THE STORY OF ALIVE
May 2017, Pastors Eric & Erica Giesow & their three kids (Ella, Eli, & Ezra) moved back home to Brighton to start Alive.
Fall 2017, Alive held it first services at Scranton Middle School, with a Launch Team of 34 adults & 17 kids.
Fall 2020 - March 2023, after Covid, we met in our first permanent/rented building off M-59 in Howell, MI.
Easter 2023, we held our first services in our first church home that we own in Brighton, MI of US-23/Hyne Road.
A dream to serve Livingston County...
Pastors Eric & Erica Giesow grew up in Brighton, MI, and always dreamed of returning to their hometown to build a life-giving church to serve the people of Livingston County - the people and the place so deep in their heart. They always sensed one day that God would lead them back but did not know how.
In January of 2017, dream and reality collided as God made it very clear and apparent to Eric & Erica as well as their Senior Pastors at the time that God was the one that put the dream of Alive in Eric & Erica's heart. God confirmed His calling, and Alive Family Church was conceived.
In the Summer of 2017, the Giesow's returned home to Brighton, and God began to assemble a launch team, an amazing group of 34 adults (and 17 kids!) committed to seeing this dream of God's become a reality.
On September 24th, 2017 Alive Family Church held its Grand Opening service at Scranton Middle School in Brighton, MI. Then, three years later, on October 18th, 2020 (after 30 Sundays of online church & home gatherings due to Covid-19), Alive opened the doors to its first permanent/rented location in Howell, MI. And a couple years later, on Easter 2023, we celebrated our first service, in our first owned building in Brighton, MI (Old US 23 & Hyne Road). Jesus has been faithful to build His Church at Alive, as year after year the church continues to grow and reach more and more people for Jesus.
Over the years, we have been committed to being a friendly gathering where people get to know Jesus. Our Sunday morning services are intentionally relational, heartfelt, casual, modern, and anointed so that everyone, regardless of their experience with God, leave changed.
We have also been committed to being a loving church family where people grow in the Lord. There are a variety of ways to grow in community, like Crews communities that meet midweek for hobbies, social, or Bible studies. We also have Bible Basic Classes 3 times a year, routine men and women’s ministries, and yearly rhthms of 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting.
And, lastly we are committed to being a passionate movement of empowered believers that serve our generation well. We are known in the community for hosting community and outreach events and like Serve Day, Splash Kids Camp, Youth Winter Conference, and more. We take every opportunity we have to serve to our local, national, and global world through missions giving and outreach events.
It has been incredible to watch this move of God unfold as hundreds of individuals & families are making steps to know God personally and live for Him passionately… and we are just getting started!
The best is yet to come.