IChurch Family,
First of all, we want to express how deeply grateful we are to God and to you, our church.
In 2012, God called us to leave everything behind and start from scratch in this small town of Hickory, NC. We didn’t know what the journey would look like, but we did know who had called us.
Since then, we have witnessed God’s faithfulness and favor upon IChurch. Week after week, we see the Holy Spirit move with power, and the growth we have experienced can only be described as supernatural.
Each year, we pause to listen to God’s voice, prepare ourselves in faith, and dream about what He wants to do through His church. For 2026, the message has been clear and is burning in our hearts: Let them see—making the power of God visible. This is based on Ezekiel 37:20: “Hold in your hand the sticks on which you have written, so that they can see them.”
Everything we will do this year will be with an eternal purpose: to reach the thousands of people who have not yet arrived—those who have not yet found hope in Christ. As a church, it is both our responsibility and our privilege to carry the gospel to those who are still far away.
We want to invite you to be part of what God will do in this year 2026 and how you can take part in it.
Get ready. Get ready. Get ready.
With love,
Pastors Carlos and Clary Rodriguez
2026 PROJECTS
FUTURE PROJECTS
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IChurch Land-Community Park
A family-centered destination in Catawba County where families will gather, connect, and grow together in a Christ-centered environment.
The Biblical Experience Museum
Youth Center
A transformative space where generations will see, engage, and experience the Word of God through technology and the arts like never before.
Intentionally designed to impact, equip, and raise up the next generation of leaders in our community.
ALL OF THIS IS POSSIBLE
THANKS TO YOUR
FIRST FRUITS OFFERINGS
The First Fruits offering is distinct from tithes and regular offerings. It is the act of honoring God with the first of the year—a deliberate step of faith.
Scripture teaches us in Proverbs 3:9–10:
“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the Firstfruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty.”
Thank you for being part of this, for believing, and for helping us let everyone see, making the power of God visible.
FIRST FRUITS TESTIMONIES
"We have all been taught that God provides for the birds and this fields in 2 Corinthians 9. How God takes care of them and if he takes care of them should we not put our trust in Him to take care of us?
So, the new year hits and I write the check, a whole month salary from 2 people. You never realize how much you have until you give it away. I pray as I walk to the offering baskets for God to use and multiply it and did he ever. That year God blessed me with everything I ever needed, gave me a 4 thousand dollar carport, and blessed me and my wife at our jobs.
So, the next year rolls around and of course the same fears come up, but this time it was a little easier to step out of faith because i had already “tested the waters”
But this time God did not bless me with a carport and relationships like before. He allowed me to go on vacations, get all my first fruits back in the form of a raise, and gave me a new vehicle to put under that carport.
First fruits are a part of my life that i plan for now. I work all year to save up to be able to give this first offering, my best offering, to my God through His church. First fruits are not a requirement but I can assure you that if you put your trust in God for this first year it will be a part of your life from now on."
Minister Jacob Craig
"I felt in my heart to participate in First Fruits, and it was a great blessing for me. After giving them, I became sick and for two months I was unable to work. I was worried about my finances because I wasn’t going to have any income. But God multiplied what I gave in First Fruits. The income for those two months was tripled in my household. God sustained us and took care of us throughout that entire time.
When I returned to work, with the first paycheck I received, God told me to give First Fruits again—and I gave First Fruits twice. This time, God blessed my children and my entire household, and doors have been opened."
Daniela Quintero
"Throughout our marriage, I always gave First Fruits in our home, but we had never given my husband’s First Fruits, even though his income was the main source in our household. This past year, 2025, we decided to give his First Fruits for the first time. It ended up being the first and last First Fruits from that job he had held for many years—we didn’t know that two months after giving First Fruits, my husband would be able to begin working full time in ministry.
We have seen God’s favor in our lives. God allowed both of us to serve full time in ministry, we were able to travel and visit our family, our child with autism has improved tremendously at school, and ministerially we both grew to a level that has allowed us to reach the nations. We have seen God’s care over our home, and we have seen His provision arrive right on time."
"My husband and I have been giving First Fruits for several years, and each year God blesses us and surprises us in a different way.
The first time we gave First Fruits, we literally gave from the very first fruit of our harvest. We owned a farm, and we gave all the profit from the first harvest as First Fruits. Miraculously, God multiplied everything we had given. For several years we did the same, and we saw how each year—regardless of the weather or anything that could affect our farm—the harvest increased more and more.
We no longer have the farm, but we continue to see His favor. God is so good—He doesn’t have to do it, yet He always multiplies and gives seed to the one who sows.”