Mercy Hill Church is a church located on the outskirts of Downtown Phoenix. The church offers services such as live Spanish translations and partners with Christian Challenge, a club located on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus to help give students and Spanish-speaking people a nearby connection and group that they can go to in times of need.

Anthony Cox’s family is Christian, and he found his calling with religion throughout his early life. It all began with his choice for a senior year trip. He could either do a senior trip with all of his friends from high school or do a mission trip where he could continue his journey of faith and spread it to third-world environments.

He decided to go on an overseas mission trip in 1998. That mission not only made him realize his love for preaching and spreading the word of Jesus Christ, but it also led him to meet the love of his life, and one year later, they married in 2001. Now, Cox is a co-vocational pastor at Mercy Hill Church.

“We hope you feel welcomed and wanted,” Cox said.

Another member of church leadership is Dillon Moffett, a worship leader at Mercy Hill. He plays the guitar in the church band and started his faith journey when he attended church with his family every Sunday.

According to Moffett, some of the things that he would do to help out the local community would be to pick up trash and clean people’s yards. His family would also go to church early to help set up for the upcoming service that day.

“I knew that the community based around Jesus is something that I didn't have to totally understand to know that I'd always want it in my life,” Moffett said.