churches. Although it may seem at first glance that there are plenty of churches in the area, statistically only 16% of our city is evangelical protestant, that means over 500,000 people in El Paso County do not know the forgiveness, grace, and mercy found in the Gospel. Forestgate is a member of the Western Church Planting Network (WCPN) and seeks to partner and participate in planting more churches along the front range.
Mercy Ministry
At Forestgate, we believe that mercy ministry is about meeting the physical needs of our church and our surrounding community in Jesus’ name. We are serving in response to the mercy that Christ has shown us. One of the goals of mercy ministry is that our love will have consequences beyond just meeting peoples’ physical needs, in the hopes that God would bless our efforts to eventually leading someone to Christ. Meeting physical needs can demonstrate to the world a picture of the spiritual healing that is offered in the gospel. Our deacons are leading the way in this area by both offering opportunities in our city to get involved and to spur us all on to love and care for our local community.
Mercy’s Gate
Forestgate PCA is an official partner with Mercy’s Gate! Please feel free to contribute to their food pantry as you are able by either dropping food items or by placing your donations in the bin at church which are regularly transported to Mercy’s Gate.. An updated list of current needs can be found on HERE.
There is a real need for spiritual food as well and Bibles are regularly given out to the neighbors along with physical assistance. Large print is usually best, and the need for Spanish editions continues to grow. If you would like to provide something for children, please consider the Jesus Storybook Bible which comes in English, Spanish, and bilingual editions.
Mercy’s Gate is also in need of volunteers! You can learn more HERE.
Thanks for joining us as we support this ministry!
Life Network
Life Network’s mission is to cultivate a community that values life through the love of Christ.
Prevention. Intervention. Transformation – this is how Life Network is making a difference in over 15,000 lives in our city. Serving in the heart of Colorado Springs, Life Network ministers to moms, dads, their babies, students and families through the Colorado Springs Pregnancy Centers, parenting education and mentorship programs, post-abortive healing groups and sexual and mental health education for students. Each day, they meet the practical, emotional and spiritual needs of many, sharing the love of Christ and His uncompromising truth while pointing each towards life-affirming options. Life Network also reaches out to the Colorado Springs community by providing quality bargains through the Life Network Family Thrift Store, located at 5406 N Academy Blvd. To learn more on Life Network’s ministry and hear how you can get involved, visit eLifeNetwork.com.