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Milestone Missions

Red Shirt Revolution

On Saturday, April 8th, a sea of red shirts infiltrated the cities of Keller and McKinney with one purpose: to serve. Milestone’s first annual Serve Day was the largest mission effort in our history, as 1,500 volunteers served in over 30 compassion and clean-up projects around our community. Yet behind every repair made, trash bag collected, and basket delivered, the motivation remained the same: reaching people with the love of Jesus. When we care about people the way God cares…

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Life Stories

From California To Keller

Long-time residents of Southern California, Mike and Tammy Nash were given the opportunity to move to the DFW area last July. As they settled in, having left their families and home church behind, they knew finding meaningful relationships was incredibly important. Take a look as Mike and Tammy share their journey of finding family here at Milestone: Upon our arrival to Fort Worth we knew that finding a church home was priority #1. We visited a number of fantastic churches…

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Milestone Missions

Against All Odds

Working the night shift can be grueling. At the end of hour 12, you’ll find most people with this schedule ready to fall into bed. Not Micah Hayman. You can find him patiently waiting the few hours it takes for school to start so he can meet with an adorably shy 9-year-old we’ll call “J”. Two years ago Micah was matched with “J”, a student at Ridgeview Elementary, through the Milestone Mentoring program. Both of his parents are in prison,…

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Pastor Jeff Little

Are You Adopted?

Have you ever felt a little out of place? Maybe you you received an invitation to an event, but didn’t quite feel like you were wanted there? It’s that familiar feeling in the pit of your stomach that seems to say “you don’t belong here”. So why does it bother us so much? Deep down, we all want to feel like we belong. We want a place at the table. To be known fully and still loved fully. To feel…

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Life Stories

Healing in Hardship

Dallas Cowboy Cory Procter had his NFL career ended abruptly in 2010 after suffering a serious knee injury. Being forced to leave the game he loved was difficult, but it was when his nephew was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014 that his anger and bitterness toward God intensified. …

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Pastor Jeff Little

Uncommon Gratitude

No one can avoid pain, but it’s how we choose to respond that makes all the difference. Terri Edwards is no stranger to tragedy. In 2007 she lost her first husband after a 13-month battle with cancer and two years later got the devastating news that her 17-year old son, Jonathan, had leukemia. He spent the greater part of the next 6 months in the hospital dealing with numerous complications and in October of 2009 passed away. …

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Life Stories

How Rich We Are

“Let me tell you how rich we are…” Being thankful isn’t just something we are when everything seems to be going our way–when we finally get that promotion at work, our marriage is going great or we see our kids experience a breakthrough. …

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