Our Origin Story
In 2020, when we experienced a global pandemic that shut many churches down, the birth of House Church began. House Church is where we gather weekly to study God’s Word, pray, worship, take communion, and do life with one another. In doing life together, we support, spur each other on and hold each other accountable. It’s from this organic place, where friendships and trust have grown. It’s from House Church that we all felt the call to plant a church right here in our hometown of Hawley, PA. The Comrie’s have a global mission organization called Global Renewal. Global Renewal has been planting churches overseas, as well as building homes to rescue girls from sex trafficking. We are a church plant from Global Renewal and the first church planted by them in America.
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Our Ministries
Renewal Kids
In Matthew 19:14, it says, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” We passionately desire to see our kids grow in the Word and know God at a young age! Renewal Kids is for children ages 3 years old through Grade 5. Our Renewal Kids time includes play time, worship, prayer, and an age-appropriate biblical teaching. Kids will meet upstairs in the Eddy Studio during our 10:00 AM service.
We’ll also have a space available in the back of the main room for parents with babies who may need a quiet place during the service.
Renewal Teens
Our teenagers are not just the church of tomorrow: They are the church of today! Ezekiel 37:14 says, “I will put my Spirit within you and you will come to life.” This is the desire for our Renewal teens. We want to see a resurgence in our NextGen! Our heart is that our teenagers would come to life and make faith their own. Pray with us for this ministry as we are working to have a dedicated weekly place for our teenagers to explore and grow in their faith and develop a solid biblical foundation.
Currently, we have a once-a-month gathering for all teenagers in grades 6th-12th. Times and locations vary, so please be sure to follow us on social media for updates, or you can reach out to Pastor Mike at mike@renewal-church.org or Pastor Cissie at cissie@renewal-church.org directly!
Renewal Worship
Every Sunday, you will experience powerful, spirit-filled worship. With a mix of new songs and classics, we desire to help people engage with God through singing praise and worship.
John 4:23-24 says, “But the hour is coming, and is now here. when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
We want to worship God as true worshippers. People who are unhindered, freely worshipping in spirit and truth the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Our Leadership Team
Anthony Madole
Pastor
Anthony grew up in Hawley and has a deep love for the community. Having struggled with addiction, Anthony’s life is a testimony of God’s grace and the life-changing power of Jesus. He has been a missionary with Global Renewal for the last five years helping to reach the lost and plant churches in Africa and Asia. Anthony is a proud husband and father of 3 boys.
Mike DeVito
Pastor
Mike has lived in Hawley for almost 20 years, and loves our town and community. His calling and heart is building relationships with families in the community, creating environments and experiences for them to feel welcome and safe. Mike loves serving with his beautiful wife Cissie and their combined 5 children in the community. He also loves coaching at Wallenpaupack Area School District!
Cissie DeVito
Pastor
cissie@renewal-church.org
Cissie is the wife of Mike and a homeschooling mom of five. They have a beautifully redeemed and blended family. Their family loves the church and serving together! Cissie has been in church leadership for 20 years. God has placed a burden on her heart to “be the change” in the church with a focus on healthy churches (systems and people) through solid discipleship. She is passionate about God’s Word! She loves seeing people come to know Jesus, then grow and flourish in their relationship with God and the gifts He has given them!
Hilary Comrie
Worship Pastor
hilary@global-renewal.org
Hilary is the Worship Pastor at Renewal Church. Alongside her husband Jesse, she has served in ministry and missions for 13 years and is a homeschooling mom to three! Hilary’s heart and passion are to inspire and lead others into the presence of God through worship and praise.
Tori Madole
Pastor
Tori loves being a wife and homeschool mom to her 3 sons. Not only is she excited in the mission of her home but also in her mission at Renewal Church. On a Sunday morning you can usually find her greeting new guests and making people feel welcomed and loved. Her heart is truly to reach the lost and set the captives free. “Bringing people to heaven” through evangelism and deep discipleship.
Jesse Comrie
Missions Director
Jessecomrie@global-renewal.org
Jesse serves as the missions director of Renewal Church. He loves spending time with his family and fishing on Lake Wallenpaupack. Jesse leads the ministry of Global Renewal, an organization that has led thousands to Christ, planted and currently oversees over 50 churches around the world, and helped to start several rescue homes rescuing girls from human trafficking. Renewal Church is part of the Global Renewal network!
Our Beliefs
- The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God and is the ultimate authority on all issues pertaining to spiritual life. (2 Timothy 3:15-16)
- There is one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, Mark 12:29)
- Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, He died vicariously on the cross making atonement for our sins, He was raised physically from the dead on the third day and ascended into Heaven. (Isaiah 7:14, Romans 8:34, Acts 1:10)
- Salvation is available to every person on earth by grace through faith in Christ. (1 John 5:10, Romans 10:13-15, 2 Peter 3:9)
- Water baptism by immersion is an important step of obedience in the life of every believer. (Matthew 28:19)
- Divine healing is provided for through the redemptive work of Christ on the cross. (Isaiah 53:4, Matthew 8:16-17, James 5:13-14)
- All the gifts of the Holy Spirit written in Scripture are still relevant and active today. (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
- The baptism of the Holy Spirit is distinct from salvation. It is a gift that God desires all believers to have in order to have a more effective prayer life, a greater ability to witness, and for their personal edification. (Acts 2:4, 10:44-46, 19:6, 1 Corinthians 14:2-4, 14:18)
- After salvation there is an ongoing work of sanctification through the Holy Spirit which enables a believer to live a holy life. (Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:15-16, 2 Corinthians 3:18)
- There will be a second coming of Jesus Christ. (Acts 24:15, Luke 14:14, Revelation 19:7-9)