Be a Part of Life Change

God has blown our minds with all that He has done as The Exchange prepares to launch in August! He has gathered a team of over 30 people, provided a meeting place for free, formed some amazing partnerships in the city, and begin to write stories of life change in the lives of people on the team and in the city of Pearl and the surrounding area. There is nothing more beautiful than to see individuals and families begin to realize the love that God has for them and then start to love others, serve with their gifts, and grow in their knowledge of life in Christ. We have seen God do this already over and over as He builds the team to love and serve a city and a region!

We know that many people can't be a part physically but that doesn't mean you can't be a part! The Exchange still needs people to step up and make an investment financially in the work God is doing. God has been incredibly gracious to us financially and has almost completely funded the first full year of ministry! However, we still need individuals to agree to financially support The Exchange through either a one-time gift or a 12 or 18 month commitment. If you feel like God is leading you to be a catalyst for life change through the work He is doing at The Exchange here are a few ways you can give:

1. Click the "Donate" button to the right to give securely online


2. Setup Bill Pay online with your bank to send a recurring monthly gift


3. Mail a check to:
          The Exchange
          P. O. Box 54525
          Pearl, MS 39288

*All financial gifts are tax deductible

Pearl Day

Saturday, May 19th The Exchange took part in the Pearl Day weekend festivities. Thousands of people flooded Pearl City Park for food, games, rides, concerts, shopping, and fun for the whole family. The Exchange hosted a self-tie dye and face painting booth. People of all ages stopped by to tie dye an Exchange t-shirt in their favorite colors. The team took shifts throughout the long hot day to help people tie-dye shirts, paint faces, and pass out Exchange balloons. It was an incredible opportunity for us to support the city, get to know tons of new people, and pass out information about The Exchange!

Below are some pictures from Pearl Day.

Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts Recap

Part of the vision of The Exchange is to make an impact in the city of Pearl by loving and serving the schools. Last week was state testing week for Pearl schools as well as National Teacher Appreciation Week. We had the opportunity to show some love to the teachers, administration, and faculty at Pearl Lower Elementary and Pearl Upper Elementary. The menu included a crowd favorite - Chick Fila chicken biscuits, fruit, and orange juice all packed in an Exchange lunch bag given to the teachers as a gift. We all had to get up a little earlier than usual, which made us appreciate these teachers and all they do even more! We had a great time meeting the faculty and staff at both schools, and look forward to the next opportunity to serve our schools.

Below are some pictures from the teacher appreciation breakfasts.

The Exchange Story

The Exchange is a new Christ-centered, life-giving church launching in Pearl, MS in August 2012. To watch The Exchange story click on the logo below, and then share it with someone.

How You Can Pray for The Exchange

God has done some incredible things over the past year of this journey as a team and even over the past few weeks, but we believe that we should never only be satisfied with where we are but continually expecting and desiring to see God do more. We have learned that part of seeing God move is asking Him. In Jeremiah 33:3 God tells Jeremiah, "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." What incredible promises that God would not only hear Jeremiah but that He would tell him things beyond what he understands or knows. We believe the same thing is true for us as Christ followers and as a brand new church. If we will call on the name of Jesus, we fully believe that He will answer us in ways beyond our understanding.

Please join us in praying for God to do an incredible work through The Exchange by not only birthing a new church but by birthing a movement to transform a city for the name of Jesus! Below are a few specific things you can pray for:

• People to exchange their old life for new life in Christ
• The addition of more passionate and devoted leaders on The Exchange team
• Financial partners to help fund the mission
• Favorable influence and connections in the city

Highlights from the April Interest Meeting

Sunday night April 15th was the last of the four interest meetings as The Exchange prepares to launch.
We were so excited to see even more new people at the final meeting at the Pearl Community Room! At the meeting we laid out the background and vision for The Exchange. We walked through 5 reasons we are starting a new church and 5 reasons we are not starting a new church. (To read those reasons click here.) Finally, we spent time looking at the foundational passage for The Exchange - 2 Corinthians 5:14-21. We reviewed the verses we have talked through from the last few months discussing how the love of Christ compels us to go, to serve as the church we must no longer live for ourselves, and to take the perspective of Christ we must no longer view anyone from a worldly point of view.

Although this was the last interest meeting, we have some BIG plans for the late spring and summer as we prepare for launch day on Sunday, August 12th. Over the next few months we will continue with LIFEgroups, host teacher appreciation breakfasts, take part in Pearl Day, host a sports camp for kids, host a family day at the park, and do lots and lots of planning! The schedule is jam packed and we are incredibly excited about all that God is doing through The Exchange! 

It's not too late for you to join us! You can always pray for us. You can become an investor in The Exchange by clicking the "Donate" button or going to our website. You can also join the team as we aim to bring the hope of Jesus to people far from God! For more information, send us email. 

Exchange Easter Egg Hunt

This past Sunday The Exchange hosted it's first ever Exchange Egg Hunt. The event was open to friends and the Cunningham Heights neighborhood in Pearl. Over 50 kids and around 100 people stopped by to enjoy the over 1,000 eggs,  inflatables, homemade cookies, lemonade, face painting, and more fun than could be packed into one backyard! Around 30 members of The Exchange team jumped in to serve and love the families in the neighborhood with the love of Christ. God exceeded all expectations by not only providing an incredible afternoon of fun but by connecting new families to The Exchange.

Below are some pictures from the afternoon: