One of our newest churches, Mars Hill Everett, which is set to launch next month, snagged a feature on the cover of the Everett Herald this morning. The article featured an interview with Everett Executive Pastor Scott Mitchell. Here's an excerpt:

Members are called to be missionaries in their own neighborhoods. One group works with Casino Road Ministries, another helps at a Christian pregnancy resource center. The church also works with the Everett Gospel Mission, and Mitchell is scheduled to preach at the men's shelter at the end of the month. He hopes to reach out to sailors at Naval Station Everett, many of whom move so often they struggle to find a community in any one place. "Isolation is dangerous for a Christian," Mitchell said. Western Washington is said to be one of the most unchurched regions in the country. That's what attracts so many new churches here. Mars Hill leaders wanted to start a church in Everett hoping to reach thousands of people. … Whatever is being said about Mars Hill doesn't distract them from their mission. "Cool or not, hip or not, it's all about Jesus still," Mitchell said.

Read the full online version of the article and see more pictures on the Everett Herald's site, or view pdfs of the print edition's pages on our Blog Flickr. The Everett Herald has a daily circulation of 48,000.