On Friday afternoon, General Synod delegates celebrated the work of church multiplication within the RCA, including 16 multi-site plants that have been started over the last eight years. (A multi-site plant is started by a congregation that adds a new campus to expand its ministry.) RCA coordinator for Church Multiplication Tim Vink and church planters from several regional synods shared…
…This site has a long list of helpful resource websites dealing with all aspects of restorative justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics (www.bjs.gov): This site contains a wide variety of prison statistics. The Sentencing Project (www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project was founded in 1986 to provide defense lawyers with sentencing advocacy training and to reduce the reliance on incarceration. Since that time,…
…Way focuses on early childhood education, access to economic opportunities, and community engagement. The organization accomplishes this through free childcare and preschool, literacy tutoring, discipleship, support groups, job-readiness programs and partnerships, a food pantry, and a new focus on health and wellness. The Other Way also recently became a pick-up site for produce from New City Farm, a nonprofit CSA…
…and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters…
…to Listen: Thomas HungYong Song Historically, New York City has been a foremost place of entry and land of opportunities for immigrants. We can find today that thousands of different ethnicities live together in the city. I love this characteristic of the global city. When I was growing up in Korea, I had a great dream to come to the…
…Haven wants to recover that ministry through a new partnership. Sealy was introduced to a nonprofit called New Life of New York City by a young woman who was teaching a drama class for neighborhood youth at the church. The woman mentioned Mott Haven’s desire for a youth program to her friend Efrain Figueroa, executive director of New Life. As…
…collaborated with the Chillhowee Baptist Association and Habitat for Humanity. This allowed materials to be on site when the workers arrived. The event involved more than physical labor, although that was a key part. The students also got to know other members of their work team and built deeper relationships with the homeowners they were serving. At the end of…
…We’re all learning from one another,” Alfred Correa says. Watch the Brighton Heights youth choir performance of “Joyful, Joyful.” Karl Digerness and Minna Choi Director of worship arts and choir director City Church of San Francisco San Francisco, California At City Church, Karl Digerness writes original music, Minna Choi composes all of her own choral arrangements, and the worship…
…the synod. “Lives are being changed because you cared!” In 2013, the following Missional Impact Partners contributed at least $40,000 or 10 percent of their budget to support RCA mission and ministry. Abbe Reformed Church, Clymer, NY* Addisville Reformed Church, Richboro, PA** American Reformed Church, Orange City, IA* American Reformed Church, Primghar, IA Bethany Reformed Church, Clara City, MN* Central…
…Church – Baileyville, IL Bethany Reformed Church – Clara City, MN Bethel Reformed Church – Leota, MN Calvary Reformed Church – Ripon, CA Central Reformed Church – Sioux Center, IA Chandler Reformed Church – Chandler, MN * Colts Neck Reformed Church – Colts Neck, NJ Ebenezer Reformed Church – Leighton, IA * Faith Reformed Church – Traverse City, MI Faith…
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