Oakland, California, is a city divided. Oakland City Church (RCA) is working to change that. Oakland, California, is a city divided. The wealthy, the white, and the well-educated live in “the hills.” Lower income residents, people of color, and those with less formal education live in “the flats.” As Josh McPaul saw when he moved to a neighborhood sandwiched between…
…meeting, leaders expressed their support of Jordan’s efforts to establish Jesus’s baptism site as a destination for Christian pilgrimage. The site is already preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “The King reiterated that the Hashemite Custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem is an honour and a responsibility that helps preserve the unity of all churches, and—more…
…an understanding that the transfer was in the best interest of the kingdom of God (MGS 2018, p. 154). Subsequently, the Commission on Judicial Business reported to General Synod 2019 that the complaint of City Classis was dismissed in accordance with the request of City Classis (MGS 2019, p. 278). These three transfers (Faith Community, Addisville, and City Classis), though…
…run into one of two problems: either there’s too much turnover because volunteers can come only for a week, resulting in minimal progress, or the volunteers are limited to those who are able to be gone for several weeks at a time. But by staying at one site for several months, the Hawleys have provided needed continuity while allowing volunteers…
…trip. In September 2015, the “Valley Fire” damaged homes across 76,000 acres of land throughout Lake County, California. It was one of the worst fires in state history, and assistance is still needed to help communities recover. Most projects are new home construction from foundation to finish. There will be a variety of work available at each site. A local…
…other churches. “The reason we’re doing this isn’t to have a good, warm, fuzzy feeling,” says Stone. “We want to be able to impact our city. We want to come together, arm in arm, and work for the good of our city.” It was a powerful starting point. “We saw some tremendous healing take place,” Stone says, but he adds…
…Sheva, Tel Arad, Ein Avdat, and Maktesh Ramon. You will also experience Nazareth, Old City Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Ein Karem, the place of the Church of the Visitation where we remember Mary’s visit with Elizabeth. You will climb through Ein Gedi, the oasis spot where David hid from King Saul and spend an afternoon at Qumran, the site of the…
City Chapel works at being “a small community of people who care for one another and love Jesus.” Wind gusted off the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., as Rev. Ron Radcliffe told the members of City Chapel, mostly millennials sitting on chairs in front of him and watching online, that one of the things he misses most since…
…networks in their native countries. For example, Classis de las Naciones recently organized their 16th congregation (their first “from scratch” plant) in Sarasota, Florida! This new congregation is part of Vida de Reino, a multi-site church planted by Rev. Fredy Guitierrez. Vida de Reino also has campuses in Colombia and Guatemala, with new campuses coming in Mexico and Venice, Florida….
After a planned closing and revamp, Grace Ann Arbor has emerged as a diverse and growing congregation, driven by interest from young professionals in the university city of Ann Arbor, Michigan. A congregation ramps up impact after reboot Grace Ann Arbor is a church that has come through a difficult journey—and an exciting one. After a planned closing, revamping, and…
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