Cultivating beautiful kingdom people embedded in the everyday stuff of life.
Renaissance is a family of missional practitioners and microchurches around the Greater Boston area. We're committed to joining God in the work he is doing where we live, work, study, and play.
The church in the ordinary.
The Gospel of John says that God put on flesh and moved into the neighborhood (John 1:14, MSG). There is no divide between the sacred, secular, messy, and ordinary. God connects all things and people. We're a church living out this reality by empowering everyday, normal people to discover a wild spirituality - in homes, coffee shops, workplaces, schools, the outdoors, the streets, and in our neighborhoods. We huddle in smaller communities that are committed to live out this mission and our values, so that out of our simplicity we're able to create safe environments for people to practice their faith in their own backyard. Better yet, we long to help make these spaces and places look more like heaven than earth.
Gather with us.
We are a decentralized network. Our primary way of meeting at Renaissance is in microchurches. They meet at different times and places throughout the city and region. That said, we worship as a movement once a month, and we call these gatherings Celebrations. You'll discover that they are a casual environment where we sing together, hear a message together, offer kids programming and share in a community meal.
“In Christian tradition, truth is not a concept that ‘works’ but an incarnation that lives.”
— Parker Palmer
