Hi. We’re Rick and Theresa Jaeger. We have 4 children; James is 15, Michael is 12,
Elizabeth is almost 3 and Andrew is 17 months. We had already been going to a church
but were not very happy there. Several times we had tried different churches but none of
them felt right. I think it was in March that we got a flier in the mail for the grand
opening of Ignite Church. Rick said he really thought we should try it out. He had
a “gut” feeling about it. Of course we all know it wasn’t a gut feeling, but a God feeling.
Unfortunately we had something going on at the other church that weekend and couldn’t
attend. We did make it, however, a couple weeks later. All of us felt an immediate
connection. For the first time, we tried a church and it felt right. We continued going off
and on for the first few months since our children were involved in Sunday School at the
other church. Once May came around and Sunday School was over we began going
exclusively to Ignite, or as Elizabeth had dubbed it “Loud Church”. J (When we were
still going back and forth she would get mad the weeks we didn’t go to Loud Church.)
We love the people, the music and of course the sermons. We feel we’ve found a home
and God has done amazing things in our family since. Both Rick and I had joined small
groups and are looking forward to fall when they resume again. Rick is a restaurant
manager and has very limited free time. But he found himself making sure he had the
time off to get to small group each week. Our older boys were very good about helping
out with the little ones so that I could go as well. James loves the services and looks
forward to church each week. I think when a 15 year old boy “wants” to go to church it
says a lot about that church. Michael has always had a heart for small children and has
found his place helping in the nursery. I’m looking forward to fall when things settle
down a bit and I can become more involved. Rick has gone to church by himself a
couple times when the kids and I have been gone. He had never before done that in our
entire marriage. When I commented to him about it, he said there was no other place
he’d rather be on Sunday morning. Both he and I have started reading our Bibles and
praying more regularly. Our individual growths in the Lord have brought our family
closer together. It has just amazed us to see the big and even small changes that God has
placed on our hearts and what those changes have done to each of us individually as well
as our whole family. Thank you for helping support Ignite Church so that lives can be
transformed for people like our family.
The Jaegers
Elizabeth is almost 3 and Andrew is 17 months. We had already been going to a church
but were not very happy there. Several times we had tried different churches but none of
them felt right. I think it was in March that we got a flier in the mail for the grand
opening of Ignite Church. Rick said he really thought we should try it out. He had
a “gut” feeling about it. Of course we all know it wasn’t a gut feeling, but a God feeling.
Unfortunately we had something going on at the other church that weekend and couldn’t
attend. We did make it, however, a couple weeks later. All of us felt an immediate
connection. For the first time, we tried a church and it felt right. We continued going off
and on for the first few months since our children were involved in Sunday School at the
other church. Once May came around and Sunday School was over we began going
exclusively to Ignite, or as Elizabeth had dubbed it “Loud Church”. J (When we were
still going back and forth she would get mad the weeks we didn’t go to Loud Church.)
We love the people, the music and of course the sermons. We feel we’ve found a home
and God has done amazing things in our family since. Both Rick and I had joined small
groups and are looking forward to fall when they resume again. Rick is a restaurant
manager and has very limited free time. But he found himself making sure he had the
time off to get to small group each week. Our older boys were very good about helping
out with the little ones so that I could go as well. James loves the services and looks
forward to church each week. I think when a 15 year old boy “wants” to go to church it
says a lot about that church. Michael has always had a heart for small children and has
found his place helping in the nursery. I’m looking forward to fall when things settle
down a bit and I can become more involved. Rick has gone to church by himself a
couple times when the kids and I have been gone. He had never before done that in our
entire marriage. When I commented to him about it, he said there was no other place
he’d rather be on Sunday morning. Both he and I have started reading our Bibles and
praying more regularly. Our individual growths in the Lord have brought our family
closer together. It has just amazed us to see the big and even small changes that God has
placed on our hearts and what those changes have done to each of us individually as well
as our whole family. Thank you for helping support Ignite Church so that lives can be
transformed for people like our family.
The Jaegers
